... West Germany Nonstop Nonsense, 24 minutes, English subtitles A FAST Buster Keaton type opening to the music of the Donald O'Connor number Be a Clown was the intro for the first sketch with the star in all the main roles as a petrol station attendant for whom everything goes wrong when an attractive blonde turns up in her Mercedes. The air hose jams and one of her tyres blows up; the petrol ...

... France Collaro Show, 47 minutes, English subtitles (in blue) THE title came from the name of the writer and producer Stephane Col laro. Alas, it was another dud, un funny French show fussily put together. Television was meant to be the theme how to get- into it. executives, and how ideas are worked out. The linking was either the newsreader idea or by one of the performers. A still cartoon ...

... Hungary Toothache, 23 minutes, no subtitles THE middle-aged office manager goes to work with a toothache and it distracts him and he begins to visualise people's faces distorted. The office beauty is the centre of a lot of the camera's attention and in one sequence he pictures her doing a striptease on a table. He goes to a chemist, takes a pho tograph of himself in a booth to see what he ...

... Brasil Women in the eighties, 51 minutes, no subtitles WOMAN'S lot today seen through the eyes of seven women who have made their career in music was the subject of this entry which must have been spoiled for many because it was in Portuguese and there were no subtitles. Each of the women talked and then performed, but since there was quite a lot of conversation in the form of interviews, it ...

... West Germany Julia's Guide to the Opera, 26 minutes, English subtitles OPERA singer and comedienne Julia Migenes was the star of this satirical Iook at popular opera. A striking red head, she began with some clowning at a dress rehearsal before intro ducing straight to camera the main sequence which was a take-off of Don Giovanni. Thanks to the star's performance this had some very funny and ...

... Yugoslavia Don't shut your TV, 29 minutes ITHIS had English subtitles for links only and. since it was meant to be a satirical look at contemporary life and at television, this was a pity. The designer had put in some good work on the sets, animation, graphics and chromakey to fit his subject. A very glamorous blonde dancer doing a rock number got the show under way, followed by a group who ...