A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait reads the poem throughout the film.
Amateur footage of the Erskine ferry and slipways after ceasing operation after the opening of the new Erskine Bridge.
Scenes of the peace pageant in the Borders town of Galashiels.
Life on Marywell Farm during the first years of the Taggart family's occupancy.
Amateur footage of the south side of Glasgow and the city centre during heavy snow.
Broxburn Gala Day and crowning of the Queen, 26th June 1954. Includes footage of the procession, children's fancy dress competition and the Gala Queen crowning ceremony.
Procession of the Gala Queen and "The Champion" through the streets of Kirkliston, West Lothian. 3rd July 1954.
The first annual inter-house school sports day at Broxburn High School, West Lothian. 5th July 1954.
Views of Benmore House and Estate, gifted by H.G. Younger as a forestry and botany demonstration area with some of the activities given to forestry trainees.
The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.
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....
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...
A cartoon combining drawings and live footage, in which a drawing comes to life while its author isn't there. The film's director began as a political cartoonist and in 1914 founded Bray Studios, amon...
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.
Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.
Presentation of Brussels by the puppets Toone and Woltje.
Journaal over de begrafenisplechtigheden van koning Albert I. (1) 19 februari 1934. Het lijk van de koning wordt naar zijn kasteel te Brussel gebracht. De beelden van de stoet, waarin tussen de rui...
Until today one of the most mysterious figures in Italian cinema has been, without a doubt, Lucio D’Ambra. Recent finds of his works permit a more accurate outline of a personality capable of ...
Documentary on the painter René Magritte, with an analysis of his work.
De film opent met verschillende beelden die moeten aantonen hoe de mens en de manier waarop hij zich voortbeweegt steeds evolueert. Men verplaatst zich eerst te voet om vervolgens gebruik te maken van...
Propagandafilm voor de verkiezingen van 1 juni 1958. Er wordt even teruggeblikt naar 1954, de CVP had er een puinhoop van gemaakt: (Beelden van: lente in de natuur; werkloosheid in 1954 (300.000); ina...
De film opent met beelden van Guido Gezelle (afbeelding), Tollenaere (foto), P. Benoit, met daartussen moeilijk te localiseren plaatsen. Het beeld van Reimond Tollenaere bij de start van de film zou k...
Documentaire over de geschiedenis van het vliegtuig. De titel van de documentaire ontbreekt. De documentaire begint met beelden van het eerste motorvliegtuig, dat in 1903 uitgevonden is door de gebr...
The mafia’s interference in every level of political power.