Soprano Barbara Bonney interprets Robert Schumann's "Dichterliebe" (here renamed "A Scandinavian Dichterliebe") in this sublime 2001 Parisian concert. Accompanied by Malcolm Martineau, Bonney also performs a selection of Scandinavian folk tunes. The evening's program is punctuated with insightful interviews with Bonney, whose love of Swedish music is epitomized here, and Martineau, filmed as they prepare the concert..
During Marian Anderson's historic concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, a white man and a black woman fall in love. During the turbulent half-century that follows, they try to protect their three musically gifted children from prejudices they themselves have suffered. Belgian avant-garde jazz pianist and composer Kris Defoort’s new opera is a fascinating symbiosis between jazz and classical music deeply rooted in the now. Inspired by Richard Powers' great American novel, The Time of Our Singing tells the story of a mixed-race family against the backdrop of racial segregation in the USA. In the world premiere at La Monnaie, Ted Hoffman's production lets official history and intimate stories collide to explore issues of identity, race and art..
Bumbry with accompanist Helmut Deutsch performs works by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Berlioz, Schumann, Strauss, Obradors, and Bizet live in Paris in memory of her teacher Lotte Lehmann. Also included are short inteviews with Bumbry.
Celebrated American baritone Thomas Hampson lends his extraordinary voice to this Mahler-dominated collection -- alongside pianist Wolfram Rieger -- in this 2001 performance at the Theatre Musical de Paris-Chatelet. Hampson brilliantly works his way through "Ablösung im Sommer," "Das irdische Leben," "Lied des Verflogten im Turm," "Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen," "Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt," "Der Tamboursg'sell" and more..
James and Linda struggle to take care of her nephew, and his grandma, but when they receive more bad news, their only solution is to retreat to a fantasy..
Husain is a painter of our time. In his work there is no dilemma of being born between tradition and modernity, Indianness and Westerness. Maqbul Fida Husain was born in the town of Sholapur. His grandfather was a tinsmith, his father a clerk. The family suffered heavily at the time of depression. Husain's schooling ended early and attempts to take up professions such as tailoring failed. However, an attempt to train him as a priest eventually led Husain to take deep interest in Islamic literature and calligraphy.His painting life began when he migrated to Bombay in 1937 at the age of 22. For many years, he painted gigantic billboards which announed the glories of the Bombay cinema. Husain has become a living legend now. This film shows various works of the painter,while presenting his preoccupations as an artist..
Three renowned dancers from the world of international ballet, Vladimir Malakhov (winner of the Nijinsky Award 2002), Lucia Lacarra and Kiyoko Kimura, introduce and perform pieces that are especially close to their hearts, by the acclaimed choreographers Marius Petipa, Mikhail Fokine, Kenneth MacMillan, Uwe Scholz, Renato Zanella and Val Caniparoli. Featuring music by J.S. Bach, Bruckner, Chopin, Massenet, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Weber, this is an essential film for ballet fans..
Loosely based on a section of Mikhail Lermontov's classic Russian novel of the same title, the film involves a displaced cowboy (played by Kevin Jarre, the screenwriter of Rambo), a sociopathic record producer (Dennis Hopper) and, caught between them, a gum-chewing valley girl who would rather be somewhere else (Natalie Zimmerman). Lermontov's 19th century novel leaves a vapor trail on the action, but A Hero of Our Time is more precisely a portrait of contemporary Los Angeles, a tale of wayward heroism played out against a landscape of yearning and desolation. Director/writer Michael Almereyda, whose screenplay for Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World will be produced this year, completed principal photography for A Hero of Our Time in October of 1985. Dennis Hopper's participation occurred during a break in the filming of Blue Velvet..
An animated interview piece with Lo-Fi Pop pioneer Martin Newell of The Cleaners From Venus. Martin discusses his ethos, the music industry and the anachronist nature of his work, taking on the guise of a time traveller traversing his 40+ year career..
This informative docudrama, featuring Dr. Norman Geisler, provides an antidote to the bombardment of erroneous and confusing philosophies which are presented convincingly as truth and undermining Biblical Christianity. Some of these philosophies include atheism, The New Age, humanism, the occult, evolution, and false signs and wonders. False Gods of Our Time provides biblical evidence to demonstrate there are sound intellectual reasons for a Christian worldview. Three years in the making and filmed on four continents..
Asnath Losala stars in a BSL music video created to highlight the importance of the BSL community engaging with the Census 2021. Using street dance and African beats Asnath is inspired and influenced by her early years growing up in the Congo. She urges the Deaf community to make themselves visible; "It’s our time to sign now, And it’s our time to shine now..." The lyrics were written by Deaf poet, Sarah Adedeji with music composed by Troi Lee (DJ Chinaman) and choreography support by Chris Fonseca..
A large family in London's East End is celebrating a birthday party. Children and grandchildren from this extensive family have come to the party from all over England. At the party the family members talk about hope and dreams for their children. The past and present lives of various relatives are compared with each other, while fragments from radio-programmes from the fourties and the fifties draw an emotional and historical line. Set against this archive material are fierce images of modern day family life in urban England in the year 1993. This makes the film a collage of dreams, memories and images of present-day life..
It tells the romance of Yu Ra a web novel writer who planed her new romance novel when she saw by chance the photographer Jung Woo but ended up being the main character of the story..
The classic Christmas story reimagined in a brand new filmed adaptation. A solitary man lies in a hospital bed, alone on Christmas Eve. As his life flashes before his eyes, he confronts the joys and sorrows of his past, present and future. As the timelines overlap, he re-experiences the exhilaration of falling in love, the bond of friendship, the pain of losing his sister, and the fear of what lies ahead in the afterlife. When the spirit of his best friend appears before him, Scrooge (Blake Hackler) must make a choice between a renewed life or permanent damnation. Created specifically to be filmed under the unique circumstances of the pandemic this special production updates Charles Dickens’ story to our contemporary world, deepens our understanding of the beloved characters with compassion, humor and grace, and provides a holiday event to enjoy within the comfort of your own home..
Interviews and archival film footage explore the bitter conflict between North and South Korea..
Profile of political activist Claudia Jones, the woman who started the Notting Hill Carnival and founded the West Indian Gazette, the first popular newspaper within the Black Community..
Mel Tormé hosts this retrospective of the most prolific period of Frank Sinatra’s career from the beginning to mid-60s. Told through interviews with colleagues and entertainment experts along with clips from live performances, film and TV..
Throughout Hong Kong’s history, Hongkongers have fought for freedom and democracy but have yet to succeed. In 2019, a controversial extradition bill was introduced that would allow Hongkongers to be tried in mainland China. This decision spurred massive protests, riots, and resistance against heavy-handed Chinese rule over the City-State. Award-winning director Kiwi Chow documents the events to tell the story of the movement, with both a macro view of its historical context and footage and interviews from protestors on the front lines..
