Per aspera ad astra

The daily life of a little hen housekeeper, torn between her work, her children and her old mother.

Step Up to the Plate

The story of a father and his son, or how to pass on the work of a lifetime? A movie about culinary art, tradition and emotion.

Menuhin and Karajan - The Concert Great Moments in Music

Yehudi Menuhin was the child prodigy of the 20th century, but also a philanthropist who, after World War II, devoted his work to reconciliation. In 1966, he met Herbert von Karajan, who had built his career under the Naz

Operation Ganymed

A spaceship returns to Earth after several years of space exploration and finds it desolate. Landing in what they believe is Mexico, the crew decides to travel north, and try to find out what happened to Earth during the

Survivor

During their search for a habitable planet the last living humans crash-land on a barren world, inhabited by bloodthirsty aliens and mysterious post-apocalyptic warriors.

Eye of the Astronomer

During the summer of the year 1610 one of the first telescopes made by Galileo ends up in the hands of Jean Kepler in Prague who at the time was the astronomer of Emperor Rudolp II. Kepler observes the night-sky as nobo

The Master of Errors

Italy, 1327. The open-minded scientist and astrologer Cecco d'Ascoli is appointed advisor to the Duke of Florence. A decision that arouses envy and hatred among the court's former favorites...

Seven Ages of Starlight

Seven Ages of Starlight takes us on a journey through the life of stars Stars are at the heart of all life. Humans and all other life forms on our planet - from bacteria in the top of our atmosphere to the creatures in

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music

That year, political tensions between the two enemy states had eased, and the aim was to deepen their cultural relationship. This event became a musical highlight, significant for the bond it forged between these two cul

Road to the Stars

This film consists of three parts. The first dramatizes the life of the founder of Soviet astronautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky; the second describes the development of rocket technology; and the third visualizes the fut

La casa de las mil estrellas

Stine Olson is reunited with his childhood friend Jan and his brother Paul. Both want to sell a property inherited from their father and hire Stine to organize the demolition of the house.

Vivaldi's Four Seasons Recomposed

Max Richter recomposed Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in 2012, premiered by superstar violinist Daniel Hope. This reimagining brought one of the classical canon’s greatest hits to new audiences in techno clubs and on music platf

Harnoncourt performs Monteverdi's “L'Orfeo” - Opera Great moments in music

In Zurich, conductor Nikolas Harnoncourt realizes his vision of reviving the work of opera pioneer Claudio Monteverdi using historical performance practices, brilliantly staged by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. The Monteverdi cyc

Wallander: The Village Idiot

In the second film with Krister Henriksson as Kurt Wallander, a man enters a bank and threatens to blow it up in the air unless his demands are met. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughte

胸毛传

Odysseus and the Stars

A group of children are investigating a chain of mysterious events during the seventies.

Wenn die Jungfrau mit dem Stier

Sex education with astrologer Wolfgang Döbereiner, who wants to prove how much a person's love life is influenced by his date of birth. The film's questionable hypotheses are illustrated by film examples.

Michelangeli and Celibidache interpret Ravel - Great musical moments

Retrospective on a unique moment of great music. In 1982, two immense musicians pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and conductor Sergiu Celibidache combined their talents to perform the “Concerto in G Major” by the l

Utopie der Oper

Star Warriors

A young boy accidentally travels back in time to the year 2999 and is forced to find himself in this futuristic world. He does not yet know that his decisions will lead to a galactic war...