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Tennis match escalates into apocalypse

You cannot be serious! The grudge match of the 80s, Borg v McEnroe, is taken to extremes in this animated conflict

Borg versus McEnroe. Fire versus Ice. The iconic grudge match of the early 80s proves the perfect vehicle for this escalating tale of rivalry taken to extremes. What starts as a mix of lawn tennis and Looney Tunes becomes a stark comment on a needless arms race.

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Animated Classics

Showcasing the best and brightest of British animation

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What does it mean to be British? You might not have a much clearer idea after watching this animated portrait, but you will certainly be entertained

The United Kingdom

  • 1994
If anyone can bring Henri Toulouse-Lautrec’s sketchbooks to life, Geoff Dunbar can-can

Lautrec

  • 1974
This animated allegory with a message of mediation was so successful it was adopted by the United Nations

A Short Tall Story

  • 1970
Tennis match escalates into apocalypse

Players

  • 1982

Music Man

  • 1938
Part experimental cinema, part advert for the parcel post service, always joyful.

A Colour Box

  • 1935

The Victor

  • 1985

Carmen

  • 1936
A line-drawing love story in a surreal land, made to advertise Empire Air Mail but withheld due to "Freudian" symbolism.

Love on the Wing

  • 1939

Fox Hunt

  • 1936

The Ladder

  • 1967

Ubu

  • 1978
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