Please note Series and Call numbers for retrieval.
Call No. |
Format |
Original Title & Description |
C-20 |
VHS |
Activities of the National Sihanoukian Army (ANS) inside Cambodia
Original Title – short English translation: Activities of the National Sihanoukian Army (ANS) inside Cambodia.
Subject: Three separate amateur films of the ANS: 1) The takeover by the ANS of Thamr Pouk, Kau Kpous and Kdol townships in Cambodia; 2) A visit by foreign journalists to the ANS “liberated area of Cambodia” and; 3) The capture of People’s Republic of Kampuchea soldiers.
Date: Unknown
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Poor |
C-21 |
VHS |
Two Documentaries on Cambodia from Austrian and German TV
Original Title – short English translation: Austrian and German TV Documentaries on Cambodia.
Subject: Two separate documentaries on Cambodia by German and Austrian TV looking at the plight of Cambodian refugees at the Thai-Cambodian border and at the political causes of the Cambodia-Vietnam conflict.
Date : 1979/1980
Language of film : German/Khmer /Thai /English
Copy or original :Copy (1 VHS)
Quality : Good
Description: Austrian and German documentaries assessing the political causes of the Cambodia-Vietnam. There is also an interview with Prince Norodom Sihanouk in French language. |
C-22 |
VHS |
Cambodia: Land of Smiles – French documentary – 1969
Original Title: Cambodge: Le pays du Sourire
Original Title – short English translation: Cambodia: Land of Smiles
Subject: Film made in 1967-68 by well known French film maker Marcel Talabot about Cambodia
Date: 1967-1969
Director: Marcel Talabot
Language of film: French
Format & System: VHS/SECAM
Copy or original: Copy (4 VHS)
Quality: Very Good
Description: This was the last film made by a foreign film director in Cambodia before the country was engulfed by war. It describes the smiling nature of the Cambodians, the beauty of the temples of Angkor and the actions of Prince Norodom Sihanouk to keep his country in peace with modest but continuous development. |
C-23 |
VHS |
Amateur documentary on a visit by Prince Norodom Sihanouk to North Korea – 1989
Original Title: Octobre 1989 –RPD Coree et Peking
Original Title – short English translation: October 1989-DPR of Korea and Peking
Subject: Amateur film of a visit to North Korea and Beijing
Date: October 1989
Language of film: Un-narrated
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS) (Black/White)
Quality: Poor
Description: Amateur film taken by someone that accompanied Prince Sihanouk during a visit to North Korea and Beijing in October 1989 |
C-24 |
VHS |
Celebration of the 64th Birthday Anniversary of Norodom Sihanouk in Paris – 1986 Activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troup
Original Title: Celebration of the 64th Birthday of HRH Prince Norodom Sihanouk – Activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troupe in France
Subject: Two separate films: 1) Celebration of the 64th Birthday of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in Paris 2) Activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troupe in France
Date: 1986
Language of film: English/French/Khmer
Format & System: VHS/SECAM
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS) (Black/White)
Quality: Good
Description: This film shows the celebration of the 64th Birthday Anniversary of Prince Norodom Sihanouk in Paris during which he gave a long speech in French and Khmer and also the activities of the Indra Devi Dancing Troupe in France during 1986, including their appearance at the 9th International Festival of Romans. |
C-25 |
VHS |
Cambodia 1989
Original Title – short English translation: Cambodia 1989
Subject: Amateur film of activities by the National Sihanoukian Army (ANS)
Date: February 1989
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Poor
Description: Amateur film of the activities in February 1989 of the ANS inside Cambodia, including the capturing of defectors from the People’s Republic of Kampuchea Army and the takeover of the military installations at Thmar Pourk district. |
C-26 |
VHS |
Apsaras – a film by Jacques Kebadian
Original Title: Apsaras – a film de Jacques Kebadian
Original Title – short English translation: APSARAS – a film by Jacques Kebadian
Subject: French film about the origins of the Royal Ballet and the involvement over many years of the Royal Family of Cambodia in its preservation.
Date: Unknown
Director: Jacques Kebadian
Language of film: French/Khmer
Format & System: VHS/SECAM
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS) (Black/White)
Quality: Good
Description: Interesting French documentary on the Royal Ballet of Cambodia and its close links to the Royal Family. Part of the film is narrated by the eldest daughter of King Sihanouk, HRH Princess Buppha Devi, herself a star of the Royal Ballet. There are also interviews with King Sihanouk and with HRH Prince (now His Majesty King) Norodom Sihamoni, who also shows some of his choreography in the film as presented by his students of the Marius Petipa Conservatorium in Paris. |
C-27 |
VHS |
A Trip to Angkor: The essence of Khmer culture – a UNESCO/Fuji TV film
Original Title: Voyage a Angkor – L’essence de la culture Khmer
Original Title – short English translation: A trip to Angkor – the Essence of Khmer Culture
Subject: UNESCO/Fuji TV film on Japan’s activities in the preservation and restoration of the temples of Angkor
Date: Unknown
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Very good
Description: UNESCO/Fuji TV made film on the activities of Japan’s Team at Angkor together with the team from University Sofia of Tokyo, which are actively participating in the restoration and preservation of several temples at Angkor. |
C-28 |
VHS |
The Beauty of the Royal Palace – a film by Ieu Pannakar – 2000
Original Title: Beaute du Palais Royal
Original Title – short English translation: The Beauty of the Royal Palace
Subject: Short film showing aspects from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh
Date: April 2000
Director: Ieu Pannakar
Language of film: Un-narrated
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Very good
Description: Short film of aspects of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh accompanied by Royal Classical Music. |
C-29 |
VHS |
Songs interpreted by Miss Khun Srey Peou – 1996
Original Title: Chants “animes” – Mlle Khun Srey Peou 1996
Original Title – short English translation: Songs by Miss Khun Srey Peou 1996
Subject: Compilation of songs by a well-known Cambodian singer
Date: 1996
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Very Good
Description: Compilation of songs by Cambodian singer Miss Khun Srey Peou taken from programs on Cambodian National TV. |
C-30 |
VHS |
Archeographie – French TV Program on Angkor – 1995
Original Title: Archeographie
Original Title – short English translation: Archeographie- French TV Program on Angkor
Subject: French TV program about the work undertaken by the architects of the French School of the Far East (EFEO) to restore the Baphuon temple in the Angkor complex.
Date: August 1995
Director: Fabrice Cereales
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: Prior to the start of the war in Cambodia in the 1970s, the EFEO had begun plans to restore the Baphuon temple, located in the Angkor area, but the plans were shelved because of the war. This documentary looks at the work of the EFEO since 1991 led by architect Jacques Demarcay, to restore the temple by using new computer technology, making an inventory of each stone of the temple and training Khmers specialists for future restoration and preservation work. |
C-31 |
VHS |
Lost Spirits of Cambodia – US History Channel Program – 1998
Original Title: Les Esprits Perdus du Cambodge
Original Title – short English translation: Lost Spirits of Cambodia-French History Channel
Subject: French version of the US History Channel. This edition dedicated to the history of the discovery of Angkor.
Date: 1996
Director: Bram Roos
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS) (Black/White)
Quality: Good
Description: This edition of the French version of History Channel is dedicated to the discovery of Angkor by French explorers, using drawings, old footage and interviews with Cambodian specialists such as Dr David Chandler and others. |
C-32 |
VHS |
UNTAC TV: News – 1992/1993
Original Title – short English translation: UNTAC TV NEWS
Subject: Five separate news reports about Cambodia, prepared by the UN Information service in Cambodia.
Date: 1992/1993
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: During the UN Transitional administration of Cambodia (UNTAC) 1992-1993, the Information component prepared daily news information in Khmer for the whole population of Cambodia, giving different points of views on political, cultural and social affairs, to give a sample to the population of what democracy is all about. |
C-33 |
VHS |
The Road to Kampuchea – a film about the effect of landmines on the people of Cambodia – 1998 (This video also has a documentary ”Blowpipes and Bulldozers” – a film about the people of Sarawak affected by deforestation -1998
Original Title: Sarbacanes et Bulldozers/ La Route du Kampuchea
Original Title – short English translation: Blowpipes and Bulldozers/ The Road of Kampuchea
Subject: Two separate films: 1) Blowpipes and Bulldozers is a film about the plight of the indigenous people of Sarawak threatened by deforestation 2) The Road to Kampuchea is a short film about the effects of landmines on the civilian population of Cambodia.
