Videobotschaft anlässlich der "Carte Blanche"-Reihe von Ulrich Tukur im Deutschen Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main im Mai 2016
In einer Mischung aus Dokumentarfilm, Road-Movie und poetischem Film-Essay begibt Peter Sempel sich auf eine Spurensuche nach den Wurzeln des Flamencos. In Andalusien zeigt er Menschen, die sich dem T...
Durch eine Verkettung unglücklicher Umstände wird der jordanische Bauunternehmer Ahmad nach einem schief gelaufenen Deal verhaftet und als Betrüger zu einer viermonatigen Gefängnisstrafe verurteil...
Charlotte und Paul sind seit 37 Jahren verheiratet. Das Glück und die Romantik von einst sind längst Routine und Sprachlosigkeit gewichen. Ihre erwachsene Tochter Alex hat als allein erziehende Mutt...
The documentary reconstructs World War I through the letters of fighting soldiers. Both the situations in Italy and in other warring nations are taken into consideration.
Baldevin and Simen become friends while at sea, only to go their separate ways. Many years later, Simen is married to a wealthy widow. When Baldevin arrives in town, Simen seeks to ensure his friend's...
The film reviews the history and art of Vienna and the empire of which it was the capital for centuries, ending with a vision of the contemporary city.
The documentary makes use of different testimonies of Art Nouveau, from a brief, initial summary of the artistic movement, to an interview with a person (Sergio Tofano) who lived during that era...
A trip to Trieste and its surroundings following the tracks of three great writers: Scipio Slataper, Italo Svevo and Umberto Saba.
Images of Fiume (today Rijeka, Croatia) during the celebration of the city’s transfer to Italy at the end of the First World War. It begins with views of the city from the sea and of the port ...
A documentary about the life of the Alpine troops during winter: competitions on the snow have a military character. There are downhill, cross-country and relay races in addition to the sled eve...
Near the bridges of Valle di Maddaloni (near Caserta), a teacher reads an excerpt from G.C. Abba’s “Noterelle di uno dei Mille” to a group of children. The excerpt is about the battle of t...
As producer, actor and filmmaker, Richard Massingham managed to combine his passion for film and medical science.
A cartoon combining drawings and live footage, in which a drawing comes to life while its author isn't there. The film's director began as a political cartoonist and in 1914 founded Bray Studios, amon...
Film used against itself, in an essay on the entanglement of mistery and religious merchandising where the kino-spirit rules instead of the kino-eye.
Russian melodrama about the heroic deeds of a woman during the First World War.
Between 28-30 December 1917, Padua suffered three air raids by Austrian aircraft. After the first, The Times of London reported:"December 29. : Yesterday evening at 9 p.m. enemy airmen, true to their...