Kultur International Films
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1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This documentary portrays the legendary painter as she candidly reveals her warmth, humor, and practical wisdom. For the first time on camera, O'Keeffe openly discusses her work and inspirations taken from the haunting mountain deserts of New Mexico.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Van Gogh remains the ultimate example of the tortured artistic genius. His entire life was a struggle against poverty and mental disorder. But the hundreds of canvases that he painted prior to his death are today recognized as masterpieces.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Paul Gauguin was 35 when he abandoned his successful career as a Paris stockbroker to devote himself full-time to painting. Though his years as a painter in France, and later in Tahiti, were dominated by poverty and obscurity, his bold use of flat color eventually came to be seen as the work of a post-impressionist master.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This program is an entertaining and informative profile of Georges Pierre Seurat, the inventor of the technique known as Pointillism in which a whole picture is made up of tiny rectangles of pure color, which merge together when viewed from afar. Seurat completed only seven canvasses in this hugely complex technique, including the superb Une Baignade. This is the story of an artist who achieved much in his short life.
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2 videodiscs (260 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Conceived as an introspective journey that takes you from the first daguerreotypes to war photojournalism, from fashion spreads to the greatest contemporary artists, this program includes 1700 pictures, 300 artists, and will appeal to all photographers--amateur and professional alike. This is not only the history of an amazing art form, it is also the adventure of one century and a half during which photography has captured the image of the collective...
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1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Ganga, as the Indians call it, Mother Ganges, the Goddess Ganges is India's holy river. The Ganges is a gift of Shiva, the god of regeneration, a heavenly river flowing on earth. Bathing in the sacred waters of the Ganges can cleanse one of sin, so devout Hindus believe. When Jamana Lal's mother died unexpectedly, he and his brother decided to make a 6,000-kilometer pilgrimage from one end of the Ganges to the other for their mother's soul and to...
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Presents a comprehensive introduction to Latin dancing, featuring Teresa Mason's method to teach beginning-, intermediate-, and advanced-level dancers; covering the merengue, rumba, cha cha, salsa, and samba; and discussing frame, leading, Latin dance positions, and related topics with tips and advice from Teresa Mason.
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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is unique in that he composed almost exclusively for his own instrument, the piano. As a pianist he was self taught and had an astonishing talent for improvisation. As a composer he was a perfectionist in the classical mold and his wonderful compositions ensure that he is one of the best loved names in world music. The DVD traces his short life and includes an overview of his musical works.
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1 videodisc (24 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Explore children's fascination with dinosaurs and how Hollywood has brought the beasts to life. The documentary examines the history of dinosaurs in Hollywood, from the early 1900's animation to the work of Ray Harryhausen, then Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Listen in as Harryhausen recounts his early, primitive techniques using rubber dinosaurs and stop-motion photography to bring to life movies such as One Million Years B.C.Harryhausen unlocks...
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1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The Copts, the native Christian community of Egypt, have a culture, a language, and a church with ancient roots. Having survived Roman persecution and Byzantine rule, they have co-existed with Islam for fourteen centuries. The program visits two of the oldest desert monasteries in Egypt to observe religious practices and a way of life that have changed remarkably little since the beginnings of Coptic Christianity. It also explores the religion's iconography...
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1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Want to learn the difference between a tutu and a plie? This instructional video is a guide to ballet basics, taking the beginning dance student through the principal techniques and vocabulary of classical ballet, with the emphasis on posture, placement, and movement potential.
An introduction to ballet dancing for the beginner student.
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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"It was Claude Monet's Impression: soleil levant which gave the impressionist school it's [sic] name. Famed for seeing the subtle nuances of color, light and atmosphere in landscape, Monet's great works include Haystacks and Waterlilies. This program features footage from L'Orangerie and from Monet's house and gardens at Giverny plus special film shot at London's Savoy Hotel, from where Monet painted his famous views of London."--Container.