Stand Up, Nigel Barton
Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University.
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Semi-autobiographical TV play by Dennis Potter, from the BBC's 'Wednesday Play' series. It deals with the experiences of Nigel Barton, a young man from a poor mining community who wins a scholarship to Oxford University.
Candidate Nigel Barton goes from idealism to cynicism as he becomes disillusioned and suspicious of hollow campaign promises.
A capricious rich woman has fun while humiliating a poor musician, who becomes famous thanks to his compositions, and in an accusation of plagiarism he manages to ridicule the her.
“Jose Bartolome: Guro” is a story of Jose Bartolome, a dedicated teacher who is torn between having a prosperous life in America or educating his illiterate countrymen.
Orchestre de Paris performs Béla Bartók - The Miracolous Mandarin conducted by Klaus Mäkelä
Comedy about two con-artists, a Confederate newspaper mogul and a ten year old Mexican boy.
This animated film is a continuation of Bartolo's Flute or the Invention of Music (1997), by Paul Leduc. On this occasion, and also applying a 3D animation technique, this film takes a journey through the musical evoluti
George Barton is a construction worker who lives with his daughter Amelia. His entire adult life, he has held a secret: being illiterate. When an unexpected event puts his livelihood at stake, he has to finally face his
In 1906 the young Bela Bartok set out to discover the forgotten music of his people. He found a vast treasure of folk music all over Eastern Europe, and he called his discovery 'a miraculous circumstance'. In this film t
Portrait of an exceptional musical talent and one of opera’s biggest stars, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. With interviews from her illustrious friends and colleagues from the world of classical music: Daniel Barenboim,
In the awe-inspiring Teatro Olimpico,Vicenza, Cecilia Bartoli, recognised as one of the best singers of our time, gives the most outstanding recital of work from a variety of composers such as Caccini, Schubert, Handel,
An isolated island of rocks and deserted landscapes, abandoned by humans due to the overexploitation of its resources. Yet, the island is not as desolate as it appears. Traces of human presence linger, their shadows and