The Sheik of Araby shows impressions of a city in Arabia and its inhabitants - empty cans and other parts come to life on the outskirts of the city, fill up, are trampled by donkey hooves, deform - bones gain color and shape - accompanied by music by Bach - a fabulous world emerges.
An urban tale of love and sacrifice set in a mysterious restaurant hidden in an alleyway. On a ordinary night, a man eats a lot of herbal plants in front of a woman, transforming himself into the woman's food.
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.
Mimosa is about a girl growing up in an orphanage who tries to make life fun for all the residents. It's a great Easter story, an animated fairy tale about a witch kid and what she's up to in the orphanage while the mother witch whips around with her broom.
The story of a novice teacher who manages to win over not only her students but also her colleagues. Through her activity and dedication, she manages to ensure the completion of a gymnasium that has been under construction for 3 years.
The story, told partly in flashback to 1968, concerns a clique of English public schoolboys who bully and humiliate an unpopular younger pupil (Cox) who is 'bad at games'.
Faithful adaptation of a story by Tomasi di Lampedusa on the encounter between a man and a mermaid, for the television series Ten Italian directors, ten Italian short stories , in which Gianni Amelio, Luigi Comencini, Carlo Lizzani participated among others.