Composer Igor Stravinsky woke up famous the next morning after the Paris premiere of his "Firebird" - and no one for 60 years (!) could predict the surprises he presented to the public in each subsequent opus. Stravinsky is the brightest modernist in the entire modern repertoire, and there are no boundaries for his music: in all time zones it is equally understandable and fascinating. Stravinsky entered music like an elephant in a china shop, overturned everything - and it turned out that he pushed the limits of a century. The documentary was released on the TV channel “Culture”.
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique more
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape. close
Walks with Brodsky is a documentary based on filming in Venice. The authors spent several autumn days of 1993 with the poet, walking around the city reminiscent more
Walks with Brodsky is a documentary based on filming in Venice. The authors spent several autumn days of 1993 with the poet, walking around the city reminiscent of St. Petersburg.
The second part of the picture was created as a film about the film, after “Walks with Brodsky” received the Russian TEFI award, and Joseph Brodsky died: on the night of January 28, 1996, the poet died in New York from a heart attack. close
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, more
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching. close
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material more
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her husband's loyal disciple, whom she believes was the person responsible for Tolstoy signing a new will that leaves his work and property to the Russian people. close