Tweedledum, suffering from a strong myopia, decides to take driving lessons in order to escape from boredom. After reading an announcement on the newspaper, he goes to the driving school and after pay...
Home movie. Little Pippo and Maria perform short scenes on a homemade stage set up in their apartment in Maria Vittoria Street in Turin. We first see the two children in eighteenth century clothes, pr...
Short video showing the funeral of Don Michele Rua (1837-1910), the first Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Don Rua's funeral procession makes its way through the most important places of Sa...
The short video shows three young women posing in front of the camera in the Porta Palazzo Market, located in Piazza della Repubblica. The video is a copy from the film print held by the Museo Naziona...
The film, shot by the Turinese photographer and amateur film maker Luis Bogino (1892 – 1960), displays daily life in Turin, giving a glimpse of the busy downtown area. It can be seen: Via Roma (and ...
The film displays the minute parasites at work destroying the red corpuscles of the frog’s blood. The video is a copy from the film print held by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema: 35mm, positive, acet...
In May 1930 the Alpini National Gathering took place in Naples. The Alpini National Gathering is a traditional event that is generally held on the second sunday of May in a town in Italy, chosen by th...
The great value of the ski in facilitating military movements on snow is here convincingly illustrated. A party of Italian soldiers are seen covering the ground at a remarkable pace, and getting over ...
Home movie depicting two children in their First Communion dress on the balcony of a house in the center of Turin. The video is a copy from the film print held by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema: 9,5m...
Home movie. A group of girls and boys are displayed during the celebration of the First Communion, surrounded by a crowd of relatives. The movie ends with the images of three children on a dirt road a...
Home movie. A group of girls are shown after exiting the school. Then they stop in front of the camera extending the “Roman salute” (fascist salute). The movie ends depicting girls doing gymnastic...
The film is shot in India in the early twentieth century (?), and displays boys performing several contortion tricks, musicians playing traditional instruments and a fakir juggling. The crowd rushes t...
Home movie. Shooting of two children with a cat and a woman during a mountain trip in the Alps. The video is a copy from the film print held by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema: 9,5mm, positive, acetate...
In 1911 Mario Piacenza climbed the top of Mount Cervino with some partners. Apart from the back pack, he was carrying the film camera and the tripod. Considering the conditions of the shots, the quali...
The film is a miscellany of life shooting, related to the first conflict, showing: scenes of provisions using military vehicles with engine or pulled by horses in country and city roads; shootings of ...
The film documents the ascent of the Dente del Gigante (mountain in the Mont Blanc massif). The great ability of Mario Piacenza (April 1884 - Biella, April 16, 1957), together with the particular moun...