In 1968 Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay founded the band Can in Cologne, which cultivated an avant-garde style somewhere between free jazz and funk, krautrock and psychedelic rock, and also experiment...
A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.
Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...
Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
Prise de Courcelles (Oise, Picardie) en 1918
Reims en ruines (Département Marne, Champagne-Ardenne)
Un 210 éclate - Faubourg d'Amiens á Arras (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
Dixmude en ruines (Diksmuide, Belgique, Yser, Flandre-Occidentale)
4045 - Marne 1916 - Fosse commune
7301 - Argonne - La Chalade (Lachalade, Département Meuse, Lorraine)
3217 - Albert Cathédrale (Albert, Département Somme, Picardie)
Main de Massiges (Département Marne, Champagne-Ardenne)
Documentary about the life of King Albert I of Belgium. The film is entirely composed of archival footage.
News report about the Liberation of Brussels.
Documentaire dédié au 20e anniversaire du Grand Orchestre symphonique de l'INR, et qui retrace l'histoire de cette formation. Le film commence par le panorama d'une ville, la nuit, avec, en surimpre...
Commemoration of the liberation of Brussels.
Commemoration of the liberation of Brussels.
*Aprs le Qubec. Aprs avoir assist au Canada la confrence de Qubec, Churchill et son pouse reviennent en Angleterre bord du Queen Mary. Ils rejoignent ensuite Londres en train o ils sont accueillis p...
*Eclipse du 9 juillet. Depuis l'observatoire royal d'Uccle, les astronomes belges observent l'clipse partielle du 9 juillet. Ces observations permettent de confirmer ou de rectifier les calculs mathma...
*La confrence des 5 puissances. A Lancasterhouse, Londres, les ministres des affaires trangres des puissances allies (Etats-Unis, Grande-bretagne, Chine, URSS et France) statuent sur l'avenir. La dlga...
The construction of the Vajont dam.