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6 January 2024
Lion dance from Mikimachi, Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan
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Steamboat Willie, a 1928 cartoon by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, was the debut of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It became immediately popular thanks to its fully synchronized soundtrack.

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English : Steamboat Willie, a 1928 cartoon by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, was the debut of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse. It became immediately popular thanks to its fully synchronized soundtrack.

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“Le Vallon” (small valley), above the Saume pass.

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English : “Le Vallon” (small valley), above the Saume pass.

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Short video about Aristotle's thought. Subtitles available.

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English : Short video about Aristotle's thought. Subtitles available.
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The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis, written by Philip Yordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin.

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English : The Big Combo is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis, written by Philip Yordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin.

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1926 newsreel. Scenes of children buying tickets from a marionette and a marionette dancing at Tony Sarg's feet.

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English : 1926 newsreel. Scenes of children buying tickets from a marionette and a marionette dancing at Tony Sarg's feet.

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Blue Steel is a 1934 American pre-Code Monogram Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne.

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English : Blue Steel is a 1934 American pre-Code Monogram Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne.

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Boo Moon (1954), with Casper the Ghost. An animated short film.

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English : Boo Moon (1954), with Casper the Ghost. An animated short film.

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Presentation of a Luxembourgish folk dance by the folklore group "Vallée des Sept Châteaux" in the Neimünster Abbey, as part of the "Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2023"

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English : Presentation of a Luxembourgish folk dance by the folklore group "Vallée des Sept Châteaux" in the Neimünster Abbey, as part of the "Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2023"

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Beat the Devil is a 1953 adventure/comedy film directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida and Jennifer Jones.

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English : Beat the Devil is a 1953 adventure/comedy film directed by John Huston, starring Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida and Jennifer Jones.

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A Case of Spring Fever is a 1940 American short industrial film produced by the Jam Handy Organization for Chevrolet.

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English : A Case of Spring Fever is a 1940 American short industrial film produced by the Jam Handy Organization for Chevrolet.

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A film made by Centron Corporation, USA, to teach children about Advertising and media. This is a new transfer of an original faded 16mm print. Some color correction has been applied to remove the red cast.

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English : A film made by Centron Corporation, USA, to teach children about Advertising and media. This is a new transfer of an original faded 16mm print. Some color correction has been applied to remove the red cast.

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A Coach for Cinderella is a 1936 Technicolor animated cartoon sponsored film based on the Cinderella fairy tale for promoting Chevrolet automobiles. Nicky Nome builds a modern day coach that turns into a Chevy in the last 20 seconds, thus laying way for a sequel cartoon in which Cinderella does attend the ball and her new coach.

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English : A Coach for Cinderella is a 1936 Technicolor animated cartoon sponsored film based on the Cinderella fairy tale for promoting Chevrolet automobiles. Nicky Nome builds a modern day coach that turns into a Chevy in the last 20 seconds, thus laying way for a sequel cartoon in which Cinderella does attend the ball and her new coach.

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Short video about Plato's live and thought. Subtitles available.

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English : Short video about Plato's live and thought. Subtitles available.

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The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1944 novel The Black Path of Fear. It stars Robert Cummings as Chuck Scott, a veteran who suffers from hallucinations. When he returns a lost wallet to violent mobster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran), Eddie offers to hire him as a chauffeur. Chuck becomes mixed up in a plot to help Eddie's wife Lorna (Michèle Morgan) run off to Havana to escape her cruel husband.

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English : The Chase is a 1946 American film noir directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay by Philip Yordan is based on Cornell Woolrich's 1944 novel The Black Path of Fear. It stars Robert Cummings as Chuck Scott, a veteran who suffers from hallucinations. When he returns a lost wallet to violent mobster Eddie Roman (Steve Cochran), Eddie offers to hire him as a chauffeur. Chuck becomes mixed up in a plot to help Eddie's wife Lorna (Michèle Morgan) run off to Havana to escape her cruel husband.

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Event called Atouts pour plaire ! organized by the city of Belfort, France.

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English : Event called Atouts pour plaire ! organized by the city of Belfort, France.

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The Deadly Companions is a 1961 American Western and war film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, and Chill Wills. Based on the novel of the same name by A. S. Fleischman, the film is about an ex-army soldier who accidentally kills a woman's son, and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

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English : The Deadly Companions is a 1961 American Western and war film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, and Chill Wills. Based on the novel of the same name by A. S. Fleischman, the film is about an ex-army soldier who accidentally kills a woman's son, and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

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Commemoration of the armistice, November 11th, 2023, in Meroux (commune of Meroux-Moval), France.

