Nicholas Baum travels through Holland, Spain and Portugal in search of clues to the mystically fascinating paintings of the forerunner of Surrealism, more
Nicholas Baum travels through Holland, Spain and Portugal in search of clues to the mystically fascinating paintings of the forerunner of Surrealism, the medieval artist Hieronymus Bosch (circa 1450-1516). His contemporaries accused him of heresy, alchemy, witchcraft and the use of hallucinogens, causing hellish visions. The world of Bosch is still mysterious and full of secrets. Bosch is a 15th-century Dutch painter whose real name is Hieronymus Van Aken. This name has always been surrounded by a halo of mystery and mystery, too little reliable data about the life of the artist, too unusual and peculiar his work. For today’s viewer, the perception of Bosch’s paintings is complicated by ignorance of medieval symbolism. The combination of things and objects, which seem ridiculous or accidental to us, for the contemporaries of the master had a very specific meaning. For the sake of revealing the inner meaning of what is happening, Bosch resorts to the language of allegory. None of his works have been dated. The world of this artist is such that Bosch’s works continue to delight ordinary visitors to museums who simply love art. close
“National Geographic. A cannibal shark: the truth in the shadow of legends is a documentary dedicated to one of the most dangerous, amazing and mysterious more
“National Geographic. A cannibal shark: the truth in the shadow of legends is a documentary dedicated to one of the most dangerous, amazing and mysterious predators of the sea kingdom - sharks.
Once, in the seventies of the last century, a grandiose horror film "Jaws" was released. After this, the historical dislike of sharks has reached enormous proportions. But what do we really know about these formidable animals? Together with representatives of the National Geographic Society, the author of “Jaws” Peter Banchley, underwater operator David Dublé and survivor of a shark attack Rodney Fox went on a trip to get acquainted and capture on camera the life of these toothy predators. close
The film tells about the return of the cross from St. Sophia Cathedral of Veliky Novgorod to his homeland - this happened 62 years after his disappearance. more
The film tells about the return of the cross from St. Sophia Cathedral of Veliky Novgorod to his homeland - this happened 62 years after his disappearance. It turned out that all these years the cross is in the chapel of the Museum of the Military Engineering Academy of Spain near Madrid. Also in the film - about the mystery of "Albums of Mila - a unique document about the atrocities of the Nazis during the occupation, about the feat of restorers - the restoration in the shortest possible time of the grandiose monument "Millennium of Russia", about the unique restoration of ancient temples and monasteries of the Novgorod land.
The film "Meeting Place." 20 years later" tells not only about the history of the creation of the film "The meeting place can not change", which has become more
The film "Meeting Place." 20 years later" tells not only about the history of the creation of the film "The meeting place can not change", which has become truly popular and cult, but also about the real situation of that time. About the life of Mura and thieves "in law"; chic restaurants and flea markets - about life after Victory. close
The documentary tells about the history of the development of Antarctica, and specifically the Vostok station. In February 2012, a sensation spread around more
The documentary tells about the history of the development of Antarctica, and specifically the Vostok station. In February 2012, a sensation spread around the world: “In the area of the Antarctic station “Vostok”, Russian scientists drilled a well 3700 meters deep in the glacier and penetrated into the oldest and inaccessible lake of the planet!” Newspapers reported: “Lake Vostok is the most grandiose geographical discovery of our time!” The world is agitated, what will be extracted from the wells? Almost sixty years ago, the participants of the second Soviet Antarctic expedition, having passed fifteen hundred kilometers deep into an unfamiliar continent, reached the South Geomagnetic Pole. Here, at the height of three thousand five hundred meters above the sea level, they founded the polar station "Vostok". close
With unprecedented access, this documentary looks into the hidden world of one of Russia's most impenetrable and remote institutions - a maximum security more
With unprecedented access, this documentary looks into the hidden world of one of Russia's most impenetrable and remote institutions - a maximum security prison exclusively for murderers. Deep inside the land of the gulags, this is the end of the line for some of Russia's most dangerous criminals - 260 men who have collectively killed nearly 800 people. The film delves deep into the mind and soul of some of these prisoners. In brutally frank and uncensored interviews the inmates speak of their crimes, life and death, redemption and remorselessness, insanity and hope. The film tracks them though their unrelenting days over several months, lifting the veil on one of Russia's most secretive subcultures to reveal what happens when a man is locked up in a tiny cell for 23 hours every day, for life. A startling insight into inscrutable minds and the forbidding world they have been condemned to. (Storyville) close
From generation to generation, legends about the romance of the French Foreign Legion were passed on as a haven for men seeking a second chance in life. more
From generation to generation, legends about the romance of the French Foreign Legion were passed on as a haven for men seeking a second chance in life. But what is he, the Legion, really like? Explorer and traveler Bear Grylls travels to the Sahara to find out. Side by side with a company of 11 volunteers, from ex-cons to failed businessmen, Bear Gryles goes through months of grueling training in the former bastion of the Legion in Western Sahara, specially designed to recreate all the difficulties of training Legionnaires - one of the toughest and most painful physical and moral trials known to man. close
The documentary Homo Sapiens – The Reasonable Man tells the story of the dawn of human civilization. The history of mankind as a species is 250,000 years more
The documentary Homo Sapiens – The Reasonable Man tells the story of the dawn of human civilization. The history of mankind as a species is 250,000 years old. The persistent struggle for existence for many generations has influenced the development of a person whose brain is designed to accumulate information and use it to their advantage. It is this circumstance, which makes it possible to call man a rational and thinking creature, that distinguishes him from the whole animal world. Having domesticated other animals, he finally resolved the question of domination of the planet in his favor. close
