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The Screen Director

A documentary short film depicting the work of the motion picture director. An anonymous director is shown preparing the various aspects of a film for production, meeting with the writer and producer, approving wardrobe and set design, rehearsing scenes with the actors and camera crew, shooting the scenes, watching dailies, working with the editor and composer, and attending the first preview. Then a number of real directors are shown in archive footage (as well as a predominance of staged 'archive' footage) working with actors and crew.

The Screen Director

7.0 1951
The Lord and the Gambler

Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his step-brother's castle, when the ruler of the Takatori Clan suddenly dies leaving no heir and despite the protest from Minister Horio, it is decided that young Chonosuke is to succeed as ruler of the clan. Horio determines to murder Chonosuke on his way to Edo so that his own grandchild may rule the Takatori Clan. "Odd" Han, a travelling gambler happens to stop at the inn where Chonosuke's party is staying in secret. The assassins come to attack Chonosuke on the riverbank where he is viewing the fireworks alone but are driven off by Han. Now Chonosuke travels with Han disguised as a gambler during which he begins to learn the hardships of the peasants and is struck with the contrast between the life of a feudal and those whose labour provides his luxurious living.

The Lord and the Gambler

10.0 1959
Alert in the Canary Islands

Maxime Bellac owns an art gallery. He has an affair with Michelle. One night when they have dinner together, Maxime tells Michelle he is forced to leave for the Canaries because of paintings. When they take a walk after their meal,a man suddenly appears, revolver in hand. In self-defense, Maxime kills him and,much to his surprise, recognizes a national security agent.Maxime confesses that he is in the pay of an eastern power; his mission is to get a file concerning Western nuclear weapons. Because of his crime, he cannot carry out his job; for Maxime's love, Michelle takes his place and becomes a spy.

Alert in the Canary Islands

9.0 1956
Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital

The film's story is about his bait and her father, who borrows from the neighborhood teachers who want to marry him and promises everyone who lends him money to marry his daughter to him. The film revolves around the character of Hassouna Al-Fatari, who falls in love with Tohme and at the same time falls in love with her, Alwa Al-Tamraji, so the conflict occurs between Hassouna and Alwa and the father who enters Habib Tohma in a mental hospital, which at the end of the film and on Tohma's wedding day can escape from the hospital and reveal the truth.

Ismail Yassine in the Mental Hospital

7.8 1958
The Traces Remain

This is a typical story from the 'cold war' era. A group of kids play on a quiet street in Sofia. From a nearby window falls a key. The helpful youngsters quickly return it to the owner, but in the haste switch the keys. The unintentional error disentangles a whole spy story. The young detectives doubt the good intentions of the man they tried to help. It turns out that the key is from a secret apartment where saboteurs are hiding. The secret network is exposed to the authorities and the kids feel like heroes.

The Traces Remain

8.5 1956
The Power of Prayer

Ambernath a well-educated Sanskrit pundit was different from his childhood. The way he thought and described everything was quite different from others. His master Jagannath Tarka Churamoni loved him a lot and after his death, Ambernath took his place. In such a situation Bani the daughter of local zamindar and Ambernath met. After few days, they got married. Bani were very skeptical about her husband and they were not happy with their relation. Later Ambernath left his wife and stayed alone. In the meantime, Bani also understood the affection and love she had for her husband. She came to know about life and commitment. One day Bani heard that Ambernath was very ill and he stayed in a lonely place. Bani rushed there and put her every effort to make him healthy. Later they came to know each other and lived happily.

The Power of Prayer

10.0 1954
3 Strangers in Rome

Three girls from Milan dreaming of a holiday in Rome arrive in the city by train and decide to pretend to be rich Danish girls to attract three nice guys... Three guys looking for easy-going girls offer them a guided tour through the most beautiful places of the city. The girls accept and make the guys spend a fortune, but one evening they get drunk and one of them incidentally reveals she's just from Milan. The guys get upset and set up a sort of revenge, but in the end they make it up.

3 Strangers in Rome

5.4 1958
Tom Schuler: Cobbler Statesman

This animated Cold War film commissioned by the U.S. Information Service tells the story of a cobbler who gradually becomes interested in politics due to business challenges in the 1780s. He becomes a supporter of the new U.S. Constitution, then a delegate to his state ratifying convention. The film sketches the reasons for the Constitutional Convention, the debates in Philadelphia, and the structure of the federal government. It was created for foreign audiences.

Tom Schuler: Cobbler Statesman

NR 1953