Arvo Pärt

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Após uma tragédia pessoal, Harper se retira sozinho para o belo campo inglês, na esperança de encontrar um lugar para se curar. Mas alguém ou algo da floresta ao redor parece estar perseguindo ela. O que começa como um pavor latente se torna um pesadelo totalmente formado, habitado por suas memórias e medos mais sombrios.

Dabiz Riaño explores the scenic lakes of Eastern Europe in this ode to being differently-abled and the wonder of being alive.

At the age of three Lydie Dattas had a spiritual experience thanks to a nun that took care of her while she was ill. That experience followed her throughout her entire life.

A adolescente Billie e Nico, o seu irmão mais novo, têm problemas em casa do pai, que é alcoólico, e da mãe, que é negligente. Isso leva-os a fugirem e a tentarem encontrar um sítio onde possam estar melhor. É esta a premissa do regresso à realização de Alexandre Rockwell, nome importante do cinema independente norte-americano das décadas de 1980, 1990 e 2000 que já não filmava desde "Little Feet", de 2013. Tal como nesse filme anterior, "Sweet Thing" envolve a família de Rockwell, já que Lana e Nico Rockwell, os protagonistas, são seus filhos, sendo que a mãe, Karyn Parsons, também faz parte do elenco como mãe deles.

There was no room for other animals in the ark. The only one left is the king of creation, the worst of all animals, human.

The great composer Arvo Pärt at work, whilst the artists who perform his music and are inspired by it illustrate the different aspects of the phenomenon the man is.

A poetic and metaphysical view on a daily life routine in a distant nursing home, on a top of the mountain in Uzice, Serbia – the closest place to heaven. This is the last station on earth for old people that called “clients”. While they’re waiting for the end of their lives, prisoned in a desolate nursing home and their old-dying body, they are fighting for the freedom of their soul, the only place they can feel young and alive. A fight between light and darkness, suffering and acceptance, life and death.

Jacques, grande repórter de um jornal francês, recebe um misterioso telefonema do Vaticano. Em um pequeno vilarejo no sudeste da França, uma jovem de 18 anos afirma ter visto a aparição da Virgem Maria. Os rumores logo se espalham, e o fenômeno toma tal dimensão que milhares de peregrinos vão se reunir no local das supostas aparições. Jacques, que não tem nada a ver com esse mundo, aceita fazer parte de uma comissão de investigação encarregada de esclarecer esses eventos.

Follow the lives of the elderly survivors who were forced into sex slavery as “Comfort Women” by the Japanese during World War II. At the time of filming, only 22 of these women were still alive to tell their story. Through their own personal histories and perspectives, they tell a tale that should never be forgotten to generations unaware of the brutalization that occurred.

Norwegian researcher Petter Amundsen claims to have deciphered a secret code hidden in legendary playwright William Shakespeare's works that reveals a map leading to the location of certain treasures. British Shakespearean scholar Robert Crumpton embarks on a mission to prove he is spectacularly wrong. (A remake of “Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth,” including new discoveries.)

A dog, Popi, and a monkey named Huhuu are waiting for their Master to come home. But one day it becomes clear that he’s not going to be coming home anymore. From that day their mutual lives begin. While he is actually smarter and stronger than his simian companion, Popi capitulates to every one of Huhuu’s whims in a show of obedience and subservience. Huhuu meanwhile becomes a symbol of licentiousness and tomfoolery. The film is based on the short story "Popi and Huhuu" by Estonian author Friedebert Tuglas.

He is the most performed contemporary composer in the world. And yet he rarely ventures out in public, prefers to keep quiet about his music, feels at home in the forests of Estonia and generates therewith - perhaps involuntarily - the impression of a recluse, which is attributed to him again and again: Arvo Part. In The Lost Paradise, we follow him over a period of one year in his native Estonia, to Japan and the Vatican. The documentary is framed by the stage production of Adam's Passion, a music theater piece based on the Biblical story of the fall of Adam featuring three key works by Arvo Part. The world-renowned director Robert Wilson has brought this work to the stage in a former submarine factory in Tallinn. Tracing their creative process, the film offers rare and personal insights into the worlds of two of the most fascinating personalities in the international arts and music scene.

