Niederlande Edition, PAL/Region 2 DVD: TON: Englisch ( Mono ), Holländisch ( Mono ), BONUSMATERIAL: Kasten-Satz, Multi-DVD Satz, Szene Zugang, Wechselwirkendes Menü, SYNOPSIS: This boxset contains most of the Joris Ivens's films from 1912 to 1988, including:
Une histoire de vent:
A film crew headed by a veteran director (Joris Ivens) travels to China's Gobi desert in this symbolic documentary-styled fantasy. While the crew waits for the wind to kick up, weather reports tell of tidal waves every place but China. The director is hospitalized after a fall from his chair and has dreams he is part of the Melies film A Trip To The Moon.
Le 17e parallèle: La guerre du peuple:
Le Mistral:
Documentary on the effect of the Mistral wind in Provence.
Indonesia Calling:
Film of the Australian dock strike of 1945/46 in support of the declaration of independence of the Indonesian people, when Australian ports were used to send Dutch and English arms and ammunition into Indonesia. Film made in 1946
La Seine a rencontré Paris:
..A Valparaíso:
Life in a Valparaiso circus.
Rotterdam-Europoort:
Documentary on the Rotterdam airport.
The 400 Million:
Documentary on the heroic resistance of the Chinese to Japanese aggression.
Power and the Land:
A documentary showing the struggle to bring electricity to rural areas of the United States. |
The Spanish Earth:
A documentary showing the struggle of the Spanish Republican government against a rebellion by ultra-right-wing forces led by Gen. Francisco Franco and backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. |
Misère au Borinage:
A social documentary describing the fate of some 15,000 miners in the Borinage, who in 1932 staged a strike in protest against the announcement by Belgian mine-owners of a 5% cut in wages.
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