Simona Kossak - daughter of the painter Jerzy Kossak and granddaughter of Wojciech - deprived of the talent that has defined her family for generations, grows up without knowing the warmth of her despotic mother. When, after graduation, she leaves everything - home, tradition, social conventions - and takes up a job as a scientist in Białowieża, she starts life on her own terms.
Using restored, colorized archives and testimonies from all the players in this conflict, this documentary covers the hundred days of apocalyptic fighting that wrote History. June 1944, the Allies landed in Normandy. This odyssey was meticulously prepared for months. The construction of two artificial ports, the transport of Anglo-American troops, their training cost colossal efforts, and caused many cold sweats: the secret of D-Day almost came to light several times. The documentary reveals the inner workings of Operation Overlord, it also deciphers the military operations, and evokes the choices of the high command. Placed at human level, it retraces the fate of Norman civilians subjected to deadly bombings, the attitude of the Allied soldiers and their German adversaries, as well as the aspirations of the French population, torn between fear and hope.
Timothy, who comes from a religiously divided household, faces a choice. Will he focus on higher education and wealth or will he decide to serve Jehovah whole-souled?
Mondo Sacramento 2 features 6 true tales from Sacramento's seedy underground. Mondo Sacramento 2 is a film that is part true crime reenactment/Mondo film/Docudrama, all filmed in Sacramento at many of the actual locations. Lynn Lowry stars as Dorothea Puente- The boarding house killer. The other 5 stories feature the Gallego couple killings, the Karen G. story, The attempted assassination of President Ford, along with 2 more strange tales. Mondo Sacramento 2 is the sequel to Mondo Sacramento. All Crazy and all based on true stories.
How, after four years of occupation, France was liberated between the spring and autumn of 1944. Patrick Rotman, writer, historian and director, offers a historical and political analysis of this significant period in history, from operations "Overlord" and "Dragoon" - the landing of Allied troops - to the celebrations organized for the liberation of Paris.
Writer and historian Dr Helen Castor explores the life - and death - of Joan of Arc. Joan was an extraordinary figure - a female warrior in an age that believed women couldn't fight, let alone lead an army. But Joan was driven by faith and today, more than ever, we are acutely aware of the power of faith to drive actions for good or ill. Since her death, Joan has become an icon for almost everyone: the left and the right, Catholics and Protestants, traditionalists and feminists. But where, in all of this, is the real Joan - the experiences of a teenage peasant girl who achieved the seemingly impossible? Through an astonishing manuscript, we can hear Joan's own words at her trial and, as Helen unpicks Joan's story and places her back in the world that she inhabited, the real human Joan emerges.
A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nielsen, travels around the country, first as a traveling teacher, later in other positions, and through his experiences we are introduced to the conditions of various population groups. The central figure in the portrayal of historical figures is the politician Orla Lehmann.
This film features the true stories of some of the legendary men and women of the Second World War who showed supreme courage and strength in the face of the enemy. Through archive film and personal recollections, this documentary includes the legendary leaders, Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Montgomery and General George Patton.
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