1959 Movies

Short by Ferdinand Khittl commissioned by BASF about the use of magnetic tape.

Documentary about the the politician Magalhães Barata's death and mourning, in Belém Brazil.

In a coastal village a faulty street lantern lands on the rubbish yard. During a storm a fishermen's boat is in trouble. The big lighthouse has fallen...

Short, evocative documentary on the education of blind and partially sighted children.

“Everyone here is an artist, there is no problem with art movements” – this is the approach in the painting classes for adults and children at Kibbutz...

A woman in her twenties has just admitted herself to a psychiatric hospital in California. A staff doctor characterizes her behavior as antisocial and...

Minister Min Yeong-hwan (Kim Dong-won) fears that Korea will cease to exist if the Japanese continue to gain power. He advises King Gojong (Lee Ryong)...

The Taiwanese Hokkien film released in 1959

In 1959 Hiroshi Teshigahara shot the following 16 mm footage of he and his father’s first trip to Barcelona and the outlying Catalonian countryside, i...

This animated precursor to music videos was made on commission for the American company Rembrandt Films. It illustrates an American folk song of the O...

Each day, Man must work around the clock to produce and acquire bread: throwing the seeds into earth, helping the breeding of the corn, the corn's rec...

Educational film about the life and habits of the praying mantis. Description of its diet, adolescence and awe-inspiring love customs.

With a single, basic plot theme, this well-wrought drama of ultimate tragedy engages the viewer and gives pause for reflection. The tale focuses on th...

The first film by Júlio Bressane, made when he was only 13.

A devilish, surreal nightmare of bisexual lust.