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ART AND MOVEMENT
non-fiction / Educational film
1965
National Library of Scotland

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.

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BRIDE AND GROOM
Feature film / Amateur film
1956
National Library of Scotland

Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]

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CASTLE AND CAPITAL
non-fiction / Documentary film
1979
National Library of Scotland

A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.

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SEALING WAX AND WAFERS
non-fiction
1966
National Library of Scotland

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....

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SPACE AND LIGHT
non-fiction / Documentary film
1972
National Library of Scotland

An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.

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GLASGOW TODAY AND TOMORROW
non-fiction
1949
National Library of Scotland

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....

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LORNA AND JOCK'S WEDDING
non-fiction / Amateur film / Amateur film
1928
National Library of Scotland

The wedding of Jock Lyon and Lorna Duncan at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, February 23rd 1928.

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CUMBERNAULD GRANNY AND GRANDPA
non-fiction / Amateur film / Amateur film
1937
National Library of Scotland

Family home life.

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ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH AND CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
National Library of Scotland

The Corpus Christi procession from St. Joseph's Church Kilmarnock to Nazareth House (Convent of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth). [Part of a collection of films concerning the Catholic liturgical practi...

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MESOPOTAMIA - BAGHDAD AND RIVER SCENES [Main]
Imperial War Museums

(Reel 1) The film's only caption, "Indian troops marching through Baghdad". They are wearing winter clothing. A British horse-drawn fire-engine leaves for a (staged ?) emergency. On the river there ar...

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COACHBUILDERS, the
National Library of Scotland

Informative overview of horse-drawn carriages as a means of transport in Edinburgh from Victorian times to more recent times (milk delivery). Illustrated with dramatised sequences and information on ...

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HIGHLAND FLING
National Library of Scotland

A romantic wee ballet, Highland Fling is Matthew Bourne’s take on the classic La Sylphide. It follows James, a young Scot with sex, love and rock and roll on his mind, and his fateful journey from t...

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WINGS OVER EVEREST: The Story of the Houston - Mt. Everest Flight
National Library of Scotland

The first flight over Mount Everest on 3rd April 1933, in two modified Westland Wallace bi-planes, piloted by early Scottish aviators, the Marquess of Clydesdale and Donald McIntyre. This daring feat...

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the YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT [Main]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- [the BRITISH REGIMENTS] [Allocated Series]

Close-up of a sergeant holding a football marked 2Y&L. Pan over the men of the battalion, lying, sitting or standing informally, with two Lewis machine guns in the front row. Two lance-corporals sitti...

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Baker Family Films: Austria, Family and Hitler
Other title(s):
- Baker Family Collection - Vienna, 1937-1938

American Ross Allen Baker and his family spent the years 1937/1938 in Vienna. Along with private footage of the family in their free time, the film shows various street scenes from the tim...

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Public Health Department and Medical Work
Centre nationale du cinéma et de l’image animée

The Public Health Department was created to put reception and counseling facilities into place--with the American Committee's help-- for parents in difficulty. An American Committee nurse, assisted b...

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PIGEONS AND SEAPLANES [Main]
Imperial War Museums

A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...

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BY LEARNING AND COURTESY
National Library of Scotland

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.

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Salt and Fire
Film still
2015
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

Volker Michalowski, Veronica Ferres, Gael García Bernal (in the front from left to right) in "Salt and Fire" (2015/16)

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The Farmer and I
Film still
26.1
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

Irja von Bernstorff (second from the right), Sangay Rinchen (on the right) in "The Farmer and I" (2013-16)

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CRIEFF HIGHLAND GATHERING
National Library of Scotland

Events at the 1950 Crieff Highland Gathering, the first held after 1939.

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Cough and sneezes

As producer, actor and filmmaker, Richard Massingham managed to combine his passion for film and medical science.

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SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CUTS
National Library of Scotland

Campaign film highlighting the effects of the public expenditure cuts on university students, as seen through the eyes of Sammie, a female student at Glasgow University. Using photomontage, graphics,...

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DAFNIS AND CHLOE
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- DAPHNIS AND CHLOE

One day, on the island of Lesbos, a shepherd by the name of Lamonas finds an abandoned little boy sucking milk from the teats of a goat. The shepherd calls the boy Dafnis and takes him as his own chil...

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