To escape the horrors of the battlefield, Henryk has a dream in which he imagines that his childhood home has been turned into an inn. His father is the innkeeper and his fiancée, Mania, is a serving maid. As innkeeper, his father is given a hard time by all the drunkards and, to defend his dignity, he claims that he is untouchable, ‘like a king’. But will a ‘royal wedding’ between the prince Henryk and Mania manage to restore the family’s honour? The Marriage (Ślub) is an opera adaptation of the eponymous play by Witold Gombrowicz, one of Poland’s leading dramatists of the 20th century. Poznań Opera House has commissioned this operatic adaptation from Zygmunt Krauze, for his part, one of the leading composers active in Poland today.
Lap up the luxury and opulence of the festive season at Switzerland's Gstaad Palace hotel, as we discover one of the most exclusive hotels in the world, where staff and management work hard to ensure their guests enjoy the ultimate 5-star festive experience. Run by third generation hotelier Andrea Scherz, whose family have owned the hotel since 1938, the hotel is one of the last in Switzerland to close between the summer season and winter. When it reopens in mid-December, with rooms costing up to £18,000 per night, the pressure is on to provide a truly first class Christmas.
Singin' in the Rain, Strangers in the Night, What a Wonderful World: accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Jochen Rieder, tenor Jonas Kaufmann interprets a century of great film music.
How far will light travel in a tunnel of darkness? Where does one find themselves when confronted with their own imperfections, flaws, and shortcomings? They find themselves within the balance of light and dark—a space only a few discover. A space filled with nothing but Chiaroscuro.
Varvara Shcherbakova is bright, charismatic, incredibly funny! I wrote it all about myself.… They often write to me: "You show people so funny!" So I decided it was time to take all these "people" and unite!
13-year-old Maggie navigates growing up, her first love, and moving to a new town, all while learning she has synesthesia - a condition that makes her see sounds, hear colours and more.
The indestructible "Granny-Frog" lovingly describes the flowers in her garden that she eagerly awaits, while the obsessed filmmaker finds those 'flowers' in discarded, accidental beauties in the neighborhood. A stop-motion roller coaster ride through sleepy working-class neighborhood "Detelinara".
Melanie Ludwig follows the footsteps of her grandparents, who traveled from Linz, Austria to Spain in 1953. During her research, she visits the hometown of the Spanish tour guide of her grandparents. In this village she meets his nephew, who tells her the life story of his uncle.
A group of male celebrities strip down to raise awareness for prostate, testicular, and colorectal cancer testing and research in this daring two-hour special.
An animated documentary about WWII survivor, Grandma Zosia. With extraordinary distance and a sense of humor, she talks about the difficulties of the wartime and camp reality she experienced as a young girl.