Alatriste (2006) – Agustín Díaz Yanes
Spain 17th century.Diego Alatriste, brave and heroic soldier, is fighting under his King’s army in the
Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and near to die ask to Diego, as his last desire,
to looking after his son Inigo and grow him as a soldier. Alatriste has to come back to Madrid.
The film tells about the work of Pavlov with his first steps in science to the sensational discoveries which played a huge role in the development of medicine and psychology. A young physician Ivan Pavlov wants to live life “truly, humanly.” Difficult and thorny path of a scientist.State-owned agencies do not release funds for research, lack of experimental animals. Pavlov buy them on their own savings. The experiments follow one another. Passionately and aggressively seeking Pavlov goal. For his work on the physiology of digestion he was awarded the Nobel Prize.Pavlov opened the way of objective study of brain function in higher animals. Assistant Pavlov Zvantsev idealist who has become an ideological opponent of scientific-materialist, entreats him not to intrude into “the sanctuary of the spirit”, but Pavlov bold steps on their opponents, obscurantist. Comes in 1917.Pavlov, angrily rejects the suggestion of the American agent to go abroad, he always remains with his people, in their Homeland.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041101/
http://kinomusorka.ru/en/directors-director-grigori-roshal-films-film-academician-ivan-pavlov.html
Plot:
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But will his quest lead them to “the golden city”, or to certain destruction?
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Writers: Jack DeWitt (screenplay), Dorothy M. Johnson (story)
Stars: Richard Harris, Judith Anderson and Jean Gascon
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Eventually he is accepted as part of the tribe and becomes their leader. Written by Scott Lane <rslane@ix.netcom.com>
A Dangerous Method
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/
Storyline
Suffering from hysteria, Sabina Spielrein is hospitalized under the care of Dr. Carl Jung who has begun using Dr. Sigmund Freud’s talking cure with some of his patients. Spielrain’s psychological problems are deeply rooted in her childhood and violent father. She is highly intelligent however and hopes to be a doctor, eventually becoming a psychiatrist in her own right. The married Jung and Spielrein eventually become lovers. Jung and Freud develop an almost father-son relationship with Freud seeing the young Jung as his likely successor as the standard-bearer of his beliefs. A deep rift develops between them when Jung diverges from Freud’s belief that while psychoanalysis can reveal the cause of psychological problems it cannot cure the patient. Written by garykmcd
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Genre: Action | Drama | History
Directed By: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Siem Vroom, Marlies van Alcmaer, Erik van ‘t Wout
Storyline:
A historic telling of the failed attempt to capture several bridges to Germany in World War II in a campaign called Operation Market-Garden.
12th & Delaware (2010)
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
“The seemingly sleepy intersection of Delaware Ave. and 12th St. in Fort Pierce, FL is ground zero for the ferocious abortion rights battle raging in America. On one corner stands an abortion clinic; across the street is the Pregnancy Care Center, a pro-life outpost dedicated to heading off abortion seekers at the pass.
12th & Delaware provides a compelling, fly-on-the-wall view of the ideological trench warfare that takes place daily at this crossroads, where women struggle to deal with unwanted pregnancy.”
http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/12th-and-delaware/index.html
9 Star Hotel (2007)
Director: Ido Haar
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1002540/
Synopsis:
Middle Eastern director Ido Haar helms the haunting cinema direct documentary 9 Star Hotel. The work introduces the audience to a cadre of Palestinian men who have built a transient community on the Israeli border, comprised of jerry-built huts and tiny, sarcophagus-like sleeping compartments. The men leave these quarters and systematically cross the border each morning before dawn, to work illegally at construction jobs in Israel – risking their safety and their lives to simply draw a regular income. Throughout, the workers stick close together (Haar suggests that the circumstances actually engender tighter social bonds between them) and evince a surprising sense of humor, tenacity and resilience. Meanwhile, constant hopes for improved circumstances in the future belie their lingering fears of being discovered and shot or arrested by Israeli authorities.
The most profound exploration of an artist’s soul ever to be put on film (Village Voice), VINCENT: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF VINCENT VAN GOGH is a captivating study of a brilliant artist. One of the Top 10 documentaries the year it was released, Paul Cox’s portrait of Vincent Van Gogh is a journey through the life of a tortured genius who became one of the greatest artists of all time. The story is told through letters written to his brother Theo from 1872 until 1890, eloquently read by actor John Hurt.
http://www.amazon.com/Vincent-The-Life-Death-Gogh/dp/B0009U6XD4
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