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Between mafia movie and social denunciation, it is the story of a journalist who makes a television report in a small town in Calabria on the election eve. Instead of illustrating the beauty of the place as the town’s notables would like, he interviews humble fishermen about their miserable living conditions. But the local mafia boss does not agree with this choice….
Performance art collaboration between Jim Dine and Stan VanDerBeek.
A short documentary directed by Jesus Franco.
Educational film about the importance of beeing a helpful car driver.
In the Serere village of Khombole, Senegal, the inhabitants organize an old man's funeral and take part in wrestling competitions held in arenas.
A documentary depicting how Italians spend their summer holidays.
A mysterious woman, claiming to be a nurse who had disappeared during the bombing of Nagasaki, communicates with an atomic plant engineer by means of his TV set
The film is set in the early 18th Century and involves smugglers and preventative officers. The on-shore leaders of the smugglers are a rascally lawyer and his wife who organise regular 'runs' of contraband. Richard Merivale, a wealthy young boy, whose parents are believed to have been lost at sea comes to live with them. By his efforts and with help of local children who endure many exciting adventures, the gang are brought to justice and Richard is reunited with the father.
Edited documentary film by Jorge Preloran presents a portrait of the children of a small rural school in Chucalezna, in Humahuaca Canyon, Jujuy Province, Argentina. In addition to working in the fields and attending their classes, the children paint. Their colorful depictions of the life and landscape of Chucalezna, painted on donated paper tacked to the exterior walls of the school, have garnered international recognition. Filmed in October 1966. Produced at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán with assistance from the Fondo Nacional de las Artes.
When his uncle Paul died, Lucien Berlemont inherited a telescope and a sextant, which only aggravated his aversion to the high seas. At the age of 20, he began taking clandestine navigation courses. During his vacations in St-Lunac, even Mr. Dumesnil's daughters struggled to distract him from his marine reveries. But one evening, he inadvertently finds himself locked up with Marie-Angeline; the consequences of this prolonged evening force him to make a decision and commit himself, for better or for worse, to one of the Dumesnil girls.
A peculiar view of the history of mankind through different events and with characters who were a part of it.
A documentary looking at the utilization of the spectrum of electromagnetic waves for such purposes as space travel and electronics.
A very nice young singer wants to succeed in Cosquín.
A man's encounter with his father.
The portrait shows everyday life in the Portuguese fishing village of Sesimbra, south of Lisbon, at the time of Salazar's dictatorship in 1964. Mau's photos, e.g. fish spread out in geometric patterns, and Fichte's commentary support each other. But the word 'commentary' is misleading and does not adequately describe the poetic, reportage-like text.
An engaged couples pre-marital bliss is shattered by the future bride’s domineering mother.
A man lives holed up in an old house, inherited from his ancestors, seeking refuge from the threats of the outside world. Between waking and dreaming, he is the helpless witness to his own disintegration.
Providing a fascinating look behind the scenes at Madame Tussauds wax museum, featuring Sir Stirling Moss submitting to being measured for his wax work.
Ascension Island is home to many families, who sometimes work there for up to two years.
2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the Shah of Iran, who had already made an official visit to Britain in 1959.
A look at the British overseas territory, one that has served as a British outpost since 1704, as it transforms into a holiday destination.
Comic survey of methods of undressing through the ages, from Victorian modesty to modern strip clubs.
The municipal gasworks are equipped with ultra-modern electronic booking machines. Lothar Krake, a small employee, is working on such a monster and makes a typo. He doesn't dare admit the mistake for fear of losing his position. With the wrong name, he creates a new customer named Alexander Dubronski, for whom over time Krake manufactures a life of unimagined proportions. Krake lets him live with him, gets him an extra gas meter and one day even writes his memoirs. Money rolls in, but Krake is overwhelmed by the inevitable complications. (via 3sat)
Peter and Jerry meet on a park bench in New York City's Central Park. Peter is a wealthy publishing executive with a wife, two daughters, two cats, and two parakeets. Jerry is an isolated and disheartened man, desperate to have a meaningful conversation with another human being. He intrudes on Peter's peaceful state by interrogating him and forcing him to listen to stories about his life and the reason behind his visit to the zoo.
Women held in prison by the Nazi's in Italy during WW2.
A look at piped music, with a focus on how it is produced and networked.
A documentary about the Atlantic Ocean, which tells of the coastal inhabitants' struggle with the sea, the secrets of the deep, and the benefits of the ocean.
A gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their number.
André is a loser. He dreams of becoming a great writer and being sought after by wonderful women. To make something interesting happen in his life he visits political meetings.
The kings of the card game, tired of serving for the amusement of men, decide to participate in the lives of humans and behave like them.
A young man at the beach wearing a crucifix tries to put on his Argentina's national football team t-shirt but it suffocates him
The young student Hanna, on the surface a typical representative of her generation, suffers from a special form of schizophrenia, hebephrenia. In her own world of perception, oscillating between madness and the search for truth, she desperately searches for personal happiness, but also for poetry and her idea of freedom.
Unscrupulous girl traders transport unsuspecting blonde girls from a nightclub in Amsterdam to a brothel in Havana. The young journalist Verena Linkmann wants to expose the slave trade, disguises herself as an available dancer.
This comedic musical tells the story of Gabi, a young hairdresser from the Baltic coast who desperately wants to be a jockey. One day, she packs her bags, drives to Hoppegarten, and is soundly rejected by the head coach. Gabi doesn't want to give up, and in order to at least have a roof over her head, she rushes into a marriage with the seemingly nice Freddie. However, this marriage soon proves to be her second rejection, as Freddie openly dislikes the fact that she wants to be a jockey.
Three stories told in a Turkish bathhouse: two braggarts are mocked by a starlet; two Boca Juniors fans and love-hate for two River Plate fan girls; a man, father of 8 daughters, seeks the boy despite his wife.
Rejected suitor goes all-out in his efforts to break up an engaged couple.
A look at how Malta has sought new methods of generating income after the demise of the great naval dockyard. Also, a look at the future of the island before its independence day in 1965.
Study of the present state of bookmakers in England, their possible future, and competition represented by the tote.
In a future world devoid of men, three young women order two men to come to them and ask them which of them they would prefer.
Argentinian-Italian western features a rancher and landowner who makes a common mistake - he marries the wrong woman, a dazzling showgirl.