The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s great play of the irrational and inexplicable, illustrating how uncontrollable emotions can range across gender, country, class and age. Its universe is full of monsters, gods and natural disasters with a colossal sweep that takes audiences from the stifling atmosphere of the Sicilian court to the unbuttoned joy of a Bohemian festival. Staged at the beautiful and iconic Globe Theatre in London, this new production is directed by Blanche McIntyre and stars Will Keen (The Crown, Wolf Hall) as Leontes, Priyanga Burford (W1A, Marcella) as Hermione and Annette Badland (East Enders, Father Brown) as Old Shepherd.
In feudal Bohemia, a power struggle ensues between a feudal lord and a group of highwaymen, while a young woman named Marketa becomes entangled in a dark secret.
Die merkwürdige Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck is a German television series.
The Winter's Tale is a play by William Shakespeare that follows the story of King Leontes of Sicilia, who falsely accuses his wife Hermione of infidelity. The play explores themes of betrayal, forgiveness, and the power of love. It takes place in two different settings: Sicilia and Bohemia. In the end, there is reconciliation and redemption.
Set in 18th century Europe, Casanova, Last Love follows the life of the infamous lover Casanova as he navigates relationships, scandal, and self-discovery. From his passionate romances and courtship to his involvement in historical events, the film explores the complexity of love and desire.
Prague, during World War II. Hana Kaufmann, a Jewish ophthalmologist, marries Dr. Antonín Bureš, a Christian man. When her family is sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, their romance turns into a struggle for survival.
Mahler is a 1974 biographical drama film about the life of composer Gustav Mahler, depicting key moments in his personal and professional life. The movie explores themes of music, love, and spirituality, while examining Mahler's struggles with anti-Semitism and his tumultuous relationship with his wife Alma Mahler.
The Defenestration of Prague, which took place on May 23, 1618, was the decisive historical moment that unleashed the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) between several Catholic and Protestant states and changed the course of European history forever. (Additionally released as a heavely edited historical documentary entitled The Defenestration of Prague, 85 min.)
A new ice age is coming to England. All energy sources have been depleted and despair is taking over the earth. The young king decides to use his last trump card before his power collapses and anarchy reigns over the island kingdom.
Alone in a secluded mansion, Giacomo Casanova cries out then collapses. When the mysterious and beautiful writer, Elisa von der Recke, comes to visit, it breathes new life into the old man. A movie that captures the myth of the greatest seducer of all times, Casanova, his story is told both through fiction and on-stage opera performances that unravel the tale of his adventures, his passions, and ultimately his fear of death.
All My Good Countrymen is a comedy drama that takes place in a farming community in post-World War II rural Czechoslovakia. It explores the challenges faced by the farming community and their political involvement during the 1940s. The movie is known for its portrayal of socialism and reflects the era of Czech New Wave cinema.
The legendary director Ruth Berghaus created this staging of Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz as a gripping theatrical experience for the Zurich Opera in 1993. Its revival in 1999 was a roaring success. With sets by Hartmut Meyer and costumes by Marie-Louise Strandt, Berghaus’ staging avoids the local peasant colour conventionally associated with Weber’s opera. Chorus and orchestra of the Zurich Opera House are conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, universally celebrated for the structural transparency of his interpretations, his intellectual penetration and his emotional understanding of both music and opera plot. And last but not least an all-star cast made this production a highly memorable event: the dramatic soprano Inga Nielsen as Agathe, one of her best roles, the Swedish soprano Malin Hartelius as Ännchen, the sought-after Heldentenor Peter Seiffert, who gives a convincing passionate Max, and many others.
In 17th-century Bohemia, a priest investigates accusations of witchcraft and deals with the clash between science and religion.
Misadventures of a hapless young man from rural Bohemia who, in 1991, is finally free to cross newly open borders.
Kill Your Idols is a documentary film that explores the New York punk rock scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The film focuses on the influential no wave movement, featuring interviews and performances by iconic punk musicians.
At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil. Now, Nat Geo follows a team of scientists as they embark on an unprecedented quest to unravel the secrets behind the book's darkened pages. Using ultra-violet fluorescence imaging, handwriting analysis and a re-creation of the text, forensic document experts attempt to uncover the cryptic truth behind this ancient Devil's Bible.
A city with a history of heritage, myth and superstition. A passionate architect with strong but delusional ideas about love and life. A Czech gypsy girl searching for her identity and true love. Add to the drama of a mean friend you can’t do without and cannot trust either. The conflict of these complex characters is further heightened with illusions of someone who is there but at the same time not there- what you see is not true? or is the truth, what you not see? All of the above are thrown together in a very unique and unusual situation where you do not know what to believe and what to disbelieve.