Incomplet. A huge crowd attends a bullfight in a Doze Ribeiras parish square, located in the Angra do Heroísmo municipality in the Terceira Island, Azores. Some people defy the bull.
The film depicts the 3-day excursion of a group of workers of the newspaper “Diário de Notícias” to the aforesaid sites.
Images of several sports practised in Figueira da Foz: tennis, skating, barrels race, string game, auto and horse riding. Boa Viagem Mountain, “Vela” and the Cedar Woods.
Incomplet. Upon today’s knowledge, only the image subsists. Images of São Pedro de Muel, Leiria’s Pine Forest, the rocky coastline and the steep slopes of the region.
Touristic sites of Figueira da Foz: streets, Casino, Hotel, City Hall, monuments, Palace Alorna and references to nearby towns.
Description of the extension work on the routes undertaken by the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro do Norte de Portugal (“Rail Company of the North of Portugal”).
Newsreel on the regatta of Figueira da Foz played by clubs from England (London Rouring Club), Germany (Ruderklub am Wannsee), Portugal (Assoc. Naval 1º de Maio), Netherlands (Studenten Roeivereenigi...
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Portrait of Henrique Alegria, manager of Invicta Film, in his office.
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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.
Notes on the documentary films depicting submarine life, referring some technologies used.
Report on the departure of Augusto Claro to Africa and the reasons behind this departure.