Start Over Unit IUL Moving Image Archive

7303. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (27:19)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Recreates Renoir's world and interprets the aspirations of this great master. Includes over fifty of Renoir's works.

7304. Chinese firecrackers (10:00)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
In China, the land of their birth, no festivity or celebration is complete without firecrackers. Following a brief explanation of their history, the types of firecrackers are mentioned and their c...

7307. Taliesin-West (10:22)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Scenes of Frank Lloyd Wright's home near Phoenix, Ariz., illustrating his basic principle that buildings should blend with their natural surroundings. This home is built of boulders and redwood tru...

7308. Pueblitos de Mexico (10:06)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Vignettes of everyday life and events in two indigenous Mexican villages provide breadth of subject-matter for vocabulary exercise. Sentences of the Spanish narration are nearly all declarative, an...

7309. Mining iron ore (17:05)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A film explaining the iron mining process as practiced on the iron ranges of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

7310. Wanda Landowska at home (29:02)

Date:
1958
Summary:
An interview with famous, Polish harpsichordist, Wanda Landowska, in her home in Lakeville, Connecticut.

7311. Swan Lake (33:52)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Scenes from Chaikovsky's ballet, Swan Lake.

7312. The '29 boom and 30's depression (13:43)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Recreates the 1929 boom and '30's depression with special attention to the factors which led to the depression. Details government regulations designed to end the depression and help prevent future...

7313. Miles over marshes (12:43)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Over 5,000 miles of navigable waterways challenge man's ingenuity for construction of roadways in Louisiana. In the south, road builders have conquered the mire, building a highway across this wate...

7314. James Thurber (21:42)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Alistair Cooke interviews humorist James Thurber who reflects on events of his childhood and discusses the highlights of his career as an author and illustrator.

7315. The Korea story (19:06)

Date:
1953
Summary:
A chronicle of contemporary history which traces step-by-step the Korean War from invasion to truce talks.

7316. Renaissance architecture (14:52)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Portrays the development of architectural form and line as illustrated in the Renaissance castles of the Loire Valley.

7320. The growth of London (22:18)

Date:
1952
Summary:
Uses actual scenes, models, diagrams to present a survey of the principal events which shaped London and the British Empire. Discusses the position of London on the Thames, the Roman conquest, the ...