Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Oct 14, 1985 | IMDB 9
58 min Watch NowDocumentary
The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents their collaboration on this tradition breaking opera.
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Bliss
Einstein and the Bomb
Zaryadye Hall: A Diamond is Hatched
One Second in Montreal
Confession of the Vanished
The Sound of Identity
One 11 and 103
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
Sam in the Bag
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
Grid
Arabella
The Afterlife
Fata Morgana
Don't Explain
Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
Kui saabub õhtu
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
In continuo
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Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
IMDB 8 | Sep , 2017
Although he is unanimously credited with having democratised opera, making it accessible to the greatest number, focus is rarely put on the strategy he devised and implemented in order to carry out his actions, nor what his actions reveal of the man and artist, and of the resulting metamorphosis from opera singer to pop artist. Through this angle, this film sets out to pay tribute to the man who summed up his credo, obsession and life’s work, in the following way: “They led the public to believe that classical music belonged to a restricted elite. I was the way to prove to the world that was wrong.Bliss
IMDB 7.7 | Jun , 1967
The first film made by Markopoulos after moving to Europe, Bliss was shot over the course of two days using only available light to create a lyrical study of the interior of the Church of St. John on the island of Hydra.Einstein and the Bomb
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2024
What happened after Einstein fled Nazi Germany? Using archival footage and his own words, this docudrama dives into the mind of a tortured genius.Zaryadye Hall: A Diamond is Hatched
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2019
Concert and documentary celebrating the 1st Anniversary of Moscow’s Zaryadye HallOne Second in Montreal
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1969
A silent succession of black-and-white photographs of the city of Montreal.Confession of the Vanished
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2015
The film follows the staging of the opera Olimpiade while at the same time exploring the dramatic life of its composer Josef Mysliveček, a friend and teacher of W. A. Mozart.The Sound of Identity
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 2020
In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic debut in one of the reddest states in the U.S.One 11 and 103
IMDB 10 | Jan , 1992
Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporarily branched into video in 1992 with this art film about meaningless activity. The work is composed of two segments that are supposed to be played simultaneously: "One 11" contains the artistic statement, and "103" is a 17-part orchestral piece. Also included is a revealing documentary about Cage and director Henning Lohner.Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1927
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.Sam in the Bag
IMDB 0 | May , 2007
While Trevor and Sam are smoking pot, Trevor’s mom comes home. When she finds out, Trevor reveals his father’s adulterous ways and destroys his family.Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
IMDB 8.6 | Oct , 2021
This programme tells the story behind the conception, recording and release of this groundbreaking album. By use of interviews, musical demonstration, performance, archive footage and returning to the multi tracks with Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers we discover how Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention created the album with the help of legendary African- American producer Tom Wilson.Grid
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2021
A ritual of grids, reflections and chasms; a complete state of entropy; a space that devours itself; a vertigo that destroys the gravity of the Earth; a trap that captures us inside the voids of the screen of light: «That blank arena wherein converge at once the hundred spaces» (Hollis Frampton).Arabella
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1994
Arabella, Op. 79, is a lyric comedy or opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration.The Afterlife
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2023
A young adult's first-hand account of "accidentally becoming human again" after, and with, trauma induced depression. Lo-fi, vulnerable, and uniquely youthful, "The Afterlife" is a melancholic affirmation of life after death.Fata Morgana
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 1972
Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage.Don't Explain
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2003
A city symphony of kinetic movement in the concrete jungle. A cacophony of textures, layers and surfaces moving in unison and discord yearning for an open horizon.Yayoi Kusama: I Love Me
IMDB 10 | Feb , 2008
Captures the avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusamas creative process as she diligently works to complete her series of 50 large monochrome drawings. As her work comes to life, one can witness the essence of her art as it wells up in the conflict between life, death, and love.Kui saabub õhtu
IMDB 8.2 | Apr , 1955
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
IMDB 4.2 | Dec , 2011
An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.In continuo
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1971
"In continuo" uses slaughterhouse imagery to present the warlike nature of man, first depicting the cleaning and mechanical preparations for the slaughterhouse and then the killing, however, the animal slaughter itself isn’t shown.