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- DirectorMaurice PialatStarsJean-Loup ReynoldA social commentary on post-war France's urban developments.
- DirectorArtavazd PeleshianPeople's struggle through Soviet mechanisation period. The film starts with homage to Peleshian's Armenian roots.
- DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène ChatelainThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
- DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsIgor FomchenkoVladimir ZamanskiyNatalya ArkhangelskayaSeven-year-old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.
- DirectorAleksandr GordonAndrei TarkovskyStarsOleg BorisovAleksey AlekseevPyotr LyubeshkinSoldiers undertake the perilous task of removing a stockpile of World War II bombshells discovered during roadworks under the ground of a small village.
- DirectorMarika BeikuAleksandr GordonAndrei TarkovskyStarsYuliy FaytAleksandr GordonValentin VinogradovTwo men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.
- DirectorRobert FrankAlfred LeslieStarsJack KerouacAllen GinsbergGregory CorsoA married couple vainly hopes that their irreverent beat poet friends will behave themselves when the bishop comes to visit.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceDave AndersonThe Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
- DirectorCristian NemescuStarsGabriel HuianMadalina GhitescuGabriel SpahiuAndrei, a 13-year-old teenager living on Bucharest outskirts, decides one day to steal a trolleybus in order to impress Marilena, a prostitute he fell in love with.
- DirectorHans RichterStarsWerner GraeffWalter GronostayPaul HindemithHans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine.
- DirectorEugene DeslawStarsLuis BuñuelFujitaFilippo Tommaso MarinettiCome take an avant-garde walk in the Montparnasse of the late 1920's. This district of Paris, filmed in a most unusual way, shows how dedicated it is to art. Visit its art galleries and exhibitions, take a glimpse of famous painter Fujita, of Luis Buñuel eying the legs of beautiful Parisian passing the terrace of the café where he is sitting, of three Italian futurists, Marinetti, Prampolini and Russolo. But besides being a cosmopolitan hub for creators, Montparnasse is also a popular quarter, busy with the lives of its ordinary inhabitants, with its markets and flea markets, with its brats looking at a street circus show. Don't miss the goats crossing the street for the unexpected is always possible. And complete the visit with a good cup of coffee at the Rotonde or at the Sélect on the Boulevard du Montparnasse.
- DirectorArtavazd PeleshianEssay praising human life and work, the everlasting beauty and expression of human thought.
- DirectorDuke GoldstoneStarsCharlie BarnetCharlie Barnet and His OrchestraPeggy LeeJasper, a young black boy, gets trapped inside a pawnshop at midnight. All the musical instruments come to life and play jazz, but a war-whooping, jazz-hating wooden Indian self-animates as well.
- DirectorNick DonkinMelodie McDanielStarsWilliam S. BurroughsSusan AshlineDayton BardBurroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsNicole BergerAnne ColletteJean-Claude BrialyTwo French college girls each meet a boy named Patrick and quickly realize that it is less a coincidence then they think.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRex IngramVictor JoryA carefree boy and a young girl find their idyllic countryside invaded by an army of mindlessly destructive robots.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsLouis GarrelVahina GiocanteMathieu AmalricA young Frenchman is determined to dump his girlfriend due to her invariable excessive tardiness.
- DirectorAndrés UsecheStarsCatalina GalloAndrés UsechePatricia SalazarWhen the darkness in a musician's dreams tears its way into his waking life, a series of brutal murders rocks the city and word spreads of a spectral form looming over the rooftops.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsFrank BirneyDavid WordenKen ShapiroGus Van Sant's early short film about "The Discipline of D.E.," which is an extremely efficient way of doing things.