What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?
Social & External
On the basis of anonymous telephone calls made to a helpline for teenagers, On Hold makes us hear a dissonant speech. Recounted here by older people, these testimonies are the occasion to question the construction of masculinity and its generational heritage. Between humour and dread, the film unveils what remains unsaid in a sick society.
Jaime and Pablo explore and work on their identity by telling us about their experiences and participating in a masculinity theatrical laboratory where we will discover the conflict that led them to question their masculinity. This conflict forced them to question the games they taught us as boys, proposing different games where we learn to care for the people we love.
"Soup, soap, salvation." True to this motto, the Salvation Army cares for the marginalized and needy. Officer Fredi Inniger also visits homeless and lonely old people in the city of Zurich. Director Thomas Thümena accompanies Inniger in his busy everyday life with his camera.
Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.
Richly detailed record of the Prince of Wales' Indian tour.
A film produced to celebrate the coronation of George V as King-Emperor at the Imperial Durbar of 1911.
Aging parents of disabled adults, they worry about their child's life after their disappearance. A moving insight into the daily life of a family home in the Vendée region, which offers them the prospect of a peaceful future.
Aristocracy, army, elephants and more mark the start of the 1903 Durbar.
Stately scenes in India, likely filmed during the 1903 Delhi Durbar.
The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.
Film of local events in Ajmer province including the fair at Pushkar.
A scenes from a tour of Manipur State and a women's bazaar in Imphal.
Scenes from a lavish pageant held during the royal visit to India, celebrating King George V’s coronation.
Hindu temples at Benares and Belur and the mythologies associated with them.
This sex education movie explore themes of body development, sexual hygiene, masturbation, menstruation, puberty, sex and giving birth.
This amateur film gives us a fair idea of the opulent life enjoyed by members of the British government in India.
Evocative observational scenes of Simla and Lahore, including the gorgeous Shalimar Gardens and Anarkali Bazar.
Amateur film of the passage to India - complete with guest appearance by Gandhi.
The future Edward VIII opens a durbar and enjoys a day at the races before inspecting the fire brigade in Calcutta.
Documentary detailing a farmer’s visit to the market in Rawalpindi.