In an unspecified dystopia, a tyrant rules with an iron fist. To maintain control over the people, he employs 'Dasdaran', dangerous, scythe-wielding warriors who obey his orders without question or qualm. But at last the day has come where a hero will rise from the masses to challenge the Dasdaran and free his people from subjugation and slavery. The only problem is that this hero is completely incompetent.
In an unspecified dystopia, a tyrant rules with an iron fist. To maintain control over the people, he employs 'Dasdaran', dangerous, scythe-wielding warriors who obey his orders without question or qualm. But at last the day has come where a hero will rise from the masses to challenge the Dasdaran and free his people from subjugation and slavery. The only problem is that this hero is completely incompetent.
2006-09-07
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Is There Anyone Left To Pick Apples?
Deep in a forest where druids and warriors seek revenge against the conquering Romans, Norma is scorned by the Roman proconsul Pollione, with whom she has two children. Her kindness turns to fury when she discovers that Pollione has taken Adalgisa, a novice priestess, as his new lover. When Pollione loses his high rank in the army and is offered as a sacrifice, Norma promises him freedom under one condition.
Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Tony Award winner Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte. Golda Schultz makes her Met debut as Pamina with Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night. The holiday presentation of The Magic Flute, an abridged staging sung in English for families, was the first Live in HD performance to be transmitted. This is the first time the full-length German opera will be seen in the series.
After the acclaimed Met premiere of Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" in 2012, the composer returned with another masterpiece, this time inspired by filmmaker Luis Buñuel's seminal surrealist classic "El Ángel Exterminador", during the 2017–18 season. As the opera opens, a group of elegant socialites gather for a lavish dinner party, but when it is time to leave for the night, no one is able to escape. Soon, their behavior becomes increasingly erratic and savage. The large ensemble cast tackles both the vocal and dramatic demands of Adès's opera with one riveting performance after another. Tom Cairns, who also penned the work's libretto, directs an engrossing and inventive production, using a towering wooden archway to trap the characters onstage. And Adès himself takes the podium to conduct the frenzied score, which features a host of unconventional instruments, including the eerie electronic ondes Martenot.
Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences when it rang in the New Year in 2018. Only weeks later, the production was seen by opera lovers worldwide as part of the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema presentations. In this performance, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the passionate title diva, opposite charismatic tenor Vittorio Grigolo as her lover, the idealistic painter Mario Cavaradossi. Baritone Željko Lučić is the menacing Baron Scarpia, the evil chief of police who employs brutal tactics to ensnare both criminals and sexual conquests. On the podium, Emmanuel Villaume conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.
Two men enter a bet with intriguer Alfonso that their women will stay true, but disguise themselves, switch partners, and regretfully seduce their targets.
The 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with an enchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story. This charming staging by Laurent Pelly, which bursts to life with the director’s characteristic wit and whimsy, stars American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the title outcast-turned-princess. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote offers a touching portrayal of the pants role Prince Charming, while soprano Kathleen Kim shines as the Fairy Godmother. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, as the outlandish Madame de la Haltière, and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, as the haggard Pandolfe, round out the principal cast. On the podium, conductor Bertrand de Billy leads a performance that is equal parts madcap comedy and heartfelt romance.
A young woman, Asami, searches for the man who helps her quest to enter medical school.
A middle-aged man had a relationship with a young girl he met online on the condition that they both create new identities and do not reveal who they are while seeing each other. As the days went on, he became more involved with the girl and broke the rule, bringing their relationship to an unexpected conclusion.
James, a visionary director, faces a cruel twist of fate as his production budget is stolen. Yet, destiny intervenes, and an encounter with P'Tee, the enigmatic owner of MTH Production, brings a remarkable opportunity to helm the daring BL series "2 Nights." Immersed in his craft, James discovers an undercurrent of disquietude within the production, affecting the gifted actors, Ait and Bas, as well. As the collaboration deepens, a clandestine romance blossoms between James and Ait, concealed from the agency's watchful eyes. Unbeknownst to them, Bas and Marco, a Taiwanese model and James's confidant, become aware of subtle shifts, gradually unraveling the truth that binds them together. Amidst this emotional web, Bas faces a significant problem with P'Tee, burdened by isolation and seeking a lifeline. In an unexpected twist, Bas finds an ally in Marco, their connection strengthening silently. Together, they strive to aid Bas before impending calamity strikes.
In December 1974, a 16-year-old girl was murdered after borrowing a phone at an ice cream shop. The next day, her naked body was found hidden in a TV box on the street. The only suspect in the case was the owner of the ice cream shop, Au-Yeung Wing Cheung.
The tale of "Andher Nagari Chaupat Raja" revolves around a poor father and his daughter. There is a villager who has an ugly daughter.
A hero and a heroine, a villain and a Vamp and a few comic sequences are there mainly for your entertainment.
Taurox is one of the greatest and most feared fighters in all of Sauria, but the BlueSong are a very prideful and honourable people. Instead of executing him on the spot or leaving him to rot in a cell, they have decided that his execution must be a public event. He must die in arena combat. Fair arena combat. When he inevitably falls this will prove BlueSong superiority over the greatest fighter that opposes them.How long will Sauria's greatest fighter last against the might of the BlueSong Empire?
The year is 1942 and Advocate M.L. Gupta lives a wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Maya, in Churchgate, Bombay. One day he travels to Calcutta, and during an air raid by Japanese fighter aircraft, takes shelter with a prostitute, Panna, who drugs and then seduces him. The next day Gupta returns home and decides to forget about this affair. Shortly thereafter he and Maya become parents of a male child and name him Johar.
A microscopic view into American youth in suburbia through the eyes of Robert, a young man who becomes fixated on his own identity after moving back to his small Texas town.
Teacher Kelly Busch never thought it would come to this. It all started with embezzling from her school under the guidance of vice principal Ellen Boone. Over time, their takes got bigger and their Thelma-and-Louise partnership blossomed into a Bonnie-and-Clyde affair. But when the new principal looks into the school's messy finances, it forces the their hand. Will Kelly stay in her simple, suburban life with her husband Scott or pursue an exotic life on the lam with Ellen?
In this Chinese version of The Phantom of the Opera, the mysterious Song Danping terrorizes the newly rebuilt opera house and its young star.