All Films

Holiday for Henpecked Husbands

1961 • 48 min

Goofy wants to go out to play golf, but his wife keeps him busy with the spring cleaning, much to his chagrin. As he toils, Goofy daydreams about a more adventurous life to make his labors more fun.

So Ein Ding Muss ich Auch Haben

1961 • 19 min

The members of the artists’ group run around the streets, play amidst the ruins of the city, and literally break through the credits of the film as the bewildered bourgeoisie look on. The bourgeoisie are represented by a masked married couple who have tethered their child to the balcony of their apartment. To the irritation of the parents, the child repeatedly throws a ball down into the street, and the father has to retrieve it again and again. At the end of the film the artists, now positioned on the stairs of the Academy, are all wearing masks and badges with what look like convict numbers. People in the streets begin to uncover the pistols under their coattails. The “Art Brut” music for the film was made by Asger Jorn and Jean Dubuffet and is played on toy instruments. Jean-Luc Godard wanted the film shown before screenings of La Chinoise (1967), but the request was vetoed by Debord.

Inauguration of Nagaland

1961 • 6 min • India

February 18, 1961, will be long remembered in the history of the Nagaland when the people of the area witnessed the birth of the Interim Body and Executive Council for Nagaland. The new set-up was formed amidst great rejoicing and this film records the memorable and colorful event in detail.

Help Us

1961 • 2 min

Cartoon made as a part of the danish government campaign to educate elderly people about traffic rules and safety on the road. At the same time, it appeals to young road users to take the elderly into account and help them as often and as much as they can.

Sic Semper

1961 • 10 min • Spain

8mm art film containing manually coloured frames

The Little Tree

1961 • 10 min

“From the window of my bedroom I noticed a little shad-blow tree… I photographed it on 35-mm color film in every season and at all hours of the day… [Pare] Lorentz, like the great documentary film-man he is, immediately suggested that I transfer these pictures onto movie film and let one dissolve into the other. This struck me as a good idea. But then I thought, why turn these still pictures into a film? Why not start the series over again as a motion picture and take advantage of the wind and the rain and the movements of the water?” (Edward Steichen)

The Tired Traveler

1961 • 10 min • Yugoslavia

A depiction of one of the last journeys of the little train, the so-called "teapot", on the Gostivar-Ohrid route. This train is specific for using the narrow-gauge railway, which takes it through high mountain passes and up to over 1000 meters above sea level, as well as the picturesque landscapes of Western Macedonia through which the "teapot" passes.

Aberria (Erria)

1961 • 15 min • Spain

A peculiar in-depth reflection on the concept of homeland reflecting the atmosphere of Basque farmhouses with the participation of emblematic figures in the Basque culture of the period, like the bertsolaris (improvisers of Basque verse) Valentin Enbeita and Jon Lopategi and the Basque dancer Victor Olaeta. To avoid the censorship in place at the time, Elortza entitled the film 'Erria' (Country) rather than 'Aberria' (Homeland).

14th Football Cup Final: Vardar – Varteks

1961 • 9 min • Yugoslavia

A depiction of the 1961 ‘Marshal Tito Cup’ football match, which was played in Belgrade between the Skopje club Vardar and Varteks from Varaždin.

The Blacksmith's Apprentice

1961 • 9 min • Yugoslavia

A blacksmith's wife turns each night by black magic his apprentice into a horse and leaves with him for a witch haunt.

Antonio Gaudí

1961 • 15 min • United Kingdom

A study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration and his influence on Picasso. (BFI)

Before the Jump into Space

1961 • 38 min • Soviet Union

The picture is dedicated to the work of Soviet medical scientists who studied how stresses that are unknown under ordinary earthly conditions affect a living organism: overloads during exit from the atmosphere, a state of weightlessness, oxygen starvation. Experiments were first carried out on animals: dogs and rats, and later people also participated in the experiments.

A Nation is Born

1961 • 19 min • Senegal

Une nation est née depicts the progression of Senegal from colonization to sovereignty, shown allegorically through scenes of dance and celebrations of its newly-reclaimed independence.

Transport Command

1961 • 24 min • United Kingdom

Documentary following the work of the Transport Command of Britain's Royal Air Force.

The Adventure of St. Gallen

1961 • 15 min • Hungary

This tale is set in the Middle Ages at a time when throughout West Europe, evening prayers always ended thus: “Lord, spare us from the arrows of the Magyars!’ The tranquillity of St. Gallen monastery is thrown into confusion by news that the marauding Magyar hordes are on their way, hearing this, the friars, who have grown soft carousing, flee to the hills. Just a single monk, modest friar Heribáld, remains in the monastery. The historical satire is packed with humorous anachronisms: Heribáld’s pocket watch, for instance, is an hourglass that acts as an alarm clock, and the film’s crew are depicted in the credits wearing medieval costume on ornate historiated initials. The film’s sarcastic method of portrayal is also fully in evidence in the caricature puppet characters designed by Ottó Foky.

La Ciudad Valerosa

1961 • 15 min

Dedicated to the people of Mompos.

Young Love

1961 • 7 min • Soviet Union

This charming student film by Kobakhidze shows us the intrigues of love.

Portrait of a City

1961 • 25 min

Celebratory film from Ford commemorating Detroit's 250th anniversary. Reenacts scenes from the city's history and presents a tour of its streets, parks, skyscrapers, factories, and waterfront. NOTE: The film was broadcast on Detroit television and distributed through Ford's film libraries. Revised in 1961.

As Pedras e o Tempo

1961 • 16 min • Portugal

Documentary short film on the city of Évora, Portugal. Usually regarded as the first film of the Portuguese New Wave.

Blazes

1961 • 3 min • United States of America

100 basic images switching positions for 4000 frames.

Eye Music in Red Major

1961 • 6 min

"A study in light based on persistence of vision and enhancement from eye fatigue." -- M.M.

Incontro di notte

1961 • 10 min • Italy

An early short film by Liliana Cavani that confronts the theme of discrimination.

Of Sport and Men

1961 • 59 min • Canada

In 1961, philosopher Roland Barthes collaborated with filmmaker Hubert Aquin to produce a film, for Canadian television, intended to reveal the poetics of sport and spectatorship. The question 'what is sport' is answered by Barthes' eloquently scripted commentary. The recurring theme of purging violence from society into the spectacle of sport runs through the film.

Automne

1961 • 6 min • France

Circles in the water and cutting of a tree with the same concentric forms, approximation of the surfaces of the water and turf.