Norodom Sihanouk Archival Collection

Call No.

Format

Original Title & Description

C-1

VHS

Theatre All in the Scene -FRANCE TV 3 Program – 1980s

Original Title: Tous en Scene Theatre
Subject: French TV Program on Theatre piece about Norodom Sihanouk/ interview of Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Date: 1980’s
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS) ( Black and White)
Quality: Good
Description: French TV program looking at the theatre piece “The Terrible but Unfinished story of Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia by Ariadne Mnouchkine and Helene Cixous which became very famous in France in the mid-1980s. There is also an interview of Prince Norodom Sihanouk.

C-2

VHS/DVD

Speech of General Charles de Gaulle  in Phnom Penh – 1966 – B&W

Original Title: Discours du General De Gaulle
Subject: Film of the speech given in Phnom Penh by General De Gaulle.
Date: 1966
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy ( 1 VHS, 1 DVD) (Black and White)
Quality: Good
Description: Film of the speech given in Phnom Penh in 1966 by French President, General Charles De Gaulle, during which the French leader condemned US policies in the region and supported Prince Sihanouk’s efforts to keep Cambodia neutral and out of the war ravaging Vietnam.

C-3

VHS/DVD

APSARA Dance - Royal Ballet of Cambodia – 1995

Subject: short documentary
Date: 1995
Language of film: Un-narrated
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS, 1 DVD)
Quality: Excellent
Description: The Royal Ballet of Cambodia interprets some traditional dances, including the famous “Apsara” dance choreographed by the late Queen Sisowath Kossamak, mother of King Norodom Sihanouk.

C-4

VHS

Special TV Program on the occasion of the 66th Birthday Anniversary of the Queen of Cambodia – 2002

Original Title: Programme Special de la T.V. Khmere a l’occasion du 66eme Anniversaire de S.M. la Reine Norodom Monineath Sihanouk du Cambodge – 18 Juin 2002
Subject: Special TV Program celebrating the Queen of Cambodia’s Birthday
Date: 18 June 2002
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality:  Good
Description: On the occasion of the Birthday Anniversary of Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia, Cambodian National TV presented a special program of traditional Cambodian and Ethnic minorities’ dances and songs.

C-5

VHS

Activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troupe - France – 1986

Original Title: Groupe Artistique Indra Devi- Activities 1986
Subject: Film of the activities in France of the Cambodian Indra Devi Dancing Troupe.
Date: 1986
Language of film: French/Khmer
Copy or original:  Copy (1 VHS) Black and White
Quality: Poor
Description: Film of the artistic representations given in France during 1986 by the Cambodian Dancing Troupe “Indra Devi”.

C-6

VHS

Activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troupe – Part II – France – 1986

Original Title: Groupe Artistique Indra Devi- Activities 1986 – Partie II
Original Title – short English translation: Activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troupe-1986 –Part II
Subject: Film of the activities in France of the Cambodian Indra Devi Dancing Troupe.
Date: 1986
Language of film: French/Khmer
Copy or original:  Copy (1 VHS) Black and White
Quality: Poor
Description: Film of the artistic representations given in France during 1986 by the Cambodian Dancing Troupe “Indra Devi”. In particular their participation at the “Festival de Nantes” among representatives of 22 other countries.

C-7

VHS

Activities of the Rev. Minister (Episcopal Church –USA) Pa Nous Pan

Original Title: Activities of the Rev. Minister (Episcopal Church of USA) Pa Nous Pan- 1993
Subject: Short film of the activities of the Cambodian born Episcopal Minister Pa Nous Pan, including a visit to King Norodom Sihanouk in Peking
Date: 1993
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original:  Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Poor
Description: This cassette contains the activities of Cambodian-born Episcopal Minister (USA) Pa Nous Pan, including his visit to Beijing in November 1993 to pray for the health of King Norodom Sihanouk.

C-8

VHS

General Sosthene Fernandez - Film of a meeting of Cambodian refugees in France to discuss the liberation of Cambodia

Original Title: Le General Sosthene Fernandez
Subject: Film of a meeting in France in which Cambodian refugees discuss ways of liberating Cambodia
Date: Unknown
Language of film: French/Khmer
Copy or original:  Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Very poor
Description: This film of a meeting in France shows General Sosthene Fernandez, former Commander in Chief of the Cambodian Army, discussing with French and Cambodian supporters the way of liberating Cambodia from the Vietnamese army of occupation.

