Author Archive: Retro

Seven toy teddy bears of varying sizes suddenly come to life, getting in all sorts of merry misadventures.

In a medium close-up shot of the first kiss ever recorded on screen, two fervent lovers cuddle and talk passionately at hair’s breadth, just before the love-smitten gentleman decides to give his chosen one an innocent peck.

“Panoramic view taken from a tug, showing the Statue of Liberty and its environments in New York Harbor.”

A dancer on Broadway and her boyfriend take a trip back home only to find that their fathers are in the middle of an angry feud.

Two love triangles intersect in ancient Pompei.

Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.

A series of images from one of Spain’s oldest cities and now part of UNESCO’s World Heritage, the great Toledo. Segundo de Chomón’s short film explores the place’s old constructions, bridges, magnificent walls and other important monuments, most of them dating back from several centuries ago.