A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.
Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]
A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.
A promotional film for George Waterston and Sons of Edinburgh, Wax Chandlers. This film shows interiors and machinery of the firm's old wax making factory at St. John's Hill, just prior to demolition....
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....
The wedding of Jock Lyon and Lorna Duncan at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, February 23rd 1928.
Family home life.
Shopping in Glasgow. Fruit and vegetables being selected for delivery to local stores.
A survey of Aberdeen's industries, including shipbuilding, granite quarrying, fishing, papermaking, textiles and light engineering.
The Gathering at Glenfinnan in the Highlands to mark the 200th anniversary of raising the standard of James VIII of Scotland and III of England.
Presentation of Brussels by the puppets Toone and Woltje.
In 1968 Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay founded the band Can in Cologne, which cultivated an avant-garde style somewhere between free jazz and funk, krautrock and psychedelic rock, and also experiment...
Nach einer Umweltkatastrophe breitet sich der (fiktive) bolivianische Salzsee Diablo Blanco immer weiter aus und bedroht die Lebensräume von Menschen und Tieren. Im Auftrag der Vereinten Nationen sol...
The Polytech Choir returns to Helsinki Malmi Airport. Nobel laureate Ralph Bunche (1904-1971) in Helsinki (Helsinki Malmi Airport, Savoy restaurant). Christmas greeting. Hurricane in the USA. Aircraft...
British WWI submarines raised to the surface in the Gulf of Finland. Ergot cultivation experiment of Leiras, a pharmaceutical company. Boy orchestra from Rauma in Helsinki. Handicraft exhibition of Ma...
81st Ceremonial Conferment of the University of Helsinki Department of Philosophy (Senate Square, Lutheran Cathedral, boat excursion). The foundation stone for Saarijärvi secondary school is laid. Va...
Opening ceremony of the Ski World Championships in Lahti. The Finnish Ski Federation celebrates its 50th anniversary. Helicopter flight in the Soviet Union (foreign material). American film producer M...
The Spring Expo opens in Helsinki. The Rhine floods (foreign material). New margarine factory in Raisio. Hair stylist Egan Brügge from Hamburg exhibits new hair trends. Delnoy wins the mile run at an...
The eastern border opens for tourist traffic at Vaalimaa; present day Vyborg. The 1958 general elections. The Aldenburg, a reefer ship, is launched from Pansio Shipyard. The Mercator, a Belgian traini...
Memorial service at the war graves in Helsinki to commemorate those who fell in the Winter War. University of Helsinki students walk through Helsinki from Hietaniemi cemetery to the Senate Square in a...
The Israeli ambassador presents his credentials to the President of the Republic. The Great Finnish Fair (Suomen Suurmessut) opening on Töölö ball field. Posters from the Finlandia poster competiti...