Kultur International Films.
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Description
"Machu Picchu is one of the earth's magical places. The ruined city seems to be the work of giants, full of mysteries, unwilling to reveal its secrets. Nevertheless, more than any other place, it has become the symbol of the vanished culture of its architects, the Incas. They were at the height of their power when they were smitten by a hitherto unknown disease: the instiable greed for gold which the Europeans introduced to America. This has been...
9) The planets
Pub. Date
2008, c1994
Description
This stunnning visualization accompanies a highly-acclaimed performance of Gustav Holst's suite by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Davis. In this powerful statement of Holst's vision, three elements are combined -- Holst's music, stunning photograpy of the planets, and the eloquent visual images of Holst's own interpretation of the astrological significance of each planet.
11) Klimt
Series
Pub. Date
[2007], c2001
Description
Gustav Klimt was an unlikely artistic rebel, yet he became leader of the Vienna Secession, a group of avant-garde artists who would change the conservative Viennese art scene forever.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Ganga, as the Indians call it, Mother Ganges, the Goddess Ganges is India's holy river. The Ganges is a gift of Shiva, the god of regeneration, a heavenly river flowing on earth. Bathing in the sacred waters of the Ganges can cleanse one of sin, so devout Hindus believe. When Jamana Lal's mother died unexpectedly, he and his brother decided to make a 6,000-kilometer pilgrimage from one end of the Ganges to the other for their mother's soul and to...