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Dream Team 1935

Dream Team 1935

November 16, 2012

Geneva, Switzerland 1935. The first European Basketball Championship is about to take place. Basketball is still an unknown sport in Europe, and the national teams are meeting for the first time. Each wants the honour of being the first champion. Meanwhile in Latvia, coach Baumanis is convinced that he can assemble a team and take it to Geneva. He quickly learns however, that triumph and defeat are also part of the game. Coach Baumanis faces many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him.

The Legacy of the Siren

The Legacy of the Siren

November 13, 2012

Michel must go to dangerous lengths to save his wife and newborn child from the intrigues of the king’s mistress in this historical drama.

The Untold History Of The United States

The Untold History Of The United States

November 12, 2012

Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

The Island of the Fallen Angel

The Island of the Fallen Angel

November 11, 2012

In 1924, a young police commissioner is relocated to a small island near Sicily. Adaptation of Carlo Lucarelli's novel of the same name, directed by Lucarelli himself in his directorial debut, which went unreleased after its lukewarm premiere at the Rome Film Festival.

Pianezza 1706 - Maria Bricca

Pianezza 1706 - Maria Bricca

November 10, 2012

This short movie tells the story of Maria Bricca, a young lady who led a group of Brandenburg and Sabaudian soldiers through a secret passageway, allowing them to conquer back the castle of Pianezza on 5 September 1706 together with all the supplies the French kept there. The Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus II, and hi cousin, Prince Eugene, could thus face the enemies and force and make them surrender.

Broken Windows

Broken Windows

November 10, 2012

Life through a glass, life through a lens, life through a camera. Fade to black. General view of the access to a factory with a big wheel.

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros

November 10, 2012

"Rhinoceros" (Rinoceronte) involves the fascinating figure of Alessandro de Medici (played by Justin Randolph Thompson) as he makes a passionate appeal to rally the good people of Florence. Shot in the Villa la Pietra in Florence, in black and white video, and spoken in Italian, the film resembles a televised broadcast in the last days of Muammar Gaddafi. This short film sets the stage for Everson's upcoming feature, "Rhino" that will examine the parallel worlds of politics and performance in sixteenth century Italy and twentieth century Hollywood, through the personages of de Medici and the actress Gail Fisher (Mannix).

Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride

Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride

August 9, 2013

When his rented lot is snatched up by an opportunistic real estate mogul, Eddie Miranda and his Coney Island ride the Zipper become casualties of a power struggle between the developer and the City of New York over the future of the world-famous destination.

Questa non è una esercitazione

November 9, 2012

A documentary about the Italian provocateur industrial band Disciplinatha.

The Real Inglorious Bastards

The Real Inglorious Bastards

November 8, 2012

The truth is way stranger than fiction,” muses one interviewee in this unbelievable true account of an incredible war time saga. As the Second World War was coming to a close, the US Office of Strategic Services trained and parachuted two Jewish refugees and a German deserter deep into Nazi occupied Austria. Through vivid first-person accounts, re-enactments, archival footage and learned commentary, the film reveals how their efforts disrupted a vital supply route between Germany and the Italian front to bring about the surrender of Innsbruck to Allied Forces. Their unbelievable adventure has a finale that beats any Hollywood movie hands down — but a story so powerful that it became the basis for Quentin Tarantino’s mega hit.

Clemenceau

Clemenceau

November 8, 2012

1917, German troups are moving forward to Paris, the French government calls a providential man : Clémenceau.

Battle for Ukraine

Battle for Ukraine

November 7, 2012

In the film Battle for Ukraine Andrei Konchalovsky, the famous Russian director, analyzes how Ukraine, a former part of the Soviet Empire and present big European country, struggles to escape from the close embrace of the former big brother, Russia, and not to become one of the American satellites. This extensive study lasted for almost three years. Many Ukrainian, Russian and American historians, politicians and journalists took part in this study, as well as the ex-President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski, the ex-President of Slovakia Rudolf Schuster, the ex-President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, the ex-Prime Minister of Russia Viktor Chernomyrdin, and the businessman Boris Berezovsky.

Food in England: The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley

Food in England: The Lost World of Dorothy Hartley

November 6, 2012

As part of the Food, Glorious Food season, historian Lucy Worsley journeys across England and Wales in search of Dorothy Hartley, the long-forgotten writer of what is today considered to be one of the masterpieces of food writing, Food in England, published in 1954.

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

November 24, 2012

In 1733, Johann Sebastian Bach gives an explosive and unexpected music lesson at the Leipzig church.

Grand Kankakee Marsh: Everglades of the North

Grand Kankakee Marsh: Everglades of the North

November 5, 2012

Less than a century ago, there was an area in the Midwest that resembled the swamplands of Florida's Everglades. Sometimes called the "Everglades of the North", The Grand Kankakee Marsh once saturated nearly a million acres in Northern Indiana and a portion of Illinois. Everglades of the North: The Story of the Grand Kankakee Marsh, reveals the diverse ecology, illustrates the astonishing history, and explores the controversial saga of the Grand Kankakee Marsh in how people have used and perceived this wetland for more than 10,000 years.

Fried Fish, Chicken Soup & a Premiere Show

Fried Fish, Chicken Soup & a Premiere Show

November 2, 2012

Set in Manipur, a conflict region on the remote India- Burma border, this film journeys across a century to paint a portrait of a cinema and its citizens. The encounters - real, fake and surreal, are not for the fainthearted but there is good food and chatter on the go.

The Floating Castle

The Floating Castle

November 2, 2012

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous hedonistic fellow and unlikely candidate for the position of rebel general, finds himself in charge of defending the castle. His odds? An army of 500 men to combat Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army of 20,000.

Shady Lady

Shady Lady

November 2, 2012

This is the epic story of a B-24 'Liberator' bomber aircraft called 'Shady Lady', that took off from Darwin, Australia, on Friday, 13th August 1943, on what was at that time, the world's longest ever attempted bombing mission. Under the command of 'Doug' Craig, 'Shady Lady' set off with 10 other aircraft to attack the oil refineries at Balikpapan, Borneo. With the target hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, this was an audacious attempt to strike back at the Imperial Japanese Army. 'Shady Lady' survived intense tropical thunderstorms, serious turbulence, heavy enemy antiaircraft fire and was chased by Japanese Zero fighters - but never made it back to base. 'Shady Lady,' after 16 hours and 35 minutes in the air, ran out of fuel and was crash-landed in a salt-pan, in the remotest part of Northern Australia. Local support from the Aborigines and a massive rescue mission amazingly saw 'Shady Lady' - fly again.

Kraanthiveera Sangolli Raayanna

Kraanthiveera Sangolli Raayanna

November 1, 2012

Life saga of Indian brave freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna against British...

1812. Ballad of the Uhlans

1812. Ballad of the Uhlans

November 1, 2012

The Year is 1812. On the eve of the decisive battle of Borodino, Napoleon's secret agent steals a Russian battle plan. This fact is known to General Kutuzov (Head of Russian forces), thanks to a young nobleman Alexey Tarusov. Tarusov joint to the the regiment of Russian lancers, and finds new friends like Lieutenant Gorzhevsky, Prince Kiknadze and Sergeant Ptukha. After the terrible battle of Borodino, they fall into many unexpected adventures...