Gustavus Is Cheating

A man playfully throws a stone to a stray dog in the park. From that moment on, he cannot get rid of the animal. This is the first episode of the popular series Gustavus.

1963 animated short by Hungarian director József Nepp

Gréti, a German shepherd, searches for her missing puppy.

1966 animation short by Hungarian director József Nepp. Awarded with the main prize in animation film category at the 1967 Oberhausen Film Festival.

A farcical retelling of Snow White. Disillusioned Snow White isn't all that pretty or cute, her friends dwarfs aren't all that hospitable, her evil stepmother is an alcoholic and prince charming likes the ladies too much.

A man must quit smoking because of his condition, but it's not so easy, as he thought before.

Short Gusztáv cartoon.

Metaphor about art, about time, or how art uses the artist's life in his quest to create his work, in which he was pouring his talent, his vigor, and the best years of his life.

The film is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sisyphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting of a dynamic line drawing of Sisyphus, the stone, and the mountainside.

Short Gusztáv cartoon.

The story’s main character is Fehérlófia, who is a man with superhuman power. He is born as the third son of a horse. He listened to old tales, mostly about the Forefather and the end of his reign, caused by evil dragons.

A short dynamic animation about a man struggling not to drown.

A 1968 animation short from Marcell Jankovics.

Jankovic’s adaptation of the eponymous play, is divided into multiple parts and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.