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Putting the Orient Express – also called „the train of trains“ – on its tracks called for considerable stamina. Several...

The authors have meticulously traced the prehistory of September 11, the tragic fate of agent John O'Neill and the day of the attacks - with the help...

1952 in a suburb of New York: the pious Leon Sternberger is a cantor in a small Jewish community. One morning, he realizes that he has lost his faith...

Herbert, an established businessman, Karlmann, the distinguished son of upper-class parents, and Albert, a sturdy sailor, overcame all social...

In Canada and Alaska, the consequences of global warming are being keenly felt by brown bears - but in different ways by different populations. Their...

Berthe, a pretty young woman, has suffered from a mental disease since she was a child. A doctor has tried for years to understand her behavior and...

The world famous conductor reminisces about his life in a wide ranging discussion about his varied and successful career.

China, the “Middle Kingdom,” has long been thought to have developed independently from the West. Mighty mountains and the inhospitable...

In Italy, in the mid-seventies, Adriana, Barbara, Nadia and Susanna were 20 years old when they decided to join the armed struggle and leave behind...

Director Eva Stotz visits people she has found in online host networks such as Couchsurfing.org and immerses herself in their lives for a limited...

The documentary tells the exciting story of the beginnings of surgery through to its specialization - a fascinating journey through time from the...

Umberto Eco's novel Il pendolo di Foucault (1988) is an immensely ambitious, multi-layered and allusive book. The film contains an initial account...