Music Movies

The Public

World premiere and new production of the Teatro Real de Madrid , El Público is an opera by Mauricio Sotelo after Federica Garcia Lorca commissioned by Gerard Mortier. Directed by Pablo Heras-Casado.

Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011

The fourth edition of Rock in Rio, back to its origins, was held on September 23, 24, 25, 29 and 30, and October 1 and 2, 2011, at an area to be built next to the old City of Rock. Metallica played on September 25th. Setlist: Creeping Death / For Whom the Bell Tolls / Fuel / Ride the Lightning (Followed by guitar solo (Kirk).) / Fade to Black / Cyanide / All Nightmare Long / Sad but True (Followed by bass solo.) / Welcome Home (Sanitarium) / Orion (Preceded by band presentation.) / One / Master of Puppets / Blackened (With final jam.) / Nothing Else Matters / Enter Sandman / Am I Evil? (Diamond Head cover) (Half) / Whiplash / Seek & Destroy

Newsies

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

The Slipper and the Rose

Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the Kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the Prince to wed no matter what. When the Prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the Prince is determined to find and marry her.

The Sweetest Moment

This is a Cantonese musical from director Wong Yiu

Ghost Light

When some small satirical group enters a theatre they don't realize they are getting locked up after dark.

ČT Live – Lucie Bílá

Vinobraní

Black Goddess

A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his father's deathbed, the young Babatunde promises to go to Brazil and search for traces of their once-enslaved ancestors. Beginning with a Candomblé ritual, his journey takes him ever deeper into this culture and, in a dream-like sequence, affords him a deeper understanding of his ancestors' suffering and powers of resistance. Balogun effortlessly links present with past, real with magical worlds and discourse with trance. The hypnotic atmosphere is also heightened by the music of the Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka, which plays with repetitive patterns and distortions.

Chime on Trill

Arthur and Alexandre are childhood friends. While one feels pressured to give the first kiss, the other wants to become a great rapper and record his first clip. By helping each other, they start new discoveries.

Héritières

At the crossroads of musical documentary, art film and poetic essay, the film Héritières delves into the world of the musical project of the same name, which brings together more than twenty female performers of different ages and cultural origins around the theme of maternal legacy and the collective heritage of women across generations.

Villa-Lobos - O Índio de Casaca

Aria

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

Femme rock

Women and rock have a distinctive sound, a hidden power. They’re tones, distortions, chords, and rhythms that tend to be more unpredictable to the average ear. Perhaps women are able to enrich music with their instability, strength, and raw emotion. The bands Lilits, Besos Con Lengua, Niñas Con Frenillo, and Las Jonathan are all made up of women, and they play rock.

Dancing, salón de baile

Some thieves confront the detectives who surprise them while robbing a factory, but manage to escape.

Maragatha Veenai

Gokila, an orphan, learns music from the man who adopted her. She goes to a different village where she works as a music teacher to earn a living.

Amoeba

Five band members on tour become stranded on the way to their last gig. The pressure of the situation reveals the group's true feelings about their music and each other.

Giuditta

Time stands still whenever Giuditta starts to sing. Regarded as a bird of paradise, many a man has tried to enclose her in a golden cage and trap her in chains of diamonds disguised as necklaces. To no avail: the beautiful Giuditta is as protective of her freedom as her secrets. No one truly knows from whence she came, not the bird-catcher who one day found her on the shore and married her no questions asked, or the handsome Captain Octavio with whom she ran away to North Africa…

Así fue: Una sesión rescatada del olvido

Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King

A documentary covering the rise of extremely alternative band Half Japanese: from the early days when Jad and David Fair recorded loud music in their bedroom for distribution via mail order cassette tape, to their contemporary incarnation after David's departure for married life and Jad's increased stature among musicians and critics. Includes interviews with Jad, David, Mo Tucker of Velvet underground fame, and Penn Jillette, who produced an album of theirs.