Movies

A short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."

The story of Swedish silent film actress Sigrid Holmquist's life (1899-1970), by using the silent film medium. It consists of already existing film...

A video essay on Charlie Chaplin's film "Limelight" (1952).

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City...

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public...

A comedy made by Keystone Studios starring Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand, both of whom co-directed the movie. This is Chaplin's only lost film as...

In 1932, Chaplin, in full midlife crisis, escapes to Bali in search of himself to find the artistic rejuvenation and inspiration to do his difficult...

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...

A film about the semi-feral dogs of Bali, and our changing attitudes towards conquering nature and bending her to our will.

Award-winning filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne profess their love for the classic "Modern Times." The directors expose their views on the many...

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

A tired and hungry Tramp gets the opportunity to work at a movie theater. The Tramp must train in the different positions while dealing with his own...

Mr. Snookie steals an umbrella and then, while trying to help a woman to cross a puddle, the Tramp appears and intervenes.

Documentary about the life of silent film star Francis X. Bushman

Experimental film by Liliane Blaser.

The hero, a janitor played by Chaplin, is fired from work for accidentally knocking his bucket of water out the window and onto his boss the chief...

A documentary on the life and career of silent film star Mabel Normand.

Bob Monkhouse introduces the golden age of slapstick comedy.

Mary Pickford's name remains inseparable from the legend of American cinema. She invented the star system at the beginning of the 20th century, and...

Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives.