Cinematic Era: 1957 Vintage

In this National Film Board short, a ballad singer describes a yearly Quebec spectacle when spruce wood moves down a river, spurred by dynamite and cant hooks and twirled by the boots of leaping men.

A girl wanders around a desolate urban landscape gradually yielding to its oneiric ambiance.

Lentil wanted to make music and since he couldn't sing he learned to play the harmonica, which replaced a whole band on an important occasion.

Der Fall Harzmann und andere (The Harzmann Case and Others) (1957) is a 31-minute East German documentary directed by Andrew and Annelie Thorndike. Produced by DEFA, the film explores notable legal and judicial cases, likely examining political or social injustices within post-war Germany. Through documentary storytelling, it sheds light on the broader implications of these cases in the context of East German society. Released on August 14, 1957, the film continues the Thorndikes’ tradition of politically engaged documentary filmmaking.

In the Iraqi countryside, the beautiful girl Warda, with her sweet voice, is romantically involved with the young man Rashid. However, the villainous dagger ruins this relationship through rumors and lies, leading Warda to leave Rashid and marry a wealthy man. Despite this, the bond of love continues to haunt the lovers.

1957 Jim Davis short

Shows the relationship of the Constitution to organized labor. Presents the case of Whitaker et al. v. North Carolina, in which a group of unions challenged the constitutionality of a state ban on the closed shop, the union shop, and other union security provisions. Traces the role of the fourteenth amendment in labor struggles.

This propaganda film was supported by US Information Service (USIS) and presents Bangkok as a peaceful and developing city at the centre of the “free world,” a narrative pushed forth to counter the threat of the Cold War. Political motivations aside, the film shows Bangkok as a capital on the cusp of modernity that still preserves its traditional values, and there are scenes that evokes nostalgia such as the ballroom dancing at Lumpini Park Auditorium, Chalermthai Theatre on Ratchadamneon Avenue, Dusit Zoo, Don Mueng Airport, the studio at Thailand’s first TV channel, night scenes of downtown Bangkok, and many more.

A television drama based on "Shirano Benjuro", a translation of the play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand .

Lyane is a singer and daughter of the producer of the operetta: "C'est une fille de Paris". She convinces the composer of the music, Jacques Kellermann, whom she loves, to sign her piece. The famous composer Jean Paget, who cannot put the work to his advantage, declares to Jacques that Lyane had a child by him. Shocked, Jacques breaks with the singer who soon knows the celebrity. Finally, he realizes that happiness is ready to be seized, because the beauty still loves him...

The film talks about the struggle to increase wool and meat in sheep farming in Macedonia, through the merinization of old types of sheep. This merinization is carried out with the merino sheep through artificial insemination of the new type of sheep that produces six times more wool than the old one. In addition, artificial insemination has other advantages such as: a larger number of fertilized sheep, a reduction in contagious diseases, and more.

Ola visits the big city and needs to learn how to navigate the traffic.

A 1957 Bengali Drama Film directed by Santosh Gangopadhyay.

Hard to Windward is a 1957 Australian documentary film following a boat during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

Fati is the maid favored by the master and hated by the lady of the house, and in the end, the lady of the house gets her way and fires Fati, leaving her unemployed.

A remake of Carlos Vander Tolosa’s original 1937 hit of the same name, which launched Sampaguita Pictures.

Georges Delerue (composer). Commentary written by Boris Vian (under his pseudonym Michel Arras) and spoken by Jacques Mauclair. Jacques Rivette: …Chères vieilles choses, de Raymond Vogel, film imparfait, zigzagant, inégal, mais qui, dans les marges d'un essai sans imprévu sur le monde des collectionneurs, sait esquisser en mineur une sorte de phénoménologie amusante du décor et de la possession. (Arts n° 646) (auto-translation:) Jacques Rivette: ...Chères vieilles choses, by Raymond Vogel, an imperfect, zigzagging, uneven film, which, in the margins of an unexpected essay on the world of collectors, sketches out a kind of amusing phenomenology of decoration and possession. (Arts n° 646)

Flash back to the 1950s with this collection of classic "Howdy Doody" episodes: "The Bird Club" (Feb. 1, 1958), "10th Anniversary" (Dec. 28, 1957), "Shrinking Machine" (Feb. 8, 1958) and "Tammy Returns" (March 8, 1958). Join Howdy and the gang -- including Buffalo Bob, Clarabell, Mr. Bluster and Professor Whipporill -- on a roundup of action-packed adventures that always yield valuable life lessons.

The life in a village in Bali, Indonesia, as seen through the eyes of dancer Rindi and rooster breeder Ronda. Crop failures and illness has made life hard, and the villagers turn to their gods for help. Fortune changes and prosperity return.

Observations on life in the GLASGOW SCHOOL of ART.

A documentary about Finnish sauna.

The coach of a freshman track team explains the intricacies of the male reproduction system, and how to use it, to his team.

Experimental film showing film clips of a garden, with birds chirping for the soundtrack.

A look at some of the historic buildings cared for by the National Trust for Scotland.

The second directorial attempt by the "Greek Charlie Chaplin," Kimon Spathopoulos, in a burlesque comedy modeled on the films of Charlie Chaplin.

Fifty Miles from Poona (1957) is a short documentary directed by Fali Bilimoria and Paul Zils, offering an intimate portrayal of the daily life of a rural Hindu family in India. The film provides a window into traditional practices, rituals, and the rhythms of rural existence, highlighting the family's interactions with their environment and community. Through its observational style, the documentary captures the essence of rural life, emphasizing themes of family, tradition, and the connection to the land.

Short movie by Marko Babac.

A look at the work of the Forestry Commission in Scotland.

An obliging and resourceful peasant made a woodworking machine out of scrap metal bought for two ducks, unaware of the dangers that would await him at every turn. Having become an unwitting swindler, he had to go with the proper documents through many instances, suffering from unscrupulous officials-bureaucrats...

This portrait of East German sculptor and graphic artist Fritz Cremer (1906-1993) shows the artist at work in his studio and some of his art works, including sculptures for his Buchenwald Memorial. It accompanies the images with a text by Bertolt Brecht, read by actor Wolfgang Heinz of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.

Promotional film - advertising.

Based on the novel by Pierre Nord.

The Economy Run is an annual competition sponsored by Mobilgas in which drivers compete to see who can drive the furthest on the same amount of fuel.

Silhouette film – a version of Offenbach’s opera, “La belle Helene”.

A poem about the memory of objects in which the things that furnish a house are described.

The first images of the new capital of Brazil, Brasília!

In this strange little film, Marie Menken photographs billowy flames superimposed over microscopic medical footage of writhing spermatozoa.

A young man gets a job as a cowboy and awakes the hostility of his new boss.

The extension of the electrification of the Southend line from Shenfield to Southend. The last steam train leaves Liverpool Street and makes its way for a new stage in the modernisation plan for British Railways. How it was done and the men who did it.

A German Film Award winning short documentary.

Only film directed by Prithviraj Kapoor

Guljan's father, who is determined to marry his beautiful daughter to Musa, a scoundrel who has secured himself a position at the village cooperative, refuses to acknowledge her beloved Aidar.

This is what winter sports used to look like in Poland's skiing capital. A story about skiers with casts, full of funny gags and jokes.