dei notturni splendori(2021)

Wattmarck(de)

Ten years after the dissolution of her legendary band Wattmarck, engineer and musician Karin Steckheim brings the group together for one last concert to present their newest instrument: a mysterious synthesizer that produces a mysterious sound.

Sign(xx)

'SIGN' is a short film that tells, through vignettes, music, and sign language, the story of a relationship between Ben, a hearing man, and Aaron, who is deaf.

A Woman(tr)

Within a single space, the director treats the sorrows of two people married to each other.

The Lighthouse(en)

A Scottish lighthouse goes dark. A visiting supply ship finds the building in order. But the keepers have vanished without trace.

Rainy Season(de)

A couple rents a summer house in a small village. Residents ignore all warnings from local people about upcoming mysterious things and are drawn into a story that repeats itself every seven years, claiming its victims.

The Invitation(en)

Three schoolgirls get more than they bargained for when attempting to communicate with the dead.

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice(it)

Based on Gluck's masterpiece and performed entirely on location in and around the environs of the Baroque Theatre at the Cesky Krumlov Castle in the Czech Republic; it's an opera production designed specifically for the film with outstanding sets and production values. Countertenor Bejun Mehta sings the role of the torn main character and acts as an artistic advisor, making for an involving and impeccably performed opera.

Andrea Chenier(en)

France, 1792. Chenier is an idealistic poet, in love with the aristocratic Maddalena. While Chenier supports such notions as "liberte, fraternite egalite," his sympathies do not extend to the current Reign of Terror. Likewise, the Revolutionary Tribunal has no need for poets or their girlfriends, especially those judged to be an Enemy of the State. Heads will roll.

Love Me Like You Hate Me(en)

Official music video for "Love Me Like You Hate Me" by Rainsford.

Waking Fear(en)

Waking fear tells the story of a man suffering from reoccurring nightmares of death and mystery. But what is reality and what is just a dream? The line slowly fade between the two in this psychological thriller.

Richard Strauss - Ariadne Auf Naxos(es)

Shadows(mk)

A successful young doctor with a beautiful wife, a happy child, and a comfortable house finds his life suddenly changed in ways he never thought possible after being injured in a serious car accident. To the outside eye Lazar Perkov has everything -- indeed his friends and colleagues have even gone so far as to christen him with the nickname "Lucky." But appearances can sometimes be...

We Must Have Music(en)

A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes from MGM's musicals) and background music for dramas. Conductor/composer

Puccini La Rondine(en)

La Rondine (The Swallow) is possibly the least performed of Giacomo Puccinis later operas, but is still just as much a masterwork as its more performed counterparts. Originally conceived as the composers first operetta, the work is an artful blend of opera and operetta, with a lighter mood than Puccinis other works. This live production filmed at the Deutsche Oper Berlin stars Dinara Alieva and Charles Castronovo in the lead roles. Renowned stage director Rolando Villazon sets this rendition, and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin is conducted here by acclaimed Maestro Roberto Rizzi Brignoli.

ME(en)

A musical odyssey about trauma and the retreat of humanity into itself.

Bérénice(fr)

Shot in 16mm, Berenice is Rohmer’s first finished film. The film is based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe about a man who becomes obsessed with his fiancé’s teeth. The film was shot at Andre Bazin’s house by Jacques Rivette. Rivette also edited the film.

Death Metal(en)

A metalhead gets passed down a satanic guitar that riffs to shreds.

Josie and the Pussy Cats in "Musical Evolution"(en)

Josie and the Pussycats performance that switches through multiple styles of animation and music

Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)(en)

The short film for Kelsea Ballerini's Grammy nominated album Rolling Up the Welcome Mat.

Ugetsu(ja)

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.