Kultur International Films.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the enduring impact of John F. Kennedy's life on every subsequent US president since his tragic death in 1963. Explores the legacy of Kennedy's politics, life and administration over fifty years. Features archival photos of Kennedy's assassination and funeral, historic moments and interviews with major political and media figures, including Bob Schieffer, Ron Reagan Jr., Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Ari Fleischer, James Carville, Julian...
23) Rosemary Clooney
Publisher
Kultur International Films
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Rosemary Clooney was a superior popular singer with clean and intelligent phrasing who recorded a library of classic interpretations of the American popular songbooks. In 1950 she signed a contract with Columbia Records and within a year, she had no less than three top 10 hits.
24) Baby ballet
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Baby Ballet is a wonderful introduction for children to the world of ballet, especially designed for ages four through six. It contains all the aspects of a formal ballet class including, a bar warm up, stretches, center practice and across the floor.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Arguably the greatest of all the Impressionist artists, Pierre August Renoir's brilliant Le Moulin de la Gallette created immense controversy in its day. Famous for his use of hot reds, orange and gold to portray nudes in sunlight, Renoir's later life was blighted by arthritis, which crippled his hands. This fascinating story of the man and his work includes a visit to the artist's home Cagnes-sur-Mer on the island of La Grenouillere, and unique footage...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Ancient cultures all had their own belief systems, which reflected their connection with the natural world. This episode examines the ways in which ancient societies appeased gods and nature to protect themselves from calamities such as famine, disease and war. Explores animism among peoples such as the Celts, human sacrifice in Carthage and the Aztec empire, and prostitution in Mesopotamia. Discusses the Great Flood story told in many cultures.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Felix Mendelssohn was a passionate Christian. He was also born a Jew. This film, marking the 200th anniversary of his birth, tells the extraordinary story of what happened, generations later, both to Mendelssohn's family and to his music, when the Nazis remembered the Jewish roots of Germany's most celebrated composer. This program also examines how the influences of both Judaism and Christianity affected Mendelssohn's music and was made by documentary...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
This DVD is a fun-filled introduction to the world of dance for kids! It combines three separate beginner dance classes designed for ages four through six. Children will learn the basics of ballet, tap, and jazz. The dances are demonstrated step-by-step and provides music to help children remember and execute the dances.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This is the story of the life and work of Camille Pissarro, the West-Indian born leader of the original Impressionists and the only artist from that school to exhibit at all eight of the exhibitions from 1874 to 1886. A considerable influence on Cezanne and Gauguin at the beginning of their careers, Pissarro's great works include the famous Boulevard Montmartre which hangs today in the National Gallery, London.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This program is an entertaining and informative profile of Georges Pierre Seurat, the inventor of the technique known as Pointillism in which a whole picture is made up of tiny rectangles of pure color, which merge together when viewed from afar. Seurat completed only seven canvasses in this hugely complex technique, including the superb Une Baignade. This is the story of an artist who achieved much in his short life.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
See how the Germanic tribes lived, fought and worshipped their gods. Intricate 3D animation shows how they built their settlements, buried their kings, vanquished their enemies. Roman cities such as the ancient Cologne, home of the Romanophile Germans, and the Roman limes, the border to free Germania, are also reconstructed through computer graphics and full-cast reenactments.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Paul Gauguin was 35 when he abandoned his successful career as a Paris stockbroker to devote himself full-time to painting. Though his years as a painter in France, and later in Tahiti, were dominated by poverty and obscurity, his bold use of flat color eventually came to be seen as the work of a post-impressionist master.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Rousseau was a true amateur painter. His brightly-colored paintings of imaginary forests and wild animals lacked all formal techniques. Contemporary critics were unimpressed, but today they are regarded among the greatest works of art.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Van Gogh remains the ultimate example of the tortured artistic genius. His entire life was a struggle against poverty and mental disorder. But the hundreds of canvases that he painted prior to his death are today recognized as masterpieces.