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Lifelong rivalry between police inspector and professional criminal escalates on New Years Eve, 1990.

A young scientist, Roman Vitalievich Voziy, is engaged in scientific activities and aspires to become a professor. His difficult relationship with his wife, Khrystia Parmenivna, who constantly demands money, blackmails and manipulates him because of her love for their six-year-old son Natusia, is a hindrance. Roman sincerely falls in love with the actress Olga. She reciprocates his feelings... But his paternal instinct is stronger than anything else. The film is based on the drama “Natus“ by Volodymyr Vynnychenko.

A hit-and-run driver hits and kills a little girl in Pontevico. The latter's father, a long-time friend of Walter, asks the reporter to investigate the matter, before dying by suicide. Walter, not believing in this hypothesis, throws himself headlong into the search for the truth. Meanwhile, the return of the charming Candy provokes the jealousy of Federica who decides to resign from the newspaper and leave for Milan.

A vacation at last for Martin, but he can't quite get a break: things literally "heat up" in the room next door as the lover starts to burn during lovemaking. Martin puts out the fire and saves the couple, but the mysterious incidents continue: the islanders seem to have made a pact with the volcano demon Guayote to heat up the tourists.

As the desert dries out after the rain, antelope move away in search of greener pastures, but the bat-eared foxes remain. Their den, a burrow that’s borrowed from the meerkats, provides underground shelter and the foxes wait out the long, dry months, determined to survive. It is a lean time between rains and our bat-eared fox family must outsmart hungry Jackals, Cheetahs and Lions. Their super sensitive ears alert them to predators and help them find food.

Bulat Okudzhava's novella tells the evocative story of the old general Opochnin, a man who never betrayed morality and humanity. But at the end of his life, he still wanted to do something that would benefit others.

Junichi Yaoi talks about secret theories about aliens.

RAI documentary filmed in 1996 about Angola, whose people, after more than ten years of anti-colonial struggle and twenty of civil war, still suffer due to the amount of active landmines scattered all over the country.

For nearly 50 years, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover amassed secret files on America's most prominent figures, files he used to smear and control presidents and politicians. Frontline reveals how Hoover's own secret life left him open to blackmail by the Mafia and offers a startling new explanation why the FBI allowed the mob to operate unchallenged for over two decades. The American Mafia, it is asserted, had damaging evidence about Hoover's sex life and they knew about his homosexuality.

The two Sicilan men Pasquale and Virgilio used to be best friends, but had a falling out. Virgilio dies, and there is no hope for reconciliation – but then Virgilio's ghost appears in front of Pasquale.

Agáta, a sensitive and impractical childless widow, is placed in a retirement home not out of neglect or poverty but because her middle-aged relatives, overwhelmed by their own responsibilities, believe she will fare better among peers. Unprepared for life among strangers with quirky habits and opinions, she strives to adapt yet finds herself traumatized by the selfishness of a difficult roommate.

The Lions of Musiara Marsh.

The "big" secrets revealed: Escape from the Impaling Bed, The Stretch(ing Lady), Throwing Knives, Haunted (Doll)House, Catching a Bullet, The Mismatched Girl (in a stack of boxes), Vanishing Tank.

Joined by furry buddies O.D. Coyote, Flora Flower and Chee Chee Bea Birdie, Uncle Nick Felix -- the award-winning choreographer of the "Barney & Friends" series -- leads kids on a song-and-dance-filled journey through the woods of the Magic Forest. Geared towards kid ages 2 though 8, this vibrant program is designed to boost self-esteem, encourage physical activity and foster creativity and expression.

TV-special from HBO with an inside look at the making of the "Speed" film, hosted by Dennis Hopper. Features interviews and out-takes from the set.

A fresh take on the outlaw spirit, focusing on a road trip by four motorcyclists who forge deep friendships over nearly 3,000 miles. Zeros in on four California women who get to know one another while traveling to and from Sturgis, South Dakota, for the world’s largest biker gathering, an annual event since 1938. The rally is a heady brew of races, partying, and exhibitionism under the Great Plains sun. The central quartet have come to Sturgis not merely to revel but to work: Among them are two journalists (Cris Sommer-Simmons, cofounder-founder of Harley Women magazine; and Jamie Elvidge, who specializes in test-riding bikes), a singer-songwriter (Gevin Fax) and a photographer (Gail DeMarco). Combines footage of the women’s trip and post-travel interviews.

A funny, raw, and occasionally violent chronicle of the last two weeks of Carol Banks's career as a cop in Parkdale, Toronto.

Mise-en-scène, at the Comédie-Française, of La Vie de Galilée by Bertolt Brecht. This is the last staging by Antoine Vitez.

Step into Tasha Tudor's storybook world and experience all the joys of a Corgi Cottage Christmas as Tasha reads from The Night Before Christmas, fashions a wreath, bakes Christmas cookies, and shares the beauty of a Vermont winter.

