Cinematic Era: 1962 Vintage

The spotlight shines on the brave bomb disposal units of the three services, and a look at the many risks they take.

"The original film was rescued from a Tokyo trash bin. It is an American sexual education film in which plant and animal sex are explained. I, together with an artist friend, Natsuyuki Nakanishi, punched big holes in almost all of the frames. It was a protest against Japanese censorship of explicit images of sex, particularly pubic hair which the censors would cover with black marks. I inserted a few subliminal frames of pornographic imagery from magazines several times throughout the film. At the end, I even punched holes in these subliminal pictures, thereby 'censoring' the censored image." — Takahiko Iimura

Mihály Zágon has been struggling with his conservative mother-in-law for a long time. Now, that his wife is pregnant, the old woman wants Piroska to stay in bed. Mihály is elected to be the president of the co-operative, but nobody is happy about this back home. His wife often pretends to be ill to keep him by her side.

A small scooter falls off a truck loaded with toys. After many adventures, the brave little scooter finds its way to a kindergarten, where it brings great joy to the children.

Shot in 1959, Scotch Tape is Jack Smith's first film -- a joyous, three-minute romp, in color, using Peter Duchin's rhumba "Carinhoso" for its soundtrack. Three young men merrily bop through the wreckage of razed buildings at the site of what would become Lincoln Center. Apparently, Scotch Tape was never edited and, instead, was cut in the camera by Smith, combining long shots and close-ups while filming mostly from overhead. The title comes from a small strip of scotch tape that was accidentally stuck on the camera and so is visible in the lower-right corner of the frame throughout the film.

A True-To-Life Story of "Adiong" The Terror of Tondo...A Story of Bravery in Action.

How does a homing pigeon 'home'? This film takes a look at the development of the birds, from fledglings to long-distance champions.

An old Montmartre building with countless tenants: on the seventh floor, a Russian painter, Igor, lives in his art and dreams, whose paintings express kindness and indulgence; two floors below, a poor cabaret singer, Seraphita, poses for her neighbor when she feels too lonely and abandoned; further down, the Prunelle family lives, where the father and mother, inveterate drunks, indulge in drink and give their eleven-year-old son. Tique, who seems to have become indifferent, the spectacle of atrocious domestic scenes. By the time the film begins, Father Prunelle, drunker than ever, has chased Tique's mother away with insults...

A social drama about Abu Haila, who tries to impose his opinions on others. But his decisions turn out to be wrong every time and he finds himself in unexpected paradoxes.

A look at traffic controls in West Germany and their autobahns and how Britain can learn as they build miles of new motorway including the new Hammersmith Flyover.

While studying in the Philippines, Cokorde Gde Rai meets Angelo Reyes, who is planning to go to Indonesia to enhance his knowledge as a botanist. Before going to Bali, Cokorde takes him to sightsee, to Borobudur and other places. After a few days in Bali, Reyes’ girlfriend, Liza Presler, arrives. But there is a problem as Reyes has fallen for Aryani, sister of Suryati, who is the girlfriend of Cokorde. Liza tries to stand in between Reyes and Aryani, and she fails. At the end, Liza gets Raka instead, who initially proposed to Aryani, but failed as she had chosen Reyes.

An anti-alcohol poster full of bitterness. Artistic compositions made of bottles and alcohol labels tell the story of drinking alcohol – it starts from drinking alcohol as a young person and ends with the death on the operating table.

Loukas, a petty crook in prison, tries to exploit his connections with his fellow inmates to get ahead when he is released.

One day, Dr. Kamil realizes that his wallet has been stolen. He suspects Sevim, a woman he met the night before. He goes to the police to find out more about Sevim. He learns that Sevim has committed theft and fraud and that her ex-husband is in prison for similar crimes. He goes to Sevim's house, and an argument ensues between them. Sevim explains that she resorted to this path to educate her daughter Oya. Dr. Kamil finds Oya's school tuition payments and tries to dissuade Sevim from her actions. Meanwhile, Sevim's ex-husband Sadri escapes from prison and attempts to kidnap their daughter Oya. Upon learning this, Dr. Kamil will try to rescue Sevim from Sadri.

Woody has a tit-for-tat with Bucky Beaver as they attempt to destroy each other's house in this riotous cartoon.

"A virtuoso display of handheld camera recording the erotic impressions of a nice summer's day. A brief, happy film ideal for awakening an audience." - Center Cinema Co-Op Filmmakers' Distribution Catalog #2, 1972

Rıfat is tricked by a criminal network run by his ex-girlfriend Zişan. He is sent to prison for a series of murders he did not commit. He escapes from prison to prove his innocence. He tries to reach people who can testify in his favor. However, the witnesses are killed one by one before he can reach them. Rıfat meets Lale at the mansion where he takes refuge while injured. As events unfold, Lale becomes Rıfat's greatest ally. However, there are some things Rıfat does not know.