Date: 1998
Language of film: English (with some dialogue in Sarawak dialect and also Khmer)
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: The first film in this tape concerns the plight of the indigenous peoples of Sarawak, as related by Swiss activist Bruno Manzer, who subsequently disappeared in the forests of Sarawak and is suspected to have been murdered by wealthy landowners involved in the illegal logging of the forests. The second film is about the consequences on the civilian population of landmines that were used by all sides during the Cambodian conflict. |
C-34 |
VHS |
Excerpts from French TV on Cambodia – 1988
Original Title: Extrait de Television France-Juillet 1988
Original Title – short English translation: Excerpts from French TV Reports on Cambodia-July 1988
Subject: Five separate French TV reports on Cambodia: Vietnamese withdrawal, Jakarta Informal Meeting, Relations between China and the URSS and their views on Cambodia, the role of Prince Sihanouk and a Press Conference of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Date: July 1988
Language of film: French
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good |
C-35 |
VHS |
Cambodia – Journey of a Lifetime – Tourism film
Original Title: Grand Prix 1996: Cambodia-Journey of a Lifetime
Subject: Two separate films: 1) Film of the Ceremony in Vienna during which the film “Cambodia-Journey of a Lifetime” was given the World best Tourism film “Grand Prix” for 1996 2) Austrian Millenium Festival in Bangkok
Date: 1996
Language of film: English/German
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good |
C-36 |
VHS |
US documentary on the Sihanoukian National Army (ANS) operations in Cambodia
Original Title: US TV report on the National Sihanoukian Army in Cambodia
Subject: Brief US TV report on the activities of the National Sihanoukian Army (ANS) inside Cambodia
Language of film: English
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: A brief US TV report on the activities of the ANS inside occupied Cambodia. Unable to find date of the report. |
C-37 |
VHS |
UNTAC TV: Khmer Drama Series – 1992/1993
Original Title – short English translation: UNTAC TV Khmer Drama Series- 3 Episodes
Subject: TV Drama Series produced by the United Nations local TV station in Cambodia during the years 1992-93
Date: 1992-1993
Language of film: Khmer
Copy or original: Copy ( 1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: During the years 1992-93 Cambodia was under the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). As part of its mandate of educating the Cambodian population about their role in their new multiparty democracy UNTAC TV produced a number of TV drama series with that purpose. |
C-38 |
VHS |
The Cambodian Tragedy – a German TV documentary on Cambodia
Original Title: Die Kambodschanische Tragoedie
Original Title – short English translation: The Cambodian Tragedy
Subject: German TV report on the Cambodian conflict
Date: late 1980s
Language of film: German
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good |
C-39 |
VHS |
French TV report on a Cambodian medium
Original Title: Court Reportage au Cambodge sur un Devin
Original Title – short English translation: Brief report on a Cambodian Medium
Subject: French TV report which follows the activities of a Cambodian Medium
Date: Unknown
Language of film: French/Khmer
Format & System: VHS/SECAM
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Good
Description: In a Cambodian village outside the Cambodian capital “Lok Kru” (The Medium) pursues his activities turning himself one day into the spirit of the former Angkorian King Jayavarman or of a Princess next, providing advice on the future of the hundreds that come to see him every day and acting as a village Doctor for those that are in pain. |
C-40 |
VHS |
Cambodia 1995 & Journey of a Lifetime
Original Title – short English translation: CAMBODIA 1995 - Journey of a life time
Subject: Documentary of Cambodia in 1995
Date: 1995
Language of film: Khmer, no narration, French sub Original Titles with background music
Copy or original: Copy (1 VHS)
Quality: Excellent
Description: Documentary produced by the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism of the Royal Government of Cambodia made in 1995 on the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the country to attract investors and visitors to Cambodia. |