Poetic documentary about the polar expedition of S. A. Andrée which Troell had previously dramatized in "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" (1982).

Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Ro...

Gombessa Expedition 3 Protected by an international treaty Antarctica has been spared the effects o...

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel a...

This 2004 documentary by Werner Herzog diaries the struggle of a passionate English inventor to desi...

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...

How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create ...

In the 19th century, China held the monopoly on tea, which was dear and fashionable in the West, and...

Ferdinand de Lesseps, known as “The Great Frenchman”, will embark in the greatest adventure of his l...

Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and m...

With a divine answer to a humble prayer at age 14, Joseph Smith began to fulfill his inspired missio...

Every day, Paris’ six railway stations welcome over 3,000 trains and more than a million travelers c...

The beauty of the Arctic is breathtaking. For as long as we can remember, the Arctic has been associ...

A team of women from the Western and Arab world makes a bid to reach the North Pole. This unpreceden...

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for con...

Recounts the 40-year history of building the Salt Lake Temple, shown as if recounted by Wilford Wood...

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, t...

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotogr...

Romantic art was a response to the social upheavals of the 19th century, as shown by works by its em...