A man swims in the sea. This brings back memories. They are all connected to water, from his early childhood to his adult life. This will be the story of his last swim.
Ferdinand de Lesseps, known as “The Great Frenchman”, will embark in the greatest adventure of his life: To unite the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through a Canal in the Isthmus of Panama – without knowing that this will cost him his reputation, thousands of innocent lives and the biggest financial scandal of all time, up to that point: the famous “Scandal of Panama”. Today, the French capital is known as “Paname”.
The American cult writer, Philip K. Dick was responsible for some of the most iconic novels of the twentieth century. This documentary looks behind the famous author and examines his unique vision of the future with the assistance of philosophers, scientists, biographers, writers, friends and family. We draw upon Philip K. Dick’s work as well as various cinematographic adaptations of his novels (Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall, and more) in order to illustrate the extent to which K. Dick’s oeuvre foretold the world that has become our own today. The film will take the viewer on a fascinating journey to discover this extraordinary writer and to observe our contemporary society with a critical eye by delving into three of K. Dick’s main obsessions: the human being and his double, a controlled society and what is reality?
Século XI, época das primeiras Cruzadas. Félix tem 15 anos. Encontramo-lo a dormitar debaixo de uma árvore, lutando para se manter acordado. Se adormecer, o frio vai matá-lo. É Inverno e as oliveiras estão geladas. Nos seus joelhos tem um bem de grande valor: um livro encadernado a ouro que conta a história de Guillaume de Montauban, o Maior cavaleiro do Mundo, um caminhante lendário conhecido como o Dragão Vermelho. As páginas do livro flutuam ao vento quando, um soldado de olhar louco surge do bosque, levando-o ao encontro de Guillaume. Começa aqui a grande aventura de Félix. Será que também ele se tornará algum dia num cavaleiro...
