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...
A trip to Trieste and its surroundings following the tracks of three great writers: Scipio Slataper, Italo Svevo and Umberto Saba.
De Duitse Invasie. 5e serie. Na de terugtrekking van het Duitse leger.
Filmportret van Gouda: typerende gebouwen, stadsbeelden en een kijkje in de kaarsenindustrie.
The past recaptured by Aldo Palazzeschi. The moody and sardonic spirit of his early youth, ironic comments about experiences with "crepuscolarism" and "futurism". His poetry carefully captures w...
Just outside the old city walls of Rome, we find a mass of washed-out houses and bumpy streets arranged in a geometrical pattern that makes them anonymous and depersonalized. The documentary fil...
The first Norwegian film with international ambitions, Thin Ice is a story of young love, corporate ambition, and a daring nighttime caper. Tom, a strapping young student, gets his dream job as an adv...
From 1891 to 1945, a popular form of iconography thrived next to the official one documenting Italy’s political and social life. This alternative iconography can be found in humorous and satir...
Barbarians outside: yesterday as today. Who have centuries of civilization gone by for? Not even appearance has altered the Norman in his barbarism. This great work from the Ambrosio hotbed admi...
Eesti Rahvuskongressist osavõtjad Tallinnas
An der Straßenbahnhaltestelle Geiselgasteig trifft der Sportreporter Robert Krohn (Hilmar Thate) eine verängstigte Frau. Er bringt sie in die Stadt, sieht sie am nächsten Tag in einem noblen C...
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Toeristische film over België waarin een fictieverhaal verwerkt is. Pierre Brabant, een rijke Brusselaar ontvangt een brief van zijn vriend uit Canada, die hem wil bezoeken en onderwijl de hand vrage...
Dans ce film tourné en 1942 pour un public américain, le réalisateur trace un portrait de la modernisation en cours du Congo belge et de son rôle - et celui de tous ses habitants - dans l'effort d...
Voorlichtingsfilm over de wederopbouwpolitiek in België na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Op de tonen van "Uit de Nieuwe Wereld" van A. Dvorak moet de film, in opdracht van de Belgische overheid, de kijker ...