Craig je vyriadený zo svojej nikam nevedúcej práce aj nefungujúceho manželstva. Keď však objaví portál do mysle herca Johna Malkovicha, zmení sa mu život. Postupne nachádzajú tento portál ďalší a ďalší ľudia a s tým sa stupňuje aj pôvodný štýl humoru.
A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.
Members of a circus troupe "adopt" Lili Daurier when she finds herself stranded in a strange town. The magician who first comes to her rescue already has romantic entanglements and thinks of her as a little girl. Who can she turn to but the puppets, singing to them her troubles, forgetting that there are puppeteers? A crowd gathers around Lili as she sings. The circus has a new act. She now has a job. Will she get her heart's desire?
Príbeh o dvoch dievčatách, ktoré - hoci žijú v rôznych častiach Európy - sú takmer identické. Poľská Veronika je talentovaná speváčka s očarujúcim hlasom. Mala by vstúpiť do sveta dospelých, ale jej osud náhle preruší jej nevyliečiteľná choroba srdca. Tiež francúzska Véronique je podobne vnímavá, používa podobné gestá a mimiku, zároveň pôsobí dospelejšie, pretože je obohatená o skúsenosti racionálneho západného sveta. Ani ona nepostráda hudobný talent, ale - kvôli vážnej srdcovej chorobe - sa rozhodla kariéry vzdať a pracuje ako učiteľka hudobnej výchovy na základnej škole. Práve tu jedného dňa stretne svoju lásku - sympatického bábkoherca, ktorý ju očarí svojím umením i duchom.
In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.
For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke directly to young children about some of life's most important issues.
A disgraced children’s puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.
Malý Pán je sympatický chlapík, ktorý si spokojne nažíva v dutine malého vŕšku. Jednej noci sa mu však sníva prečudesný sen. Keď sa zobudí, nedokáže sa zbaviť pocitu, že mu niečo chýba. Čo to je, netuší. Vydá sa preto na dlhú cestu plnú dobrodružstva, na ktorej stretne všelijaké rozprávkové bytosti a vďaka ich pomoci sa mu možno podarí nájsť to, čo mu tak chýba... Námet filmu vznikol podľa knihy Lenky Uhlířovej a Jiřího Stacha Velká cesta Malého pána.
Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.
The story of how Jim Henson tried to convince broadcasters that The Muppets was a great idea and how he worked to get the characters on air where they became a comedy staple.
A dancer falls in love with a puppeteer, much to the consternation of her manipulative manager. The puppeteer himself seems more interested in his puppets than in romance with her. Can she find true love?
Compilation of three short horror films: "That's The Way To Do It", "Dreamhouse" and "Do You Believe In Fairies?" plus some new linking material.
While the Muppets prepare a tribute to the late Jim Henson, they learn about the life and career of the renowned puppeteer/film maker.
After a failed marriage, Masha retreats to the sanctuary of her humble profession as a translator of serious literature. Financial difficulties force her to accept an offer to interpret during a seminar held by an English puppeteer.
In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joins a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan's leading puppeteers.
A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins to successfully woo her only to learn that she is actually a baron's wife. Fortunately, the baron believes in open marriages and winds up hiring the Englishman to teach his son (from an earlier marriage) everything about automobiles. Meanwhile the car salesman finds himself falling seriously in love with the wife. The baron really doesn't mind as he himself is involved with another.
A behind the scenes look at the seedy underbelly of puppeteering and what it really takes to make it in children's television.
Cicadas come out of the ground for a party at the end of their lives.
Claire moves impulsively from NYC to Paris, where she nannies for the family from hell, battles wacky French bureaucrats, embarrasses herself in front of her Parisian crush and navigates a toxic relationship - among other faux pas.
Trace the life and career of visionary puppeteer Jim Henson through this fascinating documentary, which profiles the creative genius's early endeavors in college, his incredible contributions to "Sesame Street" and the creation of "The Muppet Show." In addition to interviews with Henson, his wife, Jane, and close collaborator Frank Oz, this in-depth special also offers viewers a peek inside the magical Henson Workshop.