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An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples. The captain, Fausto, who wants no pity, brooks no disagreement, and charges into every situation, nicknames the youth Ciccio ("Babyfat"), and spends the next few days ordering him about and generally behaving badly in public. In Rome, Fausto summons a priest to ask for his blessing; in Naples, where Fausto joins a blind lieutenant for drinking and revelry, the two soldiers talk quietly and seriously about "going through with it." Also in Naples is Sara, in love with Fausto, but treated cruelly by him. What do the blind soldiers plan? Can Sara soften Fausto's hardened heart?

The "Great War" brought death and destruction to mankind on a worldwide scale. In all the countries involved in it, the new medium of film was used to bear witness to both. Even after 1918 filmmakers continued to return to the war, this time to tell stories of death and loss, but also, and mainly, of courage, patriotism and sacrifice. Film historians Leen Engelen and Bénédicte Rochet discuss the fascinating relationship between war and film, both in the fiction film "La Belgique martyre" and in the documentary "To the Glory of the Belgian Private".

A young, innocent Brigitte Bardot plays the sister of the handsome French officer Juan D'Arandra. Close in a manner inappropriate of siblings, their attraction for each other tortures their souls, and sends them in a series of comic misadventures, that, through a strange twist of fate, brings them even closer.

Born under the reign of Louis XV into a middle class family, Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun painted the famous portraits of Marie Antoinette. During the Revolution, she travelled into exile, returned under the Empire, and took part in both the Restoration and July Monarchy. This docudrama follows the artist’s adventures over the course of her nearly 90-year life.

Pepas's lover, Iván, leaves her and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. In her search for Iván, she confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she is. Meanwhile; Candela, her friend, is afraid the police might be looking for her because of her ex-boyfriend, a muslim terrorist, and his criminal activities. As the plot develops, it is revealed that everyone's lives are more intertwined than they could have ever expected.

The Paris Opera Ballet, known for its historic attachment to the classical ballet and recognized for its inimitable interpretations of the great repertoire, has been able to defend its place among the most versatile companies in the world, and prove that he was perfectly capable of adapting to the demands and subtleties of the contemporary repertoire. A tribute to the remarkable technique and the particular style of its dancers, this collector's box looks back at three major events of recent years: Orphée et Eurydice by Pina Bausch, Rain by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and a “Hommage à Jerome Robbins” , ten years after his disappearance. These three programs were given at the Palais Garnier, temple of classical dance: a way of ensuring continuity between the masterpieces of yesterday and the masterpieces of today.

The Paris Opera Ballet, known for its historic attachment to the classical ballet and recognized for its inimitable interpretations of the great repertoire, has been able to defend its place among the most versatile companies in the world, and prove that he was perfectly capable of adapting to the demands and subtleties of the contemporary repertoire. A tribute to the remarkable technique and the particular style of its dancers, this collector's box looks back at three major events of recent years: Orphée et Eurydice by Pina Bausch, Rain by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and a “Hommage à Jerome Robbins” , ten years after his disappearance. These three programs were given at the Palais Garnier, temple of classical dance: a way of ensuring continuity between the masterpieces of yesterday and the masterpieces of today.

The Paris Opera Ballet, known for its historic attachment to the classical ballet and recognized for its inimitable interpretations of the great repertoire, has been able to defend its place among the most versatile companies in the world, and prove that he was perfectly capable of adapting to the demands and subtleties of the contemporary repertoire. A tribute to the remarkable technique and the particular style of its dancers, this collector's box looks back at three major events of recent years: Orphée et Eurydice by Pina Bausch, Rain by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and a “Hommage à Jerome Robbins” , ten years after his disappearance. These three programs were given at the Palais Garnier, temple of classical dance: a way of ensuring continuity between the masterpieces of yesterday and the masterpieces of today.

Narrator Steve Martin explains Vermeer's fall into obscurity and rebound into worldwide sensation, all while examining themes in his paintings, comparisons to Renaissance masters, and relevant history of Europe's politics and art market.

A social movie about current life in the north of France. Freddy and his friends are all unemployed. They pass away time by wandering around on their motorcycles and by directing their aggressive feelings towards Arab immigrants. Freddy is in love with Marie, a cashier at a local supermarket. When she is proposed to by Kader, a young Arab man, Freddy and his friends have an idea: they decide to punish Kader for what they call "such a provocation." After they have raped another girl, Marie finally commits to Kader, which seals his fate.