Friends Philippe and Laurent, a violinist and a cello player, frequently team up to play special gigs. While performing for a wedding, they meet the high-class more
Friends Philippe and Laurent, a violinist and a cello player, frequently team up to play special gigs. While performing for a wedding, they meet the high-class Sophie. Unfortunately for Sophie and the musicians, both of whom she eventually has relationships with, Sophie has an entirely unscrupulous drug-peddling mother, who will stop at nothing to pursue her plans. close
After a few years absence, Evan unexpectedly returns one night to face his now-famous former bandmates. The surprise reunion is bittersweet, in this intimate more
After a few years absence, Evan unexpectedly returns one night to face his now-famous former bandmates. The surprise reunion is bittersweet, in this intimate depiction of the knotty complexities of relating to old friends after everything has changed. close
An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a country more
An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has been stolen and made into a hit record by a country music superstar. When his confrontation with the star takes a violent turn the ex-con has to go back on the run, but he finds an unexpected ally in a shrewd background singer with a plan to turn the tables in his favor. close
A Viennese composer Von Kemper (John St.Polis), who after murdering both his unfaithful wife and royal lover, flees to America with his young daughter Elsa (Alice Day).
A Viennese composer Von Kemper (John St.Polis), who after murdering both his unfaithful wife and royal lover, flees to America with his young daughter Elsa (Alice Day). close
Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy more
Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy because of his gambling problem. Jim's unscrupulous rival Richter decides to exploit the situation by jumping Jim's claim and trying to take over for himself. close
What starts off as a squadron of American daredevil bombers in World War II, branded by society as renegades, turns into a revealing ride into the world more
What starts off as a squadron of American daredevil bombers in World War II, branded by society as renegades, turns into a revealing ride into the world of honor, violence, and undying passion for motorcycles on the road. close
Princess Fedora, who is to marry the Count the following day, arrives and sings of her love for him, unaware that the dissolute Count has betrayed her more
Princess Fedora, who is to marry the Count the following day, arrives and sings of her love for him, unaware that the dissolute Count has betrayed her with another woman. The sound of sleigh-bells is heard, and the Count is brought in mortally wounded. Doctors and a priest are summoned, and the servants are questioned. It is proposed that Count Loris Ipanov, a suspected Nihilist sympathiser, was probably the assassin. De Siriex (a diplomat), and Grech (a police inspector) plan an investigation. Fedora swears on the jewelled Byzantine cross she is wearing that Count Andrejevich's death will be avenged. close
Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them.
Three attendees at a puppet theater don various roles in order to sing a variety of songs by Jacques Brel, all while hippies and other eccentrics cavort about them. close
A glance at the divided U.S. political system through the eyes of a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Memphis, TN, as he faces the harsh realities of chasing the American dream.
A glance at the divided U.S. political system through the eyes of a young Syrian refugee on the streets of Memphis, TN, as he faces the harsh realities of chasing the American dream. close
Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish Inquisition more
Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip's court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish Inquisition tries to exert its influence. The tension finally ignites at the King's coronation, where heretics are to be burned at the stake close
A retelling of the story of John the Baptist, Salome, Herod Antipas and Herodias, but strikingly less psychological and bloody than Richard Strauss's opera "Salome".
A retelling of the story of John the Baptist, Salome, Herod Antipas and Herodias, but strikingly less psychological and bloody than Richard Strauss's opera "Salome". close
An irreverent take on Mozart's relations with the three Weber sisters: Louisa, whom he loved, but who didn't love him; Constanza, whom he loved and married; more
An irreverent take on Mozart's relations with the three Weber sisters: Louisa, whom he loved, but who didn't love him; Constanza, whom he loved and married; and Sophie, who loved him but whom he didn't love. An anthology of arias from Mozart's operas, in which art comments on life through a cheeky use of back-projection and miming to records. close
A renaissance man from the Austin underground, infamously sex-addicted Chad publishes a magazine and fronts bands, abuses cocaine while dealing weed, more
A renaissance man from the Austin underground, infamously sex-addicted Chad publishes a magazine and fronts bands, abuses cocaine while dealing weed, and writes and lives his own hilarious brand of humor as this father, felon and man-about-town must finally grow up when a crisis befalls his estranged family. close
Three women who grew up in an orphanage cross paths later in life: one unhappily married with a young daughter, one an office secretary, and one a nightclub performer.
Three women who grew up in an orphanage cross paths later in life: one unhappily married with a young daughter, one an office secretary, and one a nightclub performer. close
Opera from the cycle “The Ring of Nibelung” by R. Wagner (“The Gold of the Rhine”, “Valkyrie”, “Siegfried”, “The Death of the Gods”) based on Scandinavian more
Opera from the cycle “The Ring of Nibelung” by R. Wagner (“The Gold of the Rhine”, “Valkyrie”, “Siegfried”, “The Death of the Gods”) based on Scandinavian mythology.
