Cinematic Era: 1958 Vintage

Short animation

Goldilocks wanders far from home and stumbles upon the house of the three bears. First sitting in all of their chairs and tasting all of their porridge, then lying in all of their beds she finds the little baby bears the most suitable for her in all three cases. This classic fairy tale was made by Coronet films and stars real life bears.

Varied colors and patterns created on an optical projector.

The film consists of documentary shots from the first of May in Vienna, especially from participants in the socialist Mayday parade traditionally strolling through the main avenue in the Prater park after the parade in addition to some previously filmed sequences.

A companion piece to Wheeeels No. 1, exploring more of the highways and by-ways of “American on Wheels”- with the filmmaker's gentle surgery on the American pop-consciousness very much in evidence.

Inspiration for Stan Brakhage's THE DEAD. Screened at 1958 Brussels Film Festival

A film by Marie Menken.

Short film about psychological problems in working spaces.

Shows the modern family enslaved by automatic gadgets in homes and businesses. Family members go through the days with no real person to person contact because everything is done automatically. Emphasis is placed on life being more than just a robot existence.

This film shows the operating procedures necessary for protection on a double track in the event of a mishap affecting the opposite line. We see the safety measures to be taken by station staff in such an emergency, and then how normal working is resumed.

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

Broodthaers’s first film, Clef d’Horloge was made using a borrowed camera and some film stock that he had been given. It was shot at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, in 1956, during an exhibition of works by Kurt Schwitters. The film is made in negative and positive and is based on several works that were on display. It premiered on 23 April 1958 at ‘Filmexprmntlfilm’, an experimental film convention in Brussels.

"Hey kids! What time is it?" Here are four episodes from the classic children's TV show featuring Howdy, Buffalo Bob Smith and Clarabell (Bob Keeshan): In "Halloween" (1958), Sandy turns Howdy and Bob into donkeys; in "Mambo" (1958), aliens kidnap Mambo the elephant; in "Cy Clone" (1959), a con man swindles Doodyville; and in "Clarabell Speaks" (1960), Clarabell finally speaks … in the final network show (in color).

Harue was born the daughter of a poor farmer. Her father, who was crazy about chicken, and her mother, who struggled to make ends meet, heard from the priest of Tentokuji Temple that if Haruji became a nun, she would have a comfortable life. Haruji, who had been in love with a young teacher, Izumida, who stayed at her house, hated the idea of becoming a nun, but she made a sad decision to save her younger siblings.

An experimental psychodrama dealing with a young man's search for security, with suicide as his ultimate solution.

Promotes Sinclair Power-X Gasoline, a high octane fuel developed in the 1950s.

The documentary explores the construction of the "Schwarze Pumpe" gas complex, from the laying of the cornerstone in 1955 to the newly built industrial facilities.

Accidents often happen when we least expect them. SImple carelessness, especially in the home, creates conditions in which an accident may occur. Prompt treatment can often reduce the seriousness of such accidents, and this film shows how essential it is that everyone should be fully trained in First Aid.

1958 Pakistani film

Film follows the routes taken by various bookmobiles across Nova Scotia and discusses how the regional and branch library systems operate.

About urban development in Oslo in the 1950s. On the outskirts of the city, new districts are built with housing, schools, businesses, and transport links. In the city center, older areas are demolished, such as the buildings in Vika. ***** 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.

The observation of the difficult to access natural phenomena is the main attraction of the film. The vast icy landscapes are impressive here.

Short film showing the impact Lenin has had on the USSR and GDR with the spread of ideas of Marxism, Lenism and socialism. (Synopsis) Short film featuring footage of Lenin energetically speaking in front of a crowd and scenes from political parades in Moscow.

A look at the country we know now as Taiwan.

Documentary short about the production and usage of copper.

Short documentary by Krsto Škanata.

A musical story of a meet-cute in Puerto Rico

Salazarist propaganda piece on the organization of fishermen in Portugal's Estado Novo regime.

A brief essay on the ecology of a forest along the Laurentian Shield, in Quebec [caption taken from the NFB app].

Directed by Yeshwant Pethkar.

Starring Kusum Deshpande, Ratnamala & Dhumal. Directed by Keshavrao Dhaiber.

Ethnographic short.

Ethnographic film

The first documentary realized by Danuta Halladin after her studies announces one of the main themes of her future films: children and childhood. Alone in the World is a story about orphanages.

An old woodcarver lives alone in the forest while a deer wanders around nearby.

Basic makeup and health advice for high schoolers.

The issue of popularity, specifically amongst the high school set, is dramatized. Updated from the original.

Working in the yard of his old primary school, a plumber recalls his schooldays and in particular his best friend Jérôme. Poignant memories because Jérôme has died in the French war in Algeria...

The 14th Dalai Lama during his final Geshe (Doctor of Divinity) examinations in Lhasa, Tibet which took place from the summer of 1958 to February 1959.

A Hokkien period opera film based on a popular Chinese story about Tang Dynasty General Guo Ziyi’s son, Guo Ai, who rebukes his wife, Princess Sheng Ping, for deliberately missing his father’s birthday celebration because she felt it was beneath her status to attend. The haughty princess complains to her father the emperor, expecting him to exact punishment on Guo Ai for what she regarded as abuse. The wise and benevolent emperor devises a plan to teach both Guo Ai and his daughter a lesson. This is the sole surviving Singapore-made Hokkien (Amoy dialect) film out of only three, and was the first and only Hokkien opera film wholly funded and produced by Singapore or Malaya film companies and talents. It was an unprecedented venture by local arts and cultural groups to document the vernacular Chinese traditional performing arts through cinema. The cast were renowned opera performers from the popular Sin Kee Lin Hokkien Opera Troupe.

Half-lenght film about an educational experience. This is the only documentary from Iturralde that is preserved completed.

During the Korean War, Chinese volunteers and the Korean People's Army supported each other and fought together. They shed blood in the name of friendship between the two peoples and praised the nobility, the spirit of internationalism.

Set in a Brussels restaurant frequented by regulars, the film tells the story of how the arrival of a charming young woman and the sudden appearance of an armed gangster disrupt the daily lives of the customers. The waiter, Jules, manages to disarm the thief by throwing a plate at him, and the customers work together to subdue him, while a deaf customer continues his meal, unaware of the commotion around him.

Brilliant application demonstrations. The goofy world of fifties' education. Explains what flannel boards are, how they are made and how they may be used.

A part of Bell Laboratories course in physics.