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English : Commemoration of the armistice, November 11th, 2023, in Meroux (commune of Meroux-Moval), France.

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Dementia 13, known in the United Kingdom as The Haunted and the Hunted, is a 1963 independently made black-and-white horror-thriller film, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Roger Corman, starring William Campbell and Luana Anders with Bart Patton, Mary Mitchell, and Patrick Magee.

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English : Dementia 13, known in the United Kingdom as The Haunted and the Hunted, is a 1963 independently made black-and-white horror-thriller film, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Roger Corman, starring William Campbell and Luana Anders with Bart Patton, Mary Mitchell, and Patrick Magee.

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Ceremonies celebrating the 79th anniversary of the Liberation of Belfort, November 18, 2023: * 10:45 a.m., Necropolis of the Siege of 1870, Mobiles cemetery, Brisach suburb in Belfort, * 11:20 a.m., Plaque of the African Commandos, rue de la Première-Armée-Française in Belfort, * 11:30 a.m., Plaque paying tribute to Ali Zmaïli, 117 avenue Jean-Jaurès in Belfort, * 11:40 a.m., Monument of Hope, at the corner of avenue Jean Jaurès and rue de Brasse in Belfort.

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English : Ceremonies celebrating the 79th anniversary of the Liberation of Belfort, November 18, 2023:
  • 10:45 a.m., Necropolis of the Siege of 1870, Mobiles cemetery, Brisach suburb in Belfort,
  • 11:20 a.m., Plaque of the African Commandos, rue de la Première-Armée-Française in Belfort,
  • 11:30 a.m., Plaque paying tribute to Ali Zmaïli, 117 avenue Jean-Jaurès in Belfort,
  • 11:40 a.m., Monument of Hope, at the corner of avenue Jean Jaurès and rue de Brasse in Belfort.

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The Devil Bat is a 1940 black-and-white American horror film film produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarborough.

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English : The Devil Bat is a 1940 black-and-white American horror film film produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarborough.

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Destination Earth (1956) is an industrial cartoon produced by John Sutherland and directed by Carl Urbano. Fanciful, funny cartoon about a Martian flying to Earth to discover the power source of our mobile vehicles—gasoline!

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English : Destination Earth (1956) is an industrial cartoon produced by John Sutherland and directed by Carl Urbano. Fanciful, funny cartoon about a Martian flying to Earth to discover the power source of our mobile vehicles—gasoline!

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Conspiracy is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery melodrama film produced and distributed by RKO Pictures and directed by Christy Cabanne.

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English : Conspiracy is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery melodrama film produced and distributed by RKO Pictures and directed by Christy Cabanne.

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The Ducktators is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Norman McCabe.

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English : The Ducktators is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Norman McCabe.

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Act Your A (1949), an educational film by Coronet Films.

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English : Act Your A (1949), an educational film by Coronet Films.

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Learn how to prevent a sneaky food safety hazard that can show up at many points between purchasing and eating food: cross-contamination.

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English : Learn how to prevent a sneaky food safety hazard that can show up at many points between purchasing and eating food: cross-contamination.

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Fox Pop is an American traditional animated short film part of the Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones, written by Tedd Pierce, and produced by Leon Schlesinger. This is a restored HD version.

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English : Fox Pop is an American traditional animated short film part of the Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones, written by Tedd Pierce, and produced by Leon Schlesinger. This is a restored HD version.

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The New Moscow (Russian: Новая Москва, romanized: Novaya Moskva) is a 1938 Soviet sci-fi comedy film directed by Aleksandr Medvedkin and Aleksandr Olenin. It was banned from showing by Joseph Stalin.

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English : The New Moscow (Russian: Новая Москва, romanized: Novaya Moskva) is a 1938 Soviet sci-fi comedy film directed by Aleksandr Medvedkin and Aleksandr Olenin. It was banned from showing by Joseph Stalin.

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In the skin of the fingertips, around 150 receptors per square centimeter register mechanical stimuli. Four different cell types share the work. The fine skin sensors make fingers a universal tactile organ.

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English : In the skin of the fingertips, around 150 receptors per square centimeter register mechanical stimuli. Four different cell types share the work. The fine skin sensors make fingers a universal tactile organ.

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