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Filmed in the town of Normétal in northern Québec, this short documentary provides a first-hand introduction to life in a frontier mining community where all roads lead to the pithead. Dweller of two worlds, the copper miner's life is one of contrasts. A mile underground are the rock face, the clattering drills, the dust of explosions; above ground, all the familiar activities of a small town. - NFB
The young nation of Canada comes of age after the worst conflict in human history. In the years that follow the First World War, visits from movie star Rudolf Valentino and the future King Edward VIII grab the headlines, while former prime minister Sir Wilfried Laurier is laid to rest. Political shifts, an economic boom, female emancipation, air travel and risqué dances signal a new era.
A Silver Bear winning short animation.
Cartoon about a lady lecturer who gives the audience a lecture on art and is wooed by a romantic gentleman.
Documentary recording of one of the programs of the "Szpak" cabaret, which operated between 1954-1963 under the auspices of the Polish Radio. The skits and songs are presented by, among others, Irena Kwiatkowska, Alina Janowska, Mieczysław Czechowicz and Hanna Skarżanka.
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A Greek documentary by Takis Kanellopoulos about wedding traditions in western Greece and Macedonia. It was filmed in the village of Velvendo.
A Taiwanese language film
Early 1960s, Xinjiang, construction of a railway. Yin Meng is sent to Xinjiang for party work. Ying Meng has the most painful memories associated with this city—twenty years ago, the Kuomintang shot her husband here, she was imprisoned here, and her son was taken away from her here. The film tells the story of how Xinjiang has changed and how Ying Meng found her son.
Four deserters from Paraguay War hide in an old drunkard's country seat. The latter has two daughters who are unhappy with their recluse lives.
A Shaw Brothers comedy starring Patricia Lam Fung
An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the penthouses, this newsreel provides a colorful birds-eye view of London Town.
Documentary reports on everyday life in a big city, focusing on the window cleaners of Berlin. The narrator loosens up the shots of the window cleaners with amusing word capers, and the lively music complements the intercut scenes. The camera accompanies the glass cleaners on workshop windows, small and large shop windows, glass-clad house facades, balconies, office buildings and on the roofs of high-rise buildings. The viewer experiences everyday life in various professional areas and recognizes the little idiosyncrasies of the people portrayed.
Young Petter moves together with his family from a happy life in a rural fisher's village to a rough community and school life in the city of Oslo.
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Siberia, 1916-1917. Bolshevik Pyotr Sapozhkov is engaged in revolutionary propaganda and agitation in a small Siberian town after the end of his exile. He is assisted by his wife Varya. After the February Revolution, the Bolshevik party is still outlawed, Pyotr and Varya go into hiding and face arrest. The guards manage to capture their son Timu and the boy is taken to an orphanage.
Soundtrack: Stephan Wolpe's QUARTET FOR TRUMPET, TENOR SAXOPHONE, PERCUSSION, AND PIANO.
"My first film, THE PATH, was based on a dream about a group of people on an ‘outing’ or a picnic. The people in the dream meet and greet one another and then walk around and through old houses, barns, and buildings. Inside these structures they pass by other people involved in various activities. A woman is folding clothes. A man is making paintings. A young girl is sitting in front of a mirror trying on different necklaces." - Richard Myers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.
Believing he has killed a Policeman,a young Ducktail finds sanctuary on a farm, where he pretends to be the long-lost son of the blind farmer. The impostor blackmails the family into silence, knowing that their real son is in jail - and that if he reveals the truth, it will kill the farmer.
A tour of Hamburg's hotels, entertainment venues, and St. Pauli.
The film is an apology of movement, made here by a short editing pushed to the extreme.
A look at the reasons as to why we throw away 200 million bottles every year.
A poetic tale, told in the style of silent cinema, about the regulars at a provincial bar and their dreams.
Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic images of chairs, objects, and materials. In the second half, kaleidoscopic images of the Eames Office dissolve into a sequence of stop-motion shots of Charles and Ray seated in multicolored plastic chairs. The music is a jazz track composed and arranged by Dick Marx.
Jeepers enters Creepers into a prize fight to get money to pay the income tax he owes.
In 'Trapeze Pleeze', bizarrely, Heckle and Jeckle operate a marital bureau and work as matchmakers.
A documentary about a group of Warsaw tram workers who moonlight in the city orchestra at night.
Purged from its details, the image thus obtained offers a vision of this sculpture reduced to moving lights.
A dance film featuring Katherine Dunham Company.
Hong Kong horror comedy history movie from 1960.
A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts in 1957.
A village in Calabria still follows ancient customs in which young women must secretly wait for a log to be dragged to their doorstep in a symbolic declaration of love. Lino Del Fra reflects on how the weight of traditions exercises social control over love and family relationships.
A London family sets off for the annual hop-picking in Kent.
A look at UK drought of 1959 and the question as to whether Britain's water supplies are organised efficiently.
A woman is picking up her boyfriend at his flat as suddenly a red ball appears... .
A Berlinale best short film for young people award winning feature.
Robert Gardner interviews Frances H. Flaherty about the production of The Fishermen of Aran.
Sawakichi carried on his late father’s legacy, devoting himself to training in the art of seduction while searching for the secret scroll, but he fell just short of success. What is this secret scroll?
The original black and white version that tells the story of a man and a woman who go by raft to a remote desert island with chickens and a dog. At first, it is a kind of paradise for them. They farm and fish following the same routine every day, feasting on grilled sanma that they roast out in the open. One day, their harmony gets interrupted by a mustachioed scientist on a raft powered by an abused pig. This unwanted visitor constructs a robot which begins the process of industrialization on the island. The couple are disgruntled but decide to put up with the man and his technology.
The 13th short of the 'Angelino' series.
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