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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
We discover the history of Greenway, which provides a rare insight into the life of Agatha Christie, including an exclusive interview with Christie's only grandson Matthew, and also interviews with Janet Morgan, Agatha's biographer, and the Agatha Christie expert and crime writer Baroness P.D. James. Also featured is stunning footage of Greenway House, Christie's magical manor in Devon where she escaped from the literary circus and spent time with...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on Gerald Durrell's trilogy of Corfu novels, this latest series sees sparky English widow Louisa Durrell and her brood continue to put down roots in their dilapidated rented house, alongside an ever-increasing menagerie of animals brought home by youngest son Gerry.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1959, a government employee named Richard Oyler, living in the tiny desert town of Lone Pine, California, asked world-famous modern architect Richard Neutra to design his modest family home. To Oyler's surprise, Neutra agreed. Thus began an unlikely friendship that led to the design and construction of an iconic mid-century modern masterpiece.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Fiona Bruce takes viewers on a tour of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, learning the history behind them and discovering the treasures from the Royal Collection housed within them.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg to trace the life of one of the world's greatest musical talents. Along the way we meet a cast of modern-day musicians, teachers and dancers like Alex Prior, who at the tender age of 14 conducts Tchaikovsky symphonies at the St Petersburg Conservatory.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
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Description
The documentary takes viewers on an eye-opening journey through the life and work of the great Salvador Dali and his longtime muse and collaborator, Gala. The film begins in 1929, a crucial year in Dali's life and career, as he joined the surrealist group and met Gala, and ends in 1989, the year of his passing. Using archival footage, images, and documents (many of them never before used in a film), this intimate and revelatory documentary' examines...
12) LennoNYC
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
As the world remembered John Lennon on what would have been his 70th birthday, and the 30th anniversary of his death, a new film takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. Featuring never-before-heard studio recordings and never-before-seen outtakes from Lennon in concert and home movies.
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Showcases several fabulous homes built by legends America's wealthiest tycoons, combining architectural, cultural and biographical commentary. Estates included are Beechwood and Cliveden (the Astors), the castle shared by Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough, Skibo (Andrew Carnegie), Chateau Sur Mer (two Vanderbilt brothers), The Breakers (Cornelius and Alice Vanderbilt), and Marble House (William and Alva Vanderbilt).
Publisher
Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp. LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An honest retrospective on the early life of John Lennon and the tragedies that shaped his personality and later his music. The film includes rare and previously unseen memoirs along with interviews with some of his closest family, friends, and associates.
Publisher
Distributed by Goldhil Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
England is famous for is its vast array of poets and writers. Renowned as one of the greatest poets ever, Shakespeare was born in the Midlands, but it was in London where the flame of his future greatness kindled and burst into flame. He arrived in London's bawdy entertainment district and quickly conquered the hearts and minds of the Elizabethan audiences. Illustrated by dramatic reconstructions of late Elizabethan life and scenes from the plays...
19) Art House
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
A documentary about artist-designed homes.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
This film focuses on Althorp, the ancestral home of the Spencer family since the 16th century. The interior of the house is generally considered its strongest asset as the Spencer family has assembled an impressive collection of portrait art including several pieces painted by the Flemish master Anthony van Dyck. Diana, Princess of Wales, is buried on the estate.