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意大利歌剧 (2010)
Opera Italia Douban
★ 9.4 14 ratings
actor: Antonio Pappano
Three-part series tracing the history of Italian opera presented by Antonio Pappano, world-renowned conductor and music director at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The series features sumptuous music, stunning Italian locations and some of the biggest names in opera as contributors.
To watch Sept. 2, 2016
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Inside the Commons (2015)
Inside the Commons Douban
★ 9.6 5 ratings
actor: Michael Cockerell / Jacob Rees-Mogg
Michael Cockerell presents this documentary revealing a remarkable year leading up to the General Election. Cameras have been given unique access to the House of Commons and the result is a vivid and extraordinary picture of what goes on behind the scenes, providing a profound insight into how our democracy works. Following everyone from MPs to doorkeepers, and clerks to clockmakers, Inside the Commons explores how the nation’s most important – yet largely unexamined - institution really works. We follow MPs from different shades of the political spectrum as they navigate the machinery of the House of Commons to fight their constituents’ battles. We experience the challenges faced by the staff of the House as they strive to keep the country’s most iconic and historic building functioning as a modern parliament. This is the heart or our democracy as never seen before.
To watch Aug. 28, 2016
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The Century of the Self (2002)
The Century of the Self Douban
★ 9.2 13 ratings
亚当·柯蒂斯 actor: Martin S. Bergmann / 托尼·布莱尔 …
other title: 自我的世纪
本系列探讨弗洛伊德精神分析学说对20世纪的巨大影响。 美国特纳出版公司最近出版的《20世纪人类全纪录》,把1900年西格蒙特·弗洛伊德《梦的释义》的出版作为20世纪的开端。这决不是别出心裁,而是把精神分析理论的问世当作一个划时代的标志,从此人类对自身的探索进入了一个新阶段,所以有些西方学者把20世纪称之为"精神分析的世纪".《梦的释义》出版100年来,人们对精神分析学说毁誉参半,研究弗洛伊德的着作就达几千部,特别是许多思想大师都对弗洛伊德做出了评价,这就使人们常常戴着大师们的眼镜去看待弗洛伊德,由此产生了一些"错误认同".正如当代意大利哲学家恩贝托·埃柯(UmbereoEco)所说,马可波罗在爪哇把犀牛认作独角兽,这种错误认同产生的原因在于"他正是他的"背景书籍"的牺牲品。"①经过100年的洗礼,弗洛伊德的思想价值不但没有减弱反而增强了。因此要摆脱以往人们对弗洛伊德的错误认同,强调个人对弗洛伊德原着的特殊理解,并把这种理解与当代学术界的研究成果结合起来是十分必要的。首先,弗洛伊德不仅是一个精神病专家,更重要的是,他作为一个人文科学思想家在历史上留下了宝贵的精神财富。 弗洛伊德从人类心理冲突的角度去关照潜意识的产生与作用。因此,他的发现不仅意味着医学的进步,还打破了人类思想与生活中的许多假象,扩展了人类对精神生活的感知,并以不能再视而不见的事实描述出潜意识这种复杂而真实的人文现象。他对梦的层层揭示触及了人类精神世界最难以接近的部分。他对导致人的梦境的潜意识的分析引导着人类更透彻地了解了自己——20世纪达利的绘画、劳伦斯的小说、希区柯克的电影、马勒的音乐,弗洛伊德对生命潜意识的透视在几乎所有人文领域里都留下了深刻的印记。 当弗洛伊德80岁诞辰来临之际,全世界200多位科学艺术家致信祝贺,他们说:“如果世间有什么行动可以被永远铭记的话,那就是对人类心灵的洞察。” 弗洛伊德,“有史以来第一位正视人类心灵问题的人”。
To watch June 1, 2016
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Civilisation (1969)
Civilisation Season 1 part of TV Series: Civilisation TMDB Douban Douban
★ 9.4 14 ratings
Michael Gill / Peter Montagnon actor: 肯尼斯·克拉克 / 伊恩·理查森 …
BBC“电视史上的里程碑”,当代艺术历史最具雄心壮志的纪录片拍摄工作,由著名艺术历史学家克拉克爵士担任编剧与主持,探讨西欧文明,而爵士更在本片中界定了人类文明发展中的几个重要阶段。《文明的轨迹》历时两年才拍摄完毕,剧组跨越13个国家,曾走访百多个城市拍摄,本纪录片首年播出时更被喻为电视史上的代表作。克拉克爵士引人入胜的对白,再加上欧洲地标动人画面,带领我们探索自罗马帝国沦亡至工业革命用其后的文明发展。这种通过艺术、音乐来呈现历史观点的做法,成为日后无数纪录片看齐并努力超越的基准。 "Kenneth Clark's sumptuous,magisterial,one-man servey of the achievements of bumanistic civilisation is a TV landmark" The daily mail In 1966 BBC Television embarked on its most ambitious documentary series to date.The eminent art historian Lord Clark was commissioned to write and present an epic examination of Western Eyuopean culture,defining what he considered to be the crucial phases of its development.Civilisation:A personal View by Lord Clark would be more than two years in the making,with filming in over 100 locations across 13 countries.The lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was first transmitted in 1969. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the Industrial Revolution and beyond,Clark's compelling narrative is accompanied by breathtaking colour photography of Europe's grearest landmarks.This "history of ideas as illustrated by art and music'remains the benchmark for the numerous programmes it inpired. 特别收录 Special Feature 大卫·艾登堡禄爵士回忆《文明的轨迹》制作过程 Sir David Attenborough remembers the making of Civilisation 剧相馆 Photo gallery of behind-the-scenes stills
To watch March 26, 2016
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War and Peace (2016)
