Cinema History Movies

An account of the life and work of US filmmaker Woody Allen as told by himself.

The epic and poetic tale of the early years of Italian cinema, from 1896 to 1930: how peplum was born, how the first stars shone, how many daring...

Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between...

A woman is chased by the wind of an arriving train. What follows is a visual ride – the camera becomes a protagonist of the film itself. The...

The legendary British-American actress Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020), who conquered Hollywood in the thirties, challenged the film industry when,...

Norwegian film history narrated by Harald Heide Steen jr.

Documentary short regarding the preservation and restoration of the worldwide remains of the Keystone films.

A journey through the work of Spanish filmmaker Juan Piquer Simón (1935-2011).

Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of...

The early days of the future genius of Spanish cinema Luis García Berlanga, from his birth in Valencia in 1921 to his departure to Madrid in...

Having devoted much of his career to programming and film history research, Law Kar, a.k.a. Uncle Kar, places himself before the camera for the first...

In Taiwan, there is a group of people participating in this race against time. They are hidden inside the film archive of New Taipei City’s...

A portrait of the famous French actress Fanny Ardant, who has worked with great figures of cinema such as Agnès Varda, Alain Resnais,...

Early short film.

The order comes in the summer of 1941 from propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels himself: The best animators are summoned to Berlin. Their task:...

"Actor" is China's first documentary film to explore the virtues and skills of actors. The film takes the "Twenty-Two Big Movie Stars of New China"...

Nearly century-old history, Brazilian animation brings rich and stimulating stories and characters that built the path until nowadays.

A brief biography of film director Ishiro Honda.