Gianluca Lo Presti

A stop-motion animated short based on the misadventures of Aztrokitifk and Mario, two misfit characters from Ivan Manuppelli's comic strips. The two protagonists are unlikely criminals grappling with a kidnapping that will backfire and result in a total failure. The failed adventures of Aztrokitik and Mario take place inside their battered little theater, like in a grotesque vaudeville to the rhythm of Dixieland music.

The naturalist lives in the city. Whenever he can, he jumps into his car and drives out into the country to relax amid the fields and hills, to play his flute and perhaps...