When Plato Came Home

A London actress collapses on stage and is sent by her doctor to stay in the country with a farmer and his wife. But when she starts an affair with...

A BFI collection of 7 short films from the USA, England and Italy scored for Piano, Guitar and String Quartet.

A new skyscraper is being built in New York City, and numerous workmen are busy at hazardous jobs high above the ground. When one of the workers,...

Dramatization of the real-life shooting of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw.

This one is modelled on the painting by Paul Delaroche and is an extension of the stage act known as “tableau vivant”.

As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.

The daughter of a wealthy man secretly marries a man below her station— one whom her father violently disapproves of. The father, in an excess...

Adam and Eve are cast out of Eden. They discover that flowers can bring both joy and solace.

A gin bottle is personified with a spirit. As the gin bottle changes hands the spirit of the bottle tempts the various possessors to take a drink. A...

Black and white silent film starring The Clash.

Italian drama from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.

Britain's first drama (i.e. non documentary) film.