Trucks, barrows and even stretchers are now using hover power. This film further explores hovercraft and how it has developed since its introduction in 1959.

Three carefree students set out on a summer road trip across the Flemish countryside in a battered old car, hoping for adventure, romance, and fun. Along the way, they encounter colorful local characters and a variety of regional dialects and customs. Their lighthearted journey takes an unexpected turn when they become entangled in a bizarre espionage chase involving a Russian atomic spy and an American counterintelligence agent. Mixing slapstick comedy, travel adventure, and Cold War parody, the film follows the young travelers through a series of absurd and chaotic summer escapades.

Pink film by Satoru Kobayashi.

A short documentary about the tea drinking culture in the UK and the industry behind it.

A satire on business. We see a distinguished business man speaking gibberish, telephone ploes being ripped down to make room for beautiful farmlands, prices tumbling. I hoped the end would justify the means. –D. H.

A civil war soldier is lost in the woods when he shoots what he thinks is his enemy.

Today, a butterfly can never be certain that flitting from flower to flower won’t cause major incidents…

A documentary about the Atlantic Ocean, which tells of the coastal inhabitants' struggle with the sea, the secrets of the deep, and the benefits of the ocean.

A neo-realist drama set near the crumbling Arrow Theatre. Two street bodgies hang around near the station and try to terrorise an Italian girl. A boy tries to fight for her and is beaten up. The dry streets of Middle Park reflect the crabbed lives of the star-crossed lovers.

A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and insecticides and land reclamation.

A musical animated journey through the fascinating history of soup.

A black cat is chasing sparrow, a true friend of Snowman. With Snowman’s help the sparrow tricks and punishes the cat.

Folk traditions of the Scottish Highlands.

Piet inherits the title of Lord from one of his forefathers, but wants to have it revoked as to not hamper his chances in the upcoming election. However, the only man who can revoke the title is his opponent, Sir David.

This hybrid documentary chronicles the life of a young married Zharma(ethnic Muslim) couple living in the Niger River Valley.

Mr. Hong, a talented music teacher, arrives at a betel nut producing village in southern Taiwan. He meets the beautiful Yue-Hsia and they fall in love. However, Yue-Hsia's father wants to marry her off to a rich businessman.

Based off of a real-life story and set between the late 1940s and early 1950s during the liberation of Xinjiang. In a poor village in Kashgar, Xinjiang, Landlord Usman, in an effort to please Commissioner Yiming, offers Anarhan as a concubine. Anarhan, in love with the brave and handsome Kurban, refuses to marry Yiming, and her family becomes brutally persecuted by Usman. At the same time, Yiming joins forces with Inspector Masha to stop the Communist Party from marching into Xinjiang. Rahman, believing that the Communist Party can change their miserable lives, helps the People's Liberation Army and tasked forces arrive to Xinjiang. The villagers engage in a series of struggles to fight the evil landlords that once oppressed them, and finally welcome a new life. —MyDramaList

The film tells the story of Sister NIvedita, a Scots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and a disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

"An after-dinner farrago" featuring British writers and performers Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.

A boy and a girl in a small room, having a fight, making love and suddenly . . . a black humor on a young couple.—Takahiko Iimura, Paper Film: Love and Flowers, 1970.

How can we improve our ability to judge other people. Set in mainly a corporate environment addressing hiring managers. It features some great footage of rookie Willy Davis and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

A doctor invents a machine that can turn people into sand then back back again.

A short drama about a former Auschwitz prisoner who tries to saves animals from an abattoir.

Animated puppet short involving two sweethearts.

A Deputy Dawg short.

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Watching Sierra Leone Greets the Queen gives one a flavour of the hectic nature of royal tours; in just one week (from the 25th November to the 1st December 1961) the Queen and Prince Philip covered an exhausting array of sights, zooming around the country to take in the capital city Freetown, Bo, the Guma Dam, digging for diamonds (Sierra Leone’s biggest export), Hangha and observing the iron ore works at Marampa. The visit was politically significant - Sierra Leona had become independent from Britain in April the same year. Colonialism’s influence is felt throughout the film, and not just in the place names (Victoria Park, Queen Elizabeth II Quay) - the ‘day in the life of a Bo schoolboy’ seems not radically different from the British equivalent, while the ‘children’s rally’ consists of boys dressed impractically in boaters and blazers, and girls marching in gymslips.

A film about the struggles of Poles in the partisan movement.