In the film, we see subjects instructed to administer electric shocks of increasing severity to another person, and observe both obedient and defiant more
In the film, we see subjects instructed to administer electric shocks of increasing severity to another person, and observe both obedient and defiant reactions. After the experiment, we witness subjects explain firsthand their actions. Obedience is as relevant today as it was at its publication. As we as a society witness suicide bombings, torture, and gang atrocities, we wonder just how far people will go. Fifty years later, this experiment still resonates as people ask themselves, “Would I pull that lethal switch?” This is the only authentic film footage of Milgram’s famous experiment and is essential to all foundational work in social psychology at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school level. close
A man paves his own way to his own soul through an intellectual quest, tragedies of nations and personal drama. The road moving through the cosmic distances more
A man paves his own way to his own soul through an intellectual quest, tragedies of nations and personal drama. The road moving through the cosmic distances is a flight into one's internal world. This flight and this drama are revealed in this philosophical film-poem. close
The history of the beginning and flourishing of domestic computer technology and cybernetics in the 1950s-1960s. About a utopia that almost came true. more
The history of the beginning and flourishing of domestic computer technology and cybernetics in the 1950s-1960s. About a utopia that almost came true. Automation and cybernetization were even written into the Third Program of the CPSU in 1961. It was called the "Program for Building Communism", and it promised that in 20 years a communist society would be built in the USSR, free from exploitation, from want, from class contradictions, giving every person every opportunity for creative self-realization, based on the principle "from each according to abilities, to each according to his needs. The creators of this utopia, the carriers of a reasonable creative principle were scientists and engineers-cybernetics. close
The Nuremberg trial of the leaders of Hitler’s Germany was not only an act of just retribution. Here were born the norms of international law aimed at more
The Nuremberg trial of the leaders of Hitler’s Germany was not only an act of just retribution. Here were born the norms of international law aimed at preserving peace and security. But half a century later, the balance of forces has changed. Now the winners of the Cold War dictated their laws to the world. The bombing of Yugoslavia, the change of regimes in Libya and Iraq, so the right of the strong manifested itself. The film tells about the crisis of international justice, the double standards in the relationship to our own and others. close
Karski & The Lords of Humanity is a feature-length partially animated documentary project. The film tells the story of a member of the Polish underground more
Karski & The Lords of Humanity is a feature-length partially animated documentary project. The film tells the story of a member of the Polish underground who acted as a courier during World War II and whose most prominent mission was to inform the Allied powers of Nazi crimes against the Jews of Europe in an effort to prevent the Holocaust. close
The series of films will tell about such well-known criminal personalities as the great con artist Sonka – the golden pen, Benya Creek, who became the more
The series of films will tell about such well-known criminal personalities as the great con artist Sonka – the golden pen, Benya Creek, who became the hero of Babel’s Odessa Tales, the prototype of Ostap Bender – Osip Shore, the King of the Black Jacks Pavel Speyer and the most daring and inventive criminal of the 20th century Olga von Stein. close
The life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. The film follows six pups on their adventures: Halo, a more
The life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. The film follows six pups on their adventures: Halo, a puppy training to join an elite American disaster response team; Henry; an avalanche rescue dog in the Canadian Rockies; Reef, a Newfoundland lifeguard in the Italian Coast Guard; Ricochet, a surf and therapy boi in California; and the dynamic duo Tipper and Tony, who work to save endangered species in Africa. close
Inhabitants depicts animals in panic: the film is mostly filled with shots of mass migrations and stampedes (some, surprisingly, filmed from a helicopter). more
Inhabitants depicts animals in panic: the film is mostly filled with shots of mass migrations and stampedes (some, surprisingly, filmed from a helicopter). The title equalizes the species of the earth. Artavazd Peleshian merely alludes to the presence of human beings—a few silhouettes that seem to be the cause of these vast, anxious movements of animal fear. In many ways, this film is an ode to the animal world that moves toward formal abstraction, with clouds of silver birds pulverizing light. Peleshian said, “It’s hard to give a verbal synopsis of these films. Such films exist only on the screen, you have to see them.” close
Valentina Karavayeva had her career ruined when her face was injured in a car crash. Weaving scenes from Russian war classics, Valentina’s personal soliloquies more
Valentina Karavayeva had her career ruined when her face was injured in a car crash. Weaving scenes from Russian war classics, Valentina’s personal soliloquies and contemporary footage, director Paradzhanov has created a wonderfully stylish portrait of a quintessential romantic artist. close
The Jibli Museum, designed by Miyazaki himself, is located in the Tokyo suburb of Mitaka. At the entrance to the museum there is a sign with the words more
The Jibli Museum, designed by Miyazaki himself, is located in the Tokyo suburb of Mitaka. At the entrance to the museum there is a sign with the words of Miyazdaki: “When you enter the museum, you get into a fairy tale in which you are the main character.” Inside the building, a labyrinth of halls, rooms, stairs and passages, every turn and every exhibit carries a surprise or discovery. A walk through the museum becomes a journey into the world of Miyazaki, introduces the sources of his inspiration and principles of work. close
The road linking the two Baltic cities of Sloka and Tolsa winds through the forest. August 15, 1990 about 12 hours local time because of one of the turns more
The road linking the two Baltic cities of Sloka and Tolsa winds through the forest. August 15, 1990 about 12 hours local time because of one of the turns with a screech flew a dark blue “Moskvich”.
