Unedited footage on the city of Coimbra and some of its touristic spots: the Mondego river, Santa Clara bridge and monastery, Toll Square, University and Old Cathedral.
Unedited footage. Religious cerimonies at Cova da Iria. Pilgrims on their way to the sanctuary. Religious procession.
Incomplet. Buildings, monuments, main streets, harbour and railway of Maputo.
Incomplet. A parade of decorated cars passes by a street full of people and children with shovels plant trees.
31st January celebrations and military parade. 5th October military parade. Armistice in Oporto. WW I memorial.
Unedited footage. The wine cycle in Quinta do Bom Retiro, estate owned since 1919 by the Ramos Pinto company (prod. company of the film): vineyard, harvest, transport of grapes, ball, winepress.
Several experiences in different farms of potato cultivation, with and without CUF’s fertilizers.
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A view of the production company’s installations: the film studios on the left, the main building on the right.
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Portrait of João Freire Correia and Maximino Abranches, 1909
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The exteriors of the studios of the Oporto-based film company, Invicta Film.
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Film frame of Arthur Costa de Macedo's 'Homenagens aos soldados desconhecidos' ('Tribute to Unknown Soldiers'), 1921.
Notes on the sound newsreels. Emphasis on the presence in Portugal of Paramount operators.
Article defending the adoption of measures to foster the Portuguese film productions.
Portuguese film operator, Manuel Maria da Costa Veiga, remembers the first years of film exhibition in Portugal.
Weekly publication of cinematographic art.
Notes on the cinematographic work of Aníbal Contreiras and César de Sá.
Commentary on the scientific films’ enormous interest, namely those using chronophotography.
Notes on film’s potential in depicting reality with emphasis on some reels on WWI.
Commentary on the historical value of newsreels in terms of search and reconstructing of events.