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Brasil
Brasil
Abandoned documentary on the country Brazil which director Clouzot wanted to make while on honeymoon with his wife Véra Clouzot whose of Brazilian origin. Only an introductionary ...
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A town without flies
A town without flies
A teaching film for social studies, which was developed as a new educational subject in 1947. At an elementary school in Hokkaido, children have started a fly extermination campaign to ...
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Le Grand Désert
Le Grand Désert
In 1950, the explorer Roger Frison-Roche made a crossing of more than a thousand kilometers on the back of a camel with the photographer Georges Tairraz II, in the heart of the Sahara, ...
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The Golden Twenties
The Golden Twenties
Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles, and historical figures.
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Skiing in Quebec
Skiing in Quebec
The Quebec region is surrounded by marvelous sites for winter sports and skiing in particular. Lac-Beauport, Valcartier, Mont Ste-Anne are all places where skiers, beginners or experts, ...
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My Country ‘Tis of Thee
My Country ‘Tis of Thee
My Country 'Tis of Thee is a 1950 short documentary supervised by Gordon Hollingshead. It is a panoramic view of American history from the coming of the pilgrims all the way through to ...
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The Hollywood Ten
The Hollywood Ten
A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged with contempt of court after challenging the House Un-American Activities Committee and their ...
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Mirror of Holland
Mirror of Holland
In this short film Bert Haanstra gives his vision - from the water – of a tranquil Holland. During filming he held the camera upside down and afterwards put the images ‘up right’ again ...
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Vagabonds imaginaires
Vagabonds imaginaires
Jean-Louis Barrault, Charles Dullin and Roger Blin each say a poem. The actors do not appear on screen.
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Family Portrait
Family Portrait
In preparation for the celebration of the 1951 Festival of Britain, this short film was released to assure British citizens of their nation's place in the world and of their own places ...
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Beaver Valley
Beaver Valley
Produced by Walt Disney as part of the "True-Life Adventures" series of nature documentaries (1948–60). The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against ...
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The Undefeated
The Undefeated
Looking at how soldiers injured and disabled during WWII would be helped to live as normal a life as possible in the post war years.
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Afrique 50
Afrique 50
Afrique 50 is a 1950 French documentary film directed by René Vautier. The first French anti-colonialist film, the film derived from an assignment in which the director was to cover ...
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With These Hands
With These Hands
Produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film used actors to recreate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compare working conditions of the early 20th ...
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Disorder
Disorder
Variations on the cultural and intellectual explosion in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in 1946.
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The Century Is Fifty
The Century Is Fifty
As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of several European film reserves, director ...
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Life Begins Tomorrow
Life Begins Tomorrow
Documentary filmmaker Védrès' first semi-fictional feature was released in France in 1949 as La Vie Commence Demain. The film made it to the U.S. in 1952 as Life Begins Tomorrow. Made ...
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Kon-Tiki
Kon-Tiki
"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, to make a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands. The purpose ...
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The Costume Designer
The Costume Designer
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and ...