Vampyr (1932)

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

Starring: Julian West, Maurice Schutz, Rena Mandel

With 'Vampyr', Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer's brilliance at achieving mesmerizing atmosphere and austere, profoundly unsettling imagery ('The... Read more

Carmen on Ice (1990)

Starring: Brian Boitano, Katarina Witt

This sizzling dramatisation is set to the passionate strains of Bizet's beloved opera in a special arrangement by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. A fir... Read more

Rambo (2007)

Director: Sylvester Stallone

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish

AKA 'John Rambo'. Sylvester Stallone co-wrote, directed and (of course) stars in the fourth film in the legendary action franchise. Living in Thailand... Read more

Maillart's Bridges (2001)

Director: Heinz Emigholz

Focuses on the work of Swiss artist, civil engineer, and legendary bridge builder Robert Maillart. On a basic level, this is a study of reinforced con... Read more

How to Cook Your Life (2007)

Director: Doris Dorrie

Starring: Edward Espe Brown

Self-deprecating Zen Buddhist priest, chef, and Tessajara Bread Book author Edward Espe Brown takes over Buddhist centre kitchens around the world to... Read more

Life Under Napoleon (2006)

Director: Georg Schiemann, Elmar Bartlmae, Steffen Schneider

Starring: Napoleon

In four episodes we examine what life was like in Europe from 1799 until 1815, from the end of the French Revolution until Napoleon's defeat at Leipzi... Read more

2 Days in Paris (2006)

Director: Julie Delpy

Starring: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Daniel Bruhl, Marie Pillet, Albert Delpy

French photographer Marion (Julie Delpy) and her American boyfriend Jack (Adam Goldberg) decide to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking... Read more

The Transformation of the World into Music (1996)

Director: Werner Herzog

This elegant and adroitly executed Werner Herzog documentary captures the annual excitement surrounding the Bayreuth Festival. Celebrating the operati... Read more

Valley of Flowers (2005)

Director: Pan Nalin

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Milind Soman

An epic tale of love, death and immortality, based on an ancient Himalayan legend. This mesmerizing tale spans two centuries, from the Silk, Spice and... Read more

Don Giovanni (1979)

Director: Joseph Losey

Starring: Ruggero Raimondi, John Macurdy, Kiri Te Kanawa

The tale of womaniser Don Giovanni and his servant Leporello. Giovanni's attempts to woo Donna Anna end in tragedy when he kills her father in a duel.... Read more