Kathleen Ferrier est un film musical consacré à l’une des plus grandes contraltos du 20ème siècle : l’anglaise Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953), à qui une voix et un charisme étonnants offrirent une ascension musicale fulgurante… mais, hélas,…
Carlo Gesualdo, bestialischer Mörder und göttlicher Komponist, ist eine der schillerndsten Gestalten der Musikgeschichte. Ausgehend von seinem dramatischen Ehrenmord erzählt der Film die Geschichte einer musikalischen Revolution und der Suche nach Vergebung. Musiker und Verbrecher haben…
Carlo Gesualdo – beastly murderer and divine composer – is one of the most striking figures in the history of music. Based on his dramatic honor killing, the film tells the story of multi-facetted, revolutionary music and the search for forgiveness. Gesualdo, 47, is the Prince of…
Director: Park Soo-nam Korea, Japan/2017/Color/117 minutes. Cinematography: Otsu Koshiro, Han Joong, Park Maeui ProducerEditing: Park Maeui 【Synopsis】This documentary film offers a precious intimate record of the group of women who broke a half-century of silence in the 1990s to come forward…
Fine artist Dora Fugh Lee was born to a noble family in China. A direct descendant of Empress Xiaoxianchun, Dora grew up during the most tumultuous times in China’s history: Emperor PuYi’s abdication; two invasions by Japan; World War II and the Chinese civil war. Her life and art are explored…
Over his influential 50-year career, renowned American sculptor Martin Puryear has created powerful, enigmatic sculptural works that draw from diverse aesthetic traditions. His abstracted organic forms, made by hand, explore concepts of identity, history, and humanity's relationship to nature. "Martin…
The modern nation of Sweden is often associated with its social welfare system and its neutrality. During our tour we explore the evolution of both of these national characteristics. Our story begins with Sweden's Viking age before moving on to the introduction of Christianity. We learn how a giant…
In this black and white video five consultations have been recorded between simulated patients and real doctors, covering a worsening doctor patient relationship, the second a manipulative patient, confidentiality in the third and problems with building a rapport in the fourth. The final example covers…
“He was considered by most of his era to be the greatest traveling world champion, and one of the toughest and most respected pro wrestlers of all time. Harley Race broke records, broke bones, and broke the mold. See why and how in this release of some of Harley’s most rarely seen recorded…
An inspirational documentary about famous composer Charles Fox who travels the world playing phenomenal music.
Randy Schoenberg, grandson of the famous composer, and his teen son travel Europe to reclaim a 500-year family story.
— For Home Use Only — For almost 40 years, partners Marianne Edain and Steve Erickson have worked continually to retain the rural character and ecological diversity of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle. Through their organization Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN),…