Adam’s Passion is the moving first collaboration between two “masters of slow motion who harmonize perfectly with each other” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). In the spectacular setting of a former submarine factory, American director and universal artist Robert Wilson creates a poetic visual world in which the mystical musical language of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt can cast its meditative spell. Three of Pärt’s major works – Adam’s Lament, Tabula rasa, and Miserere, as well as Sequentia, a new work composed especially for this production – are brought together here using light, space, and movement to create a tightly-woven Gesamtkunstwerk in which the artistic visions of these two great artists mirror each other.

Documentary about now 80-years old composer Arvo Pärt and his music, philosophy and family.

Leonardo, adolescente cego, busca a independência e descobre mais sobre sua sexualidade ao se apaixonar por um colega de classe. Baseado no curta "Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho".

Aos 21 anos, Tim Lake descobre que consegue viajar no tempo… Após mais uma insatisfatória festa de Ano Novo, o pai de Tim revela-lhe que os homens da sua família sempre tiveram a capacidade de viajar no tempo. Tim não pode mudar a história, mas consegue alterar o que acontece ou aconteceu na sua própria vida - então, decide tornar o seu mundo um lugar melhor… arranjando uma namorada. Infelizmente, esse feito tornou-se mais complicado do que previa. Ao mudar-se de Cornwall para Londres, para estudar advocacia, Tim finalmente conhece a belíssima, mas insegura, Mary. Apaixonam-se, mas um lamentável incidente nas viagens pelo tempo faz com que ele nunca a tenha conhecido. Assim, voltam a encontrar-se pela primeira vez, várias vezes, até que, finalmente, depois de muita astúcia a viajar no tempo, ele conquista o seu coração.

The documentary "Childhood Land Siberia" continues the series of films about the deportations to Siberia, commited by the Soviet Union as part of an ethnic cleansing in its occupied lands in 1941. Some of the surviving children who were deported, now seniors, wish to visit the lands of their childhood in Siberia. They have experienced the cold and famine and have lost their families there, but it was their only childhood, with sun and snow, friends and people who helped them survive. What is it like there now? Does anyone remember them there?

Quando a jovem e ambiciosa Sarah Moss é contratada por uma empresa privada de informações, ela é imediatamente enviada a uma perigosa missão como agente disfarçada. Infiltrada num grupo de ativistas anarquistas chamado O Sistema, Sara precisa tomar parte de atos terroristas do grupo contra líderes empresariais que parecem estar impunes em casos de crimes contra a humanidade. Porém à medida que as atividades do grupo evoluem, mais aumenta o perigo na vida de Sarah.

In January 2011, Latvia commemorated the 20th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in January 1991. Film producer Andris Slapiņš was killed, and cameraman Gvido Zvaigzne was fatally injured on the night of January 20th and died in hospital two weeks later. He was a young man whose talent had not yet fully flourished. His story, however, contains elements that make it not only possible to demonstrate his personal tragedy, but also the problematic existence of a young and creative person during an era when everything was crumbling around him. Destiny kept Gvido Zvaigzne from finishing his route, but the events and values of his life represent a model of his generation’s efforts.

On the way through a world of sounds and noise – with Manfred Eicher, the oustanding discoverer and mediator of contemporary music and founder of the music label ECM. On this journey we are meeting musicians and composers, but also people and places which are connected with him and with each other. We are encountering stories, landscapes, cities, disputes and hugs, tranquillity, hectic pace, work, self-doubt, joy, passion.

On the way through a world of sounds and noise – with Manfred Eicher, the oustanding discoverer and mediator of contemporary music and founder of the music label ECM. On this journey we are meeting musicians and composers, but also people and places which are connected with him and with each other. We are encountering stories, landscapes, cities, disputes and hugs, tranquillity, hectic pace, work, self-doubt, joy, passion.

Um homem vai com a família passar um tempo no campo, em uma casa isolada. Sua mulher começa a dar alguns sinais de perturbação e quando acuada revela que está grávida, e que o filho não é do marido. Imerso em uma mistura de surpresa, ódio e e incerteza, ele precisa decidir agora o que fazer.