War and Peace Douban
★ 8.0 78 ratings
汤姆·哈伯 actor: 保罗·达诺 / 莉莉·詹姆斯 …
故事发生在1805年,皮埃尔伯爵(保罗·达诺 Paul Dano 饰)和千金小姐海伦(塔彭丝·米德尔顿 Tuppence Middleton 饰)结为夫妻,然而两人却并非情投意合,因此婚后生活并不十分幸福。安德烈(詹姆斯·诺顿 James Norton 饰)是皮埃尔的好友,一次偶然中,他邂逅了名为娜塔莎(莉莉·詹姆斯 Lily James 饰)的美丽贵族小姐,两人一见钟情,很快便走到了一起。 之后,安德烈回到军中服役,海伦的弟弟阿纳托利(卡鲁姆·特纳 Callum Turner 饰)觊觎娜塔莎的美貌,乘虚而入,用谎言欺骗了娜塔莎纯洁的心灵,在阿纳托利的勾引和唆使之下,娜塔莎决定同他私奔。战争爆发了,当娜塔莎再度见到安德烈之时,后者已身负重伤,命不久矣。悲痛之中,娜塔莎终于看清了自己的真心,只是早已经来不及了。
To watch Jan. 5, 2016
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The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors (2013)
The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors Douban
★ 8.7 13 ratings
Gillian Bancroft actor: Rageh Omaar
It was the world's last Islamic empire - a super-power of a million square miles. From its capital in Istanbul it matched the glories of Ancient Rome. And after six centuries in power it collapsed less than a hundred years ago. Rageh Omaar sets out to discover why the Ottomans have vanished from our understanding of the history of Europe. Why so few realise the importance of Ottoman history in today's Middle East. And why you have to know the Ottoman story to understand the roots of many of today's trouble spots from Palestine, Iraq and Israel to Libya, Syria, Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo.
To watch Nov. 6, 2015
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欢迎来到印度 (2012)
Welcome to India Douban
★ 9.0 6 ratings
学习如何在日益拥挤的星球上生存也许是我们人类的终极挑战,但有一个地方,拥有的世界人口六分之一印度,人们却特别适应生活在这么拥挤的土地上。这个系列高清纪录片将带我们进入印度最密集的地区加尔各答和孟买,了解这里人们的生活现状及生存压力。 BBC 2012年播出,用3集记录印度的底层人如何在人多地少的环境中工作。印度现在有人口 12亿,占世界的六分之一,每个家庭都有很多孩子,对于穷人来讲,这可是一个很大的负担,看看印度人是如何在他们的国土上为了生活奋斗的。 Learning how to survive on an increasingly crowded planet is probably our ultimate challenge. But there is one place, home to over a sixth of the world's population, which is already making a good shot at adapting: welcome to India. This observational series casts aside the usual preconceptions about the sub-continent, and lets a few of India's 1.2 billion show how their world really works. With astonishing access into the densest districts of Kolkata and Mumbai, it celebrates the impressive resourcefulness, resilience and absolute pragmatism of those living and working there, and reveals the psyche needed to get ahead in the biggest of crowds. Part 1. This episode follows two main characters as they employ all their ingenuity to carve out a home. With more people moving to cities in India than anywhere else on earth, securing that place you can call home is vital for nurturing your family's future. Part 2. Johora started out as a rag-picker, but through building a bottle recycling business on a railway embankment, she has big ambitions for her family of seven kids. And it is not just small waste. Kanye uses a blowtorch to cut up ships discarded by the rest of the world, helping satisfy India's thirst for steel. And Ashik buys up beef fat from the abattoir, and proudly renders it down to make tallow. It looks disgusting, even before he is plagued by a maggot infestation. But this thrifty use of 'waste' may well be destined for your soap or cosmetics. Part 3. With India destined to become the most populous nation on earth by 2026, you have got to be highly tactical in your search for a better life. It is not just about you and your dreams today - it is about the family over generations to come. Prakash and Mangesh are brothers in their early twenties from an illegal settlement surrounded by the buzz of downtown Mumbai. Prakash is deckhand on a yacht while striving to realise his dream and launch a Bollywood career. But his family make it clear his sole purpose is to earn enough to fund in their joint future: his brother Mangesh's course in software engineering. Swapan, a merchant in a hectic fish market, works so hard for his family's future that his wife knows he is ruining his health. And Sujit, who crafts disposable clay tea cups in Kolkata, hardly dares dream of seeing his family hundreds of miles away.
Watched
Dec. 20, 2012
INDIA IS A DAILY CELEBRATION OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.
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