Cinematic Era: 1957 Vintage

The complete reproduction cycle of the blue acara fish is pictured. Included are the processes of preparing the nest, egg laying, fertilization, care during incubation, nursery construction, transporting hatchlings to nurseries and guarding the young. Close family relationship of the blue acara is emphasized.

Foundation of a great industrial future for India.

Stressing the need for civic sense this documentary pleads for better understanding of other people's problems and the sharing of amenities and services offered by society. This film revolves round a man whose every action is motivated by selfish interests, which ultimately lands him in an unfortunate situation.

A girl learns how to look after her younger brother.

This video was produced by Fr. Patrick Peyton, the famous “Family Rosary Crusade” priest. It is a full-scale drama of the Joyful mysteries of the Rosary. It is a beautiful and reverent drama that brings to life the story and meaning of each of the mysteries of the Rosary. The lavish production was filmed in Spain in 1957 with a cast of thousands.

Set in the midst of the Satsuma Rebellion, this story depicts the sadness of a woman’s heart. Though she hates the Imperial Army captain who violated her, she cannot bring herself to hate him completely.

Documenting the vanishing trade of seal hunting at the Gulf of Bothnia

A Swedish short documentary.

Margie Crews performs a burlesque dance.

The Talyllyn Railway was opened in 1866 to transport slate from Bryneglwys Quarry in the Gwernol Valley to Abergynolgwyn and thence to Towyn. It was also licensed to carry passengers but it didn’t reach its centenary, closing in 1950. Here P B Whitehouse, friend of disused railways, celebrates the line’s successful continuance – from 1951 - under the auspices of the world’s first railway preservation society of which he was a founder member.

A brief overview of the painter Edvard Munch’s journey from young art student to world-renowned artist. The film presents a range of Munch’s works, from drawings and paintings to lithographs and frescoes. We also see images from his homes, including those in Åsgårdstrand and at Ekely, as well as the drawing of the planned Munch Museum in Oslo. ***** 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 Lost Persian Film.

Camera moves around the city of Turku. We also pay a visit to Naantali and Airistola.

After her passing in New York in 1957, Gabriela Mistral’s remains arrived in Chile on January 18 and lay in state for 39 hours at the University of Chile. The film includes images from her life. The funeral ceremony was led by Cardinal José María Caro at the Metropolitan Cathedral, followed by a burial at the General Cemetery, after being honored by 200,000 people.

A German Film Award winning short documentary touring the Gothic nunnery of Wienhausen.

A German Film Award winning short black and white documentary.

A German Film Award winning short documentary.

Hua Mulan, the Girl Who Went to War Alias: Mok Lan Chon Kwan Origin: Hong Kong Language: Cantonese Genre: Chinese Opera Release Date (HK): 05/25/1957

As society increasingly modernizes, jack-of-all-trades jobs are falling by the wayside for newer, more specialized careers. Here's how to stay ahead of the curve.

Animated film produced by les Films Jean Image, Paris, France, 1957

This documentary features footage from the "Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom," a civil rights demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial on May 17, 1957. It also includes interviews with attendees, and scenes from the Montgomery bus boycott, Harlem, New York, and segregated areas in the South.

A sponsored film promoting the Finnish wood processing and paper industries

The film portrayed the communist insurgency but it only had limited screenings as all the communists were shown to be Chinese and the victims, Malays. The film was produced in 1954 while released in 1957.

An allegoric narrative about Polishness, and the romance of martyrdom often attached to it. The sacred space of a church is established, full of symbols of Polishness and spirituality. The corruption of this sacred space is depicted through the autonomous motion of objects: a purse full of coins suggests that Poland has been sold to foreign countries; struggle is symbolized by swords, helmets, shields, and flaming torches; and a more general decline is conveyed through the symbolism of food and alcohol.

An Italian working in England has to decide whether he should return home after the death of his father, or relocate his wife and child and make a home in England.

In works like “Guide Dog Ruepel” (1962), Bärbl Bergmann was the first feature film director in the GDR to portray children in their often pitiless but also honest dealings with each other, something that was almost impossible in the documentary films of that period. But she also managed to sneak lessons on how to pursue educational goals with creative obstinacy into popular science films. Thus her educational piece about two boys who discover that magic, too, requires hard work, despite its rational approach, is far from disenchanting: The protagonists reach their conclusion via detours that take them through mysterious corridors, furtive looks through keyholes and bewitching dreams.

This film was made by the Eamses on a weeks notice for a local Los Angeles TV show where jazz musicians improvised to the images live. The music that overlays the released edition is specifically recorded for that edition.

Pakistani adaptation of Layla Majnun.

This is a distinctive example of a documentary film revealing the disparity between the official gender discourse and the social reality of the Polish female.

In this satirical rural comedy, the feared and notorious Kalle Kuikka threatens the peace of the region, which police chief Pappinen and fire chief Miettinen are trying to protect.

A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary that describes the subscriber to subscriber teleprinter service operated by the British G.P.O.

Based on the 1955 pamphlet “This Is du Pont: The Story of Creative Capital”, it shows how personal investment makes the average Joe a partner in America’s ever-growing economic affluence.

Five-year-old Norbert visits Haus des Kindes in Berlin with his parents. He runs away and visits the whole house on his own. He strolls through the clothing department, past shoes, takes the escalator and elevator up to the children's café, barely escapes an attentive waitress and ends up in the toy department while his parents are looking for him upstairs. Found and punished by his father, Norbert experiences all kinds of adventures in his dream.

Kim Seung-ho, who works at a beer company, is misunderstood by his wife, because whenever Lee Min-ja, a barkeeper, comes to pay for his drink on credit, he is witnessed by his wife. Meanwhile, Noh Neung-geol, a single co-worker, is misunderstood by his girlfriend Kim Yu-hee, because an elevator girl is too kind towards him. After jealousy and envy, and playing cat and mouse, all misunderstandings are cleared, and the two couples live happily.

A short documentary showing the expression and imagination of post-WWII sentiments in different pieces of art.

An abstract animation made for Cocinor.

A gripping report shot at the Brandenburg steel and rolling mill from a visiting Austrian director's point of view. Void of any propagandistic interpretation, the film captures both the dynamic forces and the hazards involved in this work.

A fantasy of kitchen planning and modernization.

Scare film on the dangers of drinking and driving from an adult perspective.

A short, paper-based stop-motion film by Toonder Studio's inspired by The Netherlands' history of sea floods.

An animated comercial short film commisioned by candy factory Sugus directed by Víctor Iturralde.