Screenplay: Noël Burch

Direction Thom Andersen · Noël Burch

Cast Paul Jarrico · Alfred Lewis Levitt · Abraham Polonsky · Billy Woodberry

Direction Allan Sekula · Noël Burch

Direction Robert Breer

Plot From Breer's Paris period, this short has voiceover in French, and is comprised of frame-by-frame collage work. From the UbuWeb page for Breer, "During this period, Breer also met the...

Direction Jacques Bral

Cast Christine Boisson · André Dussollier · Gérard Lanvin · Jean-Pierre Sentier

Plot Jazz musician Leo crashes at his writer friend Bony's appartment after a break-up. One night they get acquainted with a woman taxi driver called Cora.

Direction Noël Burch

Cast Jeff Rawle · Sue Lloyd · Lea Brodie · Alex McCrindle

Plot Experimental essay in film history, associating very early archive material (circa 1909) and studio shot footage in an attempt to provide insights into the way in which “film language” developed...

Direction Noël Burch · Nadine Fischer · Nelson Scartaccini

Plot An impressive reconstruction of time through archival materials, it explores through three characters the fate of 6 million immigrants who made our River Plate the most European region in all...

Direction Noël Burch

Cast Frédérique Franchini · André S. Labarthe · Annette Michelson

Direction Noël Burch

Cast Douglas Fairbanks · Mary Pickford

Plot In this extraordinary six-part series, film historian and critic Noel Burch uses clips of rare archival silent film treasures to take us on a riveting journey of discovery. How did...