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When his widowed mother dies, a young man goes to see his father's former lover, where they will reminisce about their lives during Perón's first two administrations. Film made for television.

A modern trial by jury at the Old Bailey of one of the most famous events in English history. Conducted on the afternoon and evening of 21st February, 1984, it was held almost 500 years after the death of the last of the Plantagenet Kings, King Richard III, on Bosworth Field, the last of the English monarchs to die in battle. The charges are that King Richard III did, in or about the month of August, 1483, in the Tower of London, murder Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince Richard, Duke of York. Presiding over the case is Lord Elwyn-Jones, the former Lord Chancellor, and he is ably supported by two of Britain’s leading criminal Queen’s Counsels. A fascinating trial which presents evidence which offers the viewer the opportunity to join the jury in weighing the evidence and reaching his or her own verdict before discovering that of the television jury.

A look at the causes, execution and legacy of the Highland Clearances in Scotland.

The frivolous Branislav Nusic is a 1986 Yugoslav television drama. It was directed by Aleksandar Djordjevic, and the screenplay was written by Miodrag Djurdjevic based on the person of Branislav Nusic.

A cicada is resting high on a tree. It is chirping for all it’s worth and drinking in the dew, oblivious of a mantis behind. The mantis, bending over and arching up its front leg, is going to catch the cicada but does not know that there is an oriole beside it. The bird has stretched out its neck, ready to peck at the mantis. Again the oriole is unaware that a weasel is sneaking up to it. The three creatures all covet gains ahead without being aware of an imminent danger behind.

Inspired by the social changes that the Revolution brought to our country and the admiration he felt for Mexican art, the Russian filmmaker Sergei M. Eisenstein traveled to Mexico with the intention of filming a film mosaic that culminated in the most beautiful non-existent film. The details of this odyssey are exposed in this episode of the classic television series Those Who Made Our Cinema.

Documentary film about the extraordinary life story of the Protestant theologian Martin Niemöller. The film links Niemöller's biography with the development of Germany during the 20th century.

This film is based on the short story 'Karczma nad Bzurą' by Jerzy Gierałtowski. It takes places during the Partitions of Poland.

The Chronicle of 1812

The research phase of the documentary "Dolmabahçe and Atatürk," made in 1981 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Atatürk's birth, took a year, and filming was completed in three months. The documentary examines the world-famous palace in detail, both in terms of location and structure, and compares its changing functions from the Ottoman period to the Republican era, influenced by Atatürk's presence.

Commentary on Japanese internment during World War II.

A documentary commissioned by the Executive Committee of the Soviet Red Cross Society for the 150th anniversary of the death of Alexander Pushkin.

A movie about the volatile marriage between artist Nils Dardel and Thora Klinckowström.

The dramatic story of two youths--one French and one Indigenous--who share a pivotal time in Canada's history: the first contact between European and First Nations peoples.

Inspired by the life of Toluca-born boxer Ernesto Barrera, who became the national flyweight champion in 1960. It portrays the meteoric career, rapid rise, and tragic downfall of the fighter, from his impoverished childhood and early days in boxing to his death in 1983, brought about by alcoholism.

This program traces Rubinstein's career and features excerpts from his performances of works by Frederic Chopin, his favorite composer. There are also effervescent Rubinstein reminiscences told as only he could tell them, as well as interviews with his family and colleagues. A 100th anniversary tribute to the famous virtuoso pianist, Arthur Rubinstein.

Raphael, Yervant Gianikian's father, survived the Armenian genocide in 1915 in Eastern Turkey. In April 1988, while living in Venice, he sat for his son's camera and read an excerpt from his memoirs, translated from Armenian into Italian.

Ivan Hálek, son of the famous poet Vítězslav Hálek, studied medicine and devoted his life to the Slovak countryside. In the poor Kysuce region, he not only treats the local villagers, but also makes an extraordinary contribution to education. At the same time, he struggles with lingering superstitions and mistrust. However, the hero and his young wife also become acquainted with folk customs, songs, and the colorful culture of the poorest. And he proclaims that only those who rid them of terrible mass poverty can provide these poor people with true living water.

Documentary about the resumption of popular participation, with the country's redemocratization, in public city planning policies. It gives examples of community councils and Neighborhood Friendly Societies in the health sector in Franco da Rocha, transport in Osasco and Santo André, community kitchens in communities and councils of employee representatives in companies such as Metrô and Emplasa, which still carried out training in auxiliary inspection system, with the presence of civil society, in the inspection of water sources and public transport areas.

Here is my 1985 full comedy movie based on the true saga of Apollo 13. It was the 3rd moon mission on their way to the moon.Peacefully cruising toward the moon.Then on April 13 1970 when they were halfway between Earth and moon.An Explosion!! Instead of a moon mission,it became a historic rescue mission that end in triumph.so sit back an enjoy. this movie is done in old VSH video stop action. All cells hand panted and filmed by me.This is my 54 anniversary of my Apollo 13 cartoons. April ,27.1970 tats when I draw them in to cartoon.

