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Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with Godzilla. Who will win when they finally meet? Preserved by the Academy Film...

The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in...

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat...

A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.

Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in 1960. Primary is the first documentary to...

This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surrounding the production of Salt of the Earth,...

An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the...

Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village...

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to...

A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.