Keeping Score - Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique(2009)

Berlioz: Les Troyens(fr)

Berlioz’s colossal masterpiece requires stupendous forces—dozens of soloists, enormous chorus, orchestra and ballet, a superb conductor who understands the uniqueness of the score—plus a production that does visual justice to the work. “A stupendous achievement” was one critic’s assessment of Peter Wexler’s inventive production. And with James Levine’s wizardry galvanizing the marvelous all-star cast, this is truly a gem. Plácido Domingo is the legendary hero Aeneas, Jessye Norman the obsessed prophetess Cassandra, and Tatiana Troyanos is Queen Dido, who commits suicide when Aeneas leaves her.

The Ride to the Abyss(fr)

‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.

Benvenuto Cellini(en)

With his affinity for the 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini's advocacy of artistic and personal freedom, Hector Berlioz went straight for the grand gesture with his first completed opera. Returning to it years after initial production debacles, Berlioz stated that he would 'never again find such verve and Cellinian impetuosity, nor such a variety of ideas.' The plot revolves around Cellini's wooing of Teresa, a match frustrated at every opportunity by his rival, the cowardly Fieramosca. Benvenuto Cellini is a pithy work combining romance, excitement, violence, comedy and spectacle; the perfect stage for Terry Gilliam's stylishly colorful and larger than life directing.

The Immortal Land(en)

Ancient Greece, contrasted with modern Greece.

The Monte Cristo Cottage: Boyhood Home of Eugene O'Neill(en)

The new and restored documentary introduces visitors to the early life and works of O’Neill, his troubled family relationships, and the role the cottage played in his dramas. The original film won a Grand Prize “AMI” Award for Best Documentary at the Association of Multi-Image International Festival in 1982.

Arctic Tale(en)

Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, also from National Geographic.

Let's be Together(ko)

Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts(de)

Screen adaptation of Eichendorff's famous novella. A penniless drifter roams the land with his violin and preferably sings his songs to beautiful women. Two of his female admirers get him employed as a gardener at a castle. Yet he doesn't settle down for long, and moves on to his next temporary job as a customs officer. Finally, he travels to Italy where he joins the gang of Rinaldo Rinaldini and eventually meets the love of his life.

Christmas with Strangers(en)

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the Scottish Indie feature film Lost at Christmas (2020). The stars and filmmakers take us on their journey from script to screen as the world braces itself for a global pandemic.

The Swedes(sv)

Svenskarna (The Swedes) is a folk fusion band whose members are four middle-aged Swedish actors with roots from Turkey, Russia, Uganda, France and Spain. Manolo Diaz Rämö starts filming them in his search for answers regarding his own conflicting feelings about identity and belonging. —Manolo Diaz Rämö

Appointment in Bray(fr)

In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. One day his friend Jacques, also a musician and now a fighter pilot on the front, invites him to spend a few days in his family's empty house in Bray. The housekeeper, a beautiful stoic woman lets Julien in, but his friend is late and he is obliged to wait. In the meantime, he starts reminiscing of the pre-war days spent with his friend and Jacques' girlfriend Odile.

Filthy Betrayal(en)

On the eve of graduation, a high school student finds herself dealing with both college applications and an unfaithful boyfriend.

A Pure Heart(is)

A priests work is never done. In Clean Heart we get to know Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson a priest in the town of Selfoss. While fulfilling the various duties of priesthood he still has his own demons to deal with.

50 Shades of Chocolate(fr)

Since the discovery of America onward, the use of cacao has kept evolving across time and space. Currency or sacred drink for the Mayas and Aztecs, it became a medicine or aphrodisiac for the Europeans.

The Homestead(en)

A group of friends explores the area surrounding their Midwestern homestead

VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas(en)

It's 1880's London, and Cavis Appythart and Millward Phelps (Bob and Larry) are putting the finishing touches on their first Christmas musical, "The Princess and the Plumber." Filled with spectacle and more electric lights than London has ever seen, Cavis is convinced his impressive show will "teach London to love!" Unfortunately, a church Christmas pageant staged by Little Edmund Gilbert (Junior Asparagus) is opening the same night, right down the street, and features the "Star of Christmas"– A priceless artifact that hasn't been seen in 80 years. Just how far will Cavis go to make sure his show opens on top? Find out in this hilarious, action-packed adventure which teaches that it's the true story of God's love that shows us how to love one another– at Christmas time and throughout the year!

My Boyfriend, The Sex Tourist(en)

A look at global sex tourism, focusing on the situation in Venezuela and Thailand.

Jean de la Fontaine and His Fables(fr)

An account of the life of the French poet Jean de la Fontaine (1621-95), author of more than one hundred fables and a model for many other European fabulists of later times.