The young King Parnavaz expelled the conqueror Azon from the Georgian lands and became the first king of the united kingdom of Eastern and Western Georgia.

A documentary on the experiences of Kosta Nađ in the Spanish Civil War. Kosta Nađ (Hungarian: Nagy Kosztá) apart from being a participant in the Spanish Civil War, also took part in World War 2 as a Partisan. He was a general of the JNA army, a hero of socialist work and a national hero of Yugoslavia.

A grandmother tells her granddaughter the origin story of the Ikoots people, while the everyday life of San Mateo del Mar unfolds on screen.

Documentary of the trial of the torturers of the Greek junta

The film is about Gachag Nabi's heroism.

The Republic of Poland of the 16th century. During the period of religious tolerance, the Sieniawski and Bielecki families compete with each other.

A poetic film about ancient Lithuanian traditions and rituals.

Set in the 15th century after the collapse of Genghis Khan's empire, and follows Mandoukhai from her youth when she's forced to marry the new ruler to her violent death after unifying the vast Mongolian empire.

A Musical Based on the Acts of the Apostles

The documentary portrays all the evident contradictions, mainly within the Assembly in a heavy environment, where deputy Lúcia Arruda, pregnant, was a single voice in the middle of an almost exclusively male legislative house - the aggressiveness, including physical, of this bunch of men claiming to care for life.

The oil industry is emerging in Baku. A poor young man named Jalil accidentally becomes the owner of an oilfield site. But unexpected wealth brings him one misfortune after another. His friends turn away from him, and the woman he loves leaves for another. A hero who dreamed of a home will never create a family.

A drama documentary about the life of explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert.

Catholic film that tells the story of how the Virgin of Guadalupe miraculously appeared to Juan Diego.

The story of Baltazar, a man convicted of sodomy by the Inquisition in colonial Brazil.

Author Christoph Boekel reconstructs his father's wartime deployment in 1941, when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, which at the time included Ukraine.

About the events that took place on January 9 in St. Petersburg, which marked the beginning of the revolution of 1905-1907 in Russia.

In 1963, amidst tense relations with Buddhism that may face international backlash, the Ngo family try to find a way around the situation, calling on Luan for missions worth his life. Saigon is heated. A coup may be under preparations. Tran Le Xuan goes on a diplomatic tour of Western nations, determined to clear names.

Gerbert presents 15 Bible Stories.

When an attempted breakout of a prisoner ends in mass bloodshed, a power struggle erupts between the lawmen and a group of civilians in a rural province. As hostilities between the two sides slowly escalate, the animosity felt by the rebel leader towards his enemies slowly grows. Violence only begets more violence as a brutal attack is met with an act of revenge. A Bloody historical epic from Jamshid Heydari.

In January 1933, workers who were part of the CNT marched in the streets, demonstrating and believing that they were starting a revolution. Somehow during the demonstrations, two guards were wounded. The Civil Guard and Assault Guard arrived in Casas Viejas on January 11. Many of the villagers fled, but some anarchists tried to resist arrest and barricaded themselves in the home of an anarchist.

carefully reconstructs the events in Bolivia between 1979 and 1982. Dark years. Speaking of Alberto Natush's coup d'etat, the massacre of Todos Santos, the murders of Luis Espinal and Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz, the worker, peasant and student mobilizations, García Meza Tejada's coup d'etat and the return to the democratic process.

Musical film: Hiromi Go plays a warrior, a gigolo, and an officer spread across a thousand years of history

An insight into the women fighting against the violent dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza in Nicaragua and how poetry underlies and expresses their passion for change and freedom from tyranny.

The year 1963 drags on heavily. Rumors about the US-backed coup are spreading. Ngo Dinh Diem's ​​government continues to suffer from a severe loss of popularity that is still worsening. Two lots of trafficked drugs from the Golden Triangle to South Vietnam have vanished into thin air. Luan sets out on what may be his final collaboration with Ngo Dinh Nhu.

Report from the Holy Father's second pilgrimage to Poland in 1983.

A rigorous mother, two brothers bonded by their passion for music and the intrusion of a girl violinist who interferes in their relationship.

The ambiguities of Verdi’s theatre are particularly clear in his baritone roles, among which is that of Boccanegra, corsair turned doge of Genoa and the troubled observer of the conflicts that tore apart 14th century landowners and peasants. An eminently political opera in which power struggles are interwoven with family conflicts, Simon Boccanegra echoes the life of its composer – the man who championed the cause of Italian unification and overcame the loss of his wife and children.