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- The world out there on stages is a man's world. Or is that just what they want us to believe? What if the true King of Rock and Roll is a Queen? Listen closely and you hear Memphis Minnie's guitar in Chuck Berry and Eric Clapton, Sister Rosetta's unbridled spirit in Jerry Lee Lewis, Big Mama Thornton's growl in Elvis. Still the fact that women rocked the stages from the1950s on has been successfully pushed out of the collective memory. Time to pull out the roots and tell the other side of the story. The women we meet on our journey devote their life's to rock music, each of them is an icebreaker and they are as inspiring as different. 'You have to be like a man. But I can do it, I am a woman with balls', is Linda Gail Lewis' Credo, while Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's considers herself a 'rare bird'. Suzi Quatro proclaims that she doesn't do gender at all, while Rosie Flores emphasizes her female qualities when playing the guitar. And Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses decided to leave the sexist music business to be listener-supported, because: 'What would my kids think if I looked at every camera like I wanted to fuck it - as they tell you to do?'
- If Japan is renowned for its rituals and refinement, one of its arts has seen its reputation tainted by scandal and has gradually sunk into oblivion: horimono tattooing. For a long time, these ink drawings were reputed to provide wearers with magical protection. They eased the fears of fishermen heading out to sea, gave heart to firefighters battling flames and strength to workers perched on the highest scaffolding. Outlawed in the mid-19th century, the horimono was then taken over by the yakuza mafia gangs, becoming a symbol of terror. Today, a handful of enthusiasts have set about restoring this tradition to its former glory. Masters of this art, born in the 17th century, open the doors of their workshops.
- Es ist die Geschichte eines historischen Verrats und seiner blutigen Folgen: Der filigran bestickte Teppich von Bayeux zeigt minuziös das Geschehen, das 1066 zur Schlacht bei Hastings führt, bei der der normannische Herzog Wilhelm den angelsächsischen König Harald II. besiegt und den englischen Thron erobert. Bestsellerautor Ken Follett, der den Teppich für seine historischen Romane eingehend studiert hat, sieht in der lebendigen Darstellung den ersten Zeichentrickfilm der Geschichte - entstanden in einer Zeit, als in Europa die Königreiche der Ritter erblühten. Der bald tausend Jahre alten textilen Geschichtsstunde - eine National-Ikone Frankreichs - werden zusehends fast magische Qualitäten zugesprochen: Schon Napoleon wollte seinen Generälen anhand des Teppichs beweisen, dass die Eroberung Englands weiterhin möglich sei. Weitgehend unbekannt hingegen ist, dass die Nazis es auf den Teppich abgesehen hatten, nachdem Hitlers Armee 1940 Frankreich besetzt hatte. Für sie galt Wilhelm der Eroberer als Verkörperung des eigenen Heldenideals. Der D-Day der Alliierten im Juni 1944 vereitelte in letzter Sekunde den Plan, den Teppich nach Deutschland zu entführen. Der vor dem neusten Stand der Wissenschaft mit aufwendigen Spielszenen und neu entdecktem Archivmaterial realisierte Film des preisgekrönten Dokumentarfilmers Wilfried Hauke spielt über Ort und Zeit verteilt: in der Normandie zur Zeit Wilhelms und seiner Frau Mathilde von Flandern, auf dem Schlachtfeld von Hastings 1066, in der napoleonischen Ära und im Zweiten Weltkrieg, als sich in Frankreich das Ende von Hitler-Deutschland anbahnt.
- Sie ist eine der drei südeuropäischen Halbinseln und 500.000 Quadratkilometer groß: die Balkanhalbinsel. Poetisch gesehen bildet sie die geografische Grenze zwischen dem Okzident und dem Orient. Lang verschmähte, unbekannte Schöne. Vielen nicht bewusst, umspülen fünf Meere ihre zerklüfteten Gestade: Das Schwarze-, Marmara-, Ägäische-, Ionische- und Adriatische Meer. Ihr Name verweist auf ihren natürlichen Reichtum: BALKAN - "Berge mit vielen Wäldern". Tatsächlich ist die Balkanhalbinsel eine Schatzkammer ökologischer Vielfalt. Der Balkan ist allerdings nicht nur ein Faltengebirge. Vor allem besticht er durch seine unbekannte Seite: voller versteckter und unberührter Naturschönheiten, eine geheimnisvoll-archaische Welt. Noch ist der Balkan touristisch marginal erschlossen. Sein Reichtum an ungezähmter Natur ist ein Erbe, welches bis zum Zerfall Jugoslawiens nie geplündert wurde. Weder durch wirtschaftliches Wachstum noch Ausbeutung. Erst seit Ende des Bürgerkriegs im ehemaligen Balkanstaat müssen sich die Länder in der Region vermehrt um Schadenbegrenzung bemühen. Denn der Balkan will Brücke sein. Eine GRÜNES BAND EUROPAS, ein Naturkorridor zwischen den ehemals verfeindeten Staaten im europäischen Gefüge. Eine filmische Reise zum noch wilden Teil Europas - über Alpen, Seen und Meere. Gedreht in 4K. Als 6-teilige Reihe entwickelt, konzipiert und umgesetzt von Jeremy JP Fekete.
- On the Italian Adriatic coast, the discovery of a luxurious Iron Age tomb in Numana has challenged conventional wisdom about the distribution of male-female roles in prehistoric Europe. Indeed, the woman who was buried there lies with funeral offerings of such a splendor that one cannot doubt her quality of eminent member of the society. Was she a princess, or perhaps even a queen? Even today, the unknown woman of Numana remains an enigma for the scientific community. German and Italian researchers are trying to discover her identity. By using analysis and reconstitution processes, they hope to learn more about this woman, the society in which she lived, and more generally about her people, the Picenians.
