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OUTRAGEOUS (66X60/Color) GREAT
SCULPTORS (10X60/Color) GREAT
ARCHITECTS
(6X60/Color/In Production) NEO
SOUL ALL-STARS (60 Minutes/Color)
Beyond the reach of the world's press, in the far north of Burma, a gold rush has been quietly gathering force, sending out ripples of rumors, creating a magnet whose force can be felt throughout the country. The lure is almost irresistible: When the rivers are low, their empty banks reveal gold-bearing sand, riches just waiting to be scooped up, instant wealth there for the taking. Truth rarely matches fantasy, especially after it has passed from mouth to mouth and from one end of the country to the other. But in this case, some of the tales are indeed fueled by fact. There is gold to be found on the Irrawaddy and along the Chindwin. Men and women have become rich, perhaps not overnight, but certainly within the space of a few months. Women are at the head of this gold rush, the owners of many of the claims and the rigs which suck up the ore from the river bottom - market sellers or housewives one day, women of wealth the next. The film focuses on several of these women, those who have already made their fortunes, and those who are still rich only in their dreams. Their stories form the central narrative of the film as they speak about what motivated them to leave their former jobs, and the dynamics of their life on the river: the rigs and sluices where they work, the shanty towns in which they live, the parasites who prey upon them, and the gold dealers who buy their wealth or trade it for precious stones. Taken
together, these accounts form a portrait of THE GOLDEN ROAD TO MANDALAY.
The 'Golden Triangle:' the fabled, forbidden heart of southeast Asia, home of heroin, morphine, and a host of amphetamines. One corner rests in northern Thailand, another in the jungles of Laos and the third is lodged deep in the mountains of Burma. On the rugged hillsides and in remote clearings, rippling seas of golden poppies glint in the harsh sunlight. Soon their sap will begin its journey to the back streets of the world's urban ghettos. The Burmese portion of the triangle has traditionally been the biggest, most productive and, in recent years, the most foreboding. A kind of no-man's land and a haven for drug lords, it has become a monument to monoculture - the cultivation of opium. But times are changing for the opium world. One by one, the drug warlords are making peace and disbanding their armies. Crop substitution is being introduced as a viable alternative for poppies, and the 21st century is now reaching into this forgotten corner of the globe. This
film focuses on the opium growers themselves, tribal peoples who are currently
caught in this moment of change when opium may well cease to be their staff of
life. Interviews with them will form the core of the narration. In their own fashion,
they relate what it is like to live in a culture of opium where everyone is a
grower, or trader, or user, any, or all three. What have they learned from this
school of life? How do they view the forces that are currently trying to wean
them away from poppy cultivation.
51 x 45 or 51 x 26. This informative and visually spectacular series presents an in-depth look at some of the greatest works of art created from the Medieval Times to the 20th Century. Brilliantly produced in a highly-comprehensible and easy-to-follow format, each program in this series gives the viewer a totally unique art experience as well as a comprehensive lesson in art history. The result of advanced research and documentation, these programs enable viewers to witness the unraveling of the great masterpieces of art, providing insights into the artists, and educate both amateur and art connoisseur alike.
52 minutes. Dachau! The word haunts the world's collective memory, a chilling nightmare from the past housed in a storybook Bavarian town. How can one live in this icon of atrocity? With unexpected candor, children, politicians, survivors, teachers, bar keepers, teenagers, Miss Dachau, and many others, speak out. They tell us what Dachau means for them as a symbol of the Nazi era and as an affluent Munich suburb they have chosen to call their home. Are they guilty, innocent, tainted by the past, tormented by ghosts, unconcerned by the sins of their fathers or just simply enjoying the present? Two
years in the making, the film is a fast-paced, provocative document that lets
Germans themselves try to answer the perplexing question: "How can anyone
live in a town called Dachau?"
52min + 100/150 songs. She was a genius, inimitable. She was the star in the sky of France. Edith Piaf was a petite, astonishing woman with pale, leathery hands. She sang like a nightingale, with a voice that came from the depths of her soul. Her voice, which grows and replaces her, and grows again as a shadow on a wall replaces the shy little Parisian girl. She sang for the people in the streets of Paris, to the silent buildings that surrounded her, to the souls in every room of the city. It was not Edith Piaf who sang, it was the rain falling, the mournful sound of the wind, the moon shining. Her mouth, the beautiful mouth of this terrible little insomniac, sang of dreams on a Parisian roof. In 1915 during World War I, with her father away fighting, her mother almost gave birth to Edith on the steps of their apartment building in Paris. Edith had a difficult youth, spending most of the time away from her parents, suffering beatings by her grandmother. At 14 she started to sing in the streets, just as her mother had done. In 1935 at the age of `20, barely supporting herself, she lived in misery, still singing in the streets and tiny cabarets. Her young two-year-old daughter died from a brain tumor. But on October 25th she sang on her first stage in front of the best patrons of Paris, including the President of France and Maurice Chevalier. Backstage, wearing a sweater she had knitted herself with a missing sleeve, a friend of Maurice Chevalier, Yvonne Vallee, gave her a scarf to cover her naked arm and she sang her beautiful songs, the songs of the streets of Paris. It was a great success. On November 18, 1935, Edith Piaf recorded her first album, and in December she played in her first movie. From there she sang in the most famous theaters of Paris and in New York, always wearing her little black dress, as a shy little girl, singing her true songs of life. Edith
Piaf died on October 11, 1963, at only 46 years of age. 400,000 people attended
her funeral in Paris. Her life was a legend, most of the time a dark legend. She
sang to exist, she sang even when she was extremely sick, but to the end of her
breath she sang of love and life.
104
minutes. This compelling documentary examines the tense real-life drama of the
playboy industrialist who risked everything to save over a thousand Jewish workers
from the Holocaust. Extensive newsreel, film, photographs, and testimony from
survivors and Schindler himself combine to present and unforgettable experience.
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GOLDEN
ROAD TO MANDALAY
GOLDEN
TRIANGLE
DISCOVERY
OF ART 
DACHAU
TODAY -- HOW THE GERMANS VIEW THEIR NAZI PAST
EDITH
PIAF
52
minutes or 104 minutes or 156 minutes. This complete biography reveals the outstanding
achievements of one of the world's most celebrated entertainers. It examines his
sometimes difficult romantic life, his successful dual career as a singer and
actor, and his worthy efforts in aid of children in need.
OSKAR
SCHINDLER: THE TRUE STORY