Cinema History Movies

The birth date of film can be established: December 28, 1895. The place where it happened is also known: Paris, Boulevard des Capucines, Grand Caffe....

On September 14, 1975, Pier Paolo Pasolini played his last game of football, before his death, in San Benedetto del Tronto. “The last match of...

Documentary about Barrandov studios.

At the beginning of the 1960s, when the French pioneers of cinéma vérité set out to achieve a new realism, and when direct...

Documentary illustrating the birth of sound cinema.

In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations...

Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...

A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop...

A documentary film that delves into the life and cinematic career of one of Japan's most prolific directors: Ishiro Honda. The film will spotlight...

The extraordinary life of Hedy Lamarr, a successful actress and inventor of a pioneer system that is the base of technologies such as Bluetooth, GPS...

A journey into the mind of French actor and director Jean-Pierre Mocky (1929-2019), author of films both playful and profound, of an impressive...

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

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

This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations...

The suit actors of Toho's science fiction and fantasy films faced many challenges in bringing their iconic monsters to life.

Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s...