Thursday, January 26, 2012

Implantação da República - 1910


Country: Portugal
Also known as: The Revolution in Portugal
Production co.: British Pathe
Subtitles in English


Magyar Hirado - 1924


Country: Hungary
(c) Magyar Nemzeti Filmarchivum/ Hungarian Film Archive
Synopsis: HUNGARIAN NEWS 34; Sabre fencing world champion Dr. Sándor Pósta and his coach, Dr. László Gerentsér/ Warming up training exercises with the foil/Epée fencing, practicing tempo/ Sabre fencing school and assaut exercises/Jackie Coogan in Budapest/ National Catholic rally/The Eucharistic procession arrives at the Parliament/ Jackie contracted Metro Cinemas before the age of eight for which he received 500 thousand dollars. Jackie cashes in 275 thousand dollars for each picture he plays in/ Jannina cigarette paper exhibition.
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http://www.filmarchives-online.eu
With the support of the MEDIA Plus programme of the European Community.

Meteora - 1924


Country: Greece
(c) Tainiothiki tis Ellados/Greek Film Archive
Synopsis: Scenes from the life of monks at Meteora. Black and white motion pictures, undated. The first two recordings are general views of the monasteries on the rocks. Three recordings of monks picking olives. Two recordings of a monk filling a bucket with water from a stream. A monk is digging up the topsoil in a field. Sixteen recordings that clearly show the unusual, manually operated lift fitted with a net. Truly spectacular shots. Two recordings of the distribution of bread to monks in the presence of the stock keeper who takes notes.
Brought to you by 'filmarchives online', the web gateway to European film archives:
http://www.filmarchives-online.eu
With the support of the MEDIA Plus programme of the European Community

Wetzlarer Wintersport an der Brühlsbachwarte - 1914


Country: Germany
(c) Deutsches Filminstitut - DIF e.V.
Director: Oskar Barnack
English title: Winter sports in Wetzlar at the Brühlsbachwarte
Synopsis: Winter sports in Wetzlar. People with skis and wooden sleds occupy the slope.
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http://www.filmarchives-online.eu
With the support of the MEDIA Plus programme of the European Community.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Dévaliseurs Nocturnes - 1904


Country: France
Language: French
Director: Gaston Velle
Release Date: 24 December 1904 (USA)
Also known as: Burglars at Work (USA), Burglary at Night (UK)
Production Co: Pathé Frères
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Genres: Short
Gaston Velle and Segundo de Chomon were the two directors at Pathe charged with directing movies in the style of Georges Melies and, using the larger budgets and staffs available to them, eventually drove him out of business.
Neither, however, limited themselves to those movies and in this crime drama from 1904 we have an enormously sophisticated story film in sixteen scenes, using a cyclorama and a film grammar that had clearly evolved into modern film grammar with consecutive action clearly delineated -- compare this to the work that Edwin Porter was doing in the US at the time, works like LIFE OF AN American FIREMAN.

Les Chiens Savants - 1902


Country: France
Director: Alice Guy
Also known as: Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (USA - DVD title), Miss Dundee et les chiens savants (France)
Production Co: Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Genres: Short 

Les Cambrioleurs - 1897


Country: France
Director: Alice Guy
Also known as: The Burglars (International - DVD title and English title)
Production Co: Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Genres: Comedy | Short