A film that depicts the everyday life and the beauty of Portela’s Old Folk – a group of veteran samba musicians who belong to one of Rio’s most revered samba schools, the one with the most first places and accolades in Rio’s Carnaval pageant. These old gentelmen’s and ladies’ musicality and poetry are unveiled through their simple, but rich and meaningful, every day life in Oswaldo Cruz, a quaint neighborhood in Rio’s North Zone, that serves both as set and as a main character in this story.
America has been fighting the war on terrorism for two decades, and there are more terrorists today, not fewer. The day after 9/11, experts estimated there were around 400 members of al-Qaida. Today, those same experts put that number at over 100,000, including affiliate groups. The question we must now ask ourselves is not only how to prevent more men from joining these groups, but can we deradicalize those who already have?
This beautifully photographed documentary profiles the surprising life of John James Audubon, one of the foremost naturalists, artists and explorers of the 19th century. Audubon's stunningly vivid wildlife portraits are examined in detail. A self-taught artist, Audubon was also a showman who reveled in dramatizing his Wild West adventures when he toured European drawing rooms. Audubon's fierce promotion of conservation is also discussed.
La Martinique en 1942. Rose, jeune institutrice, est révoquée par le régime vichyste de l’amiral Robert. Révoltée, affamée par le blocus britannique, elle cherche à partir avec les dissidents, ces jeunes rebelles qui tentent au péril de leur vie, de fuir en bateau vers les îles anglaises. Les projets de Rose sont contrariés par le débarquement d’un officier allemand gravement blessé, et la rencontre de la jeune femme avec Jacques Meyer, un marin proche de l’Amiral Robert. Une étrange confrontation entre l’officier allemand, le capitaine de la marine française et la jeune femme révoltée débute alors…
The title of “Impromptu” reflects both its creating process and the trait of life taking an unexpected course. This film intertwines time and space by being filmed frame on frame, in surprising locations, during a surprising time… but exactly this was the idea of the creator: contingency and visual improvisation. —Kaunas International Film Festival
On Mexico's northern border, adolescent Sandra tries to cross to the United States in the search of the American Dream.
Documentary on the railroads that drive the nation written and produced by Jackson Pokress.
A story of a kid whose only friends are a dog and the stars. The kid without a name, together with his beloved dog Matteo, tries to sell cigarettes at a street corner; he doesn't succeed, pursued by a cop. His only consolation will be stars-watching at night.
Ryan is deep in the pressure-cooker of teenage virginity - wild with raw excitement and unspoken fear, in the arms of a lovely girl he cares about, without a clue what he's doing, and completely in awe of the all-powerful sex judge. Natalie is excited, nervous, excited again, nervous again, and - she thinks - just about ready to navigate a romantic evening alone with her boyfriend. Little do they anticipate the series of obstacles - both serious and ludicrous - that lie in their path: they have no idea just how badly - and then brilliantly - the night will turn out.
A mosaic film about a group of people in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands strugging with loneliness, hope and love.
Duo Biao se déroule en 1936, lorsque la Chine a envoyé 69 athlètes pour participer aux Jeu Olympiques de Berlin et dans le même temps, 9 athlètes d'une équipe de wushu afin qu'ils démontrent leur art. Bien que la délégation chinoise n'est pas brillé aux Jeux, les démonstrations de wushu ont particulièrement impressionné les autres nations. C'est de cet évènement que le wushu s'est diffusé dans le monde.
Lin Jin, a solider of the New Fourth Army, stayed in Liubao village with his Army. During Lin Jin's stay, he fell in love with a local girl, Ermeizi. However, he had to leave Liubao with his troops for several years. Lin Jin and Ermeizi lost contact during the war after Lin Jin had left Liubao. Years later, Jin returns to Liubao where he finds Ermeizi again.
Une unité de l'armée américaine est pris au piège dans une petite ville au cours d'une contre-attaque allemande et découvre qu'un espion dans la ville fournit les Allemands des informations à leur sujet.
Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
This Classic Seductive tale of two snakes who assume human forms will send chills of pleasure down viewers' backs. The Lovely Linda Lin Dai (Les Belles, The Kingdom And The Beauty) and margaret Tu Chuan (The Dream of The Red Chamber) play the two sister serpents, Pak Su-cheng and Ching Ching. Su-cheng meets Hsu Hsien (Chao Lei) one day and recognizes him as her savior in another life 1,000 years ago. She marries him to reward him but the snake-human union brings about problems beyond imagination.