In 10 minutes, the passenger at full speed - far beyond 100 km / h - will crash into Ikarus. The driver will be thrown out of the cabin on the road. When the traffic police brigade arrives, the black-haired guy will be seen lying next to the car. Emergency doctors will testify that death occurred instantly. The documents that will be found in the salon will read: Tsoi Viktor Robertovich, 28 years old.
His death will be reported by radio Mayak. Hearing this terrible news, thousands of his fans will lose the meaning of life. A wave of suicides will sweep across the country, 45 teenagers will decide to leave after their idol. A tent town will be laid out on his grave within a month. There they will cry, there they will sing his songs. They will lose their idol, their legend. The man who determined the rhythm of their lives. In the memory of thousands of people, he will forever remain an idol, a monument. In the memory of dozens - an ordinary person, good and bad, weak and strong. Different. Alive.
16 years have passed since the death of Victor Tsoi. Fans are still on duty at his grave, singing his songs, yearning. These people still need him because he is their hero. Your heroes are never forgotten. close
The modern criminal justice system is hindered by the fact that countless rape kits remain untested in police evidence storage facilities across the United more
The modern criminal justice system is hindered by the fact that countless rape kits remain untested in police evidence storage facilities across the United States. Only eight states currently have laws requiring mandatory testing of rape kits. close
The Inner and Outer World of Shahrukh Khan is the release title for a pair of documentaries about Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, both directed by more
The Inner and Outer World of Shahrukh Khan is the release title for a pair of documentaries about Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, both directed by the London-based writer and producer/director Nasreen Munni Kabir, an authority on Hindi cinema. close
An Icelandic documentary about the people that work, and hang around Hlemmur, the iconic Reykjavik bus stop.
The film follows homeless people, people more
An Icelandic documentary about the people that work, and hang around Hlemmur, the iconic Reykjavik bus stop.
The film follows homeless people, people with disabilities, and a bus driver.
A unique view in to their lives, and the view they have on the world. Soundtrack by Sigur Rós. close
Documentary narration about the great Russian traveler, humanist scientist - Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay. About his amazing discoveries in New more
Documentary narration about the great Russian traveler, humanist scientist - Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay. About his amazing discoveries in New Guinea, life in Russia and Australia, about the legacy he left, the film tells the descendants of Papuans, who first saw the white man – “Man from the moon”. In the film about the adventures and research of the famous scientist in the XIX century, the leitmotif will be a modern expedition to the Maclay Coast, which, already in the XXI century, was headed by a descendant of Miklouho-Maclay and his namesake – Nikolai. The viewer will have the opportunity to constantly draw parallels between two expeditions that separate centuries, he will learn interesting facts about the life of the great traveler among the natives, his love story, see rare photos and get acquainted with quotes from the scientist’s diaries and drawings made by him during his life on the island. close
Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they developed critically acclaimed albums, 'Humanz' and 'The more
Focused on the life of the band and their collaborators over the 3 vital years in which they developed critically acclaimed albums, 'Humanz' and 'The Now Now', and undertook their most ambitious world tour to date. close
The documentary film “The Amazing Worlds of Tsiolkovsky” tells about the life and scientific activity of a remarkable scientist, the founder of modern more
The documentary film “The Amazing Worlds of Tsiolkovsky” tells about the life and scientific activity of a remarkable scientist, the founder of modern astronautics.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky - a truly unique person, gifted with outstanding abilities. The author of the theory of rocket science, who promoted the exploration of outer space, he wrote a number of brilliant works on aeronautics, aerodynamics and a number of other sciences and dreamed that humanity would one day spread life throughout the universe.
The film “The Amazing Worlds of Tsiolkovsky” not only reproduces the most important moments of the scientist’s biography, but also animates the world of his fantasies – there are many scenes in the film created using computer graphics and three-dimensional effects. close
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