Action One.
Hunding's hut. The exhausted Sigmund is seeking shelter from the hurricane. Hunding's wife Sieglind welcomes him, although the stranger does not give his name. Both look at each other gently. The returning husband notices that the stranger and Ziglinda are similar and wants to know who his guest is. Sigmund, without identifying himself, says that his enemies burned down his house, killed his mother and kidnapped his sister; he has since wandered the world with his father, nicknamed the Wolf, but then lost sight of him. In the last skirmish he was left unarmed ("Friedmund darf ich nicht heißen"; "I cannot be called peaceable"). Hunding realizes that this man is his enemy, he was born from the marriage of Wotan with a mortal woman of the Welse family. Ziglinda, his twin sister who was kidnapped in the attack, was forced to become Hunding's wife. The next day, Hunding decides, Sigmund must fight him. Sigmund recalls that his father once promised him an invincible sword. Ziglinda, sprinkling sleeping pills to her husband, reveals to the guest that a once one-eyed stranger (Votan) plunged a sword into the ash, which until now no one has been able to pull out. Sigmund realizes it's his father's sword. The spring wind opens the door; the young people get to know each other, they are overcome by an unrestrained passion. Sigmund pulls out the sword - he calls it Notung - and runs with Ziglinda (the duo "Schläfst du, Gast?", "Do you sleep a guest?"); "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond", "The storms of evil subsided in the rays of spring".
Action two
Wild and harsh terrain in the mountains. Wotan sees the flight of lovers from a height and calls his beloved Valkyrie Brunhilda (the Valkyries carry the fallen heroes to Valhalla), so that she bestowed victory on Sigmund in his duel with Hunding. But as soon as the virgin warrior leaves, Wotan's wife Frickk appears and demands that Sigmund be punished. Wotan defends him as a possible winner of the Nibelungs, free from the laws of the gods. But Frickka observes that Sigmund, the son of Wotan, is subject to the same laws. He must die and his sword must be broken. Wotan understands that he cannot violate the laws (sanctity of marriage, incest). He calls Brunhilda again. A hero has not yet been born, free from his contract with Fafner and able to take his ring from him. Sigmund will not escape punishment, and woe if Brunhilda does not strike him with his sword (duet "Laß ich's verlauten"; "In thoughts to open").
In the depths of the gorge, Sigmund and Ziglinda appear. Sigmund's disenfranchised Sieglind persuades Sigmund to leave her. Eventually, reassured by him, Ziglinda falls asleep. Brunhilde appears before Sigmund with the news of death. But his passion and despair, his willingness to kill himself and Zieglinda, elicit the sympathy of Brunhilda, determined to save the hero (Siegmund!). Sieh auf mich! Sigmund! The hour is near!
During the fight, she covers Sigmund with her shield. Wotan, seeing her disobedience, himself with a spear breaks Sigmund's sword into pieces. Sigmund falls under the blows of Hunding, and Brunhilda carries Siglinda on horseback, capturing the wreckage of the sword. Wotan contemptuously, with one hand movement, strikes Hunding and pursues Brunhilda in fury.
Action three
The Valkyries are riding horses in the midst of a storm caused by Wotan's wrath. Their bellicose cry is heard, but they hesitate to protect their guilty sister. Grief-stricken Ziglinde Brunhilda discovers that her son, Siegfried, will become the greatest hero, and that he will be able to restore the miraculous sword. The Valkyries help Ziglinda take refuge in the forest, where Fafner, transformed into a snake, guards the gold of the Rhine.
A gloomy Wotan appears. Brunhilde will no longer be a Valkyrie, she will fall asleep in a magical dream and become the wife of the first person to wake her up. Brunhilda begs her father to surround her with a barrier that only a hero could overcome. Wotan surrounds her daughter with a fiery ring and sadly leaves ("Leb wohl, du kühnes, herzliches Kind!"). Farewell, my light, my pride! close
Mario, a gangster, takes the fifth amendment when being questioned by the Senate Sub Committee on his connection with racketeering within the juke box more
Mario, a gangster, takes the fifth amendment when being questioned by the Senate Sub Committee on his connection with racketeering within the juke box industry. While in a small New Jersey town, teenagers Bob, Judy, Ginger, Seymour and Betty go to the train station to pick up Judy's cousin-from-Tennessee, Lulubelle . They take her to their local hangout, a pizzeria called "Mom & Pops", a broken down place ran by a couple named Mom and Pop. close
