The Amazing Mr. Bickford 1987 ( 5.7)

Several pieces of Frank Zappa's music are set against clay animation by Bruce Bickford.

The Cunning Little Vixen 2003 ( 6.5)

An adaptation of Leos Janacek's opera Prihody Lisky Bystrousky (1925), based on the novel Liska Bystrouska by Rudolf Tesnohlidek. It follows the life of Sharp-Ears, a fox who is captured by a forester as a cub and raised in his home prior to escaping back into the forest.

The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels 1988 ( 7.5)

A one-hour documentary on the making of Frank Zappa's bizarre 1971 comic musical. Vintage private footage from Frank's personal archives plus behind-the-scenes of the actual shooting and recording. With Ringo Starr, Theodore Bikel, Keith Moon and such songs as "Sleeping in a Jar," and "Strictly Genteel." The inside history of the first feature-length film to be shot on video in 6 days.

Mussorgsky : Boris Godunov 2024