- Originating in ancient India in the 4th century, these dreamlike tales were transmitted orally as far as Persia, then translated and enriched by Arab merchants, before undergoing other influences. The French orientalist Antoine Galland (1646-1715) was the first European to translate the mysterious collection, triggering a veritable craze for these tales, with The Thousand and One Nights becoming the most widely read text after the Bible. The hero Aladdin, in particular, enjoyed a particular and enduring popularity. Yet many people are unaware that neither Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Sailor nor Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves were part of the original version. For centuries, scholars have tried in vain to trace the origins of these orphan stories. The fortuitous discovery of a manuscript in the Vatican Apostolic Library, however, has enabled us to trace their authorship in part: these are extracts from the Memoirs of the Syrian Christian Hanna Dyâb, born in Aleppo in 1688, who in 1709, during a trip to Paris, told some of the tales to Antoine Galland.
- Zaatari - Memories of the Labyrinth is a reflection on exile and freedom in the contemporary world. How can we film our memories? How can we speak of freedom when we are deprived of it? Despite the incalculable losses caused by a conflict that forced thousands of Syrians to seek refuge in the desert, this documentary feature shows people of extraordinary will who reinvent themselves every day and are courageously struggling to leave the traumas of war behind them. The Syrian refugees live enclosed by fences, trenches and armored vehicles that offer the camp a precarious stability. Without being able to go back home nor allowed to rebuild their lives in another country, they exert a silent resistance and turn a hostile environment into a temporary home made of memories and hopes.
- With the explosion of new technologies, the importance of physical activity - at home, at work or during leisure time - continues to decline. Worldwide, 38% of the adult population falls short of the World Health Organization's recommendations in this area. This figure is twice as high in developed countries: one French person in two admits to doing no sport at all. While we know the undeniable beneficial effects of exercise on the body and mind, it's often difficult to resist the - quite natural - temptation to make the least effort.
- Two-part documentary that takes a closer look at two important stages of life: childhood and old age. How were these phases of life viewed historically? What meaning do they have for the individual? And what is the latest state of research.
- The most mysterious area of Australia is perhaps the tropical north, a mostly concealed realm home to tree climbing Kangaroos and swamp dwelling 'Salties', some of the largest crocodiles on Earth. Deep in the jungles live curious birds of paradise such as the Cassowary, a huge bird with a strong beak and clawed feet, reminiscent of prehistoric dinosaurs.
- 2021–202252m6.2 (6)TV Episode
- A star dancer at the Cambodian royal court lovingly raises her husband's little brother as her own son. Decades later, as a forced laborer under the oppressive rule of Khmer Rouge, she discovers that her foster son is none other than Pol Pot. The mass purges of the regime (spanning from 1975 to 1979 - Pol Pot annihilated 25% of Cambodia's population) are intertwined with painful memories of the relatives of the bloodthirsty dictator, who today stage an impressive dance performance depicting an encounter between the leader of the Khmer Rouge and his foster mother. In this stunning documentary, valuable archival material is seamlessly combined with the images of the dancers, the traditional costumes, and the descriptions of the deep significance behind this major cultural expression of the Cambodian people, offering a flawless outcome, one that is profoundly melancholic, beautiful, and yet at the same time tragic. Art serves as pain relief for the greatest open wounds of History.
- On May 8, 1945, Nazi Germany was defeated. Over-publicized, the Nuremberg trials sounded a few months later as the promise to purge Germany of a devastating ideology. But this task will quickly become wishful thinking. Despite their initial intentions, the Allies already know that it will be impossible to deal with the millions of Germans who have gravity around the Nazi Party. The onset of the Cold War soon pushed denazification into the background. Anxious not to deprive Germany of its vital forces for its reconstruction, the Americans and their allies reduce the purification to a simple questionnaire. In the Soviet zone, the hunt for former Nazis is above all a means of repression against opponents of the new regime. In the 1960s, German youth rediscovered Nazi crimes and demanded accountability from their parents ...
- In the heart of the Outback lives the largest marsupial on Earth, the Red Kangaroo. Living in such an inhospitable environment with drought, blistering heat and little food, requires bizarre survival strategies and from the energy-efficient Honeypot Ants to Budgerigars, bright green mini-parrots, all life is expertly adapted.
- 202052m7.4 (7)TV Episode
- The legacy of the powerful House of Savoy. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, the Dukes of Savoy surrounded Turin with a "crown" of residencies.
- The Portuguese palaces, a legacy of a glorious imperial past.
- 2000–202350m6.6 (7)TV Episode
- This film follows Polish countertenor Jakub Josef Orlinski and three facets of his singing, evoked through three countries. In New York, it will be opera for his debut at the MET, in Warsaw it will be Lied accompanied by piano and finally in Barcelona, it will be Baroque arias with the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro. Each of these three cities will also be the occasion to evoke an aspect of his personality. The whole, will be embellished by breakdance that he has been practicing for a long time as well as by extracts filmed by Orlinski himself with his phone and integrated into the material of the film itself, as a dialogue between the media and formats supposed to draw at the end an intimate and digital portrait with multiple points of view.
- Edward II, who ruled England in the early 14th century, was surrounded by opponents: the Scots in the North, the French on the continent, and the barons in his own country. He was eventually brought down by his own wife, who invaded England and forced him to resign. The story of an unprecedented royal downfall.
- Algae - they pollute our beaches and contaminate our waters. But what if they were also the super substance of the future? What if they could replace oil and create a world without plastic and feed the world? This documentary shows what scientists are already making a reality of this today.