All Films

The Voice of a Generation

1957 • 12 min • Yugoslavia

Short documentary about the “Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia”, the archived national cultural legacy first published in 1955 under the direction of Miroslav Krleža.

Blind-Man's-Buff

1957 • 41 min • Sweden

The doctor Kit Colfach directed the warning film Susanne in 1960 (don't drink, don't drive, don't have sex) and added some juicy hospital scenes. In this short on a similar theme, there is a very in-your-face operation scene in colour. You have been warned.

The Movement

1957 • 14 min

Documentation of an exhibition entitled Le Mouvement held in Paris in 1955, co-curated by Breer and Pontus Hulten. Features works and appearances by Breer, Tinguely, Agam, Soto, and others. — Anthology Film Archives

School for Village Women, Women’s College in the Village

1957 • 25 min • Japan

Haneda’s debut as full director, made after four years spent as an assistant, is set in a farming village in Shiga Prefecture (east of Kyoto). The film depicts the traditional architecture, lifestyles and customs of the village, its agricultural and domestic labour, but its central focus, as with many of Iwanami’s early films, is on education.

Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick

1957 • 9 min

The second short film Melvin Van Peebles made in San Francisco before decamping for Europe is a striking portrait of a group of day labourers competing to secure a job.

When the Curtain Rises

1957 • 50 min

French film by Claude Lelouch released in 1957. This film was shot illegally in the USSR by the author.

Kalamajka

1957 • 10 min • Czechoslovakia

Children with their musical instruments are able to drive lazy Martin out of the furnace and punish him for his laziness.

The War of Silence

1957 • 37 min • France

Short film about the importance of silence in military matters.

Russian Close-Up

1957 • 33 min • United States of America

Albert Maysles' visual diary of the faces and places encountered along a cross country motorscooter ride through the Soviet Union in the late 1950s.

Ten Bridges

1957 • 15 min • United Kingdom

A beautifully evocative three-mile glide along the Thames from bustling docks to bohemian Chelsea.

La peau du milieu

1957 • 14 min • France

Social Acceptability

1957 • 19 min • United States of America, Canada

Adults must provide teenagers with guidance in social skills if they are to make a harmonious adjustment to social life. The mother and daughter in this film have far to go.

Penismouse

1957 • 6 min • Poland

An extroverted mouse wants to play. 'Myszochujek', a playful film about control, was made in 1957 by Polish director, Kristof Babaski. The Polish Film Club have restored it and released it in HD.

Wann ist der Mensch betrunken?

1957 • 24 min • Germany

In order to determine the ability to drive after drinking alcohol, three men take various tests when sober and when drunk.

The Silver City

1957 • 20 min • United Kingdom

A portrait of the Scottish city of Aberdeen.

Vanwall Victory

1957 • 28 min

Historical film covering the British Vanwall Grand Prix team behind the scenes and at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix and British Grand Prix at Aintree.

Journey to Freedom

1957 • 60 min • United States of America

An Eastern European escapes to America, where Communist agents try to track him down.

Dumka

1957 • 26 min • Soviet Union

Documentary showcasing popular and folk songs performed by the Ukrainian State Choir.

Leonardo Da Vinci and His Art

1957 • 13 min • United States of America

Provides a basis for appreciating the style and beauty of Leonardo da Vinci's art by examining his famous works. His versatility as an artist, mathematician, anatomist and architect is also pictured.

Caisson

1957 • 21 min • Japan

The film is a promotional film, recording the construction of a pressurized lockbox at the Hachinohe power plant in Aomori. Matsumoto's official first directorial debut at the Shinriken Motion Picture, the film found a 16mm film print stored in a civil library and digitized. His official credit is the assistant director in Silver Ring, commonly known as Matsumoto's first work. Matsumoto challenged to objectively capture the image of the worker in camera in spite of the limitations of promotional films where the records of the construction site were prioritized.

On the Roads of Armenia

1957 • 20 min • Poland

A reportage created by a well-known duo of documentary filmmakers - Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. The men and their Polish Film Chronicle crew went to Armenia. Breathtaking, mountainous landscapes and historic cities remembering the first centuries of our era – it makes us aware of the importance of the area.

Rembrandt, Painter of Man

1957 • 20 min • Netherlands

In Rembrandt, Haanstra shows that it is possible to make a fascinating film only with images from paintings. He had to travel though all over Europe to numerous museums and private owners in order to film the works of art. In the work of the great painter, Haanstra recognizes his particular interest in man as an individual human being, cutting straight through all the religious motives. And Haanstra also wants to see Rembrandt as an individual.

Snow Fighters

1957 • 10 min

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

Village of Spain

1957 • 20 min • United States of America

This film covers the sociology, agriculture, customs, and handicrafts of Spain's villages.