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Basis of Make-Up I-Iii (2010)

Subject

Architecture; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 94 minutes), $39.95

This film explores the mindset and artistic vision of iconoclastic filmmaker Heinz Emigholz, who is the originator of "Architecture as Autobiography," a series of documentaries on unique or unusual...

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Loos Ornamental (2010)

Director

Heinz Emigholz

Subject

Architecture; Design

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 72 minutes), $39.95

One of the pioneers of the European Modernism in architecture, Adolf Loos turned against building ornamentation, triggering a controversy in architectural theory. His development of a "spatial plan" launched...

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Photogrammetric Measuring Methods (2010)

Subject

Engineering; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 5 minutes), 11.90 euros

A programme from the series produced by the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute;. Optical measuring methods applied the physical models of the BAW yield high quality and high quantity data....

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Thomas Bernhard - Three Days (2010)

Director

Ferry Radax

Subject

Film studies; German studies; Literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 92 minutes), 28.80 euros

This portrait of the Austrian writer, Thomas Bernhard, combines a monologue delivered by Thomas Bernhard and the artful film work of Ferry Radax. The location chosen for three summer days is a park in...

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Richard Strauss: Elektra (2010)

Director

Nikolaus Lehnhoff

Subject

Music

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 109 minutes), £24.99 (DVD); £29.99 (Blu-ray)

Performance of Richard Strauss’s tragic one-act opera ELEKTRA, recorded at the Grosses Festspielhaus during the Salzburg Festival in 2010. Some of the vocalists featured in the leading roles include Irene...

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Happy People: A Year in Taiga (2010)

Director

Dmitri Vasyukov

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £15.99

A film profiling a year in the lives of the people in the village of Bakhtin along the Yenisei River in Siberian Taiga. Werner Herzog, who narrates the film, edited down the four hour television documentary...

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Still Life (2010)

Director

Harun Farocki

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 56 minutes), $19.95

This film essay by Harun Farocki compares the still-life paintings of the Dutch masters with still-life photography of the present day, in particular commercial photography and advertisements. Using...

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Elf Onkel (2010 Film)

aka: Eleven Uncles

Director

Herbert Fritsch

Subject

Drama

Feature film. An experimental, multimedia re-telling of the Hamlet story. A sequel to HAMLET-X.

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Eyes on the Skies (2010)

Director

Lars Lindberg Christensen

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 130 minutes), 0.99 Euros

This film explores the many facets of the telescope: its historical development, scientific importance, technological breakthroughs, and also the people behind the invention. It is presented by Dr. Joe...

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Olafur Elliasson (2010)

Director

Jan Schmidt-Garre

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 90 minutes), £17.99

A portrait of the Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, best known in Britain for his 2003 installation The Weather Project at Tate Modern. The film introduces Eliasson’s work and aesthetic theories as it...

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