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Trying Not To Explode

April 2015 •English

A short film about the aftermath of a spontaneous human combustion. Based on the short story 'Blowing Up On The Spot' by Kevin Wilson.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Frühstück bei Tessa

January 2024 •German

Tessa Grant, the feisty owner of a bed and breakfast in Cornwall, and David Johnson, an upper-class charmer, face an unexpected turn in their lives. After David's mother Carol loses her fortune to a swindler, they are left with their inherited bed and breakfast. With the aim of selling the accommodation quickly, they move in with Tessa. The Johnsons' chaotic lifestyle clashes with Tessa's regular life. However, when they try to win over Tessa's best friend Bruce, unexpected feelings develop between Tessa and David.

La défense du drapeau

August 1897 •French

As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.

The Assassination of the Duke de Guise

September 1897 •French

This one is modelled on the painting by Paul Delaroche and is an extension of the stage act known as “tableau vivant”.

Boxers in Barrels

April 1897 •French

Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumières.

List žene

January 1981 •Slovak

The Skipping Cheese

March 1907 •French

The interior of a trolley car. A menagerie of passengers notices a foul odour, and pinpoint the source of the stench at a cheese saleswoman. The gendarmerie removes her from the trolley and drags her to the precinct.

The Black Hand

March 1906 •English

Two gang members send a threatening letter to a butcher, demanding money if he did not want his shop to be destroyed and his daughter Maria kidnapped. When he is unable to meet their request, they take Maria away. The Black Hand is the earliest surviving gangster film.

False Alarm

August 1923 •English

An "Out of the Inkwell" short featuring Ko-Ko the Clown, this time as a fireman.

Vanyushin's Children

April 1915 •Russian

A Life for a Life

May 1916 •Russian

Wealthy Mrs. Khromova has a natural daughter, Musya, and an adopted daughter, Nata. The merchant Zhurov is in love with Nata, and hopes to marry her, but she is non-committal.

Captain Grogg's Wonderful Journey

August 1916 •Swedish

Kapten Groggs and his companion Kalle sail to foreign shores, encountering wild animals, stormy weather, and friendly villains.

He Did and He Didn’t

January 1916 •English

A doctor, very much in love with his beautiful wife, comes to suspect that her visiting childhood friend Jack is more than just a friend. Jack's intentions are honorable, but everything he does tends to show his actions in a suspicious light, especially when burglars invade the house and Jack and the wife are caught together in their nightclothes.

Her Fame and Shame

March 1917 •English

A slapstick comedy with Charles Murray & Louise Fazenda.

Plagues And Puppy Love

October 1917 •English

Larry Semon produces his take on a typical Keystone farce, the flirting-in-the-park routine, where pretty Florence Curtis is pursued by four typical Keystone types: the wealthy geezer, the moustachioed Italian, the derby-wearing tough and, of course, the big-footed cop… and here comes Larry, if not to save the day, at least to make us laugh.

Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent

May 1918 •Russian

Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to become street musicians. This film formerly ran to 81 minutes – regrettably, the second half is considered lost.

Carnevalesca

January 1918 •Italian

Carnevalesca with the beautiful Lydia Borelli is divided in to 4 parts, the white carnival, the innocent and pure childhood, the blue carnival love & youth, the red carnival the violent and destructive passion, the black carnival, death and madness.

Johanna Enlists

September 1918 •English

A young girl, stifling on her father's backwoods farm, is reinvigorated by the arrival of an army regiment, come to train in the area.

M'Liss

May 1918 •English

M'liss, a feisty young girl in a mining camp, falls for Charles Gray, the school teacher. Charles is implicated in a murder of which he is innocent, and the two must fight to save him from a lynching.

The Forbidden City

October 1918 •English

The daughter of a Chinese mandarin is sentenced to death for her secret marriage to an American. Their child, raised in the mandarin's palace, grows up and escapes to seek her father, now a high-ranking official in the Philippines.