The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned, penniless outsiders. 1874 was the year that changed everything; the first Impressionists, “hungry for independence”, broke the mould by holding their own exhibition outside official channels. Impressionism was born and the art world was changed forever. What led to that first groundbreaking show 150 years ago? Who were the maverick personalities that wielded their brushes in such a radical and provocative way? The spectacular Musée d’Orsay exhibition brings fresh eyes to this extraordinary tale of passion and rebellion. The story is told not by historians and curators but in the words of those who witnessed the dawn of Impressionism: the artists, press and people of Paris, 1874.
In a time of deep political division, Centered: Joe Lieberman chronicles the remarkable career of Joe Lieberman, a principled and bipartisan politician who navigated the tumultuous world of American politics with unwavering integrity, offering timely lessons on the power of collaboration and leadership beyond party lines.
June 26,1990, the Dude Fire rages across Zane Gray country in the towering ponderosa forests below the Mogollon Rim in Central Arizona, killing five prison crew members and a female supervisor on her first fire. Follow along with the survivors and firefighters as they share their experience as inmate firefighters and their harrowing story of courage, loss and redemption.
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
Pavel had a difficult childhood, but he grew up modest and kind. This prevents him from maintaining a relationship with a demanding girl and pushes him to selflessly help people. During the day, he is a realtor selling the house of a candidate for deputy, and at night - an anonymous benefactor and the people's favorite Potato Angel. Pavel also arranges the life of his slacker brother and, it seems, finds a new love. But that same candidate, afraid of losing the election, pretends to be a night hero.
Poignant stories about men and women who have linked their lives — some for years, some for an hour, some for five minutes. Life stories that sound at home in the kitchen, in a compartment with strangers, in a taxi, or left in a notebook as a memory, because if the feelings are real, sincere, then it's forever. Moments of strange encounters and bitter breakups, in which you can see something familiar.
A large family gather to celebrate a birthday. It would seem like a great reason to get together. But the family is just a project of one of the "brothers" — an experienced psychologist who is conducting an experiment to create a "happiness formula". He believes that manipulating others, their emotions and desires, will make them happy. However, love interferes with the mathematical calculations, which can neither be calculated nor predicted.
At the height of summer, 18-year-old Cécile is relaxing by the French seaside with her father, her father's lover, and her new boyfriend. The arrival of her late mother’s enigmatic friend turns her world upside down.
Two would be killers get more than they bargained for when dead bodies turn up at a warehouse that they've never encountered before. As their work day drags on, they start questioning each other, and are driven to sci-fi madness.