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In the early 1970s, Italian poet, philosopher, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini brought to the screen a trio of premodern world literature; The Decameron (Rated R); The Canterbury Tales (Rated NC-17); and The Thousand and One Nights (often known as The Arabian Nights) (Rated NC-17). He titled this group of films Trilogy of Life. Special features include interviews with the director, deleted scenes from Arabian Nights, and more.
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In 1975, having been driven to the brink of breakdown via a bad drug habit and overwork, David Bowie left LA and set up camp in a rundown Berlin apartment with his buddy Iggy Pop - similarly on the cusp of madness. While there Bowie created a quite astonishing triumvirate of albums under his own name, and a further two with Pop. This film uncovers the full story of this remarkable period of Bowie's life and the records that were created in its midst....
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Two complete documentaries on cultural icon, Bruce Lee. 'A Warrior's Journey' reveals the soul of Bruce Lee for the first time. This 97-minute documentary includes 33 minutes of continuous action footage that was shot for 'The Game of Death', but had been lost. 'In Pursuit of the Dragon' is a documentary that follows the chronology of Bruce Lee's four films: 'The Big Boss', 'Fist of Fury', 'The Way of the Dragon', and 'Enter the Dragon'
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On the 100th anniversary of his birth, internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta examines Ingmar Bergman's life and work with a circle of his closest collaborators as well as a new generation of filmmakers. This documentary presents key components of his legacy, as it retraces themes that recurred in his life and art and takes us to the places that were central to Bergman's creative achievements.
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"The Pietà, the David, the Moses and the Sistine Chapel -- Michelangelo's genius is apparent in every medium he worked. In this course, internationally recognized Michelangelo expert, author, and professor William E. Wallace provides a fresh and insightful perspective on the life and work of Michelangelo, even including the Master's poetry. The 36 lectures feature more than 900 visuals, including stunning reproductions of the his sculptures, paintings,...
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On the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, NOVA goes to Italy to explore his life and work. Then, in the basement of the Louvre, scientists and art restoration experts deploy cutting-edge technology to (digitally) peel back the layers of da Vinci's works. Ultimately, they'll reveal the impact of his science on his art and his art on his science.
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Few movements in American social and intellectual history have been as influential as the cluster of ideas which have come to be called Transcendentalism. From Ralph Waldo Emerson's "self-reliant soul" and Henry David Thoreau's "different drummer" to modern ideas about individualism and democracy, Transcendentalism has had a powerful impact on central aspects of American life. The course begins with a study Emerson and Thoreau, the two figures at...
15) My Rembrandt
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Delves into the world of people who passionately love and collect the paintings of Rembrandt.
16) Finding Babel
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This film follows the grandson of famed Russian-Jewish author Isaac Babel as he searches for answers to better understand the enigmatic man he never met. Babel's writings, considered masterpieces of Russian literature, challenged the reality of life under rising Soviet totalitarianism, leading to his execution as part of Stalin's purges in 1940. Andrei Malaev-Babel journeys through locations deeply tied to the life and writings of his grandfather,...
17) Tim's Vermeer
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Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did seventeenth century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically, 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning ten years, his adventure takes him to Delft, Holland, where Vermeer painted his masterpieces, to the north coast of Yorkshire to meet artist David Hockney, and even to Buckingham Palace to see a Vermeer...
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Despite her premature death at age 39, Flannery O'Connor left behind one of the most haunting and strikingly original bodies of work in 20th Century literature. With the rural South as her backdrop, she brought to life a string of eccentric characters torn between their worldly ambitions and the need for a more enduring truth. This film traces the people and events that shaped her remarkable career, as well as the important role that Catholicism played...
19) Spielberg
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"Steven Spielberg has built an unrivaled catalog of groundbreaking films over the course of nearly 50 years. In the exclusive HBO documentary, Spielberg steps out from behind the camera to open up about his directorial influences and motivations, while sharing little-known stories behind some of his most iconic films. Acclaimed producer/director Susan Lacy charts the evolution of this iconic filmmaker, having conducted nearly 30 hours of exclusive...
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Nominated for an Academy Award, John Junkerman's documentary film Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima captures the artists Iri and Toshi Maruki in their decades-long collaboration to create a testament to the effects of the atomic bomb- the Hiroshima Murals, which have been viewed by over 100 million people around the world. Haunted by the memories of Hiroshima after the atomic blast, the Marukis began a series of monumental paintings depicting what...
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