Set in Turin Northern italy Cosi Ridevano spans from 1958 to 1964. It tells the moving story of brothers Giovanni and Pietro who emigrate from Southern Italy to escape poverty and find riches. It is a psychological insight into the passionate but conflicted bond between brothers. When a murder takes place the power of filial love is tested to its limits. Winner of the Golden Ostella/Golden Lion at the 1998 Venice Film Festival.
Stan, the son of the President of Mombaire in Africa, arrives in the US as an exchange student full of anticipation and excitement at being part of the model democratic system and eager to learn and how real democracy works, gets a job campaigning for a powerful American senator. He quickly discovers that money always talks, and that US politicians can be as corrupt and greedy as any in Africa. To his horror, he finds the corruption leads directly back to his home country. His discoveries could cost him his life as he is sucked into a world of power, corruption and greed where life is cheap and personal gain is everything.
EURA 2072434; EURARTS - Germania; Classica vocale Sacra Messe
CMJ 724304; CMAJOR ENTERTAINMENT; Classica Lirica
On the eve of the greatest battle of the medieval period, William the Duke of Normandy is on the English coast to regain a land he believes belongs to him. He is here to fight his brother-in-law, Harold II, King of England. As William waits for the right moment for battle, he meets Vidr a mysterious wayfarer, who invites him to accept a ritual game of Claang; a gladiator game very similar to chess. As he recounts the legendary origins of this game, Vidr narrates the story of Tyr, an ancient leader, who like William, is about to risk everything in battle that all believe to be impossible to win.
Jason Connery and Francesco Quinn star alongside screen legend Donald Pleasence in this adventure thriller following the Allied attempt to transport Winston Churchill to Casablanca via train during the midst of World War Two. Despite the best laid diversion plans news spreads that Churchill is aboard the train and it is quickly captured by a crack group of German paratroopers intent on kidnapping him and delivering him to Hitler in Berlin. A daring rescue attempt must be made if the lives of the civilian passengers and that of the British Prime Minister are to be saved.
Journey with the physician Luke (Dean Jones) as he tells the enthralling story of danger, struggles, and triumph that marks the birth of the Christian church. Share the time of mystery and wonder that follow the resurrection of Jesus. Walk with the risen Lord. Watch as He is taken up into heaven. Experience the transforming power of Pentecost and catch the fire as God uses the passion of Peter (James Brolin) and Jon (Andre Jacobs) to send the flame of faith racing throughout Jerusalem and ar...
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) - Il Barbiere di Siviglia Setting faithfully recreates early 19th century Italian theatre, giving the audience an authentic experience of Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Broadcast in selected Curzon and Odeon cinemas in February 2009 as part of the Italy's Grand Opera in Cinemas project. Tracklist: Francesco Meli: Il conte d'Almaviva Bruno de Simone: Bartolo Rinat Shaham: Rosina Roberto Frontali: Figaro Giovanni Furlanetto: Basilio Director: Bepi Mo...
Pinocchio
Based on the mythical Sophoclean dramas Pier Paolo Pasolini's powerful film is a faithful retelling of the Oedipus story framed within a prologue and epilogue set in 1960s Bologna. The tale unfolds in an unidentified desert where choosing to ignore the warnings of the blind soothsayer Oedipus (Pasolini regular Franco Citti) sets out on a fateful journey that will see him break the taboos of patricide and maternal incest. Poetic and dream-like Pasolini's Oedipus Rex boldly tackles its controversial subject matter head on and stands amongst the finest achievements from one of Italian cinema's leading innovators.
Dodo is the voyeur of the title reliving various telling moments of his sex life through a series of erotic flashbacks, trying to understand his wife's absences and bizarre sexual needs. He also observes the nightime habits of his father and his maid which, although finding them shocking , he can't resist any more than he can witnessing the totally liberated dalliances of his dusky student Pascasie.
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