RM Arts (Firm)
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Language
English
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Filmed at many museums on both sides of the Atlantic, this program critically examines the following masterpieces of Italian Renaissance painting: Masaccio's Profile of a Young Man ; Andrea Mantegna's Crucifixion of Christ ; Leonardo da Vinci's Portrait of Ginevra de'Benci ; Raphael's Portrait of Bindo Altoviti ; Titian's Bacchanal ; and Paolo Veronese's The marriage at Cana.
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English
Description
Presents two ballet performances by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Divining: A dance evoking a strong feeling for African tribal ritual set to hauntingly rhythmic drum music. Revelations: Expresses Ailey's intense feelings for his roots in the South. Here is Ailey's vivid "blood memories" of the blues, spirituals, gospel music, ragtime and folk songs as well as the hard life of the Southern black during the Depression.
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English
Description
American artist Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) is profiled in the context of Modernism and reviews the past fifty years of his creative life. Discussed are the origins of Abstract Expressionism, its links with Surrealism, and its struggle for recognition. Included are scenes of artists Jackson Pollock, Hans Hofmann, and others. Interviews with art critics and historians are featured with scenes from a major retrospective of Motherwell's work at the...
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Language
English
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A documentary of the American Theatre Ballet. Includes interviews with individual members and performances by the ballet, which include excerpts from Sleeping beauty, Swan Lake, The leaves are fading, Cruel world, Remanso, Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote and Bruch's violin concerto no. 1.
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Africa volume program 1-2
Language
English
Description
Gives a history of Africa from many locations showing life as it is today plus archive film and dramatized reconstructions. Discusses early civilizations that arose in Africa. Then looks at three different communities to examine ways African peoples have adapted to often hostile environments.
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Africa volume programs 3-4
Language
English
Description
Gives a history of Africa from many locations showing life as it is today plus archive film and dramatized reconstructions. Traces the medieval gold trade from Africa to India, China and Italy. Then, to explore the ways in which African kingdoms functioned, Davidson visits Kano in Nigeria, where a king still holds court in his 15th century palace, and ancient rituals continue to command the respect of the people.
13) Samson et Dalila
Language
Français
Description
The classic biblical story of seduction, betrayal of love and religion and the vengeance of man and God.
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Africa volume program 5-6
Language
English
Description
Gives a history of Africa from many locations showing life as it is today plus archive film and dramatized reconstructions. Looks at the succession of Europeans which came to Africa: explorers, missionaries, empire-builders. The 1880's then saw a 30-year "scramble for Africa" when nearly the entire continent became subject to European colonial rule.
16) William Blake
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English
Description
This program examines Blake's artistic achievement and continuing appeal, with Peter Ackroyd, Blake's latest biographer, as guide.
17) La Bohème
Language
Italiano
Description
Puccini's bittersweet tale of high-spirited bohemians and doomed love.
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Africa volume programs 7-8
Language
English
Description
Program 7 follows the course of the major independence struggles beginning with the situation in the Gold Coast and concluding with the fight for majority rule in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Program 8 explores the problems and successes of the African states in the aftermath of colonial rule.
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Art documentary volume 10
Language
English
Description
"Frida Kahlo: declared a symbol of Mexican national heritage, made into a cult figure for the women's movement, praised by the likes of Picasso and Breton. At the age of 18, she suffered an accident that would forever change her life, destining her to pain, numerous operations and childlessness. This film takes you to the Blue House in Coyoacán, the place of her birth and the last years of her life. Today, the house serves as a museum dedicated to...