Films

Metropolis - The Power Of Cities

Carthage – City of Sailors

These cities thoroughly localize the knowledge and culture of yore. The metropolises of the Mediterranean region constitute the centers of power, religion and trade. Social and political trends reflected in spectacular architecture, outstanding, technical inventions and magnificent rituals. The series Metropolis – The Power of Cities takes us to the very heart of urban life in the Mediterranean area, the hub of the ancient world. The mighty metropolises of antiquity evolved here from a scattering of settlements. And not one city is like the next. Each developed in its own characteristic fashion, each uniquely marked by its geographical location, its… 2003, ZDF/ZDF Enterprises/Discovery, 45 min

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Metropolis - The Power Of Cities

Alexandria – Center of Knowledge

These cities thoroughly localize the knowledge and culture of yore. The metropolises of the Mediterranean region constitute the centers of power, religion and trade. Social and political trends reflected in spectacular architecture, outstanding, technical inventions and magnificent rituals. The series Metropolis – The Power of Cities takes us to the very heart of urban life in the Mediterranean area, the hub of the ancient world. The mighty metropolises of antiquity evolved here from a scattering of settlements. And not one city is like the next. Each developed in its own characteristic fashion, each uniquely marked by its geographical location, its… 2003, ZDF/ZDF Enterprises/Discovery, 45 min

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Metropolis - The Power Of Cities

Athens – The Rule of the People

These cities thoroughly localize the knowledge and culture of yore. The metropolises of the Mediterranean region constitute the centers of power, religion and trade. Social and political trends reflected in spectacular architecture, outstanding, technical inventions and magnificent rituals. The series Metropolis – The Power of Cities takes us to the very heart of urban life in the Mediterranean area, the hub of the ancient world. The mighty metropolises of antiquity evolved here from a scattering of settlements. And not one city is like the next. Each developed in its own characteristic fashion, each uniquely marked by its geographical location, its… 2003, ZDF/ZDF Enterprises/Discovery, 45 min

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Metropolis – The Bright Cities of the Dark Ages

“Metropolis II” takes a fascinating time journey into the past, visiting three remarkable medieval cities: Constantinople – Venice – Paris. Each of these played a significant role in the emergence of Europe through the clash between Christianity and Islam. Constantinople, the self-declared successor of the Roman Empire, institutionalizes the bitter conflict of the two faiths. But the magnificent city finally falls into the hands of the Osmans. Venice profits greatly from the confrontation between Christianity and Islam. Its role in the Crusades leads to the city’s emergence as the dominant Mediterranean naval power. The final film takes the viewer to… 2006, ZDF, 3 x 43/52 min

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Missing Allen

The Man Who Became a Camera

In November 1995, the American cameraman Allen Ross vanishes without a trace, having just completed the shooting for a documentary about the Mississippi. None of his friends knew that Allen had moved away from Chicago to become the member of a small sect, and the lover and husband of its high priest… Christian Bauer, who was a friend of Allen Ross, begins to search for him in 2000 – and the film becomes a detective story with an open end. It shows us the dark side of America and leads us into the world of salvation-seekers, UFOs and sects with… 2001, arte/BR/SR, 92 min

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