Cinematic Era: 1953 Vintage

In the film, Per Høst is interviewed by Arne Hestenes, where Høst tells about his film legacy.

Red Riding Hood, the Wolf, and Grandma act out the familiar fairy tale in a wordless ballet, ultimately coming together to share in the refreshment of ice-cold Coca-Cola.

Hungarian short movie about superstitions.

The town-fathers call on Mighty Mouse to aid the city where the juveniles are all delinquents, and threaten to ruin the town and end up as criminals. The super-mouse wins the respect and admiration of the delinquents-mice by his deeds of heroism while saving them from death, and they all reform and turn into ideal schoolboys.

A collage of archival materials from President Tito's stays in Macedonia from the liberation until 1962. The film uses archival materials from Vardar Film by the following authors: Trajče Popov, Branko Gapo, Dimitrie Osmanli, Ljube Petkovski, Branko Mihajlovski, Mišo Samoilovski and Kiro Bilbilovski.

A young girl becomes lonely and lost after losing her father.

A German Film Award commended documentary.

The story revolves around the central romance between Premadasa (Aruna Shanthi) and Mallika (Ayesha Weerakoon). True to the "Love Contest" title, their relationship is challenged by social pressures and rival characters. The antagonist Wickrama (played by Mark Samaranayake) acts as a primary foil to their love, often attempting to thwart Premadasa's efforts to be with Mallika.

A look at the rocky islands in the middle of the Gulf of Biafra in the Bay of Victoria and the people who live there.

Directed by Shantaram Athavale.

This documentary depicts the colour and pageantry of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as well as Canada's participation in this momentous event.

The introduction of electricity into the village of Bigga in New South Wales.

Once upon a time there was a goat mother who imprinted her seven little goats on her mind not to open the door for anyone until she was there. But as soon as she had left the house, the evil wolf came and tried to move the seven with cunning and treachery to open the door.

It presents of one of the major challenges faced by DivEdCo’s fieldworkers: how to convince the island’s rural farmers of the continued importance of traditional agricultural practices in the face of Puerto Rico’s rapid modernization and industrialization under Operation Bootstrap. The film encourages families to make good use of arable land by cultivating healthy and affordable crops.

Misunderstanding comedy in a girls' boarding school that requires its teachers to be married, causing some to just pretend they are.

Semi-fictionalised film showing the rle of the local council in Kojokrom, a town in the Western Region of the Gold Coast (Ghana)

The Lion, the King of the Jungle, is taking his royal snooze when a mouse comes on a safari to his royal hideaway. The mouse is from Bungling Brothers Circus [us], and his mission is to take HRH back to the states as a circus act. The mouse then goes about his business of capturing the lion. At the fadeout, back in the USA, the lion of performing on a precarious tight-rope, high above the arena sawdust, while the mouse whip lashes him.

In every industry men still need skill and knowledge, but the addition of a dash of imagination will often mean more pleasure from the job as well as greater efficiency. The film presents four examples: the invention of a ratchet device for turning rails; reshaping worn spanners at a locomotive works; speeding up the replacement of old escalator slats by means of an attachment to a drill; and finally, the thoughtful porter working at a country station who goes out of his way to warn a regular passenger of a change in the timetable.

"…one cannot deny its documentary value or Burckhardt's eye for detail, his unpretentiousness. There are sequences — the children swimming under the Brooklyn Bridge is one — which belong with the best footage on New York by anybody." — Jonas Mekas

Story of what happens to village stream when diverted by young boys who discover its source in a cave.

An educational film about taxes, tax returns and tax evasion.

Experimental color (two-tone) animated film with a musical score.

The 200th Finlandia Review from March 1953 begins by telling the story of making newsreels. Then, in flashbacks, we see highlights from the first ten years of the reviews, from the difficult war years to the 1952 Olympic year and Armi Kuusela.

This is a story of men against the sea. On the edge of the great sea lanes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence lies a tiny archipelago which is gradually shrinking from the ceaseless nibbling of the tides. Here, on the Magdalen Islands, live 10 000 sturdy fisherfolk, descended from fifteen Acadian families who, two hundred years ago, fled the threat of deportation. The film portrays the frugal but independent existence of these people and their relentless struggle to wrest a livelihood from a sea which reaches almost to their doors.

A husband begins to doubt his young wife's behavior, to the point that he suspects that there is a relationship between his wife and his loyal friend. He begins to monitor his wife's behavior until he finds evidence confirming that there is a relationship between his wife and his friend. After a while, he stumbles upon evidence that supports his suspicion, he plots a crime against them so that he can get rid of his wife after finding evidence that incriminates her.

A documentary showing the town of Port Augusta in South Australia.

The wife is unhappy that her husband has not registered with the Home Guard like the other men.

While visiting the laboratory where his brother works, Ed discovers that his brother is working on bacteria. Ed begins to wonder about bacteria--what exactly is it and can it be harmful or beneficial to humans and how exactly do they feed and reproduce.

Buloh Perindu / The Magic Flute / B. S. Rajhans / Keris

Dian / Torch / Naz Achnas / Nusantara

The heart of Governor Qaraqosh (Zaki Rustom) is tied to the heart of the girl (Nour Al-Huda), a girl from the common people, so he decided to appoint her father (Siraj Munir) as prime minister so that he could marry her. (Siraj Munir) takes advantage of his ministerial position and the people’s love for him to redress grievances. And tyranny against people, and at the same time (Nour Al-Huda) relates to the love of one of the young men who decides to revolution.

In a foundry, in 1951, a modernization program was implemented in order to revive competitiveness.

Two men, one English and one Afrikaans, apply for bus tickets with the intention of going on a trip and to spend that trip not relaxing but getting in each other's faces.

A documentary exploring the tartan wearing lives of lumberjacks in the 1950's.

A Walt Disney cartoon anthology

Hold on to your hats, strip fans, as the emcee gets our four featured fillies racing to win a Golden G-String!

Animated short film by Víctor Iturralde.

This is the story of a dinosaur that attacks a small town.

In the summer of 1952, poets John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara and James Schuyler collaborated with filmmakers Harrison Starr and John Latouche on a short film in tribute to their mutual friend, the painter Jane Freilicher.

In this scripted drama, a mad scientist realises his life's work - with deathly consequences. Borrows from classic horror movies of the period.

Directed by Georges Qa'i.

Ollie loves to play the tuba but his playing upsets all the people in town. He goes to the country and disrupts the milking habits of the cows. He finally takes a boat and practices at sea in order not to disturb anyone. His tuba-playing saves a ship from going on the rocks and he becomes a town hero.

The film's title evokes a mundane slice of life but a kindhearted maid catches a lucky break when her enchanted feather duster makes it so that the house cleans itself.

Directed, assembled by Hy Hirsch.