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Tour of Piedras Negras and Ciudad Juárez, the most important gateways that Mexico has towards the United States, this tape is a record of a border line that marks the differences between one country and another.
“My life was the same as that of thousands of gringos: I plowed and sowed the land, and went to the bar on Sunday.” Such is the refrain throughout LA PAMPA GRINGA, which endeavors to relate the sense of community built by the European settlers who in 1865 first colonized the town of Esperanza, located in Birri’s native province of Santa Fe. Largely consisting of juxtaposed daguerreotypes from the period and newspaper printings, LA PAMPA GRINGA exhibits Birri’s ability to weave narratives out of historical documentation in deft, admirable form.
After a traumatic event leaves a young woman with hysterical blindness and amnesia, "The Blind Hunter" (George Nader) steps in to protect her from a brutal killer. Her memories are finally unlocked by an eerie piano melody of the Visayan love song Dandansuy, leading to a climactic showdown along the dangerous, winding Kennon Road near Baguio City.
This film is intended to explain to pregnant women whose babies are soon to be born what to expect from the labor and delivery experience. It addresses how to distinguish false labor from true labor, when to pack a bag for the hospital, what procedures will be carried out to prep the woman for delivery, the types of anesthetic a doctor might order, and techniques for minimizing discomfort. Changes in the cervix and uterus are illustrated with animation techniques, while the birth of the baby, including episiotomy and use of forceps, are shown in a real hospital room.
Santiago de Cuba, 1956. Pablo, a young mulatto with a deep poetic sensibility, studies at the university. He loves María, who, despite her parents' wealthy position, is not accepted in high society because of the color of her skin.
On behalf of the Arvin Corporation, Buster Keaton demonstrates the importance of using Maremont auto parts for potential repairs while running a petrol station.
The first signs of autumn are seen in a landscape along a river. Some villagers are stacking a bed of stone blocks on the river-bank to avoid more eroding. Others are occupied by ploughing, fishing or repairing. A small steamboat passes by. In the engine room a stoker is shovelling coal into the oven. Further down the river a small town is passed by the water. A rowing-team is training for coming races. Some biologists are looking at microbes from the water through a microscope. A group of workers are painting a new barge and push it into the river. When a small boy sees a racing boat, he leaves his sand-castle and runs along the river.
Two proud fisherman families live on a very small island in Estonia. The two fishermen have always bore a grudge against each other. Their stubbornness and disobedience to German occupiers leads to dramatic events where staying alive is worse than death. Since it is impossible to escape public contempt, they have to decide how to redeem themselves.
1963 Indian Kannada language film
Documentary about Russia and China during comunism.
This film shows the Romas' life in Hungary, the prejudices they are faced with when adapting themselves to society, and the Romas' ancient customs which often defy adaptation.
When Woody makes way too much racket with his TV set and musical instruments, his neighbors have had enough and evict him from the entire city...
Inspired by the teen rebel genre popular at the time, the film portrays a boy peer pressured into taking a wild ride in a stolen car that leads to tragic consequences.
A pair of struggling artists meanders through Athens, Greece, posing as tourists to keep a roof over their heads.
A look at the origins of man-powered flight, focusing on John Wimpenny, the first man to pedal himself through the air for more than half a mile.
A glimpse of the UK fashion industry and its export plans.
The film is based on Edhir Paradhathu (1954), directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao.
About the Maranatha Movement and the Plymouth Brothers activity in Sweden. The visit by James Taylor Jr. of the Exclusive Brethren. And the perception that the evil in the world is growing so strong that it is time for Anti-Christ to arrive.
A married woman living in France returns to Madrid to bury her father.
A woman and boy visit an ominous graveyard.
General Cartoon is a satirical film that fuses poignant social commentary with dark humour. The titular character, General Cartoon, is a bandit who ruthlessly steals and kills to enrich himself. His life takes an unexpected turn when Nyunt Hlaing, a dim-witted but kind treasure-hunter who bears an uncanny resemblance to him, stumbles onto the scene. Mistaken for the notorious bandit wherever he goes, Nyunt Hlaing is presented with protection money from even other bandits.
A look at the Ministry of Aviation's centre at Boscombe Down, where plans are tested for the services.
Censored film by Arturo Plascencia, with music by Lila Morillo and Estelita del Llano.
A satirical look at today's times.
Portrait of the painter Ennio Calabria: the title refers to one of the dominant themes in his paintings.
The adventures of a classic "podrywacz" character known from Molière's drama and Byron's poem, who has not lost popularity until today. All this is shown with a pinch of salt, in a grotesque form of a cut-out film, reminiscent of the comic book editions of "Trzy Muszkieterów".
