Descripción: From an article by Richard Armstrong of the British Film Institute (Land of Promise: The British Documentary Movement 1930-1950): http:// sensesofcinema.com/contents/dvd/08/48/land-of-promise.html [...] Housing Problems (Arthur Elton and Edgar Anstey, 1935) was made under the aegis of the British Commercial Gas Association to draw attention to shocking conditions in Britains industrial hinte...

Descripción: The video shows the opening scenes from the movie. Rachida (Bahia Rachedi) is a teacher, who works and lives with her mother in Algiers during the time of the civil war (1992 - 2000). One day she finds herself surrounded on the streets of Alger by a group of GIA members. Sofiane, a former student, tries to pressure her to place a bomb inside her school. After she refuses, she is shot. The char...

Descripción: The famous business card scene from the film "American Psycho" (2000), based on the novel of Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Mary Harron and with Christian Bale (Patrick Bateman) in the lead role.

Descripción: The morning after a terrorist attack on an Algerian village during the years of the civil war (1992 - 2000). The film "Rachida" was written and directed by Yamina Bachir-Chouikh and released in 2002.

Descripción: French attorney Jacques Vergès tells the story of the trial of Djamila Bouhired in 1957. Bouhired was one of the three female bombers of the FLN (together with Zohra Drif & Samia Lakhdari) during the Algerian war of independance, who had planted bombs in different locations of Algiers, which were frequented by "pieds-noirs". The clip is an excerpt of the film "L'avocat de la terreur" by Barbet ...

Descripción: The 23rd Earl of Leete (Jim Broadbent) shows us the vast estate of the house of Leete and recounts the family history. This is a short film directed by Mike Leigh, written and performed by Jim Broadbent. It was released in 1992.

Descripción: Documentary on Iran and its history by Kenneth Richter (Encyclopedia Britannica Films). The pro-western, pro-Shah & pro-technology-driven film was released in 1953. The documentary must have been produced shortly after the putsch against Mohammad Mossadegh, although it is not mentioned with a single word.

Descripción: The drinking game scene from the Austrian film "Hundstage" (Dog Days) by Ulrich Seidl. The film was released in 2001.

Descripción: Famous dispute between Eddie and Darlene over the preference of Chinese or French restaurants. Great scene from the movie "Hurlyburly" (1998) with Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn.

Descripción: In this scene inspector Mangin (Gérard Depardieu) questions Noria (Sophie Marceau), who is the girlfriend of "Simon", the suspected Heorin-"grossiste". When being confronted with a tape of telephone conversation between her and another drug dealer and business partner of "Simon", Noria tries to duck the question with a remarkable lame excuse. During the questioning inspector Mangin displays var...

Descripción: A scene from the German anarchist pre-feminist cult movie "Rote Sonne" (Red Sun): 4 female assassins in miniskirts and designer pants make a bomb and clean their guns. Another good opportunity for then topmodel and star groupie Uschi Obermaier to show off her legs. The film was released in 1970 and directed by Rudolf Thome. Obermaier's voice was dubbed - probably due to her strong Bavarian acce...

Descripción: Part 1 of the 1971 British "Word In Action" documentary "Death of a Revolutionary". The documentary centers on the funeral ceremony of Black Panther member George Jackson, who had been killed by prison guards at Saint Quentin during an alleged escape attempt.

Descripción: Part 2 of the 1971 British "Word In Action" documentary "Death of a Revolutionary". The documentary focuses on the death of Black Panther member George Jackson, who had been killed by prison guards at Saint Quentin during an alleged escape attempt.

Descripción: The film is part of James A. Fitzpatrick's documentary series "Traveltalk" ("The Voice of the Globe"). It was released in 1936. Because of the great demand and the discussions surrounding the video, I have created together with Martha Gomes a webpage designed to capture this phenomenon. It additionally contains three articles about the video, which had appeared in the Brazilian media. It also f...

Descripción: Opening scene from the film "More" by Barbet Schroeder with Klaus Grünberg playing the German student Stefan. The film was released in 1969.

Descripción: "Il n'existe pas des meilleurs tranquillisants que le dry martini - Je l'ai lu dans un journal féminin." François Thevenot (Paul Frankeur) explains the do's and dont's of preparing a dry martini. Meanwhile, Mr and Ms. Sénéchal, the hosts of the brunch, have other things in mind. Scene from the film "Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie" by Luis Buñuel. The film was released in 1972.

Descripción: Scene from the film "The Trial" by Orson Welles from the year 1962. Anthony Perkins plays Josef K. The film is an adaption of Franz Kafka's novel "Der Prozeß".

Descripción: scene from the Austrian film "Hundstage" (Dog Days) by Ulrich Seidl. The film was released in 2001.

Descripción: Prior to this scene Mickey (Kevin Spacey) has spent the night with Darlene, after Eddie (Sean Penn), Darlene's boyfriend and Mickey's room-mate, had given him permission to do so. Now, Eddie seems to have second thoughts about the whole thing. "Hurlyburly" was directed by Anthony Drazan and released in 1998.

Descripción: Part 1 of the 1972 British "Word In Action" documentary "The Siege of Kontum". The film documents the situation of the indigenous "montagnard" in Vietnam, who found themselves trapped between two sides during the Vietnam war. More information about the Montagnards/Degar and their today's situation in Vietnam can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degar http:// montagnard-foundati...