Visiting Italy
β 5.8 Β· 1951 Β· 8m Β· Documentary
This TravelTalk short focuses on the ancient ruins in Rome, the leaning tower of Pisa, and the architecture in Florence, Italy.
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Climbing Iran
2020 Β· β 8
Nasim is a free climber, the only woman able to open new routes in Iran. Sheβs facing a double mountain to climb, both physical and cultural, as her passion collides with the strict policies concerning women freedom in her country. And she has a dream: open a new route in the Alps.
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With Malays in Sumatra
A travel documentary following writer Sigfrid Siwertz and photographer Gustaf Boge's trip to Sumatra.
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The Endless Summer
1966 Β· β 7.2
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during Californiaβs winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
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Sans Soleil
1983 Β· β 7.5
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
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Planet Food: Goa and Manila
2012 Β· β 7
Roving foodies Angela May and Bobby Chinn embark on two culinary journeys across Asia. Angela travels to the western coast of India to sample the cuisine and culture of the thriving melting pot that is Goa. Meanwhile, Bobby travels to Manila where he discovers a passionate and humorous people, and their love of food.
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Mel Giedroyc & Martin Clunes Explore Britain by the Book
2023
Much-loved actress, comedian and writer Mel Giedroyc heads to Dorset on a travel adventure with a twist. Inspired by her passion for books, Mel hooks up with her friend and Dorset local, Martin Clunes, to explore the spectacular scenery and iconic locations made famous by some of Britain's favourite books and films.
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Girls Life Is Trembling
2009
Four stories set between the 60s and the 70s in Italy. Four personal female adventures crossing the path of Italian history, the struggle for women rights, the liberation of the body, in a country without memory.
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Cold Trumpet
1963
Chet Baker silently wanders through an Antonioniesque landscape in a Felliniesque state of wonderment as his improvised trumpet solos alternate between earnestly offering the obvious and mocking the artiness of the whole affair.
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The Antiquities of Rome
1989 Β· β 7.6
A structuralist work composed of static, long-duration shots of Roman ruins and architectural details, all filmed on Super 8. The film operates without a traditional narrative or dialogue, relying on fixed compositions to document the interplay of light and shadow across ancient stone. By framing monuments through windows and doorways, Jean-Claude Rousseau explores the relationship between historical space and the act of observation.
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