It follows vibrant young Australian woman Laura, who forges a successful banking career in London and seemingly has the perfect marriage. Her world is turned upside down when she is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her husband starts to show his true colors. When a tragic accident leaves her a widowed mother with three sons, she returns home to Australia, and is reunited with Michael, a high school friend and a divorcee with one daughter, who has loved Laura since they were teenagers.
A short film by Joseph L. Anderson. Part of the 'Bluegrass Trilogy'.
A 1963 French documentary film directed by Jacques Ertaud.
A bitter reflection on the development of civilization.
A Pinku film from the independent production studio Kanto featuring a starring role for the former Japanese sex symbol Hisako 'Choko' Tsukuba.
A montage, using documentary material filmed during the war, shows the beginnings of an air attack and Londoners entering shelters. From the silent deserted streets, the film moves underground into the world of Henry Moore's shelter drawings. People sit along subway platforms, looking after their children, settling down for the night, sleeping in bunks and on the floor. Above ground London burns. Henry Moore used the eye of a sculptor in portraying the stolidity and enduring patience of a besieged people. This film brings together a unique series of drawings which are some of the most remarkable achievements of an artist during wartime. Eliminating all narration, it explores, on several metaphoric levels, the very nature of human consciousness and creativity.
The lead character is a garbage man whose wife doesn't appreciate him especially since she ends up constantly washing all the clothes! So he goes to school to become a better class trash man but the wife still doesn't appreciate him since he even smells worse. So he becomes a captain which impresses her enough that she goes with him on a boat. Guess what kind of boat that turns out to be?
The story in the film is about the love between a man and a woman from the same village, Hoan and Can, who have two children together. But this love affair encountered many difficulties and pressure from family and social customs, forcing Can to leave his hometown and go to the mountains. As for Hoan, she was also prevented by her husband's family because they were afraid of having to redistribute their land. The film shows viewers the relationships and behaviors of Northern farmers in the context of the 1960s.
When the police picks up a suspicious man carrying a knife, he appears to be suffering from amnesia. They send him to a special hospital to put him under observation. There, the man begins regain snippets of memory and starts to do some investigating of his own. Unfortunately, he also appears to be suffering from hallucinations which hinder his progress.
The film consists of three sequences shot by a fixed camera: the first shows the balcony of a hospital with patients (soundtrack from the film "Vivre sa vie" by Jean-Luc Godard), the second is a scraped wall and the third is a crossroad with pedestrians and cars (sound taken from the film "The Time-Machine " by George Pal).
The Ohio State Highway Patrol explain the need for safe driving, and the tragic consequences of accidents.
Harry Happy puts on a bright smile to the world that does him wrong, while barking orders to his terrified wife at home. But a marriage counselor gives him a better idea.
A police drama about the confrontations between the police and drug dealers in the city of Basra. The film includes many of Ahlam Wahbi’s songs in her early cinematic appearances. The film achieved great public success upon its screening in Baghdad and the governorates.
A fascinating look at canals and how they have been rediscovered by holidaymakers.
A contemplation on the role of human hands in the life of man and society.
A report from the work of two Polish icebreakers called ‘Perkuna’ and ‘Światowid’ during a harsh winter near the Danish Drogen Strait. The film shows the value of collective work and the ability to harness the forces of nature by a man.
A lower-caste devotee of Bhagwan Shri Krishan faces life-threatening challenges from upper-caste and wealthy people.
A photographic essay on the various kinds of sailing craft in action on calm summer days, during a squall and after a storm. No narration but music and sound effects.
Scenes from daily life in Mali, filmed in the streets of Bamako and on the banks of the Niger.
This black and white documentary film reports on a brigade of women, they are the "stars" of a Berlin light bulb factory. What is striking is the cordiality and good cooperation within the women's group, despite their monotonous work in the control area in the production of tungsten wires, also called filaments. Original tones are inserted to convey the joys, the cheerfulness and quick-wittedness that they have despite their burden of family and work. A problem of the wrong way of counting the female workers is openly addressed by the brigade leader and in a countercut Inge introduces her baby to her colleagues in the company. Everything seems like one big family and nobody can really imagine being without this work.
With 'Ninety Nine Per Cent' Giorgio Mangiamele harnessed satiric, surreal and slapstick comedy to tell his most socially probing story of the impact of urban as well as cultural isolation. Where his earlier films, including 'Il Contratto' and two versions of 'The Spag' had portrayed problems specific to being an Italian migrant in an often racist and uncaring Australia, 'Ninety Nine Per Cent' made the impact of isolation within a multiracial society more universal. The film is a visual advance on Mangiamele’s earlier films, aided by its being filmed on 35mm stock (all the earlier works had been shot on 16mm), bringing a new sharpness, depth of field and exposure range to images. 'Ninety Nine Per Cent' was to be Mangiamele’s only comedy and in many ways it is his most adventurous, accessible work.
