Richard Einhorn
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Philip Glass provides an intimate look at the inspiration, development, and production of his third opera, *Akhnaten*. Two productions of the opera premiere almost simultaneously, at the Stuttgart Opera and the Houston Grand Opera. Their dramatically different interpretations of *Akhnaten* make for a fascinating contrast in American and European theatrical values. Filmed at rehearsals and performances in Germany and the United States. In Egypt, where...
Series
Criterion collection volume 62
Publisher
Home Vision Cinema
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
Français
Description
Dramatization of the life of Joan of Arc centering on her trial and execution.
4) Roman city
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The glories of Ancient Rome are explored in ROMAN CITY, based on David Macaulay's acclaimed book. This animated and live-action video recounts life in Verbonia, a fictional city in Gaul. A well-planned town with all modern conveniences, it is threatened by conflict between conquerors and conquered. Macaulay also visits Pompeii, Herculaneum, Ostia, Nimes, Orange, and Rome, to view actual Roman architecture and engineering greatness.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
One of the most controversial men of his age, Alexander Hamilton was a gifted statesman brought down by the fatal flaws of stubbornness, extreme candor, and arrogance. His life and career were marked by power, scandal, and tragedy.
6) Mill times
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
This animated program centers on a small New England community similar to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where Samuel Slater established America's first textile mill. Live action hosted by David Macaulay, takes viewers from Manchester, England, to Lowell, Massachusetts, explaining technological changes that transformed the making of textiles, a key component of the Industrial Revolution sweeping across Europe and America in the late 18th century.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Dr. Valentin Fustin and Dr. Herschel Sklaroff, two leading cardiologists in the Cardiac Care Unit at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital, whose method of diagnosis favors listening to the patient over high-tech diagnostic testing.
Series
Collection Evolution volume 2-3
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Great transformations focuses on the evolutionary changes that triggered the earth's incredible diversity. Extinction! explores why, then confronts a frightening notion: are humans causing the next mass extinction-- the sixth in the history of life on earth?
Language
English
Description
"Liberty! is an exuberant documentary about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. This critically acclaimed six-hour series chronicles the events leading up to the declaration of war, and the lasting effects these events had on shaping our country today"--Container.
