Les Petits Coins
A worker daydreams while in the bathroom
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A worker daydreams while in the bathroom
Short silent film produced and directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
A play about bullying, asking whether anything can actually be done about it. A gang of boys engage David in a game of 'coins against the wall' every day at school, a game for which David needs a daily supply of money, a
Close-up of a hand doing magic tricks with coins. Directed by Alf Collins.
A young boy comes to understand why his enigmatic father loiters in laundromats listening to coin change machines that sound like casino slot machines.
In 1926, ten years after the Easter Rising, the Irish government decided to create a new coinage for the Free State. They invited the most famous poet in the world, W.B. Yeats, to chair the design committee. Behind-the-s
How much is a promise worth these days? An aspiring fashion designer finds out when she has to choose between fulfilling her promise and realizing her dream.
Self-portrait through a tour of the filmmaker's studio.
Coolie Boys Diving for Coins positions a scene, popularised in early film generally, within a distinctly colonial context. As with similar films, it uses attractions that, as Joe Kember argued, ‘were more broadly charact
Since 1915, the French satirical newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné has maintained and even strengthened its position in the press, without losing any of its wit or bite. This multi-part documentary recounts the history (53 mi
The film adaptation of the novel "Three Little Rats" by Tatsuro Jinde. In this fascinating story, the rebellious Jirokichi and three men, united by a sense of justice and love, confront an evil merchant and an official w
We see three kids from behind, standing at a set distance from a peeling, whitewashed wall. The rule is that each player throws a coin against the wall, that drops and rolls back on the pavement; the player whose coin re
Vietnamese children collect coins that are thrown them by two aristocratic ladies.
Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock market crash has depleted their worth. Elizabeth's goofy brothers cannot eas
The story takes place in one of Kyiv's neighborhoods. The father of the main character, 15-year-old Yanka, is an alcoholic, and she earns a living by returning empty bottles. She is still just a child, and although her l
In the background is a row of three-masted sailing ships, at anchor, their sales furled. In the foreground, a simple pier that's more like a yardarm juts out above the water; about 15 boys of six or seven years of age ar