Hannes Michael Schalle
Silent Night: A Song for the World
En dokumentar om tilblivelsen og suksessen til en av verdens mest berømte julesanger - Glade jul. Sangen ble komponert i 1818 i Salzburg og har blitt oversatt til 140 språk, brakt første verdenskrig til stillstand i julen og er Bing Crosbys tredje bestselgende singel. Kort sagt, en verdenssalme! Hovedrollene spilles av Rolando Villazón, Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone og David Foster, som deler sine personlige juleminner fra sine hjembyer og fremfører Glade jul på forskjellige språk.
Karajan: Der Maestro und sein Festival
An admirably candid portrait of Karajan and his passion for filming classical music and his pursuit of an idealized beauty. As a complex personality, Karajan was full of contradictions. While some of his relationships with film directors were rather strained, his generosity was unmatched.
Pills, Powders and Balms - The Cultural History of Medicines
A cultural history of medicines is also a cultural history of civilization. Health care has been The subject in every society and at every time in our history. How does a functioning health system bring about a stable society? What were and are the great evolutionary steps in the development of new medicines and what are the challenges for the future?
Holy, Pure and Clean - The Triad of Water, Spirit and Body
When did we begin to wash ourselves? When we first had blood on our hands? This documentary paints a cultural and historical picture of the development and many forms of cleansing of the body.