Une scène d'hypnotisme II

A rousing fusion of satire, mystery and action. Aristrocrat Ambrose Applejohn is aching for excitement. He gets more than he bargained for when two Ru...

A man volunteers to take part in an experiment that attempts to analyse human behaviour under extreme conditions of terror. His mission is to remain s...

Documentary footage of the author and his two daughters at home.

A commissioned film for Schweizerischer Werkbund (SWB),Die neue Wohnung was produced for the Basel architectural and interior design exhibition, WOBA...

A new film compiled from the BFI National Archive's unparalleled holdings of early films of China, features films from 1900-48 filmed across China. Th...

Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidn...

A day in the life of a train station.

Jean Painlevé is interested here, with the help of Eli Lotar, in crabs and shrimps. He is particularly interested in detailing their anatomy and obser...

The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.

A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

A film about the expansion of the Central Line beyond Stratford.

Automata is the eerie, black-humoured story of Henry, the last in a long line of duck hunters. The film examines the connection between hunter and pre...

A BFI collection of 7 short films from the USA, England and Italy scored for Piano, Guitar and String Quartet.

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable abilities.