The Duchess of Aragon is wooed by King Ferdinand VII of Spain, much to the displeasure of his mistress Countess Veya, who forces the Duchess out of Spain and into Puerto Rico, where she is forced to behave in very unladylike manners, such as riding horses like a cowboy, and dueling with and fending off various brigands and bandits..
The Sound of Music is one of the most enduringly popular films ever made, yet behind it lays an even more astonishing family story. Sue Perkins travels to Salzburg, Ellis Island and Vermont to discover how the family made a living in America as the Trapp Family Singers and they eventually bought an estate in Vermont which looks uncannily like Austria. She also discovers that the ultimate feel good story has dark undertones, is disliked by Austrians, and witnesses the first ever performance of the musical in Salzburg itself..
« Pour toi, je pourrais gravir l’Everest ! » Samy aurait mieux fait de se taire ce jour-là… D’autant que Nadia ne croit pas beaucoup à ses belles paroles. Et pourtant… Par amour pour elle, Samy quitte sa cité HLM et part gravir les mythiques 8848 mètres qui font de l’Everest le Toit du monde. Un départ qui fait vibrer ses copains, puis tout le 9-3 et c’est bientôt la France entière qui suit avec émotion les exploits de ce jeune mec ordinaire mais amoureux. A la clé, un message d’espoir : à chacun d’inventer son avenir, puisque tout est possible..
Le jour de son 100ème anniversaire, un homme s'échappe de sa maison de retraite pour une cavale rocambolesque, certain qu'il n'est pas trop tard pour tout recommencer à zéro. Débute alors une aventure inattendue et hilarante aux côtés d'un escroc, d'un vendeur de hot-dogs, d'une rousse et d'un éléphant….
LINDSEY VONN: THE CLIMB documents Vonn's journey as she recovered from two devastating injuries. She returned to the top of the podium at a 2014 World Cup downhill race in Alberta, Canada, a critical milestone as she pursues more victories at the upcoming 2015 World Championships, in her hometown of Vail..
The three girls from “Work Later, Drink Now” are climbing mountains to get comfort and make great memories..
The 2013 film from Alastair Lee is an epic to end all mountain epics se t in the stunning mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature documentary follows top adventure climber Leo Houlding with his tried and tested team of Jason Pickles and Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary as they attempt to make the first ascent of the NE ridge of 'the master piece of the range'; the majestic Ulvetanna Peak (2931m). One of the most technically demanding climbs in the world’s harshest environment. The film tells the story of a climber's life long dream reach one of the world's most remote and difficult summits, interweaved with the fascinating story of the mountain itself; which incredibly was only discovered in 1994. All set against the backdrop of the current age of mountaineering where few great lines remained unclimbed..
A minister from the Deep South is assigned a new parish and moves with his wife to a town in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains, where he tends to the spiritual and emotional needs of his small flock..
In October of 2014, Jorg Verhoeven spent 30 days in Yosemite Valley, California with one goal in mind: make a free ascent of The Nose (5.14), on El Capitan, arguably one of the world's most famous climbs. Join Jorg as he explains why this route is so hard, what keeps people from climbing this iconic route free, and what he personally invested into his remarkable ascent..
Andy Baker teamed up with Uncommon Creative Studio to illustrate just how hellish, nightmarish, and downright mortally stressful it can be to buy a home—that is to say without the help of Habito, the UK’s largest online mortgage broker. This gleefully sinister film is the fifth that Andy directed for Habito and the first produced by Hornet. In it, our redheaded hero dukes it out with a werewolfish cast of flesh-eating rival buyers who are all competing for our hero’s dream home. With morbidly transfixing animations and gory humor, Andy brilliantly delivers on Habito’s tagline: “Hell or Habito.”.
The DVD which accompanies the book "The Self-Coached Climber: The Guide to Movement, Training, Performance". A dynamic package of training material from a pair of expert coaches;The Self-Coached Climber; offers comprehensive instruction, from the basics of gripping holds to specific guidelines for developing a customized improvement plan. Hague and Hunter base their methods on the four fundamental components of all human movement--balance, force, time, and space--and explain how to apply these principles to achieve efficient results. The DVD presents live demonstrations of training exercises and features an original documentary of a 5.14a/b redpoint attempt by Adam Stack and Chris Lindner. Includes 52 practical training exercises designed to advance technique, detailed anatomical illustrations that explain climbing physiology and an 85-minute DVD that shows concepts in action..
Mingma Sherpa, a young high school graduate from Kathmandu visits her ancestral village of Phortse and learns about climate change from her own family. Mingma’s father, Phinjo Sherpa, has worked as a Himalayan mountaineer for 23 years, having climbed Mt Everest at least 8 times. Phinjo describes how rising temperatures have led to rockfalls and avalanches and the melting of the Everest base camp. From her mother Phinjo learns how rising temperatures and changes in rainfall have sparked an insect infestation It takes 3 days to walk to their home village of Phortse set at 3840m, but it’s still feeling the heat..
En 2050, la Terre est envahie par des extraterrestres, les Invids. Les humains, basés sur Mars, essayent de reprendre le contrôle de la planète bleue. En 2083, au cours d'un raid qui tourne mal, le soldat Stick Bernard s'écrase sur le continent sud-américain, qu'il ne connaît pas. Il se joint à une bande de résistants et essaye de mener le combat sur Terre, en partant à la recherche de "Point Réflexe", la base des Invids en Amérique du Nord....
A spectacular live rock climb broadcast from the daunting overhanging cliff face at Sron Uladail on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. Dougie Vipond joins leading climbers, Dave MacLeod and Tim Emmett, as they attempt a first ascent of an extreme new route, which promises to stretch their physical endurance and skill to the limit. With absolutely no guarantee that they will be able to conquer the route, and the huge physical and technical challenges involved, this promises to be a unique and compelling live event. Leading Scottish hillwalker Cameron McNeish will also introduce features reflecting the cultural, linguistic and historic importance of the location on Harris and also on its outstanding natural history and landscape..
A dying lady tells a woman she must marry Frank Cameron. She unknowningly marries the almost always drunken Ford Cameron by mistake and immediately flees. Ford takes a job of ranch foreman and gives up drinking. Only after being attacted to a woman on the ranch does he suddenly remember he is already married..
Snap the Gingerbread Man and his dog take a tumble before summiting the Alps..
1947 Oscar winning short film (Best Short Subject, Two-reel).