Quando Plainview recebe uma misteriosa dica de que numa pequena cidade do Oeste um oceano de petróleo está revelar-se à superfície, dirige-se até lá com o seu filho, H.W., para tentar a sua sorte na pequena e pobre Little Boston. Nesta miserável cidade onde a maior atenção está nos fervorosos seguidores da igreja do carismático pregador Eli Sunday, Daniel Plainview e H.W. ganham a sorte grande comprando terras e descobrindo mais e mais poços de petróleo por explorar. Com o decorrer do tempo e o aumento da fortuna, nada se mantém igual e à medida que os conflitos vão aumentando todos os valores humanos – amor, esperança, comunidade, fé, ambição e mesmo os laços que unem pais e filhos – são ameaçados pela corrupção, pela decepção, ao ritmo dos fluxos de petróleo.

Christian Frei's documentary traces the tragic tale of the giant Buddhas of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, which stood as monumental landmarks for 1,500 years until 2001, when the Taliban declared that all non-Islamic statues in the country be destroyed. Despite international protest, the statues were blown up. Through interwoven narratives from past and present, Frei's film sheds light on the disturbing consequences of religious fanaticism.

Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.

Um homem deixa a Cidade do México para se embrenhar no país profundo, onde deseja preparar-se para a morte. Encontra alojamento numa velha viúva que mora num desfiladeiro desolado. Ao mergulhar na imensidão de uma natureza vertiginosa e selvagem, confronta-se com a humanidade infinita da sua hospedeira. O homem oscila entre a crueldade e o lirismo e acorda nele uma embriaguez dos sentidos, um desejo de viver e de uma sexualidade crua.

Documentary covering three years in the life of composer Arvo Pärt.

Dupla de amigos de mesmo nome - Gerry - parte numa viagem rumo ao Vale da Morte, em busca de um objetivo pouco definido e misterioso. Ao chegar num determinado ponto, decidem abandonar seu carro e vagar a pé, certos de que estão bem próximos de encontrar o que procuram. Mas logo acabam perdidos sem água e mantimentos no calor intenso e inclemente típico do lugar.

Nas inúmeras regiões em crise do mundo, o fotógrafo James Nachtwey procura a imagem perfeita para publicar. Um filme sobre um homem tímido, considerado um dos mais corajosos e importantes fotógrafos de guerra do nosso tempo, mas que dificilmente se encaixa no clichê do veterano de guerra durão.

An elderly couple and a younger man and woman follow up failed seduction attempts with conversation about love and the meaning of life.

Six teens who were traumatized by child abuse early in their lives come together to form a gang that ultimately plots revenge against the ones who committed the crimes against them. The gang leader is the only one who has something of a normal life, living at a hotel where he is an apprentice and friends with the managers who are like surrogate parents to him. However, when the others start to attack their tormentors, Smith is drawn into the conflagaration also.

An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through the lens of old friends and colleagues.

A short two-minute rumination on the once volatile situation during the period of the Bosnian War presented in the form of a photo-montage with accompanying text.

A cinematographic attempt at a maximum of exertion and a maximum of relaxation based on the thoughts of John Cage, Chuang Tzu and others.

This two-part documentary series made for regional television captures a crucial moment in Cali and Ospina's relationship with its city: a crossroads where the break with the city of youth becomes inevitable and painful. The first part, Cali plane X plane, is a counterpoint of image and sound on the destruction of architectural heritage. The second, Goodbye to Cali / Ah, Goddess Kali !, brings together the opposing testimonies of local artists who have dealt with the theme of the city and the devastators who have insisted on destroying it.

