Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) VOSUBITA

Cortometraje inédito de Woody Allen en el que director ridiculiza la administración de Nixon mezclando archivo y ficción.

Más información en Le Figaro.

Menilmontant (1924-25)

Directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff (b. Dorpat, Estonia, March 6, 1899; d. France, February 11 1957, of a heart attack)

Cast: Nadia Sibirskaia (Younger sister), Yolande Beaulieu (Older sister), Guy Belmont (Young man), Jean Pasquier, Maurice Ronsard.

Estonian-born filmmaker Dimitri Kirsanoff emigrated to Paris with his parents in the early 1920s. There he trained as a musician, studying cello at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris and playing music for silent films. He quickly became associated with the circle of young avant-garde ("impressionist") French filmmakers, and began making his own independently produced films on tiny budgets. These stylish, original, early films earned him a considerable critical reputation and were later deemed precursors of both French "poetic realism" and Italian neo-realism. Kirsanoff's first wife, the beautiful Nadia Sibirskaïa (born Jeanne Brunet in Redon, France, 1901), was the principal actress in most of his early films. (She also appeared in Jean Renoir's famous Crime of M. Lange (1935).) Kirsanoff's second wife, Monique Kirsanoff (b. 1913) is the editor of numerous French films.

Menilmontant (1925), Kirsanoff's second film, is also his best known. (His first film, L'Ironie du destin, completed in 1923, is now lost). Kirsanoff not only directed, but co-photographed, edited, and produced the film for his own company. Menilmontant was filmed during the winter of 1924-25, primarily on location in Menilmontant, a poor working class suburb on the eastern edge of Paris which gives the film its name. Originally entitled Les cents pas (The Hundred Steps), the film was at first rejected by Paris film distributors. It was subsequently picked up by film presenter Jean Tedesco for the second season of his series at the Vieux-Colombier theater, and came to be known as Menilmontant. Kirsanoff's film helped assure the success of the Vieux-Colombier and soon became a major film on the cine-club and specialized film circuit.

Menilmontant is in many ways a striking film, and has been described as "une oevre presque parfaite" ("a nearly perfect work") (Georges Sadoul, Le Cinema Francais, 1962). Its story is told entirely in images, without the use of explanatory intertitles; Kirsanoff was among the very rare filmmakers of the silent era to attempt this. The film makes use of techniques such as montage, hand-held camera, ultra-rapid montage, and superposition to achieve the elusive, transcendent quality of "photogenie" so sought after by the French impressionist film directors of the era. Menilmontant, thus, comes closer to poetry than to narrative prose.

After Menilmontant, Kirsanoff continued his experiments in film, most notably with Brumes d'automne (Autumn Mists) (1929), and Rapt (1934), made in Switzerland, which featured the use of "contrapuntal sound," with music by Arthur Honegger. With the coming of sound and his separation from Sibirskaïa in 1939, Kirsanoff lost personal artistic control of his work and had to resign himself to working on mediocre commercial films and sponsored documentaries.

Pointless Orchestra's score makes use of fragments from the original film score to Menilmontant (the composer's identity is unknown), the only surviving copy in the U.S. of which is located in the special collections of the library at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Many thanks to University of Wisconsin Senior Academic Librarian Geri Laudati for her generosity in allowing us use of the score for this performance.

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Demostración del Departamento de bomberos de Tokio

Una curiosidad que encontré en Internet Archive.

La música de fondo es el tema Pray for Japan, de fri.events Orchestra, ofrecido por Jamendo.

Nave #527

Cortometraje de Iván Castell.

Reparto:

• J.J. Sanchez: Kai.
• Rita Lorenzo: Luna.
• Sr. Antonio: Hombre de negro.
• Guillermo Siibert: Chico de blanco.

Producción: Weare, con el apoyo de Gobierno de Aragón y el Centro de Historia de Zaragoza.
Año: 2007.
Sinopsis: Kai se despierta en una nave industrial abandonada. Está aturdido y muy enfermo. No es capaz de recordar nada, el lugar le resulta familiar, pero no encuentra la salida. De repente un extraño hombre vestido de negro aparece preguntándole por una chica, Luna. Él no sabe de qué habla.

De blanco

Corto realizado por Sergio Merino Martín, que obtuvo el primer premio (categoría de Cortometrajes) del Certamen Jóvenes Creadores 2010 (Salamanca).

Ciclo de cine nazi

A pesar de la repugnancia que me produce esta ideología, ha podido más mi gusto por las rarezas y curiosidades.

Para que os podáis mover con facilidad, os dejo este cuadro sinóptico tomado de la Wikipedia y modificado a fin de enlazar a las películas recogidas en el blog.

1933

Title	Director	Genre	Notes
Hans Westmar. Einer von vielen. Ein deutsches Schicksal aus dem Jahre 1929	Franz Wenzler		Hans Westmar: One of Many. A German Destiny from the Year 1929; Thinly veiled propaganda film extolling Horst Wessel. Based on the novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Hitlerjunge Quex	Hans Steinhoff	nazi propaganda	Hitler Youth Quex; Dramatic propaganda film extoling the Hitler Youth
S.A.-Mann Brand	Franz Seitz		Brownshirt Brand; Dramatic propaganda film extoling the Stormtroopers
Der Sieg des Glaubens	Leni Riefenstahl	Documentary	Victory of Faith; Propaganda film of 1933 Nazi Party Congress.

1934

Title	Director	Genre	Notes
Um das Menschenrecht	Hans Zoberlein		For the Rights of Man; Anti-Communism propaganda paying homage to the Freikorps

1935

Title	Director	Genre	Notes
Friesennot	Peter Hagen	Propaganda	Frisians in Peril; Distributed by the National Socialist State Propaganda Directorate; anti-Communism film
Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht	Leni Riefenstahl	Documentary	Day of Freedom - Our Wehrmacht; Propaganda film about the 1935 Nazi Party Congress
Triumph des Willens	Leni Riefenstahl	Documentary	Triumph of the Will; Propaganda film about the 1934 Nazi Party Congress

1936

Title	Director	Genre	Notes
Berlin Reichshauptstadt 1936	Willi Forst		Color travelog
Heer im Werden	Marc Roland	Documental

1937

Title	Director	Notes
Alles Leben ist Kampf	Herbert Gerdes	All Life Is Struggle; advocates involuntary sterilization of the disabled and those with hereditary diseases
Juden ohne Maske	Walter Böttcher and Leo von der Schmiede	The Jews Unmasked; 36 min Anti-Semitic documentary propaganda film
Mussolini in Deutschland		Mussolini in Germany; 31 min documetary propaganda film about Mussolinis September 1937 visit to Munich
Unternehmen Michael	Kark Ritter	Operation Michael
Patrioten	Kark Ritter
Festliches Nürnberg	Hans Weidemann	Festive Nuremberg; 21 minute compilation of footage from the 1936 and 37 Nazi Party Congresses

1938

Title	Director	Notes
Die Bauten Adolf Hitlers	Albert Speer	Adolf Hitlers Constructions; 17 minute Propaganda film about "racial aspects" of architecture
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker	Leni Riefenstahl	Documentary of 1936 Summer Olympics. Shows Opening Ceremonies, Jesse Owens race, marathons
Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit	Leni Riefenstahl	Includes field hockey, soccer, bicycling, equestrian, aquatic and gymnastic events, the Pentathlon, the Decathlon and Closing Ceremonies.

1939

Title	Director	Notes
Deutsches Land in Afrika	Johannes Häussler	German Land in Africa; documentary
Robert und Bertram	Hans H. Zerlett

1940

Title	Director	Notes
Bismarck	Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Der Ewige Jude	Fritz Hippler	The Eternal Jew; Anti-Semitic documentary propaganda film
Kampf um Norwegen - Feldzug 1940	Martin Rikli	Battle for Norway - 1940 campaign; Documentary propaganda film about the Norwegian Campaign
Feldzug in Polen	Fritz Hippler	Campaign in Poland; Documentary propaganda film about the 1939 invasion of Poland
Feuertaufe		Baptism by Fire; propaganda film about Luftwaffe in the 1939 invasion of Poland
Jud Süß	Veit Harlan	The Jew Suss; dramatic anti-Semitic propaganda film
Der Marsch zum Führer	Unknown	The March to the Führer; documentary propaganda film about Hitler Youth March to Nazi Party Congress
Die Rothschilds	Erich Waschneck	The Rothschilds; anti-semitic dramatic propaganda film

1941

Title	Director	Notes
Carl Peters	Herbert Selpin	A film about the pioneer instilling nationalistic ideology into the plot.
Ich klage an	Wolfgang Liebeneiner	I Accuse You; pro-euthanasia propaganda film
Ohm Krüger	Hans Steinhoff	about Paul Kruger, the South African leader in the Boer War; features Emil Jannings and Gustaf Gründgens; anti-British propaganda
Sieg im Westen	Svend Noldan	Victory in the West; Documentary/Propaganda film about Blitzkrieg in Western Europe
Stukas	Karl Ritter	pro-Luftwaffe propaganda film; "Stuka" was a slang term for a German dive bomber
U-Boote westwärts	Günther Rittau	U-Boats Westward; about U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic

1942

Title	Director	Notes
GPU	Karl Ritter	Anti-Communism propaganda.
Der Große König	Veit Harlan	The Great King; historical drama about King Frederick the Great of Prussia
Heimkehr	Gustav Ucicky	Homecoming; dramatic anti-Polish propaganda film
Himmelhunde	Roger von Norman	Sky Dogs; about a young glider pilot who becomes a military pilot; targeted toward youths.
Sprung in den Feind	Wilhelm Stöppler	22 min propaganda film, showing the invasion of the Netherlands. The bridge of Moerdijk is taken with Fallschirmjäger.

1943

Title	Director	Notes
Asse zur See	Hermann Stöß	Documentary
Besatzung Dora	Karl Ritter	The Crew of the Dora
Geheimnis Tibet	H.A. Lettow and Ernst Schäfer	Secretive Tibet; documentary about SS expedition to Tibet; aka Lhasa-Lo - Die verbotene Stadt - Lhasa-Lo - The Lost City
Germanin - Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat	Max W. Kimmich	Germanin - The Tale of a Colonial Deed; about a doctor in Germany's former African colonies
Die Goldene Spinne	Erich Engels	The Golden Spider
Junker der Waffen-SS		Young Men of the Armed SS

1944

Title	Director	Notes
Junge Adler	Alfred Weidenmann	Young Eagles
Scharfschütze in der Geländeausbildung		Sniper training film

1945

Title	Director	Notes
Hochzeit im Korallenmeer	Horst von Möllendorff	Wedding in the Coral Sea
Kolberg	Veit Harlan	propaganda film in Agfacolor

Berlin Reichshauptstadt

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• Ogg Video (33.8 M)
• 512Kb MPEG4 (36.1 M)
• MPEG2 (143.9 M)

Documental de 1936 -y en color- sobre la capital alemana. Duración: 08:36 minutos.

Alles Leben ist Kampf

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (92.6 M)
• Ogg Video (95.9 M)

Sinopsis: documental dirigido y escrito por Herbert Gerdes y W. Hüttig sobre los beneficios de la esterilización de personas discapacitadas o con enfermedades hereditarias. Producido en 1937 por la Rassenpolitisches Amt der NSDAP. Duración 25 minutos.

Información tomada de Wikipedia y de IMDb.

Mussolini in Deutschland

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• MPEG1 (79.4 M)
• Ogg Video (122.3 M)
• 512Kb MPEG4 (125.1 M)

Sinopsis: Documental realizado por la UFA en 1937 sobre la visita que Mussolini hizo a Munich en Septiembre de ese mismo año. Duración 31 minutos.

Festliches Nuernberg

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (82.3 M)
• Ogg Video (93.7 M)

Ficha técnica

Festliches Nürnberg
Director	Hans Weidemann
Protagonistas	Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring y otros líderes nazis
Distribuidora	Reichsparteitagsfilm
Año	1937
Running time	20 minutos
País	Alemania

Información tomada de Wikipedia.

Die Bauten Adolf Hitlers

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (61.2 M)
• Ogg Video (69.0 M)

Ficha técnica:

• Director: Albert Speer
• Guionista: Albert Speer
• Duración: 15 minutos
• Año: 1938
• País: Alemania
• Sinopsis: Documental sobre los aspectos raciales de la arquitectura

Información tomada de IMDb.

Der Westwall

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (169.5 M)
• Ogg Video (196.0 M)

Ficha técnica:

• Director: Fritz Hippler
• Productora: Deutsche Wochenschaucentral
• Año: 1939
• Duración: 42 minutos
• País: Alemania
• Sinopsis: documental sobre la línea Sigfrido, conjunto de fortificaciones en las fronteras de Alemania con Francia, Bélgica, Luxemburgo y los Países Bajos.

Información tomada de Wikipedia y de IMDb.

Der Marsch zum Führer

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (180.0 M)
• Ogg Video (202.1 M)

Ficha técnica

Der Marsch zum Führer
Protagonistas	Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler, Baldur von Schirach
Año	1940
Duración	45 minutos
País	Alemania
Productora	Deutsche Filmherstellungs
Sinopsis	Documental en el que se narra la marcha de las Juventudes Hitlerianas a Nüremberg para el Congreso del Partido Nazi

Información tomada de Wikipedia.

Sprung in den Feind

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (90.0 M)
• Ogg Video (99.5 M)

Documental dirigido por Wilhelm Stöppler en 1942 sobre la invasión de Holanda.

Asse zur See

Fuente: Internet Archive.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (72.1 M)
• Ogg Video (77.6 M)

Documental realizado por Hermann Stöß en 1943 sobre las lanchas rápidas del III Reich.

Junker der Waffen-SS - Gestaltet nach Aufnahmen von SS Kriegs-Berichterstattern

Fuente: Internet Archive y Google vídeos.

Opciones de descarga:

• 512Kb MPEG4 (58.9 M)
• Ogg Video (67.1 M)

Documental de 14 minutos, realizado en 1943, sobre la formación de los jóvenes alistados en las Waffen-SS.

Hochzeit im Korallenmeer

Fuente: Google vídeos.

Corto de animación de 1945. Fue escrito por Horst von Möllendorff y animado en Praga por Jiri Brdecka.

Información tomada de Wikipedia.

Lotte Reiniger

Cerramos de momento (en Internet todo es temporal y provisional) el ciclo dedicado a Lotte Reiniger con este vídeo que he hecho sobre la vida y la obra de la cineasta.

También puedes descargarlo como podcast.

Fuentes

• Texto: Wikipedia en español y francés.
• Vídeos:
• Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (1926),
• Galathea: Das Lebende Marmorbild (1935),
• Christmas is Coming (1951)
• Música: fragmento de la banda sonora del cortometraje Galathea: Das Lebende Marmorbild.

Der Scheintote Chinese (1928)

Der scheintote Chinese
Cargado por BFIfilms. - Mira videos web originales.

Galathea: Das Lebende Marmorbild (1935)

Fuente: Youtube.