Annie and Fiep are author Annie M.G. Schmidt and illustrator Fiep Westendorp. They became friends in 1947, and from 1952 onwards, Fiep created the drawings for the 'Jip and Janneke' stories in 'Het Parool'. She also illustrated Annie's famous literary works, such as 'Pluk van de Petteflet', 'Otje', and 'Floddertje'. Jubeltrein In 1990, their Children's Book Week gift 'Jorrie en Snorrie' was published, about the big day of the so-called Jubeltrein. Chief Conductor Snorrie gets to inaugurate it, together with the Minister of Transport, the Minister of the Environment, the president of a faraway land, and Aunt Maps from the dining car. But there are a few prickly problems.

Hannes Röper is looking forward to life after his last day at the cash-in-transit company “Secura,” where he has managed operations for ten years. Unfortunately, a driver calls in sick, so Röper takes over his route and gets robbed. Inspector Ellermann and Röper’s boss are firmly convinced that this string of unfortunate coincidences was actually a setup. So Röper sets out to track down the perpetrators on his own.

A fairy tale that tells us that even an "idea" can be worth more than gold. Vašek wants to ask for the princess's hand in marriage. So he pretends to be Grandfather Know-All to get something extraordinary to give her as a gift. Grandfather gives him a non-existent magic fly. Kvido and Jáchym are also competing for the princess's hand. In the end, Vašek wins over both competitors with the help of his idea. However, thanks to the magic fly, he realizes that even a princess may not be true happiness, so he returns to the simple girl Vendulka.

This loose sequel to the fairy tale Cyprián and the Headless Great-Great-Grandfather takes us back to the castle of Sir Cyprián of Višně, which used to be full of ghosts. Although they have been freed, they still do not leave their human friends... They live happily in the castle with Cyprián and his charming wife Veronika. There is also their mischievous son Vojtík, who spends his days playing with the ghost Cecilka and even leaves the human world for his friend. Will he return? Will he manage to protect the abandoned castle from thieves?

A 30-year-old documentary film on how people in the USSR lived "happily".

Based on the stage play, 'Who Cares?' by Gillian M. Wadds, this volatile, hand-held, social-realist drama is set in the industrial wastelands of Melbourne's western suburbs.

Anyone who enjoys listening to fairy tales also knows that the wisdom contained in them can help change our world a little for the better. How? Well, by teaching us to be quiet and listen to the inner voice of the events that surround us, they teach us to discover the inner beauty of things and people. And anyone who can do this can never again maliciously destroy beauty and happiness, as the nine envious maidens in the fairy tale did.

Peter Zadek's 1988 production with Susanne Lothar, recorded at the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen in 1991.

A mother and daughter prepare themselves for the return of the son.

A story of love, jealousy and betrayal. But always, even under fatal circumstances, nobility will find its way to the light. Gertrude, a former governess, marries the count and cheats on him. She has long been in love with the count's business manager and hopes to marry him eventually. But her stepdaughter is growing up...

A sensitive insight into the relationship of two young people whose marriage is going through a hidden, yet dramatic crisis. Different measures of values, minor-major misunderstandings, the disappointment of a childless marriage, feelings of loneliness and guilt all cause a painful corrosion of emotional relationships. Husband and wife Bušo and Milka find their way back to each other only with difficulty, finally coming to the realisation that only a sensitive perception of each other's problems and world, mutual consideration, honesty and trust are the inspiration for life and the possibility of overcoming both professional and personal problems.

Marie II - anatomical minuet is a combination of object and puppet animation as well as live action film. Aliisa Pulkkinen plays the main part in the middle of old props and antiques. Marie II is a flow of consciousness, perhaps a statement about the pain of an animation artist’s creative work. Great battle with the characters, or not...

A journalist receives amazing news - it is the first time that a pacemaker powered by nuclear energy has been implanted. The information gives hope for the extension of human life. But it also causes confusion and dangerous ideas to destroy humanity. Someone is trying to get a pacemaker that contains high-powered plutonium particles.

A lyrical documentary about the fundamentally harmful nature of money.

Horror TV-Special broadcast at the 30th April, 1993.

Picture montage was a central aspect in the early history of visual media. As early as the 16th century, techniques such as the folding picture montage anticipated those used in film today. Other examples of early forms of montage are transparencies, picture puzzles and blow books, which direct the gaze towards hidden information. In the myriorame, the multi-thousand picture-show, it is possible to assemble infinite landscapes.

A motorist is driving from Turin to Sicilu and listening to the radio. The real journey that leads from Turin to Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome to Sicily is actually a journey through time (made entirely from italian public television's archive material).

The children are looking forward to going on holiday with Bill and Allie. School is over and the summer stretches ahead. Bill is summoned to his offer and instructed by Sir George to guard the future prince of Tauri-Hessia who has had a kidnap attempt made on him.

