... Hungary Schooltime Blues, 15 minutes, no subtitles SIX episodes of similar length were made in this series in which the performers celebrate what the pro ducer called their maturity exam, continued on next page continued from previous page alias school leaving. All the instal ments in the series used the same technique which we think of as under cranking or frame shooting and then inserting ...

... Austria The Crazy Horror Show, 27 minutes, American voice over A CHAP sitting at a news desk dressed like Frankenstein's monster reads out some news headlines and the sketches follow from that. These Horror TV sketches began with the 97th part of a series on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, although all we saw was Snow White trying to boil an apple in poison and subse quently being chased over ...

... Soviet Union Once There Lived a Tuner, 51 minutes, English voice over A PIANO tuner who has dreams about conducting was the subject of this leisurely programme. Music wakes him up in the morning and, still dreaming, he falls out of bed. He conducts his breakfast and sets off to work smartly dressed with his tools in a violin case. He works for a Diano tuning and rental firm and he goes to the ...

... Great Britain /LWT) It'll Be Alright on the Night-2, 50 minutes AFTER the previous sad little Rus sian tale, delegates relaxed and en joyed the clips presented by Denis Norden. There really hadn't been much to laugh out loud about and this was a most welcome change. A pity the British didn't have more entries, said an east German to us afterwards; now there's a compli ment for you. ...

... Norway Slim Sala Bim, 31 minutes, no subtitles THE Norwegians usually come up with a funny entry at Montreux and this year was no exception. This happy look at the slimming industry began with a tattish lady ti eating herself to an enormous breakfast. The postman brings an invitation to a class reunion and she starts to think about what dress to put on. Every one she gets out of the cup ...

... 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 ...

... Rock Circus, 30 minutes, French subtitles THIS was a rock concert in a circus setting in the studio. Performances and music were good and the de signer particularly caught the eye. He used motor bikes and an Ameri can car with lighting and effects that were very imaginative. Producer and director had worked out a very good balance of material for what could have otherwise been a non-televisual ...

... Italy Celentano; fear of triumph, 51 minutes ADRIAN CELENTANO is said to be the biggest show business talent at the moment in Italy. In this rather pretentious pop-documentary we were frequently cut from one of his very successful outdoor concerts to him in his dressing room waiting to ko on and then to his discussion with a television reporter about his fear of such big crowds as he attracts. ...

... Bulgaria Elixir for All, 31 minutes A STRAIGHTFORWARD opera compilation with next to no linking and done in the studio in front of an audience, this had no place in a light entertainment festival. We asked how it had come to be admitted, but the chairman of the organisers said that he had referred it back to the originating company who said that it was what they wanted to enter and it had ...

... Canada Dream Weaver, 50 minutes, no subtitles A SORT of variety ice show, this might have been an outstanding production had it not been for a poor beginning, and mixing just a little too many solo pieces. Performed in front of an audience, it looked like a very expensive and very rehearsed production. Star of the show was skater Toller Cranston and he was joined by song writer and performer ...