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The beauty of the Arctic is breathtaking. For as long as we can remember, the Arctic has been associated with inhospitable cold. But the climate is changing, and with it the northern polar region, which begins beyond latitude 66.5 degrees north. Climate change is now happening four times faster north of the Arctic Circle than on the rest of the planet, making the future outlook dire. At the moment it is still possible for polar bears to raise their cubs, but hunting is becoming increasingly difficult on the drastically shrinking pack ice. The disappearance of the ice also affects the marine fauna. The wintry ice bridge between Canada and Greenland is threatened with collapse. The unstoppable melting of the permafrost, which has held the tundra together for thousands of years, is worrying. But the Arctic is still one of the wildest and loveliest regions on earth. A documentary visit to the Arctic - as long as it still exists.
Born in 1873 in a poor neighbourhood in Naples, Enrico Caruso conquered the world with his singing voice. At the age of 27 he got a contract at the Scala in Milan, and his already considerable popularity skyrocketed thanks to the invention of the gramophone. He sold millions of records, and garnered international acclaim. In 1903 he moved to New York to perform at the prestigious Metropolitan Opera, in the role of Radames. But his riches and fame attracted the attention of the Mafia, who started blackmailing him. He felt trapped by his fame and died at just 48 years old. Biographer Francesco Canessa, the music critic Jürgen Kesting and the composer Micha Hamel explain the ups and downs of the man behind the timeless Italian voice.
Five cave climbers dive into Germany’s deepest cave.
Russia as you have never seen before: from the bird's eye view. From Kaliningrad, to the Bering Strait, from the Icebreakers on the Polar Sea to the antelopes in the Kalmykia steppes, from the Caucasus peaks to the volcanoes of Kamchatka.
Natural history series focusing on the spectacular scenery and indigenous wildlife of Russia. The team undertakes a nine month venture to capture the length and breadth of the largest country on Earth from a birds eye view with the best aerial cameras in the world including locations granted film permits for the very first time in cinematic history.
This fly-over features Germany filmed from helicopters and small airplanes. Footage was released as a multi-episode tv series over several years and this feature-length movie.
Beautiful Minds: A Voyage Into The Brain, was a 2006 documentary on super-talented savants. Prof. Gerhard Roth of the University of Bremen in Germany, and Dr. Darold Treffert of the University of Wisconsin Medical School in USA introduced savants from different countries. They were Howard Potter, Orlando Serrell, Kim Peek, Matt Savage, Stephen Wiltshire, Temple Grandin, Alonzo Clemons, Christopher Taylor, and Rüdiger Gamm. It has been broadcast in more than 20 countries including Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, New Zealand, and USA. The documentary consisted of three episodes: Episode 1: Memory Masters Episode 2: The Einstein Effect Episode 3: The Big Difference It was produced in 2006 by colourFIELD tell-a-vision, a German company.
Football and Nazism is at the core of this powerful film that tells the true story of the ‘The Fatal Eleven’. In August 1942, a football game between forced Ukrainian labourers & the German Air Force took place with tragic consequences.
The series "Achterbahn" is about friendships and the handling of difficulties and problems from children's everyday lives.