C-9

VHS

Marriage of Mr. Peou Sithik to Miss Suor Sok Kheng at Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing – 18 September 1988

Original Title: Marriage of Mr. Peou Sithik & Miss Suor Sok Kheng at Diao Yu Tai Guest House in Beijing
Subject: The marriage of the daughter of a prominent Sino-Cambodian businessman close to the Royal Family.
Date: 18 September 1988
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original:  Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: Film of the marriage between Mr Peou Sithik & Miss Suor Sok Kheng, daughter of Mr Suor Srun, a prominent Sino-Cambodian businessman close to the Royal Family. The marriage was presided by the then Prince Norodom Sihanouk and his wife Princess Monique and was held at the Diao Yu Tai State Guest House

C-10

VHS

Funeral Ceremonies for Samdech Preah Theammalikhet Louis Em (Wat Langka) 1950s

Original Title: Funerailles de Samdech Preah Theammalikhet Louis Em (Watt Langkha) Decennie 1950
Original Title – short English translation: Funeral ceremonies for Samdech Preah Theammalikhet Louis Em at Watt Langkha- Years 1950
Subject: Funeral ceremonies for a leading Buddhist monk
Date: Years 1950
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Less than good
Description: Film of the Buddhist ceremonies held in Phnom Penh following the death of the leading monk Samdech Preah Theammalikhet Louis Em in the years 1950.

C-11

VHS

“Pol Pot Alias Saloth Sar” - German Documentary about Pol Pot – 2000

Original Title: Pol Pot alias Saloth Sar
Subject: German documentary on the late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot
Date: 9 February 2000
Language of film: German (with interviews in English, French and Khmer)
Copy or original: Copy ( 1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: A film on the late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, historical footage and an interview with Pol Pot just weeks before he died.

C-12

VHS

Cambodia: The Blodiest Domino – Australian documentary on Cambodia – 2003

Original Title – short English translation: CAMBODIA: The Bloodiest Domino
Subject: Cambodian War
Date: 2003
Directors: Peter du Cane & Matthew Kelley
Language of film: English
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Excellent
Description: Australian made documentary on the US bombing of Cambodia and the events that followed the coup d’etat against Norodom Sihanouk. Interviews with Dr. David Chandler, Ambassador Noel Deschamps, James Gerrand, Dr. Henry Kissinger and others.

C-13

VHS

David Putnam in Cambodia – 1995

Original Title: David Putnam in Cambodia
Subject: Film of the return to Cambodia of British film director David Putman.
Date: 1995
Language of film: English
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good

C-14

VHS

Situation Zero – a film by Stanley Harper – 1988

Original Title: Situation Zero
Subject: Film on the situation of Cambodian refugees living in camps on the Thai-Cambodian border
Date: 1988
Director: Stanley Harper
Language of film: English (with some Khmer and Thai dialogue)
Format & System: VHS/SECAM
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: Situation Zero was the code word used in refugee camps at the Thai-Cambodia border to describe shelling by Vietnamese or PRK forces on the Cambodian side of the border. When Situation Zero was declared, the camps were closed to everyone but to emergency services. This film by Stanley Harper documents events at those camps.

C-15

VHS

Cambodian Women during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum -1965

Original Title: La Femme Khmere a l’ere du Sangkum Reastr Niyum
Subject: Film narrated in French about the leading roles played by Cambodian women and their achievements in all the fields of Cambodia’s national construction: education, health, manufacturing, defence during the era of the “Sangkum Reastr Niyum” the Peoples Socialist Community from 1955 to 1970.
Date: 1965
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (3 VHS)
Quality: Best available

C-16

VHS

“With the Cambodian Friends” – Russian documentary about Cambodia – 1964

Original Title: With the Cambodian Friends
Subject: Russian documentary about Cambodia
Date: 1964
Language of film: Russian
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Very good
Description: Beautifully filmed Russian documentary on Cambodia.

C-17

VHS

Cambodia 1965

Original Title: Cambodge 1965
Original Title – short English translation: Cambodia 1965
Subject: Documentary film showing the achievements of Cambodia since its independence in 1953
Date: 1965
Language of film: Un-narrated
Copy or original: Copy (4 VHS)
Quality:   Poor  (This is the best copy available)

C-18

VHS

Pailin Liberated – Documentary of the liberation of Pailin by resistance forces.

Original Title: Pailin Libere
Subject: Amateur film of the liberation of the city of Pailin by the Cambodian resistance forces
Date: Unknown
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Poor

C-19

VHS

Special French TV Program on Cambodia – 1998

Original Title: Antenne 2: Edition Speciale Cambodge
Subject: Special French TV program on the first open heart operation conducted in Cambodia; the trials of a Vietnamese girl sold to a brothel in Cambodia and a look at de-mining near the famous temples of Angkor
Date: 15 January 1998
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: This Special French TV Program on Cambodia shows; 1) a group of French doctors organizing, funding funds and finally conducting the first open heart operation in Cambodia; 2) the trials of a young Vietnamese girl who has been taken from her village and sold to a brothel in Cambodia and; 3) a look at the people that place the mines at night, those that take them during the day and the foreigners and Cambodians that are working to preserve the famous temples of Angkor.