Geologist Dr. Carl Maia discovers the fossil of a clawed hand in the Brazilian jungle. An investigation at the Morajo Bay Institute does not provide any clarity, so Maia sets out on an expedition to investigate the black lagoon more closely. After the first participants are found dead, the cause is soon revealed in the form of a human-like, scale-covered beast, which immediately falls in love with Maia's colleague and fiancée Kay Lawrence...

Loan of the film print with kind support of Universal.

In a grey, uniform world, every trace of color is seen as subversive and systematically eliminated. When color begins to reappear, the state responds with brutal repression. This wordless animated film by Raoul Servais unfolds a surreal tale of control, fear, and resistance. A pioneering work of political animation in Europe—visually inventive, technically bold, and strikingly timeless.

A grand orchestral concert falls out of sync as the musicians gradually break away from strict order. József Gémes condenses the breakdown of discipline into a sharp, almost slapstick short film lasting just under three minutes. The clear form and exaggeration quietly reflect the artistic spirit and social changes of late 1960s Hungary.