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It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl
The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of 8 years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within 50 years led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
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Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible
The story follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers.
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David Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating
From Vogue magazine fashion photographer to filmmaker, painter and sculptor, Bailey is the working-class Londoner who befriended the stars, married his muses (Jean Shrimpton, Catherine Deneuve, Marie Helvin) and captures the spirit and elegance of his times with his refreshingly simple approach and razor-sharp eye. He is also the man whose life and work inspired one of the cult movies of the sixties, Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up, and who has constantly travelled the globe either with the most beautiful models or chronicling the contemporary reality of Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Vietnam, Afghanistan and other countries with ground-breaking reportages. Above all, Bailey is a romantic with a delightful sense of humour approaching his 73rd year and showing no sign of slowing up. Director Jérôme de Missolz has created an engaging portrait of this very private man who bared the soul of the swinging sixties and seventies with his photographs and films.
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Aung San Suu Kyi - Lady of No Fear
We know Aung San Suu Kyi as "a golden bird in a cage"; she is a valuable icon representing freedom and democracy of which the suppressed population of Burma project much hope for. In the West she stands out as a symbol of peace and reconciliation. She has been awarded countless prizes for her effort, among them the Nobel Peace Prize. But who is the person and woman behind it all? The Military Dictatorship has on several occasions offered her the opportunity to leave the country. But why does Aung San Suu Kyi voluntarily choose to stay in her captivity instead of going into exile? Lady of No Fear offers a strong and fascinating glimpse into Aung San Suu Kyis life and portrays some of the consequences her freedom struggle has had, not only for her, but also for her closest friends and family indeed.
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Mechakowa 3 Reinōryoku o Motsu Otoko" Kyōgaku no Dokyumento
This is the third installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.
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Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers: No One Else
Gospel performer and producer Kurt Carr celebrates his faith in God with a little help from the Kurt Carr Singers in this inspirational live concert of traditional spiritual favorites. Selections include "For Every Mountain," "Been So Good," "Holy, Holy, Holy," "Kumbaya," "Do You Know Him?" and a medley of "We've Come This Far by Faith," "I've Decided to Make Jesus My Choice," "Lord, Keep Me Day by Day" and "I'll Fly Away from Here."
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Junji Inagawa no Reidan: Suki Makike Soshite tamashī
First installment in the "Junji Inagawa no Reidan" film series.
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Honto ni Atta! Kokkuri-san no Noroi - Jitsuroku Kokuri
This horror documentary film examines the current state of the forbidden game "Kokkuri-san," which became a social phenomenon during the occult boom of the 1970s.
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - Claudio Abbado, Berliner Philharmoniker
With the Fifth Symphony, the Symphony No. 9 is the most famous piece. Its unusual length, the adjunction of soloists and of choruses, the choice of the Ode to Joy by Schiller, all of this concurs to its fame. The Ninth Symphony is a "Big Bang" in symphonic terms. A grandiose apotheosis, sublimating all of Beethoven's work by being the most universal and immediately understood piece ever written.
