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2014

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Double Happiness
Double Happiness
Double Happiness takes the Chinese copy of Hallstatt, a small idyllic town in Austria, as a starting point to explore China's fast urbanization. Chinese cities are built where histories and memories can be easily forgotten and thus rewritten. The film intersects the real and the fake through visual imaginary and commentary, interviews and songs.
Double Happiness 2014
Women Of Malolos
Women Of Malolos
A musical docudrama about the brave and outstanding Women of Malolos to whom Jose Rizal addressed his famous letter in Feb 22, 1898.
Women Of Malolos 2014
The Old Winter
The Old Winter
Asa Bodine returns to inherited farmland to rebuild his life 40 years after he left it during Depression-era Kentucky. Directed by John A. Coulter.
The Old Winter 2014
D-Day's Sunken Secrets
D-Day's Sunken Secrets
June 6 1944 saw the world’s biggest amphibious assault, one of the most important military campaigns in history and a pivotal moment in the Second World War. For generations, historians, archaeologists and other experts, in their attempts to reconstruct the events of the day, have scoured every battlefield – except one. Just off the coast of Normandy is a lost graveyard, where hundreds of objects lie on the sea bed.
D-Day's Sunken Secrets 2014
America's Secret D-Day Disaster
America's Secret D-Day Disaster
6 weeks before D-Day, British, American, and Canadian soldiers took part in a dangerous rehearsal for the Normandy invasion which claimed more American lives than the attack on Utah Beach. So what happened? How many Americans died? And who is to blame?
America's Secret D-Day Disaster 2014
Margherita, The Woman Who Invented Mussolini
Margherita, The Woman Who Invented Mussolini
Margherita Sarfatti, Mussolini's lover and advisor, was a woman who exerted a great influence on the Duce and on Italian cultural life. Through archival documents, autobiographical texts and love letters, the documentary paints a portrait of the woman who helped create the myth of the Duce.
Margherita, The Woman Who Invented Mussolini 2014
Blown Away
Blown Away
Cyclone Tracy 40 years on, exploring the myths and revealing new perspectives on one of the worst natural disasters in Australia's history.
Blown Away 2014
The Red Tent
The Red Tent
The Red Tent is a sweeping tale that takes place during the times of the Old Testament, told through the eyes of Dinah (Rebecca Ferguson), the daughter of Leah (Minnie Driver) and Jacob (Iain Glen). Dinah happily grows up inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. The film recounts the story of Rachel (Morena Baccarin), Leah, Zilpah and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. Dinah matures and experiences an intense love that subsequently leads to devastating loss, and the fate of her family is forever changed. The all-star cast also includes Debra Winger and Will Tudor.
The Red Tent 2014
New Worlds
New Worlds
The 1680s bring a new king, Restoration and more tyranny. In Massachusetts, a robber's son falls for an anti-monarchist. In England, young lady falls for an outlaw.
New Worlds 2014
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Peter Part 1
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David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Peter Part 1
In part one of this documentary series, television actor David Suchet goes on a compelling journey in search of Simon bar Jonah, better known as St. Peter. The one time fisherman turned leading disciple became an important historical figure in the story of Christianity. Following the Biblical account, Suchet charts the turbulent and miraculous career of St. Peter.
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Peter Part 1 2014
Royal Cousins at War
Royal Cousins at War
At the time World War I broke out, the King of England, the Czar of Russia, and the Kaiser of Germany were first cousins. This two-part series looks at the role played by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England, and their relationships with each other, in the outbreak of war. Mismanaging their countries and mishandling foreign policy, they failed to adapt to the forces of nationalism and democracy, and so brought tumbling down their own ideal of a Europe governed by the descendants of Queen Victoria. While it was war that delivered the final blow, this fascinating series shows how the problems had set in much earlier.
Royal Cousins at War 2014
The Great Fire
The Great Fire
An insight into what happened on the night of 2 September 1666, the Great fire of London.
The Great Fire 2014