An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective w...
Documentary about Spanish director Luis García Berlanga's "The Executioner" (1963)

This film was produced as an extension of a research film on the metamorphosis of the fly. It succes...

Chris Jiménez follows Sanae Nagashima with his camera in her journey from the crowded streets of Asa...

In Raiano, Italy, the feast of S. Venanzio is celebrated every year. Beside the official celebration...
A troupe of gypsies takes a traveler along with them on their day trip.
On a market day in Kernascleden, two Breton women exchange their hair for a few coins. The hair beco...
Also known as The Operation of Dr. Alejandro Posadas. Filmed with early orthochromatic film in the H...
In a strange twist of irony, Americans celebrate their independence on the sovereign lands of the Qu...
Lucien Bull was a pioneer in chronophotography. Chronophotography is defined as "a set of photograph...
It is a dramatic film, with its colossal explosion and smouldering remains. Within seconds of the ch...

A man promised to his dying mother to find and give a proper resting place to the remains of the fat...

After a big flood some Calabrian children are sent to Milan.

This short documentary depicts Christmastime in Montreal. The milling crowds, department store Santa...
The escort vessel with the harpoon searches for whales. The sailor on the observation mast points to...
The film offers three excerpts from the life of a working blind person. It shows in particular the e...