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914.38-914.4 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE MARY VISITS POLAND — Continued "A. unique method of presenting a travelogue." Collaborator "The pleasant child's voice and simple commentary will bring all this closer to young audiences." Nat. bd. of rev. POLAND. EBF 1939 15min si $24 914.38 el-Jh-sh-ad Guide Government buildings; street scenes; shops; transportation; parks; the market place; housing projects; contrasting old and new architectural styles. Zinc refining. Agriculture — great private estates; an individually owned small farm and its proprietor. Peasant home life, customs, mealtime, weaving. Schools — a kindergarten and primary grade, handicraft, wood carving, and sculpture. Activities in Gdynia, Baltic seaport — the loading of lumber and coal POLAND. IntFlmFd 1946 18min sd ?70 914.38 el-jh-sh-cad-forum An over-all picture of Poland — as it existed prior to the destruction wrought by the German invaders and as it will exist again when the current reconstruction program is completed. The primitive methods so common in agricultural and manual labor are contrasted with the modern methods of construction in Warsaw. An insight into Polish historical backgrounds as well as into the varied business, agricultural, educational, religious and social life of the Polish people is afforded by this film POLAND FOREVER. PIC 1941 20min sd rent $2.50 914.38 Jh-sh-c-ad "Traces the history of Poland from the 15th Century to the present and outlines events leading up to the invasion. . . Shots of a war ravaged people. "Made available through the Polish Information Center." War film news letter PRICE OF FREEDOM. PIC 1942 ISmin sd rent $2.50 914.38 Jh-sh-ad Story of the development of the Polish port, Gdynia, from a small fishing village of some few hundred inhabitants to an ultramodern port Film ends with the invasion in 1939 REPORT FROM THE NEW POLAND. Nu-Art 1947 lOmin sd $26, rent $1.50 914.38 sh-ad Pictures the story of recent progress in western Poland after millions of modern pioneers moved out of eastern and central Poland to make a new life for themselves in the western lands that were German before World war II but originally Polish THIS IS POLAND. PIC 1941 20min sd rent $2.50 914.38 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Polish Ministry of Informa. tlon, London Describes life in pre-war Poland; Its towns, villages and population and Its endeavour to maintain peace by non-aggression treaties. German invasion follows (shown from original German films) In the epilogue the film shows the reestablishment of the Polish government and Parliament in France, and short scenes of arrival of Poles in Great Britain WARSAW REBUILDS. Brandon 1946 llmin sd $25, rent $1.50 914.38 Jh-sh-c-ad-forum The destruction of Warsaw through three phases of German action. Some scenes of prewar Poland are introduced first, and then the systematic destruction by the Nazis in the initial attack on Poland, the desperate "battle of the ghetto," and finally the ill timed uprising of the population of the city One of the first film documents to show how millions of mankind are setting out to rebuild their civilizations with nothing to work with but primitive tools and the strength of back and arms WARSAW SUITE. FlmPolski 1947 19min sd $50, rent $5 sh-c-ad-forum Produced in Warsaw Pictures the destruction and reconstruction of Warsaw. Musical background, no dialog 914.39 Hungary BEAUTIFUL AND GAY BUDAPEST. Nu-Art 1938 llmin sd (De la Varre travelogue) $17.50, rent $1.50 914.39 Jh-sh Also available in a silent version ($8.75, rent $1) Produced by Andre De La Varre "A travelogue of Budapest showing government buildings, health resorts, bridges, monuments, bazaars, etc. The narrator relates much of the city's history while an orchestra furnishes an excellent musical background. Print was defective in that many scenes jerked as they were projected on the screen. (Useful forj geography, history, general auditorium." PCW film service staff HUNGARY. EBF 1934 15min si $24 914.39 el-Jh Guide Large estates, primitive and modern agricultural methods, animal husbandry, village life, embroidery, and a wedding festival Shows primitive transportation, the fishing, mining, sugar-belt, and steel industries, Budapest, educational opportunities, medieval architecture 914.4 France ANCIENT CITIES OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. Nu-Art 1937 lOmin sd (De la Varre travelogue) $17.50, rent $1.50 914.4 Jh-sh-ad Also available in a silent version ($8.75, rent $1) Carcassonne castles, windmills, forts built by Visigoths on Roman ruins. Many Roman structures still in daily use. Nimes. Avignon, Aries, Marseilles BYWAYS OF FRANCE. TFC 9min sd (Magic carpet ser) apply 914.4 eUJh-sh-c Produced by 20th CenturyFox "A crosscut of peasant life in Brittany and Normandy set in the peaceful tempo of the countryside is portrayed here. . . A superior film, unique in its inclusion of folk music and singing, in the completeness of its portrayal of rural life, and in the excellence of its photography. Should be useful in studying France. Highly recommended for social geography, grades 6 through college; history of France, grades 4 through 6." Advisory committee LES CANAUX. IntFlmBur 1947 14min sd » (Teaching film ser) $67.50, rent $5 914.4 sh-c-ad Guide Produced in France by Jean Brerault for beginning French students Presents several phases of the importance of canals and rivers in the life of France. The Seine and Oise are given as examples of navigable rivers, while the Loire is so shallow 578