Short comedy about two neighbour children from different social environments, Fritz en Mädi, during the First World War. They are bragging about their fathers who are returning from the war, and play...
Short film in which Barbara's father is killed during a raid of the Vandals. When Barbara and the other women are threatened, she throws a box with explosives to the attackers, which causes their deat...
Episode of the series "Aviation in Brescia": airplane exercises featuring the pilots Curtiss, Rougier, Calderara, Blériot and Cobianchi.
Panoramic shot over Santiago de Compostela. A crowd in the streets attends a procession followed by a parade of men with hats, women with veils, people with masks and music bands.
This documentary puts together different moments of Pier Antonio Quarantotto Gambini’s poetic journey, pausing on the only work in verse by this writer from Trieste, “Racconto d'amore” (Lo...
The young hothead Billy is drifting into a life of crime and has a violent quarrel with his girlfriend Nelly. The lay preacher John Redmond tells Billy his life's story. Many years before, he was a we...
Napoleon is called up to the army, and says goodbye to Sally, and to the people in the film studio. He leaves. But Sally quickly chases after him, and together they arrive at "Fort Skiddoo". The chaot...
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
01 - Estero Rotative di giornali e titoli sugli avvenimenti che stanno sconvolgendo l’Europa dell’est: in Polonia la rivolta degli studenti contro il regime, in Cecoslovacchia le dimissioni ...
Spanish writers and personalities devoted to their hobbies: reading, walking, painting or visiting a museum.
Between 28-30 December 1917, Padua suffered three air raids by Austrian aircraft. After the first, The Times of London reported:"December 29. : Yesterday evening at 9 p.m. enemy airmen, true to their...
The workforce is mainly women working at benches or on production lines. They test rubber mouthpieces for leaks with a probe. They test the expiratory valves in the same manner. The corrugated tubes a...
The curtain goes up on the cartoon to introduce the two characters. They set out on patrol from a police station. The dog sees a cat and chases it over rough ground and through a sewer pipe. The handl...
Ambitious spanish-french co-production (costed one million pesetas in those years) based on the life of Christopher Columbus.
Spendid shots of the famous waterfalls filmed on the Canadian side and distributed at the time by the Belgian Cingraphique University, founded in 1926 and specialised in the distribution of documentar...
Melodrama, about a father and son sharing the love for the same charming girl. A dramatic night storm leads to jealousy and loss of honor.
Various clips from Oslo 1912-14. The opening of the 100th Anniversary Exhibition, May 15, 1914, with people waiting to get in. Market stalls and trade in Oslo city centre. The departure of one of The ...
Two events in the city of Kristiansand around 1918: A rich Norwegian emigrant returns from America, and a memorial for sailors killed in World War I is unveiled.
A patriotic film tinged with humor and sentimentalism. Stock footage (the crowded town, the departure of warships) and reconstructed war scenes in the desert are part of the second half about th...
Špilberk is a picturesque castle dominating the modern city of Brno (Czech Republic). Over the course of time it has been a fortress, prison, museum and a place for torture. During the Inquisit...
The documentary reconstructs World War I through the letters of fighting soldiers. Both the situations in Italy and in other warring nations are taken into consideration.
Baldevin and Simen become friends while at sea, only to go their separate ways. Many years later, Simen is married to a wealthy widow. When Baldevin arrives in town, Simen seeks to ensure his friend's...
The film reviews the history and art of Vienna and the empire of which it was the capital for centuries, ending with a vision of the contemporary city.
The documentary makes use of different testimonies of Art Nouveau, from a brief, initial summary of the artistic movement, to an interview with a person (Sergio Tofano) who lived during that era...