The President of the Republic Manuel de Arriaga and his delegation walk through the wharf of Cais do Arsenal. Images of the british RMS Durham Castle ship transporting troops to Mozambique.
Images of the funeral ceremonies of the poet Guerra Junqueiro, gathering a huge crowd who followed the procession from Basílica da Estrela to the Jeronimos Monastery.
The visit of the President of the Republic to the city council of Lisbon: arrival in carriage, a parade of a unit of infantry force in colonial campaign outfit.
Paço d’Arcos, Army. Views of the facilities and explosive devices work.
Documentary film on the education establishment, its facilities (edifice built in 1914 which now hosts the headquarters of the Guarda Nacional Republicana) and activites.
Train arrival to Sintra’s station. Views of the village: palaces and main buildings.
Views of the city of Guimarães. Upon today’s knowledge, only the image (incomplete) subsists.
Film frame.
Film frame
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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.