Singing Movies

  • 1993
    Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader)

    Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader)

    Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader)

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    In the present work, the artists appears lying on his back, his eyes mostly closed, dreamingly listening to a walkman that plays, a recording of 'The...

    Douglas Gordon sings the best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground (For Bas Jan Ader)
  • 2005
    Change Nothing

    Change Nothing

    Change Nothing

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    A short film showing a rehearsal and live performance by Jeanne Balibar. Costa would go on to make a feature-length documentary with the same title...

    Change Nothing
  • 1928
    A Cycle of Songs

    A Cycle of Songs

    A Cycle of Songs

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    A cycle of songs performed by the singer Florence Brady.

    A Cycle of Songs
  • 1949
    The Stork Market

    The Stork Market

    The Stork Market

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    The audience takes a tour through a baby factory run by storks. Next, we're invited to follow the bouncing ball and sing along to "Pretty Baby".

    The Stork Market
  • 1986
    Snookles

    Snookles

    Snookles

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    A baby dragon and a little bird fail to make beautiful music together.

    Snookles
  • 1948
    Winter Draws On

    Winter Draws On

    Winter Draws On

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    As winter approaches, a variety of birds fly south to see a warmer climate.

    Winter Draws On
  • 1942
    Let's Scuffle

    Let's Scuffle

    Let's Scuffle

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    "Let's Scuffle" is a short subject -- a single song-and-dance number -- that appears to have been cut from a feature-length movie: to be precise, a...

    Let's Scuffle
  • 2021
    Yves Montand entre en scène

    Yves Montand entre en scène

    Yves Montand entre en scène

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    "It's very strange, on stage I always feel very good, but during the two hours before, there is fear, uneasiness, a great sadness" declared Yves...

    Yves Montand entre en scène
  • 1970
    The Drive to Sing

    The Drive to Sing

    The Drive to Sing

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    When the COVID-19 pandemic forced musical activities to shut down in March 2020, singers searched for ways to stay connected and sing live music...

    The Drive to Sing
  • 1970
    Symphony of Freedom

    Symphony of Freedom

    Symphony of Freedom

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    Singer's daughter Sara leaves her country seeking a new means of performing. She travels to Turkey, and then Austria to continue her dream, but the...

    Symphony of Freedom
  • 1931
    Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl

    Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl

    Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl

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    A Bouncing-Ball rendition of the title song features animated cats.

    Any Little Girl That's a Nice Little Girl
  • 2023
    Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims

    Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims

    Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims

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    Quinn is a grade school teacher who is exploited by a group of memoryless individuals who reeducate his long-term partner Amy.

    Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims
  • 1973
    El mundo que inventamos

    El mundo que inventamos

    El mundo que inventamos

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    A provincial man comes to the big city and finds true love.

    El mundo que inventamos
  • 1962
    Good Night, Little Friend

    Good Night, Little Friend

    Good Night, Little Friend

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    Good Night, Little Friend
  • 1948
    Sing or Swim

    Sing or Swim

    Sing or Swim

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    The world famous Coney Island in New York City, which got it's start in the 1840's is here included in Famous Studios, "Screen Song" series. The...

    Sing or Swim
  • 1933
    Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer

    Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer

    Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer

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    Songwriter Harry Warren performs several of his own compositions, including "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" and "Shadow Waltz."

    Harry Warren: America's Foremost Composer
  • 1981
    Mouth Music

    Mouth Music

    Mouth Music

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    Mouth Music demonstrates the distinctive modes of the human voice, the most influential of all musical instruments, takes on in southern folk music...

    Mouth Music
  • 1970
    In Search of the Great Song

    In Search of the Great Song

    In Search of the Great Song

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    Filmmaker Michael Stillwater explores and celebrates the universal current pulsing through all forms of life through music and sound.

    In Search of the Great Song