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A joyful film capturing the thrills and excitement of miniature motor racing, also known as karting, in Britain.

Vincenzo reads a Beat poem during the years of the cultural revolution.

The almost impassive recording of a common jacket hanging on a balcony slowly slides into the analysis of the mechanisms of perception, where the lines between reality and illusion are revealed somewhat labile.

The focus narrows to short cuts relating to the place were the footage was shot, then moves to the portrait´s subject, Franz West, sitting at a wine tavern´s table. From this point on the film deals with the process of shooting film itself and the distribution of positions in front of and behind the camera. What does it mean, filming someone whose position of power is linked to the role behind the camera? The film shows what normally isn´t visible - the "layman´s" uncertainty when being filmed.

A 17 year old boy goes on a trip with his father and his father's girlfriend.

A visit to the Isle of Wight, with glimpses of the stunning coast, picturesque towns, and magnificent countryside.

A look into the world of car rallies, getting a behind the scenes glimpse of RAC events.

Dionne Warwick live at the 27 Club on December, 31st in 1964.

Nico D’Alessandria’s graduation film at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome features the director himself and is inspired by T. S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, which is recited in a voice-over by Carmelo Bene and set to the music of Luciano Berio.

An American spy is sent to Italy to intercept a secret mission involving the destruction of a plane full of scientists.

An old king believes he can retire to private life, leaving his kingdom in the hands of his daughters. The two older ones don't take long to take over everything and reduce their father to a poor tramp. But the third daughter who married the king of France comes to the rescue. After a furious battle, a hecatomb takes place. Lear dies and with him his whole dynasty.

On a black background, simple luminous figures change shape and follow trajectories. The film was made with the round tube of a 1950s television without scanning; the sinusoidal signals directly controlled the deflection coil, producing Lissajous figures. All the material was tube-powered. The colors were obtained by a disc with six colored sectors which rotated in front of the lens of the Bolex 16mm camera. This material is now in the museum reserves of the Cité des sciences et de l'Industrie in Paris.

Five teenagers decide to steal money from someone who could not accuse them of the theft. Panini, a well-known stockbroker who uses to illeg ally pass money from Italy to Switzerland, is the perfect victim.

"Toros tres as Pasajes tres, also bases his visual game on a counterpoint. Toros de Guisando, Goya, Picasso, in a way, they come to tell the story of the people who have been contemplating them through the centuries ... / ... I would say that more than a story of bulls, this excellent short film is a history of the Hispanic gaze" Mario Benedetti

The aircraft mechanic Hans Bertram is an incorrigible apron hunter who boasts that he can get around any woman. He even makes bets on it. But then he falls in love with the new colleague, the budding engineer Helga Nonnert. He fails to conquer them by storm. After many tangles and fun episodes, she manages to heal him of his gallant frivolity.

Taking a look at how everything is being reduced in size in the compact age of the 1960s.

Humorous statistic that shows how much the GDR amounted to during the first 15 years.

Part of George Moreno's 'The Merry Music Shop' series.

A select group of immortal Chilean songs, from folklore and pop, that show us the beauty and diversity of the country.

Co-directed by innovative British filmmakers David Gladwell and Derrick Knight, The Great Steam Fair is a beautifully crafted documentary filmed at Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire in 1964 at a nostalgic event which brought together many traditional fairground rides and steam engines. The film skilfully combines the techniques of traditional sponsored documentary with the new approaches of the direct cinema movement.

A look at why people from all over the world attempt to swim the English Channel.

An exciting look at some of the girls of the WRAF who trekked into the jungle, and who also took part in a jungle survival exercise, parachute jumps, and sub aqua diving.

A look at the steps taken to rebuild Coventry after the devastation of the Second World War.

Documentary about a small village near Le Mans, commented by the village school-teacher.

While waiting to get started on the production of his feature Liberxina 90 (1970), Carlos Duran shot this short (with very expressive support by several Escuela de Barcelona professors): a grimly colourful satire on modern society as such, and on its fascist Spanish variety in particular. "The intrusion into the private life of a human being, of the distinct tendencies that exist in the society we live in, until they fall into chaos." Carlos Durán

Charting the improvements in safety at sea.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the basic features of detergency using animated diagrams and live action photography.

Dos en el mundo is a 1966 Argentine film directed by Solly Schroder

Alain is a young student who is misunderstood and rejected by his colleagues. To forget it, he skips school and enjoys a day of freedom on the port of Marseilles, discovering cruise vessels in dry dock and the work of fishermen.

Short film made by Elio Belletti.

A young doctor saves head secretary from a group of hired murderers and frees her from suspicion.

An American military plane takes six people, who have taken part in a NATO maneuver, from Tripoli to Oslo. Among them are the British Captain Loy and the United States Air Force Corporal Doris Graves. During the flight, the two become closer, and they regret that the trip will end that evening. But everything turns out differently. The flight captain has received orders to pick up an agent at a German NATO airport, who is to be dropped off again on a Soviet island …

A short film about a woman's unhappiness after a failed love affair.

The Ghost of Monk's Island Part Six Captured

A young artist struggles to seek inspiration from a slowly crumbling cityscape. Moving Image Archive: http://movingimage.nls.uk/film/3631

Late at night a gang of young men refuse to pay their bus fares, and assault the conductor. None of the other passengers or the driver intervene. After the incident everybody involved is interviewed in the studio about why they behaved as they did. Scene’s first play, specially commissioned for the series, was repeated late at night for an adult audience in December 1968, and shown again for schools to mark 25 years of Scene in 1993.

Mexican experimental feature film, made for the 1968 olympics.

Dutch pop singer and actor Bruce Low talks about his school days.