1957 Movies

Part of Reichenbach's series of short documentaries on America.

In a rural town, an affair between an older woman and a younger man faces the harsh glare of gossip and judgment.

Sirakaruwa is a 1956 Sri Lankan film directed by Sirisena Wimalaweera. The film stars Sirisena Wimalaweera, Mathias Fernando, Marshal Perera, S. H....

Short experimental film from Spanish-Parisian art collective Equipo 57. Bright abstract paintings fill the screen, the illusion of motion or character...

A study of games played by London schoolchildren in the streets and playgrounds. The games range from the traditional to the contemporary.

This video was produced by Fr. Patrick Peyton, the famous “Family Rosary Crusade” priest. It is a full-scale drama of the Sorrowful mysteries of the R...

Propulsive Polish avant-garde animation following clouds of shapes that resemble nebulae or stellar surfaces.

A film about photography as an artistic medium.

Fine art documentary directed by Mohammad Qoli Sattar.

In 1957, Ghatak premiered Oraon. This is often regarded as a preparatory work for Ajantrik and is based on the Oraon tribes. It was shot in 1955 in Ch...

This engaging documentary focuses on a group of ‘studying mothers’ who decide to involve themselves in the civic politics of a provincial town, Kunita...

A man is strangled to death and then dumped in a car.

A film about the painter Ludwig Richter

Documenting a traditional method of fishing Baltic herring with a seine

An expedition heads to the barren lands of northern Canada to study musk-ox calves.

This video was produced by Fr. Patrick Peyton, the famous “Family Rosary Crusade” priest. It is a full-scale drama of the Glorious mysteries of the Ro...