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Rainer Maria Rilke letters to a young poet

Documentary films
Films for the hearing impaired
Poets, German -- 20th century -- Biography
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926.


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Barcelona

Cooking, Spanish
Documentary television programs
Food habits -- Spain -- Barcelona.
Food -- Spain -- Barcelona.
Television cooking shows.
Television programs


Danny says

Biographical films
Documentary films
Fields, Danny
Films for people with visual disabilities.
Films for the hearing impaired
Music trade -- United States
Sound recording executives and producers -- United States -- Biography
Video description.


Once were brothers : Robbie Robertson and The Band

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music, together making their mark on music history. Blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs and interviews with Robertson's friends and collaborators.


Agatha Christie : Lucy Worsley on the mystery queen

Lucy Worsley turns her historian's powers of investigation onto the mysterious figure of Agatha Christie. Over the course of three hour-long episodes, Lucy uncovers the story of one of the most famous – and complex – women of the 20th century. Agatha Christie is the most successful novelist of all time, outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. Across 75 novels, plays and countless short stories, she defined the detective genre for over a century. But the real woman behind the literary persona has long remained an enigma. Looked at through Lucy's expert eyes, Christie's life becomes a dynamic history of the 20th century. Over the course of her long life, Agatha Christie witnessed extraordinary upheaval: not just two World Wars, but revolutions in scientific understanding and enormous social change. Attitudes to everything from class and gender to race, Empire, science and technology were questioned and challenged. And – touched by these changes in very personal ways – she ploughed all of it into her books. For the first time Agatha Christie and her art are forensically examined, providing a unique portrait of a society in flux. Her books hold a mirror to 20th century Britain… and provide a remarkable window into a remarkable mind.


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