Visions of Lourdes

New York Portrait, Chapter II

January 1981 •English

Chapter Two represents a continuation of daily observations from the environment of Manhattan compiled over a period from 1980-1981. This is the second part of an extended life's portrait of New York.

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

September 1927 •German

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

Stuttgart, die Großstadt zwischen Wald und Reben

December 1935 •German

Hans Schilling, who emigrated to Chile shortly before World War 1, comes from Valparaiso to visit his old hometown of Stuttgart after an absence of almost 22 years. His brother Georg Schilling, who stayed in Stuttgart, picks him up at the train station. He proudly shows the homecomer the prospering, Swabian metropolis, followed by impressions of the city's architecture, economy and culture.

Achtung Australien! Achtung Asien!

November 1930 •German

Hitler an der Macht

January 1960 •German

Short film about Hitler's rise to power in 1933

Petroleum

June 1941 •German

Short film about the formation and extraction of petroleum

Nanook of the North

June 1922 •English

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

The Incredible Bread Machine Film

December 1975 •English

A discussion of the economic and political ideas presented in the book "The Incredible Bread Machine".

Drei Frauen

September 2022 •German

The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya

June 1919 •Russian

This film records the vast public response to the early death of Vera Kholodnaya, the first star of Russian cinema.

India: Kingdom of the Tiger

June 2002 •English

Journey across India, a breath taking land shaped by a myriad of cultures, customs and traditions. Come face to face with the Bengal Tiger and explore the work of this majestic creature with stunning clarity. Soar over blue-hazed Himalayan peaks and sweep down towards the thundering Indian Ocean as we celebrate the power and beauty of India's greatest ambassador - the mighty Bengal Tiger.

Strychnin-Krämpfe bei der Katze

January 1941 •German

Demonstration of the rapid poisoning of a cat hung up in a cloth, strychnine as a trigger of the tonic form of convulsions.

Epithelkörperchenexstirpation bei der Katze

January 1936 •German

The movie shows the consequences of total and partial removal of the epithelial bodies in a cat

Äthersalivation und ihre Unterdrückung durch Atropin bei der Katze

January 1939 •German

Two cats housed in a glass box, one of which had received a small amount of atropine in the preliminary experiment, are exposed to ether vapors with the result that only the animal which had not been pretreated began to salivate (profusely).

Hund ohne Großhirn und Striatum

January 1936 •German

Compulsory locomotion and continuous circular movement to the operated side without orientation in case of a onesided removal of the cerebrum and corpus striatum. In case of a doublesided removal there are no spontaneous movements with a normal posture and movement coordination. The dogs' reaction towards external stimuli only.

Man with a Movie Camera

May 1929 •Russian

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

Decasia: The State of Decay

January 2002 •English

A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.

50 años de... Canciones

November 2009 •Spanish

Ansichten einer Stadt

January 1964 •German

A portrait of the German city of Ulm and it's social activities, fassades, court building. Also about the role of the district court during National Socialism.

Ethologie der Graugans

January 1950 •German

The film gives a survey on innate behaviour patterns of the grey-lag goose. The first part shows reproductive behaviour. In the second part some behaviour patterns of gosling being imprinted on their human foster parent are shown: following reaction, separation of two flocks according to their imprinting, response to the alarm call and landing "by order" of the flying young.