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Ben Samuel
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Jean Vigo (1905-1934)
Jean Vigo's films Zéro de conduite (1933) and L'Atalante (1934)
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Ben Samuel
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
My film 'The Magic Lantern'
A celebration of the magic and wonder of early cinema.
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Ben Samuel
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Ingmar Bergman interview
An interview with Ingmar Bergman where he discusses "Non-existence" and God's perfection in comparison to human imperfection.
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Ben Samuel
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
The films of pioneering filmmaker Lotte Reiniger
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
Akira Kurosawa describes the Great Kantō earthquake of (1923)
Akira Kurosawa describes being shown the aftermath of the Kantō earthquake by his brother Heigo Kurosawa.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Sergei Parajanov discussing Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Interview with Sergei Parajanov here he discusses how making Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) led to his imprisonment
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Eadweard Muybridge's pioneering work on locomotion
Eadweard Muybridge (1830 – 1904) pioneering work on locomotion included many male and female nudes of himself and others
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
An Impossible Balancing Feat (1902) Dir Georges Méliès
Wonderful trick film from Georges Méliès where he balances copies of himself on his head and hands.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Footage of the devastation caused by World War 1
Footage of the devastation caused by World War 1 filmed (1919) by Lucien Le Saint with French balloon pilot Jacques Trolley de Prévaux.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Etienne-Jules Marey inventor of chronophotography
Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) physiologist, doctor, biomechanics engineer and inventor of chronophotography.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Eadweard Muybridge 'The Horse in Motion'
In June 1878, Eadweard Muybridge created a sequential series of photographs with a battery of 12 cameras along the race track
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
An interview with Jean Renoir
An interview with Jean Renoir (1894 - 1979), conducted by Jacques Rivette in 1967.
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Ben Samuel
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Luis Buñuel interview
Luis Buñuel interview where he describes the first film he ever saw.
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