Movies: Empire

  • 1954
    O Costa d'África

    O Costa d'África (1954)

    O Costa d'África

    7.81954HD

    Costa is travelling from Africa to London, and wishes very much to his nephew Amadeu, and see by himself how well he has been invested large sums of money he is been sending him. Amadeu 'borrows' for 24 hours a wife, a villa, a car, and a servant - f...

    O Costa d'África
  • 1938
    France is an Empire

    France is an Empire (1938)

    France is an Empire

    01938HD

    A documentary showing the pride France took in its position as an Empire, during the period after the Munich accords when it felt threatened by bullying from Italy and the possibility of war still with Germany....

    France is an Empire
  • 1987
    Mark of the Hand

    Mark of the Hand (1987)

    Mark of the Hand

    01987HD

    Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts Council documentary, filmed towards the end of his life. The title comes from the indigenous Arawak word ‘timehri’...

    Mark of the Hand
  • 1954
    I Will Speak English

    I Will Speak English (1954)

    I Will Speak English

    01954HD

    'An instructional film made on behalf of the Department of Social Welfare, demonstrating a new technique to teach English to illiterate adult audiences in the Gold Coast. (..) This is a film with an almost entirely African cast, depicting an African...

    I Will Speak English