19th Century Movies

A bored princess' flights of fancy cause troubles for the entire household, especially her husband.

An actuality film from Oct 1899 of the Colstream Guards departing on the troop ship Gascon for the Boer War in South Africa.

Vlasta Burian appears in a town of Czarist Russia impersonating an Inspector General, and he is entertained lavishly by the local political-hacks and...

An 1897 travelogue of a bullock turning a cog to work a water pump in Egypt. Director/Cinematographer - Henry Short. Made as part of a follow-up...

Amanda Aaltonen refuses to resign herself to the miserable fate of a poor woman and daringly seeks her happiness in the world. As punishment for...

Adaptation of the homonymous novel by Júlio Dantas. Trying to highlight the romantic tone, the ruralism of the picturesque situations and...

30 seconds of actual snowball fighting from 1899. A quick glimpse of a time gone by

A student rebellion precedes revolutionary events in Prague.

A group of children are encouraged to play in a park by two men. Some play a skipping game. One of the other children refuses and eventually runs...

Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.

Based on the life of Rosa Bonheur, a trailblazing feminist and artist who rose to fame in 19th century France.