Cinematic Era: 1959 Vintage

Songs and sketches of the legendary Student Satirical Club, established in 1954 in Warsaw.

Doctor Frankenstein (played by Charles Martinka) is rescued from being hung by a desperate stranger.

On the island of Sommarland, which is located in a fairly large sea, there are many children. They are clearly enjoying their summer life. On the island there is also Mrs. Lonely who lives in a lonely cabin with her cat Bolle....

In this pre-Christmas reminder to mail early, filmmaker Norman McLaren used an electric vibra-drill to engrave the images on black film, and included the occasional "subliminal" burst of lettering, which he hand-scratched on a few frames.

Plaquita, the widow of a Paraguayan officer, rescues a wounded sergeant who has been a companion of her husband. She takes care of him and nurtures him back to health. But they only have one hope, to keep fighting for Paraguay against the Argentine Army.

About the inventor Boris Egorov.

A young woman, on the urging of her fiancee, enters a singing contest. Then an unscrupulous promoter tries to break them up.

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The Professor sends Poindexter to help the Master Cylinder on Venus. Felix rockets to the planet to save him.

A collection of scenes from various Bela Lugosi movies.

The spring of 1919. Karikás Frigyes reorganises brigade 39 at the Tisza. His most devoted soldiers are Korbély János and his followers, who remain faithful to the political commissioner under all circumstances.

A boy makes a knot in his handkerchief to remind himself to repair his leaky faucet. The handkerchief, however, is alive and kicking, and flees from its pocket to explore the outside world. The boy gets distracted by a game of soccer, forgetting the faucet. In the meantime, the handkerchief meets other pieces of fabric that come to life.

A short film by Walerian Borowczyk

1959 Argentinian short

In a small village in Malaysia, a young man and a young girl love each other, but the girl is not free. One evening through the magic of the shadow theater and in the half-light of the room, they see their love in the legendary characters of Rama and Sita.

A 1959 movie of a phantom that terrorizes a local community.

Reviews the history of the Philippine Islands under Spanish and American rule. Shows country today with its emphasis on agriculture, and contrasts the rural life with the urban existence in the port of Manila.

A bankrupt businessman and his wife attempt a rail suicide, but the wife's change of heart make it fail. They have already abandoned their newborn daughter who is picked up by a street sweeper and raised in his family. Years later, she runs away from the home searching for a better life and a job...

Funda follows a romantic drama in which two young men vie for the love of the same woman, leading to a series of adventurous entanglements. Alongside this, the story explores the poignant struggles of foreign affairs officer Kenan, whose accident in Europe leaves him physically disabled and strains his relationship with his wife Fehiman.

The film narrates the adventures of an animated train.

Puppet film-fairy tale in an entertaining form teaches viewers to ski correctly, to overcome steep hills.

Matir Pahar is a 1959 Bengali film. The film was directed by Mohiuddin Ahmad. This was the third film made in East Pakistan.

Two upstart families compete while trying to overcome the generation cap with their children.

The teenage son of Dracula travels from Transylvania to the United States of America (USA) in search of new victims.

About the military exercises of submariners of the Pacific Navy of the USSR.

About life and work in the salt pans

A young man, estranged from his family, lives an aimless and unhappy life with his peers until boxing becomes his purpose. He participates in competitions, and his dedication makes him a renowned figure in the sport.

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Denys Colomb de Daunant (1922 - 2006) is a writer, poet, photographer and filmmaker known for being the author and co-writer of the film Crin-Blanc (1952) directed by Albert Lamorisse. Highly symbolic character of the Camargue, aristocrat and dandy, he was also a manager and hotelier. He would lead the immemorial life of an animal herder if he did not have another passion: images. The photographic apparatus and the camera are like sensitive antennas that he spreads over his world and which seek the truth beyond appearances. Since Crin Blanc his photographs have appeared in illustrated books on five continents. Among his many films, Corrida Interdite (in competition at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival) and Le Rêve des Chevaux Sauvages (Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival) are global short film successes. The animals, the images... a single passion: that of a free life in one of the rare countries where you can still live freely: the Camargue.

A brief portrait of Tokyo.

A distinguished sculptor Mr Peacock laid an egg. Thrilled with himself and his work of art, he made it widely known.

Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."

experimental film by Jim Davis

A group of sailors disembark in Hong Kong. One of them, with a very naive character, spots a beautiful young woman. He decides to follow her but loses sight of her. He asks two children to help him find her, but noticing his naivety, the two toddlers take him by boat.

In this tale an ant and a pigeon help each other. Third remake of the Ari to Hato.

This short film can be considered as notes on the origins of the situationist movement; notes which thus naturally include a reflection on their own language.

A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

Look at Life was a regular series of short documentary films produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of Rank Organisation and screened in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. This release compiles 54 memorable films which offer a fascinating snapshot of transport in 1960's Britain. A look at road building in the United Kingdom in the 1950's.

Documentary about people visiting a famous public beach in Berlin.

Some boys ('buttjes') in Hamburg meet on their 'flagship' where they decide to pay a visit to the Altona fish market. They have very little money and want to invest it as cheaply as possible.