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5.2

Londres, Piccadilly Circus

1896

A view of Piccadilly Circus in London.

1.2

Catching Trouble

1936

This short follows a day of work for an Everglades wildlife trapper catching animals for zoos around America. In this film, his assignment is to go out into the swamp with his Indian assistant and find a bobcat, two black bear cubs and six rattlesnakes.

4.7

Loïe Fuller

1905

This is another short, simple dance number. It’s quite stunning and unusual though with a bat turning into a woman who proceeds to give us a skirt dance before disappearing into thin air. The dance is mesmerising with the skirt stunningly changing colour throughout the film.

4.7

Railway Station

1980

Warsaw's Central Railway Station. 'Someone has fallen asleep, someone's waiting for somebody else. Maybe they'll come, maybe they won't. The film is about people looking for something.

6.8

Silent Britain

2006

Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged. This documentary, featuring clips from a remarkable range of films, celebrates the early years of British filmmaking and spans from such pioneers as George Albert Smith and Cecil Hepworth to such later figures as Anthony Asquith, Maurice Elvey and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock.

5.3

The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon

1895

Down the gangway, photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers.

7.0

Encierro de toros

1898

7.0

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

1989

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

0.0

The People's Land

1943

A short documentary about the work of the National Trust in Great Britain

0.0

Sperduti nel buio

2014

Documentary about the lost 1914 film "Sperduti nel buio". Film historian Denis Lotto journeys across Europe following the trail of the lost movie.

0.0

The Heart of 'The Natural'

2001

8.1

Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers

2012

Adapted from the multi-award winning BBC1 series, Planet Dinosaur 3D recreates the lost world of the dinosaurs in a groundbreaking stereoscopic production. This is one of the most ambitious animated programmes ever attempted for broadcast TV, recreating every detail of these extraordinary animals in an entirely digital production that stretches the boundaries of broadcast 3D with a scale and ambition normally reserved for Hollywood feature films. Planet Dinosaur 3D is a thrilling and immersive journey into a lost world. Pulling together cutting edge research from around the world this programme uses the latest, stunning fossil evidence to chart the rise and fall of the 'Ultimate Killers'; from the iconic Spinosaurus, the largest predator ever to walk the Earth, to Microraptor and the feathered, flying dinosaurs from China. At last, thanks to the advances in technology, and for the first time ever, these monsters can be experienced in all their full, magnificent wonder.

4.4

The Trick Cyclist

1901

A comic short in which a tramp attempts to ride a bicycle, tumbling repeatedly before giving up in despair. A skilled rider then takes the stage, performing rope-jumping tricks while balanced on the wheel. Often attributed to British film pioneer R.W. Paul. Although Thomas Edison has sometimes been mistakenly named as director, he was never credited as director on any films.

3.8

Athlete with Wand

1894

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

0.0

Censored!

1999

A documentary about the cultural effect of film censorship, focusing on the tumultuous times of the teens and early 1920s in America.

4.0

Spiders on a Web

1900

Consisting of a single shot, Spiders on a Web is one of the earliest British examples of close-up natural history photography. Made by one of the pioneers of the British film industry, G.A. Smith, this short film details spiders trapped in an enclosure, and despite the title, does not actually feature a web.

5.4

Danse Serpentine (In a Lion's Cage)

1900

Madame Ondine performs a serpentine dance surrounded by big cats.

7.0

The Epic of Everest

1924

The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition. When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine attempted to reach the summit of Everest in 1924 they came closer than any previous attempt. Inspired by the work of Herbert Ponting (The Great White Silence) Captain Noel filmed in the harshest of conditions, with specially adapted equipment, to capture the drama of the fateful expedition.

3.7

Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

1908

Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs is a 1908 British short silent documentary film, directed by George Albert Smith as a showcase his new Kinemacolor system, which features a woman displaying assorted tartan cloths, both draped on her body and waved semaphore-style. The patterned handkerchiefs are, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, “presumably the same cloths featured in Tartans of Scottish Clans (1906), this time shown from various angles.”

0.0

Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt

1994

A portrait of Athens, Georgia singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt.

Genre	Documentary
Production Companies	Lumière
Production Ccountries	France

Budapest, pont suspendu

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