Movies

A long-retired director of early silent films recalls his exciting career as a filmmaker.

This documentary traces the relationship of Buñuel with American culture and Hollywood. The program proposes a chronological journey through...

In a dance hall, two members of the orchestra and a tipsy dancer fight over the hat check girl.

This early Chaplin film has him playing a character quite different from the Tramp for which he would become famous. He is a rich, upper-class...

British comedian Tommy Handley makes funny commentary on speeded up and shortened version of Triple trouble (1918)

The story is set between the two world wars, in an era when poverty and madness were rampant. Humanity and faith in freedom have failed.

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and...

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and...

An exploration of the dazzling rise and mysterious downfall of French actor and filmmaker Max Linder (1883-1925), the world’s first...

German documentary about Hollywood

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

It is windy at a bathing resort. After fighting with one of the two husbands, Charlie approaches Edna while the two husbands themselves fight over...

Chase Me Charlie was an anthology consisting of excerpts from several of Chaplin's short films made for the Essanay Company, including The Tramp,...

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)...

A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung together to form a single feature length film. Chaplin...

A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.

Experimental film by Liliane Blaser.