A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

Here's a strange one. First, a song on a blackboard: a Polish translation of “I love my little roost...

This sex education movie explore themes of body development, sexual hygiene, masturbation, menstruat...

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The sights and sounds of a kimchi factory in Vietnam.

A short documentary film about the director's relationship with his deceased grandfather.
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Angela Davis visiting the German Democratic Republic. A film about the people she met and her impres...

After a near-death experience, a person floats in a mysterious space, gradually being reborn by reco...
This short film is a metaphore for the destruction of the indian culture by the 'white man'.

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This fascinating record of Edwardian Nottingham was filmed from the driver's platform of a tram on a...

A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of ma...
How to make the most of a defeat. How to make money from Napoleon's fiasco at Waterloo.

A short piece that looks at the 2012 film's ensemble cast and the strengths they brought to the proj...

The story of the rise to stardom of Joaquin Phoenix, an actor of magnetic physique, tumultuous past,...

Claustrophobic portrait of a docile rural wife's daily routine.

A story about several beaver families in their wild surroundings. The interesting process of buildin...

In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, un...

A portrait of the mythical Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-96), a unique performer who was ...