As a Sadhu, a Hindu monk, Suraj Baba has renounced all earthly attachments to pursue spiritual enlightenment. But his pilgrimage to the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious festival on the planet, only leads him to question his faith. So he decides to continue on to the holy lakes in Nepal: the source of all creation where, barefoot, he must brave freezing temperatures and face the naked truth of his own belief.
Ici et là, hors des radars de la représentation majoritaire, des gens, parfois seuls, parfois associés, cultivent des modes de vie, de production, de pensée, de croyance, de soin, en rupture au moins relative avec les manières certifiées conformes. Autonomes se tient dans la compagnie de quelques-uns de ceux-là, en Mayenne et alentours.
Chinese-born Lina borrows money to move to Paris to save up money to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams, leaving behind her husband and son in Dong Bei province. But once in Europe, nothing goes as planned, and she is forced into a line of work she never would have imagined. When her flighty sister-in-law shows up on her doorstep, Lina becomes inevitably tangled in her own web of lies.
Visually rich and densely layered, Carl Th. Dreyer— Reborn illuminates an artist too little understood and too important to overlook. Torben Skjødt Jensen’s elegant documentary is a collage of memories and reflections on one of cinema’s greatest directors. Originally shot and released in 1995, the documentary is now restored with bonus materials.
=> DVD: Danish original version with French subtitles. => VOD: Danish original version with English subtitles.
Ce coffret collector rassemble 2 documentaires riches en revendications sociales et politiques mais aussi en sonorités qui ont marqué leur époque. Entre le mouvement psychédélique brésilien Tropicalia porté par Caetano Veloso et Gilberto Gil et le génial activiste afrobeat Nigérian Fela, le lien est évident.
My Friend Fela
De Fela Kuti, on croit tout savoir : musicien génial, créateur de l’afrobeat, opposant inflexible. À travers les récits de son ami et biographe Carlos Moore, ce documentaire jette un regard neuf sur cette icône. Une personnalité complexe, loin d’être uniquement “une idole excentrique ...
