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.
Robinet corteggia una fanciulla che sta tirando le reti a riva. Il padre della fanciulla pretende però che la figlia si metta con un pescatore, quindi Robinet si traveste e intraprende la profe...
Typical work in the working class neighborhoods of Palermo.
Filmbiografie über die berühmte Trapp-Familie, die auch dem berühmten Kinomusical "The Sound of Music" ("Meine Lieder, meine Träume", USA 1965) als Vorlage diente.Die Erzählung beginnt in den 192...
Filmbiografie über das Wirken der Philosophin und Reporterin Hannah Arendt. Im Jahr 1933 verlässt die Jüdin ihre deutsche Heimat, geht zunächst nach Frankreich und 1941 nach Amerika. Dort arbeitet...
Fictional film about a wretch who wanders through the countryside. During this trip he brings misofortune to the people around him, causing displeasure. But all he wants is to find his beloved back.
Report on the growth of the city of Brussels
Unedited fragments, the first trials of the young cinematographer Gaston Schoukens.
Reportage sur un voyage en Belgique d'un groupe "d'évolués" en 1956. 1956. Une avion de la Sabena, venant de Léopoldville atterrit en Belgique. Seize notables et "évolués" (dont Patrice Lumumba)...