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This film gives the viewer impressions of Shantiniketan, an institute for the arts established by the poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore in 1901 at Bolpur, not far from Calcutta. The school gradually came to be known as Vishva Bharati.
Documentary film about celebrations that accompanied the opening of the Šamac-Sarajevo railway line built by Yugoslav youth. Preparations for the central celebration event are ongoing in Sarajevo as the first train to use the line departs Šamac. The train is greeted by cheering crowds at every stop.
Short documentary about tourist and sightseeing attractions in Tatra Mountains, Poland.
A short featuring Santa Claus talking to the audience about gifts.
A daredevil disguises herself as a man, calling herself Delhi Express, while in search of her detective friend Navin’s father who was kidnapped on his way to Delhi with some important papers.
Hans Brüggemann, a woodcarver from the Lüneburg Heath, about whose life we know very little, presents us with an impressive work that was originally intended for the Augustinian monastery of Bordesholm in Holstein. In a winged altarpiece that is 8 meters wide with the sides open, the master has created 460 individual figures that form groups of Christ's Passion. Brüggemann created the work to the glory of God - Ad Dei Honorem. The film conveys the experience of this work in a unique way. The camera recreates the Passion of the Lord, moves from station to station, dramatizes the Passion by focusing on the figures and involves the viewer directly. In addition, there is music by Ciboli and - during the Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach, which deepens the experience.
We follow the Akerselva from Puttmyrene where it starts, through Nordmarka, Maridalen, Sagene, Grünerløkka and all the way down to the outlet in the Oslofjord. // Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.
A travel film introducing Finland, domestic tourist destinations and vacation opportunities through the eyes of frame narrators, "foreign tourists".
A commisioned film about Finnish import
A survey of various career opportunities open to young women. Presented by Time Life Fortune and produced by March of Time.
A man is on vacation and meets a married woman. She falls deeply in love with him, while her husband begins to suspect something.
An explanation of what is involved in the devaluation of sterling.
Shows how the Constitution operates in our society. Points out the various elements written into the Constitution and the changes and additions made by our progressing society.
Sant Namdev is directed by K Talpade, and stars Lalita Pawar and Shahu Modak.
A candid-camera hobbyist tries to photograph a group of monkeys in the zoo but they outsmart and make a monkey out of him. The shutterbug decides to photograph an elephant and has a problem with the 14-foot ladder. And the lion has no intentions of being a close-up subject.
Part of the Speaking of Animals short film series.
South African Documentary
Presentation of the different insects which ravage the potato (Colorado beetle, flea beetle, white grub, wire worm, leaf hopper) and the most effective means of repression.
Satire to common police films at the time. The story, nimbly narrated, revolves around the figure of its popular interpreter, the radio comedian of those years Juan Carlos Mareco.
1949 Ecuadorian film.
A Pete Smith Specialty showcasing athletic stunts.
Short by Stuart Schulberg. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
A film commissioned by the Documentary Film Unit of the OMGUS.
Film noir about a physician who sets aside his altruistic quest for a cure for polio when a femme fatale coerces him into murder and blackmail.
This documentary follows four scientists and their Native guides into the unmapped wilderness of the Ungava Peninsula, in northern Quebec. Crossing this territory in large canoes, they collect samples of Arctic flora and rocks, take readings of soil temperature and record the correct bearings for rivers and lakes en route. The keen excitement of opening a new chapter in Canadian exploration is evident throughout the film.
Early experimental film by Jim Davis.
Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.
To the modern eye, this postwar Japanese cartoon is a transitional piece, from the Japanese-mythos story to the modern anime style. The linkag to the older style can be detected in the teams being the rabbits versus the foxes, with the sympathetic character being a fox -- indeed, except for that bit of fantasy, this could have been a live action short.
1949 documentary short that won an Oscar in a tie with "So Much For So Little". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
Looey the Lion is tossed out of the circus for ruining an act in progress. He works hard and devises himself a high-wire bicycle act, sneaks back into the circus, has many mishaps while performing his, and is thrown out again.
This film shows the growth of cooperatives in the Maritime provinces and how they brought new life and hope to poverty-stricken fishermen. The Rising Tide is a 1949 Canadian short documentary film directed by Jean Palardy. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Reconstruction, operations of Suomen Huolto.
Members of the Academy in the University of Helsinki's ballroom and at their work.
An educational film about the dangers of moving on ice, rescue methods and first aid.
Demonstrating hydrographic surveying techniques
This film gives the viewer impressions of Shantiniketan, an institute for the arts established by the poet and artist Rabindranath Tagore in 1901 at Bolpur, not far from Calcutta. The school gradually came to be known as Vishva Bharati.
Montage of documentary footage from the liberation and building of the republic as a tribute to JV Stalin on his seventieth birthday.
Brief summary of the Berlin airlift taken from newsreel material.
Documentary about skiing in the Rockies. It shows: skiers coming out of a lodge; attaching seal fur skins to skis to give traction for climbing; protecting eyes with sunglasses and skin with face cream; skiers with their guide; two skiers risking their safety by skiing without a guide; the guide racing to stop the two skiers from skiing over a precipice; the two skiers joining the group; and the skiers arriving at a cabin for a rest.
From ringside seats at the circus, children see aerial ballerinas, acrobats, clowns, horses and elephants.
A short film about how work organization is important for the fulfillment of the work plan.
A simple demonstration of the basic design and operation of a watch, including stop-motion animation showing a watch being assembled from many parts.
The Taylor family lives in a pretty sloppy home, and don't seem to really care very much about its condition. One day daughter Martha brings home some tips she has learned in her Home Economics class, and, before they know it, the Taylors are happy, well adjusted and just like every other family on their block--as, of course, all right-thinking American families should be.
Film by Spencer Williams.
A puppet animation.
Masha has a real problem. Her new doll named Tom is very sad and never smiles. What should she do? Masha and her friends decide to put on a show for Tom to help him become cheerful and happy.
Recordings of light and shadow patterns in water surfaces, moiré patterns of waves and sunspots in water ripples, accompanied by Albert Ammon's "Boogie Woogie Stomp" from 1939. (DFI)
A Terrytoons cartoon released 1 January 1949.
A trio of house painters, a cat, a dog and a bird, undertake to decorate the exterior of a skyscraper, and end up, involuntarily, performing a ballet---set to symphony music---on the high scaffolding.
Based on Plato's dialogue Charmides.
1949 documentary short that won an Oscar in a tie with "So Much For So Little". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.