Posted on April 28, 2022
At the Café des Poètes in Paris, a fight breaks out between the poet Orphée (Jean Marais) and a group of resentful upstarts. A rival poet, Cègeste (Edouard Dermithe), Read More
Posted on April 25, 2022
Fellini Satyricon, or simply Satyricon, is a 1969 Italian fantasy drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and loosely based on Petronius’s work Satyricon, written during the reign Read More
Posted on April 22, 2022
Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the actions Read More
Posted on April 18, 2022
This documentary film recounts the recent history of Iraq through the eyes and experiences of Iraqi women living in exile in Britain. It looks at the lives of women Read More
Posted on April 18, 2022
The film opens with four middle aged women walking on a bridge at the barrages south of Cairo, Egypt. The four women speak throughout the film about Egypt, its Read More
Posted on April 18, 2022
Set in 1950s Tunisia, the film is about a 25-year-old woman, Alia, who returns to her place of birth—a prince’s palace in which her mother, Khedija, worked as a Read More
Posted on April 5, 2022
Three fifteen minute segments providing an overview of the Arab World, the role of Islam in the Arab World, and the major social, cultural, political and economic dimensions of Read More
Posted on April 4, 2022
Director Adam Low explores the life and work of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all-time. Low Read More
Posted on March 24, 2022
From its humble beginnings in 753 BCE, Italy, formerly known as Rome, was once a tiny hilltop village overlooking the Tiber River before becoming the most powerful empire the Read More
Posted on March 24, 2022
Shows historical, geographical, and cultural aspects of various regions of Italy. Gabriella Bertolissi: It has a very long, long history and a very colorful one. Possibly, I could start with Read More
