"L'Chaim" ist ein jüdischer Trinkspruch, ein Lebensmotto und der Name des Protagonisten dieses Dokumentarfilms. Der jüdische Lebenskünstler Chaim Lubelski hat ein ziemlich wildes Leben geführt: Al...
Dokudrama über Leben und Karriere von Florence Foster Jenkins, die als "schlechteste Sängerin aller Zeiten" zu zweifelhaftem Ruhm kann. Unabhängig von ihrem begrenzten Musiktalent zeigt sie der Fil...
Als der Schriftsteller Tomas in einen Unfall verwickelt wird, bei dem ein Kind stirbt, traumatisiert ihn dieses Erlebnis. Obwohl ihn keine direkte Schuld trifft, leidet er über Jahre hinweg an tiefen...
Lebenskünstler Jakob, Ende 30, schlägt sich hauptsächlich mit Auftritten als Elvis-Imitator in Seniorenheimen durch. Ausgerechnet, als er eines Tages einen Job als Fahrer in einem internationalen T...
Schweden, Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts. Maria Larsson, eine einfache Arbeiterfrau, nimmt an einer Lotterie teil und gewinnt überraschend eine Fotokamera. Maria kann mit dem neuartigen Apparat zunächs...
Der Enddreißiger Uwe hat den Eindruck, dass seine 83-jährige Großmutter Hilde in einem Hamburger Pflegeheim nicht gut genug aufgehoben ist. Also holt er sie kurzerhand ab und bringt sie i...
The people of Lochgelly at work and play, with footage of wash day and playing golf and bowls.
One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd between 1954 and 1961, it includes a tea party for members of staff held at Turnberry Hotel where they also play golf for the inter-...
Amateur footage of people in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, traffic on Great Western Road and street scenes in the city.
The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a m...
Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...
I. An out-of-focus sequence of General Sir Edmund Allenby (?) reviewing a marchpast by British or Indian Cavalry of the Desert Mounted Corps, Palestine Front, 1918.II. Arab workers filling bottles and...
One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. between 1954 and 1961. Featuring their Cyclone furnace for firing coal at work; the Renfrew staff association magazine going to pre...
One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. made between 1954 and 1961, it is a review of the work and recreation for members and friends of the Babcock and Wilcox family. [Se...
Laurel and Hardy visit Edinburgh in 1932, arriving at Waverley Station, going to the North British Hotel and finally, visiting the Castle.
Amateur footage of West Pilton's Gala week including the church parade, a bowling competition, a football match and the Gala Queen crowning ceremony.
Australian soldiers, probably of 5th Division, at the south end of the Saint Quentin tunnel at Bellicourt. A temporary bridge has been built just below the tunnel entrance. A view, from on top of the ...
Trine Vester: A classic tale of good and evil - a dramaturgic symphony, in which the movements are the source of understanding.
The story of the transport of logs from the forest areas of East Pakistan to the Khulna Newsprint Mill eighty miles up river.
Some events in the life of the Provost of Inverness including the Kirkin' of the Council, the Armistice Service of 1955, the 210th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden and the opening of Bellfield P...
A tour through various exhibitions in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Footage of sand racing, and coverage of the first post-war car hill climb race held at Rest and Be Thankful, organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, St Andrews.