Poland, second half of the 90s. Two old paupers find a bag full of money in a landfill. They are convinced that their lives will change for the better from now on. Unfortunately, they find out that in a newly wealthy society, the appearance of wealth is more important than theirs wallet's contents. The poor are asked to leave the bank, fancy shops and restaurants. They only manage to rent an apartment in a luxury hotel for the night ...

A new scientific exploration is about to explore one of the most distant and dangerous archaeological sites on earth.

A look at how to avoid the consumerism and materialism rampant in today's society.

A look at the life and work of conceptual artist and writer Miroslav Mandic.

The film, in three episodes, shows the last years of Ignacy Jan Paderewski's life.

A burglar finds himself in a studio apartment waiting for the death of an elderly woman.

During World War II, a Polish correspondent goes to South Scotland, where he learns about the history of a Polish pilot.

Happened in Prague on a cold February evening, 1917: the poor violinist's atrium runs out of coal and his dancing mouse becomes ill. The coal bucket is empty, and without sparing any effort, the faithful bucket rides its master through the air towards the home of the carbon trader...

A young woman enters religious life with deep devotion and humility, dedicating herself to caring for the sick and marginalized. As her health deteriorates, her silent suffering becomes a testament to her faith and compassion. Through quiet acts of service and unwavering love, she transforms the lives of those around her, leaving behind a legacy of holiness that transcends her earthly existence.

A Nordic tale of human weakness and strength... Young Hjalmar, son of Gunar, lord of the manor, sets out on a long journey to meet the Queen of the North. He wants to find out whether the queen is really as cruel as rumored, demanding a human sacrifice on the longest night of winter. Hjalmar comes to realize that the queen has lost faith in foolish people and has therefore imprisoned Spring in eternal ice. The love of the girl Sigrid awaits him there, but first he must soften the icy and disappointed heart of the Queen of the North. But since he has received three gifts of love, he will surely succeed...

Mauro, a young jazz musician living in the Emilia countryside, becomes the victim of a serious accident. At his bedside arrives Lucia, his twin sister, an astronomer based in Rome. Through a telepathic bond with her brother, she senses that it wasn’t an ordinary crash.

In the latest how-to-do-it guide, Michael Cockerell films behind the scenes in the normally secretive Home Office. As well as crime, prisons and MI5, the Home Secretary is responsible for nudist beaches, mad dogs and massage parlours. Jack Straw and his predecessors talk candidly about the Cabinet's most dangerous and fascinating job.

The story of Nathan "Nate" Vaughan, an ex-SAS commando fighter married to Nicole, a police officer with the Gulf Coast drug squad. Shortly after their wedding and in the midst of their plans to open a private security firm, Nicole is tragically killed in a seemingly senseless shooting by a drug craze kid in a convenience store hold up. Nate falls to pieces. His only friend is Nicole's ex-police partner and they decide to pursue their own form of justice on the streets low life. The death of a rapist/murderer leads to Nate being pursued by both the criminal boss and the police, which leads to twists and turns and the discovery of his wife's assassination... and bringing the killers to justice.

Facing a short term in prison, wealthy Eisenstein heads off to a masquerade ball to enjoy his last evening of freedom. But Eisenstein's wife, Rosalinde, and her chambermaid Adele show up to the costume party in disguise, and each try to teach him a lesson or two. This revival of Johann Strauss's operetta performed by Opera Australia stars Anthony Warlow and Ghillian Sullivan.

The complex dynamics between predator and prey are carefully examined through the use of modern technology. Prey are constantly finding new ways to avoid being eaten by predators it is thus crucial for the predators survival that he too finds mechanisms to outsmart his prey- it's an ever-evolving world on the African Savannah. This show examines this evolutionary process - are predators today fitter, faster and stronger than their predecessors? What gives one animal the edge over another? And how much of the animals behaviour is instinctive and how much is learnt? It's a fine balance out on the Savannah grasslands- a world that demands the very best from predator and prey.

August 1980, Strikes break out on the coast. The famous writer cannot decide whether to take the side of the oppositionists or wait for the course of events to unfold. A few months later, he meets an SB agent who followed him as a writer in the 1950s. They remember the Stalinist times.

The legend of Doctor Faust tells of man's desire for knowledge and fulfillment in life.

For millions of years, herbivores and carnivores have competed in the race of evolution. Over time, they developed more and more specialised features, survival techniques and superior sensory abilities. They can see, smell and hear what we cannot, way beyond natural human experience. Telescopic vision. Advanced radar. Instant, wireless communications. Animal e-mail. Graphically illustrated in 3D, and filmed by the world's top wildlife cinematographers, Sense and Scentability explores the animal evolution and the phenomenal world of animal's super-senses. Dramatic footage of the hunters and the hunted, and their advanced mechanisms of defence and attack, in Africa's great wilderness areas.

First commercial art ad that was played on a late night television.