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“With this lavish colour production of Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman, we are in more conventional, though never dull, territory. It is a handsome, well sung version which stands up well to the contemporary BBC 2 version that graced our screens a Christmas or two ago. (This, too, was a Christmas-time, prestige production). The production and adaptation is by Václav Kaslic, who has produced the opera many times on stage: here he makes imaginative use of the new medium to overcome difficulties inherent in some stories. He has a fine cast, including Jon Piso as a robust Hoffman[,] Sylvia Geszty, Thomas Tipton and Herold Kraus. The orchestra and chorus are from the Bavarian State Opera.” - Brian Baxter, for the BFI.
Socialist musical comedy made in Cuba
World-famous baritone Thomas Hampson hosts this tribute to Italy's best known and most beloved composer, Giuseppe Verdi. Tracing the life of one of opera's greatest luminaries, this documentary, shot on location in Italy and France, invites you to visit the hometown of the composer and takes you on a journey to the cities -- including Paris -- that Verdi visited during his musical career. The video also includes four Verdi arias sung by Hampson.
Take a journey with Neil Young on this personal, behind-the-scenes doc as he cruises the coast for his recent solo tour. Coastal gives an intimate view of the maverick musician, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid. From his everyday observations on the bus to his candid banter with his audience. Coastal is a rare peek behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast.
All the residents of Kampong Pisang work together on cooking activities on the day before Raya. Husin returns to the village with Nelly's new lover until Ms. Chun is jealous and sulking because her love is rejected. Meanwhile, Barkoba was shocked by the presence of a former lover who had left him before because he married a man with the rank of factory manager. Pak Din was sad because his son suddenly could not return to the village to celebrate with him. Ms. Purnama carried suitcases and mattresses everywhere because of the silence. Pak Karim and Kak Som are happy because this is the first time they are celebrating without their child who is gone. As well as Daud M who has to work at night for the delivery of goods for the residents of Kampong Pisang who buy goods online.
Transferring the setting of a brooding Hungarian play, Carousel, to a remote fishing village, shaping their vision around themes of brutality, poverty and disappointment, Rodgers and Hammerstein composed some of the most glorious music ever written for the stage.
Though the majority of the film may be lost, a fragment of its Kinemacolor footage survives.
Karin Berggren is living a double life. In the daytime she is a strict teacher at a boarding school for girls. In the evenings she becomes the star singer at a popular nightclub.
Run DMC paved the way for rap artists of today when they broke onto the scene in the early 1980s. Pioneers of the ever-evolving genre, they knew early on that rap music was a force to be dealt with, and they've commanded respect ever since. With the passing of Jam Master Jay, one-third of their blockbuster team, the surviving members take a look back at their triumphant career as one of music's most important icons.
The film features the six children of the Telerin family, characters created by the brothers José Luis Moro and Santiago Moro. The Wizard gives each child a dream; the six dreams are presented in different graphical styles.
At age 24, Rémi Bonnet, brilliant pianist, abandons Chopin and Toulouse to play the music he has secretly loved for years - Salsa! He heads for Paris, the salsa capital of Europe, only to discover to his great surprise, that nobody wants a white boy in Latin band! Felipe, his Cuban friend, sets him straight: " You don't have the Latino look, muchacho! Today, if your are not Cubano or Columbiano, you are out!". Undaunted, Rémi deliberately takes on the identity, accent and complexion of an unemployed alien in a city where most foreigners will do almost anything to become French. Barreto, 75, the legendary Cuban composer, who is about to close down the once famous Casa Cubana, offers Rémi a job giving dance lessons to the locals. It is here that Rémi falls in love with Nathalie. Her family's "secrets and lies" reveal parental links to Barreto. Do these links explain why this shy beauty ought to be a bomb on the dance floor?
Short by Tori Pope.
A comedy love story that takes place at a ski resort during romanian communism time!
Stage art film Dancing to the Pinnacle is an important milestone in the history of Beijing Dance Academy and the development of dance education in China. Consisting of eleven chapters — Seedlings, The Earth, Highlights, Elegance & Talent, Perspectives, Blooming, Focus, Champions, Fulcrums, Mother, and Toward Greatness — it brings together first‑rate creative and performing talents from various dance genres and academic disciplines across the country.In an innovative way, it presents the spirit and brilliant performances of diverse dance styles including classical Chinese dance, Chinese folk dance, ballet, contemporary dance, ballroom dance, and musical theatre, showcasing the excellence of this prestigious dance institution and the charm of the art of dance.
Live concert by American singer and songwriter John Denver aired as a television special. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California in August and September 1974.