This documentary shows Arvo Pärt at home with his family and working in his study. He is interviewed/provides voiceover in Estonian/Russian with subtitled English translations. Concert rehearsals (The Hilliard Ensemble/ Western Wind Choir/Paul Hillier) (unknown Finnish choir & orchestra/Eri Klas) and a studio session (Arvo Pärt: Yamaha DX7 keyboard, Jan Garbarek: tenor saxophone & Manfred Eicher: engineer) for the unreleased recording of what is reputedly Aetos are shown. Also a few minutes of the Kremer/Grindenko/Schnittke /Sondeckis Tabula Rasa performance is shown which would lead one to think that there is a complete video recording of that as well as the WDR Radio recording used for the ECM release. The tone of the documentary alternates from serious interviews/work to humorous scenes of Pärt clowning around and German "man on the street" interviews with people being asked "Who is Arvo Pärt?". Overall, a fascinating view into Pärt's work and lifestyle. - Alan Teder

A divorced mother pursues her career as a radio personality in rural Minnesota.

Beckermann's parents met in Vienna after the Holocaust. Tracing the migratory paths of her family before World War II, Beckerman returns to the European Jewish communities which inspired her childhood stories.

Pirx, an experienced pilot, is hired to go on a top-secret mission to evaluate some 'nonlinears' (an experimental model of android) for use as crewmembers on future space flights. Pirx and this intriguing crew are sent out to launch two satellites into the rings of Saturn, but he is determined to find out and identify a hostile unhuman coworker among them.

Arvo Pärt and Lithuanian chamber orchestra are rehearsing for Old and Medieval music festival in Tallinn

Ants Jõgi (1892-1983) is a dignified gentleman whose main profession in life has been acting. He also has a spirit of an artist and an artisan. The 85-year-old man is lonely and has to go to a retirement home. Director Leida Laius' documentary tells a story about the life and work of the old actor as well as contemplates on the true values of life, old man's connections to the present and the past. The thoughts of the wise old man are enchanting with their simplicity and warmth.

In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran, and that a special organization was involved in transporting the stolen to Estonia. Scout Maksim Isayev is sent to this country. He establishes that the cipher of the Soviet embassy Olenetskaya works for the German resident Nolmar, with whom employees of Gokhran Kozlovskaya and an appraiser Yakov Shelekhes are associated. As a result of the provocation, Isayev was arrested. In the prison cell, he finds himself together with the famous Russian writer Nikandrov, who could not find himself in post-revolutionary Russia and went abroad. Released soon by the efforts of his comrades, Isayev continues the struggle for the fate of Nikandrov — for his return to his homeland.

In 1921, the Cheka became aware that gold and jewelry were stolen from the treasury of Gokhran, and that a special organization was involved in transporting the stolen to Estonia. Scout Maksim Isayev is sent to this country. He establishes that the cipher of the Soviet embassy Olenetskaya works for the German resident Nolmar, with whom employees of Gokhran Kozlovskaya and an appraiser Yakov Shelekhes are associated. As a result of the provocation, Isayev was arrested. In the prison cell, he finds himself together with the famous Russian writer Nikandrov, who could not find himself in post-revolutionary Russia and went abroad. Released soon by the efforts of his comrades, Isayev continues the struggle for the fate of Nikandrov — for his return to his homeland.

Little Kati spends her summer at her grandma's. Her playmates are the village boys and the whole countryside - animals, flowers, the wind and stones. Kati conjures up the sun and floats above the fields of flowers and the whole universe. There is no borderline between reality and the magic world. Is it possible to play the same game also at her home in the city?

Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1974

Based on the novel “Ukuaru” by Veera Saar, a story about Minna, a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life.

The documentary depicts Antarctica as an aesthetic phenomenon - it is a land of eternal silence and stillness; during its short summer the continent reveals its most beautiful treasures. Filmed during the 13th Soviet Antarctic expedition from November 1968 until May 1969.

Charming stop motion nuclear cautionary tale by Estonian animator Elbert Tuganov about a scientist and a little atom who has adventures outside of the lab.

A road movie about the vast and icy Antarctica.

A baron gives a poor peasant a well-paid job of a milkman but for reward he has to accept his beloved girl going to the mansion from time to time. Does the wealth outweigh the honor and conscience?

A band of mice steals grains from cats.

Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1964

An animated satire about a boss who thinks only he knows what is what and what is best.

During the German occupation of Estonia a young mother finds a Red Army soldier hiding in the hay in her barn.