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.
Documentary about urbanism and aesthetics in architecture. This film is a part of the trilogy 'Urbanisme'.
I. Spanish language version of a newsreel item on General Sir William Robertson inspecting Australian and New Zealand officer trainees in Cambridge, April 1918. II. Spanish language version of a newsr...
I. French language version of a newsreel item on Welsh Day in London, June 1918. II. French language version of a newsreel item on the knighting of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes by George V at Buckingh...
"FRANCES' DAY. London celebrates 14th of July by wearing the tricolour in honour of her glorious ally." British Army officers stand in busy street with girls sporting bonnets and dresses decorated in ...
I.The march past. Cavalry artillery and Royal Engineers with their pontoon equipment marching past the King.II. Royal Review. His Majesty the King attended by Field Marshal the Viscount French inspe...
Version with French language subtitles of part of IWM 17 the NEW CRUSADERS Men of 1/8th Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment, 54th (East Anglia) Division, on Samson Ridge, resting and eating. Some of the...
"USA Excursion Steamer Disaster" (208-2) "Rescuers working on the «Eastland» which capsized in the Chicago River", with the loss of over one thousand lives."Training mules for the Army" (208-2) "Mr ...
The Danish film journal FILMEN was published in the period 1912-1919 (24 issues per year). First published under the name "A/S Kinografen", then from 1913 under the name "Association of Cinema Theatre...
Der Filmemacher Thomas Balmès reist in seinem Film nach Bhutan, ein kleines Land zwischen Indien und China. Zehn Jahre zuvor war er schon einmal hier. Damals porträtierte er den siebenjährigen Peya...
Man schreibt das Jahr 79 nach Christus: Der keltische Sklave Milo wurde auf Grund seiner übermenschlich anmutenden Kraft zu einem Gladiatoren ausgebildet, der jeden Gegner im Handumdrehen besiegt. Al...
Der gebürtige Ost-Berliner Matthias hat es scheinbar geschafft: Er arbeitet in einer der angesagtesten Werbeagenturen der Hauptstadt und führt ein unbeschwertes, wohlhabendes Single-Leben. Als jedoc...
"Majestät brauchen Sonne" – diese Phrase diente zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts nicht nur dazu, die Reisefreudigkeit Kaiser Wilhelm II., des letzten deutschen Kaisers, zu erklären, sondern war glei...
Als sich Nora und Aron in der U-Bahn begegnen, ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. War es nach Noras Ansicht ein Zufall, dass sich die beiden über den Weg gelaufen sind, ist es für Aron Bestimmung. D...
In seinem Film porträtiert Tilman König seinen Vater Lothar König, der als Stadtjugendpfarrer in Jena arbeitet. Der Kette rauchende Vater König ist eine imposante Erscheinung, mit wilder Haarmähn...
Über einen Zeitraum von einem Jahr begleiten die Macher dieses Dokumentarfilms den jüngsten Bürgermeister Deutschlands bei seiner Arbeit: Daniel Zimmermann, Bürgermeister der 45.000 Einwohner zäh...
International besetzter Sciene-Fiction-Thriller von Christian Alvart. Im Mittelpunkt der Geschichte stehen die beiden Astronauten Payton und Bower. Nachdem sie an Bord ihres gigantischen Raumschiffes ...