Aces & Knaves

Fall 2

March 1970 •English

Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.

Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge

October 1888 •

A film by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, shot in late October 1888, showing pedestrians and carriages crossing Leeds Bridge.

TGV Paris-Bordeaux, la ligne de tous les records

November 2021 •French

Walk on water

May 2000 •Swedish

An often humorous documentary about the building of the Öresund bridge, connecting Copenhagen in Denmark to Malmö in Sweden. We meet the people who work on production of the bridge, as well as opponents to the idea of such a bridge.

Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges - Part 1

Invalid date •English

The Battle of Arnhem, fought in the early autumn of 1944, remains without a doubt the most hotly debated battle of the North West European Campaign, both then and now. From its inception in the sixteen cancelled airborne operations during August, we will chart the problems, many of which were ignored by men desperate to get into battle, the compromises and mistakes that pitched lightly armed and ill equipped paratroopers and glider infantry into an unequal struggle against an SS panzer troops. We follow the eight mile route that 2 Para took to reach the bridge at Arnhem, slipping through the German defences.In Part 2, a separate film we look at their epic battle.

Dans les coulisses du métro de Paris

October 2016 •French

El puente

January 1951 •Spanish

The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.

Paris on the Seine

June 1941 •French

A history of the bridges of Paris, through modern views and historical engravings.

Angel of Nanjing

March 2015 •English

The Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing is one of the most famous bridges in China. It is also the most popular place in the world to commit suicide. For the past 11 years Chen Si has been patrolling this bridge, looking to provide aid for those who've gone there to end their lives. Incredibly, he has saved over 300 people since he began - nearly one every two weeks.

The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough

September 1981 •English

A film that uses literary, structural, autobiographical, and performance metaphors to construct a series of tableaux that evoke the act of vision, the limits of perception, and the rapture of space.

Sunderland

January 1896 •English

Poor pedestrian, horse drawn carts, wagons and bus travel across bridge at Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Abegweit

January 1998 •English

A day-to-day record of the construction of the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland, Abegweit reveals some of the innovations that made this mammoth project one of the most impressive engineering feats in Canadian history.

Storstrøm Bridge

March 1950 •Danish

A wordless ode to the Storstrom bridge.

Opening of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge

October 1911 •

Extraordinary pictures of an accident with a royal audience at Middlesbroughs magnificent Transporter Bridge.

The Glimmer

February 2024 •English

This video traces a 25-year history of the production, development, and evolution of foil Magic cards.

Les allumés du pont Jacques-Cartier

May 2017 •French

The story behind the technical prowess deployed to light up the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.

Alpine Train at Christmas

December 2024 •English

Climb aboard the illustrious Bernina Express for a festive ride through spectacular Alpine landscapes, taking in snow-covered peaks, architectural wonders, and majestic glaciers.

Last Words: The Battle for Arnhem Bridge

Invalid date •English

The Survivors of the WW2 Battle of Arnhem tell their stories of the brutal and exhausting conflict.

The Zugzwang Machine | A History of Lantern Control

May 2024 •English

Follows the unlikely ascent of Magic the Gathering's most peculiar deck: Lantern Control. From a fleeting idea in a forum thread to winning the Pro Tour, Lantern Control challenged players' understanding of Magic and forever changed how they think about its core game systems.

Ass im Ärmel - Faszination Kartenspiel

August 2024 •German

Card games have been delighting people all over the world for over 800 years. What is the secret of Jack, Queen, King and Ace? Is poker a game of luck or a game of skill? And why has there always been an air of wickedness about it?