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.
Report on the funeral of Queen Astrid, preceded by a compilation of important moments in her life.
Documentary that dissects the judicial system with fictional scenes.
Le film retrace la première liaison, le 12 février 1925, entre Bruxelles et Kinshasa/Léopoldville à bord de l'avion "Princesse Marie José", sous la direction du lieutenant Edmond Thieffry, avec l...
Documentary made in Sweden for Belgian audiences after the sudden death of Queen Astrid.
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News item covering a patriotic march in the city centre of Brussels.
Un film sur Bruxelles, sans paroles, accompagn seulement de musique. Le film commence par un carton, annonant qu'il va suivre la vie d'une ville pendant 24h. Panorama de Bruxelles. Le canal avec des ...
Promotional documentary about the Belgium-Luxembourg steel industry.
Report on the funeral of cardinal Mercier.
Visite de l'Exposition universelle de Bruxelles 1958 par un enfant d'un an. Philippe, âgé d'un an, "l'âge où l'on joue au ballon", visite seul l'exposition, que le commentaire appelle "la grande m...