Inghilterra. A Cheltenham College, una scuola privata, si celebrano i soliti riti e le solite celebrazioni. Ma vige anche la legge non scritta dell'omertà rispetto alle ingiustizie e agli abusi subiti dagli studenti. Uno di questi, Mick Travis, aiutato da altri suoi due compagni, decide di ribellarsi a questi soprusi, organizzando una sanguinosa rivolta nei confronti di docenti e studenti.
La vicenda si svolge a New York tra il 1906 e il 1914. Sullo sfondo di numerosi avvenimenti reali, tra cui la vita della ballerina Evelyn Nesbit e dell'omicidio del suo ex amante, il celebre architetto Stanford White, da parte del marito Harry Kendall Thaw, si sviluppa la storia di una famiglia bianca benestante di New Rochelle di cui non si dice il cognome e neppure i nomi di battesimo dei componenti, del neonato nero che viene trovato un giorno davanti alla casa di famiglia, della madre del neonato, Sarah, e di Coalhouse Walker, un pianista nero di ragtime che corteggia Sarah. Dopo che Sarah accetta la proposta di matrimonio di Coalhouse, succedono tragici eventi che sconvolgono la vita di tutti i personaggi.
Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.
An unsettling and eye opening exploration into the spread of the radical Islamic school Red Mosque, which trains legions of children to devote their lives to jihad, or holy war, from a very young age. With incredible access and chilling footage, Among the Believers is a timely and relevant look into the causes that have led to the growth of radical Islam in Pakistan and around the world.
An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.
Autori vari intenti nella rilettura delle parabole del Vangelo. Bernardo Bertolucci ricorre al teatro d'avanguardia del Living Theatre nell'episodio "L'agonia"; in "L'indifferenza" Carlo Lizzani fa del buon samaritano neorealista; Pier Paolo Pasolini ricorre all'innocenza di Ninetto Davoli nella "La sequenza del fiore di carta"; in "L'amore" Jean-Luc Godard fa diventare brechtiano il figliol prodigo; in "Discutiamo, discutiamo..." Marco Bellocchio e gli studenti universitaria inventano una improvvisazione sul tema della contestazione.
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.
In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.
This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The Hollywood Blacklist, which occurred in the late forties and early fifties as part of the Anti-Communist witch-hunts that terrorized the nation. This film is seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the now deceased Hollywood figures whose careers were destroyed when studio bosses, along with guild and union officials capitulated to the demands of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Gli ultimi giorni di vita di Marco Pannella - indomabile e dirompente protagonista lungo 60 anni di vita politica italiana - mostrati attraverso materiali di repertorio mai visti prima, oltre a interviste inedite e interventi illustri. Un meritato ritratto, dedicato a una delle figure più indipendenti del 900 italiano.
The documentary AMERICAN REDS provides a historical overview of 20th century Communism and the growth, decline and contemporary relevance of the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA). Since its founding in 1919, the CPUSA has championed the struggles for democracy, labor rights, women’s equality, and racial justice. During its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, it attracted millions of Americans to support its causes and almost 100,000 men and women to enlist in its ranks. The film begins with the Party's emergence as a small militant sect in the 1920s and documents its rise to the foremost radical group in the United States during the Great Depression, fighting against racism, sexism and fascism, as well as for the rights of workers to organize. It ends with the decline of the Party during the Cold War under the assaults of the FBI and anti- communist crusades.
A radical campus group persuades student Carol Arlington to lead a protest of a college's football team. She manages to recruit Larry Davis, even though he is a star player for State's team.
The Kingdom of Survival explores modern skepticism in America, challenges the status quo and uncovers provocative links between survivalist philosophy, ecumenical spirituality, radical political theory, and outlaw culture. The audience is invited into a thoughtful conversation with the likes of Prof. Noam Chomsky, Dr. Mark Mirabello, Ramsey Kanaan, and the riveting final interview with beloved author, Joe Bageant. These unique thought leaders cast a rare shadow of doubt over our most blindly accepted American traditions.
Hard things were said. Incredible things were said. It is time to think about everything that was said. An account of Kirchnerism, a left-wing populist movement that ruled Argentina from 2003 to 2015, led by Néstor Kirchner (1950-2010) and his wife Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
This chilling and provocative faux home movie presents the story of three dissidents and their plan to commit a revolutionary act on film. Bicât and scriptwriter Howard Brenton explore the consequences and co-option of political violence with hard, grubby directness and a pre-punk, semi-nihilistic attack on bourgeois values.
A group of Staten Island radicals lead by ex-philosophy student Marie and her boozy filmmaker boyfriend Nick attempt to kidnap the CEO of the Leo Corporation but instead accidentally capture Daniel, a nutty small time accountant. With Daniel in custody at their commune, several of the radicals attempt to 'revolutionize the bedroom', an endeavor further complicated by a surprise visit from Marie's tough boy ex-lover Junior. (from IMDB)
A series of tableaux depicting the follies of a group of naïve Marxist would-be radicals who think that they want to be revolutionaries, but in the final analysis, what they really want is to be seen wearing berets.
An essay about middle America and the destruction caused by mindless mass consumption.
A key overview of twentieth-century American fascism and antifascism produced in 1991 by the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee.