Film documentario/Documentary
"...film che offre una rapida visione del primi anni di vita delle nuove generazioni, cui appunto è affidato il domani della Nazione"—"I Littoriali del cinema: i documentari della prima giornata," La Stampa, September 2, 1939
"...film that offers a rapid vision of the first years of life of the new generations, to whom precisely is entrusted the tomorrow of the Nation." —"I Littoriali del cinema: i documentari della prima giornata," La Stampa, September 2, 1939
"The tranquil countryside of east Lancashire belies its sometimes turbulent history, and Pendle Hill, overlooking the area, is to this day associated with the infamous witch trials of 1612. In this short colour film by amateur filmmaker Kenneth Prior, we visit the locations of the notorious events, in a county that saw more of an upsurge in supposed witchcraft activity than any other in the north." (BFI Player)
"Tales of doomed and thwarted love are timeless, and this intriguing short film relates a story set in Imperial China. Told to a young couple planning their wedding and marital home, they - and we - learn the tragic tale of Koong-Shee and Chang, her father's servant, as revealed in the traditional pattern on a Willow pattern plate. George Wain, one of the filmmakers, plays the role of the fiancé." (BFI Player)
"An experimental film about a boy owning a bicycle and learning the proper safety rules on the road." Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
"Filmed in 1939 by the town doctor, Cologne is a personalized portrait of a farming community that merited only a single sentence in the WPA’s 1938 guidebook to Minnesota: “COLOGNE (945 alt., 355 pop.) is a German community named for the ancient city on the Rhine.” Dr. Raymond Dowidat and his wife, Esther, arrived in 1937 for his first practice after internship, and the impulse for the film seems to have arisen from their desire to document Cologne before they moved on to his next position in Minneapolis." filmpreservation.org
Fragment of a documentary
"documenta l'attività invernale del Guf di Roma a Bardonecchia e di Littoriali della neve colà svoltisi." [documents the winter activities of the Guf of Rome in Bardonecchia and of the Littoriali della neve there.]
"documentary on a soccer match in costume held in Florence." "documentario su una partita di calcio in costume svoltasi a Firenze" —I Littoriali del cinema: Un’altra interessante serie di documentari, La Stampa, September 3, 1939
Total Pages: 299
Amateur Cinema