A Private Music Lesson with Yvonne Loriod(1991)

Apparition of the Eternal Church(en)

The movie captures the responses of 31 authors, musicians, filmmakers and dancers to Olivier Messiaen's monumental organ work "Apparition of the Eternal Church." Listening to the 10-minute piece through headphones, the documentary subjects-most of whom are outsiders to the church and do not know what they're hearing-put Messiaen's project to the test: Is it possible to portray, through time-bound, invisible sound, the spiritual, the architectural, the eternal? The result is a collective interpretation improvising its way through an aesthetic landscape defined by violent contradictions. Resolution abuts eternity, eroticism asceticism, spiritual ecstasy physical torture. Together, the music and its interpreters conjure something like what William Blake famously called the marriage of heaven and hell.

Olivier Messiaen: The Music of Faith(en)

Olivier Messiaen played a leading role in the evolution of 20th-century music. In this classic interview, the late composer talks on topics such as his love of nature and his fervent Christian faith, two themes that profoundly shaped his work; his views on rhythm and tonal color; his relationship with his mother, the poet Cécile Sauvage; and his professorship at the Paris Conservatoire. Film clips of Messiaen improvising on the organ and notating birdsong for his compositions—plus excerpts of his music, some of which are performed by his wife, the celebrated pianist Yvonne Loriod—provide a deeper appreciation of his special genius. (79 minutes)

Puccini(it)

Produced in Italy in breathtaking Technicolor, this biographical story of Puccini (played by L'avventura's Gabriele Ferzetti) spans his creative life from early student days to the height of success, including his early flop Madama Butterfly and his incomplete Turandot. Along the way he encounters three women who change his life, including a sexy, beautiful singer (Two for the Road's Nadia Gray) whom he drops for a small town girl (Sirocco's Marta Toren), and a servant girl who commits suicide over him. Well-selected excerpts from Manon, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and Turandot are featured along with other Puccini music, including the voice of Beniamino Gigli. Sets, costumes and production values are first class, all sumptuously filmed by Claude Renoir.

Symphony of Love(it)

It is a biopic portraying the life of the composer Franz Schubert.

Out of This World(en)

An all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25% shares of his contract.

Bring on the Girls(en)

A millionaire joins the Navy hoping to find a girl who'll marry him for himself, not for his money. A beautiful gold-digger who works at a resort hotel sets out to get him.

The Night(en)

An installation film that consists of a six-hour-long monologue performed by Edith Clever, who reads texts by Syberberg and many different authors, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist, Plato, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eduard Mörike, Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, and Chief Seattle.

Holy Ghost(en)

Can the Holy Spirit direct a movie? In this fast-paced documentary from the director of the popular films Finger of God, Furious Love, and Father of Lights, Darren Wilson sets out to make a movie that is completely led by the Holy Spirit. No plan, no script, no safety net--just go wherever he feels the Spirit leading him to try and discover the adventure God has for him. Whether it's the riches of Monte Carlo, a heavy metal concert, or the oldest city in the world, the result is a film that not only challenges and excites, but also reveals a God who is far more alive and active than you ever imagined.

Leni Riefenstahl: Her Dream of Africa(de)

At the age of 97 Riefenstahl returns to Sudan for one final farewell to the Nuba that she lived with for 8 months and photographed and filmed extensively. Müller documents her return after 23 years away and her reaction to the collapsing culture that she once celebrated so avidly in her photographs.

Centrales nucléaire : démantèlement impossible(de)

American Blue Note(en)

Jack, Nat, Jerry, Lee and Tommy play jazz in small clubs, but only one of them will reach success.

More Dangerous Than Dynamite(en)

A short film warning the unaware housewife of the dangers of “dry cleaning” with gasoline at home.

Creation Festival Live(en)

Experience Creation!! Check out The Newsboys and Jeremy Camp Live In Concert at Creation Fest. Get to the heart of the music with interviews from Toby Mac, Kutless, Pillar, MOC, KJ-52, and many other artists! Re-live the memories or experience creation fest for the 1st time!!

21 Miles(en)

This film documents the 16 month journey of a Tunisian migrant, Kais Laabidi, through a French immigration camp as he attempts to reach his 8 year old son in England.

Konstantin Vassiljev. Kastist väljas(et)

A film about one of the best football players of all time in Estonia. The story of a Russian boy living in Maardu becoming an Estonian hero. Still, Vassiliev's career, known as the maestro, did not go unhindered. Like a philosopher, he was able to understand both the highs and the lows of his career.

The Land of Dreams(en)

The love story of Eva, a young immigrant who has always dreamed of becoming a singer but works as a dishwasher, and Armie, a very skilled pianist with a fervent imagination. Both will discover that fantasy, dream and life can instead mix and become the recipe for happiness. The background is New York after the Great War and before the Great Depression, in an era of music, hopes and great changes.

PARAÍSO XIBALBA - Uma Viagem (Maluco Beleza) à Guatemala(pt)

Guatemala - which means country of many trees. In the so-called "everlasting spring," the adventure boasts an extraordinary climb and view of the Fuego volcano, a visit to the Mayan city Tikal, a tarantula encounter ... among many, many other amazing stories and experiences that this country - and people - they provided us. "Paraíso Xibalba" is the second Maduco Beleza travel documentary in partnership with Landescape, directed and produced by Marco Almeida, voiceover and presentation by Rui Unas and as travel leader João Amorim.

Prêts pour la décroissance?(fr)

The Admission(es)

It's three o'clock in the afternoon of an August Friday in the province of Corrientes. A few weeks before embarking on their graduation trip, a group of students in the last year of high school meets after school to decide who will receive the free trip to go to Bariloche.