BBC documentary about Franz Kafka played by GREEK TV in 1990. This documentary is one of the ten films of “The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)”.
Casts Tim Roth, David Barrass, Michael Bryant, Tatyana Colombo, Kit Jackson, Matthew Marsh, Bill Paterson, Barrie Rutter, John Bennett
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David
The Donner Party
Cormac McCarthy's Veer
Between Dog and Wolf
Song of Tibet
Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
Io sono nata viaggiando
National Memorial Day Concert
Heavenly Creatures
Stranger Than Fiction
Salvador (Puig Antich)
An afternoon with Bolaño
Unfaithful
Samurai Headhunters
The Sandman
Acts of Violence
The Tank Man
Lost Heroes
The Class
The Lancaster at War
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David
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1997
A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.The Donner Party
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1992
Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest destiny." Touching some of the most powerful social, economic and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.Cormac McCarthy's Veer
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2023
Cormac McCarthy has spent the last 25 years writing his novels at the mountain top retreat of the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in New Mexico. An institute dedicated to the formal analysis of complex systems. In this documentary filmed at the library at SFI (and in the desert), Cormac in conversation with his colleague David Krakauer, reflects on isolation, mathematics, character, and the nature of the unconsciousBetween Dog and Wolf
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2014
New Model Army have been one of the biggest underground music artists for over quarter of a century. To their global community of fans they mean everything. Yet mainstream success has so far eluded them. This film is the story of the band and in particular their charismatic and unconventional lead singer songwriter and founder Justin Sullivan.Song of Tibet
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2000
The story of Yeshe Dolma, and her turbulent marriage to a proud warrior, Jiacuo, across half a century.Vratislav Effenberger or Black Shark Hunting
IMDB 5 | Nov , 2018
Io sono nata viaggiando
IMDB 4.2 | Nov , 2013
A journey back through Dacia Maraini's and her trips around the world with her close friends cinema director Pier Paolo Pasolini and opera singer Maria Callas. An in-depth story of this fascinating woman's life. Maraini's memories come alive through personal photographs taken on the road as well as her own Super 8 films shot almost thirty years ago.National Memorial Day Concert
IMDB 2 | May , 2023
On the eve of Memorial Day, a star-studded lineup will grace the stage for one of PBS' highest-rated programs. This multi-award-winning television event has become an American tradition, honoring the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.Heavenly Creatures
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1994
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.Stranger Than Fiction
IMDB 7.3 | Nov , 2006
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.Salvador (Puig Antich)
IMDB 6.9 | May , 2006
The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's Fascist State in 1974.An afternoon with Bolaño
IMDB 4 | Jan , 2016
A short film homage to Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño for the Festival d'Art Independent PEPE SALES 2016.Unfaithful
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2002
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.Samurai Headhunters
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2013
A documentary on the dark and brutal side of the Samurai warrior clans featuring the life of peasant Masa who is pressganged into the ruthless world of the Samurai.The Sandman
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2000
One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but there's briefly by way of Wikipedia entry. Adapted rather loosely from the works of the E.T.A. Hoffman. Familiar Quays' tropes, much in evidence: automata, trompe l'oeil effects, etc. No credit on the sound design (which is fairly elaborate), tho' that is possibly Larry Sider.Acts of Violence
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1985
A riveting expose about the personalities of murderers and their motives. This 72 minute film covers the McDonalds' restaurant massacre, President Reagan's assassination attempt, serial murderer Henry Lee Lucas and others.The Tank Man
IMDB 8.7 | Apr , 2006
On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square in Beijing, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his ground before a column of tanks advancing down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured by Western photographers watching nearby, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon of the fight for freedom around the world. FRONTLINE investigates the mystery of the tank man — his identity, his fate, and his significance for the Chinese leadership.Lost Heroes
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2014
Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. A ninety-minute journey to recover a forgotten part of Canada's pop culture and a national treasure few have ever heard about. This is the tale of a small country striving to create its own heroes, but finding itself constantly out muscled by better-funded and better-marketed superheroes from the media empire next door.The Class
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2008
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.The Lancaster at War
IMDB 5.3 | Jul , 2009
The incredible story of the Avro Lancaster, one of the finest bombers of the Second World War, which played a crucial role in the long and savage campaign to defeat Hitler's Third Reich. This documentary features interviews with surviving veterans of Bomber Command, who share frank personal accounts of their part in an aerial battle of attrition which claimed the lives of 55'000 aircrew.