A travel film about the island of Antigua
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A travel film about the island of Antigua
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6.5Film adaptation of French economist Thomas Piketty's ground-breaking global bestseller of the same name: an eye-opening journey through wealth and power.
7.8A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic.
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6.7The strange story of John McAfee, who went from millionaire software mogul to yogi, Kurtz-like jungle recluse to potential murderer, and most recently a prospective presidential candidate for the American Libertarian Party.
10.0The story of windmills and large-scale sugar cane production in Antigua Island. England managed to colonize the islands in 1632. The workforce was based on African slaves who, in spite of themselves, made it the flagship of the Caribbean.
0.0We are in Antigua, a Caribbean island of just over 80,000 inhabitants. Antigua is an island with a "British" imprint: it was a British colony led by Captain Nelson, a bitter enemy of the pirates who infested these landmasses.
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5.4Michael and Lisa are about to lose their home when Michael finds an ancient vase. Their life seems to be turning around until bad things happen, then a mystic tells them that selling the vase has placed a curse on them.
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0.0This travelogue begins at Bangkok's rail depot, a center of Indo-Chinese commerce. Next the narrator talks about Buddhism as the camera shows us some of Bangkok's many temples. Then, the narrator introduces us to the importance of traditional dance, with emphasis on the way that delicate wrist movements tell stories. It's on to the system of waterways in Bangkok, where more than 1,000,000 people live or conduct commerce. We take a ride down the Menam River, the country's most important commercial and social road. From our boat, we pass Wat Arun and other colorful signs of life typical in serene Siam.
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Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo is interviewed, along with actor Anna Karina and director Jean-Luc Godard, during the filming of 'Pierrot le Fou'.