Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi - star of the landmark television series "I, Claudius" - this documentary explores art and culture around the Bay of Naples before Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. The bay was then the most fashionable destination for vacationing Romans. Julius Caesar, emperors, and senators were among those who owned sumptuous villas along its shores. Artists flocked to the region to create frescoes, sculpture, and luxurious objects in gold, silver, and glass for villa owners as well as residents of Pompeii and other towns in the shadow of Vesuvius. The film concludes with the story of the discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum from the 18th century onward.

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...
A picture about the fine art of prehistoric times, the remains of which have been found in various p...
The first part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "The Song o...
The second part of the documentary about the work of the Czech painter Mikoláš Alš called "Glorious ...

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbri...

William Friedkin attends an exorcism with Father Gabriele Amorth, as he treats an Italian woman name...

"...a charming depiction of life as I knew it with my grandparents in my own village..." Clara Cale...

Siddharta and Fabrizio, one of them nine years old, the other one 65, are the core of a community th...

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

One public housing flat in Moscow stood out above all others: the home of George Costakis, the forem...

“This is a film about the end of a friendship. It wasn’t meant to be. Fifteen years ago, they painte...

The documentary is titled after Arkadaş Z. Özger’s poem “Hello My Dear” which had caused much contro...

An experimental shortfilm in line with "Lux Æterna", showcasing the footage from Cecil B. DeMille's ...

This ninety-minute film takes audiences on an epic journey across nine countries and over 1,400 year...

Rome, 1968. A football passionate PE teacher formed the first woman team. Thirty eight years later, ...

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the e...

Celebrating Billy Connolly's 75th birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - Jo...

A docu-film that traces the victorious ride of Mancini's Azzurri, from the debut match to the final ...

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and ...