100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics (2012)

100 Years of Universal: The Lew Wasserman Era

A look at Universal under the visionary leadership of Lew Wasserman.

The Escape

The tragic story of a group of prisoners, ordinary people, were detained in the camp at Lager in Naise at the beginning of WWII, after that mighty torture and abuse by the Germans, will try escape from the camp. A few succeeded.

A Lawman Is Born

An outlaw falsely accused of murder realizes the only way to clear himself is to become a lawman.

Tycoon's Interpreter

Ira is Russian. Ivan Tashkov, too. She is 23 years old, lives in Geneva with her mother and knows very little about her homeland. Tashkov is a supposed gangster of the Russian mafia, and is in jail waiting to be judged. Ira, who is searching for her roots and her own path in life, happens to be the interpreter of Tashkov's defense lawyer, and gets instantly captivated by of this powerful, cultured and manipulative man.

Nazca Desert Mystery

One of the world’s greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossing lines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200 square miles of Peruvian desert. Who created them and why? Ever since they were discovered in the 1920s, scholars and enthusiasts have raised countless theories about their purpose. Now, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of long-hidden lines and figures as well as evidence of ancient rituals, offering new clues to the origins and motivations behind the giant desert symbols.

Game of the Year

Opera seconda di Redaelli, "Game of the Year" offre uno sguardo sul complesso mondo dei videogiochi in Italia, che coinvolge sviluppatori, giocatori professionisti è content creator. Il regista ci porta a contatto con le aspirazioni, le sfide e le pressioni dell'industria dell'intrattenimento, svelando gli aspetti della la vita dei giovanissimi enfant prodige così come quella degli autori o dei giocatori più scafati che decidono di dedicare la vita a questa forma d'arte. Tra l'aspirazione al successo e le possibili rovine individuali questo documentario d'osservazione diventa un vero e proprio ritratto generazionale.

Le favolose

Il disconoscimento della propria identità resta per molte trans una seconda morte, quella della loro memoria. Le famiglie si vergognano e così funerale, cerimonia e tumulazione avvengono in gran segreto tra pochi intimi, frettolosamente manomesse nell’estetica. Sulle lapidi viene stampato il loro nome da uomo, in un’identità che mai più sarà quella da loro scelta durante la loro la vita terrena. È quello che accade ad Antonia, sepolta con il suo nome di battesimo, Giampaolo, nell’indifferenza dei più. Vent’anni dopo, il ritrovamento di una lettera spinge le sue migliori amiche, Porpora e Nicole, a organizzare un ritrovo della Memorabile Famiglia Reale, il gruppo di elette nella sconfinata costellazione trans, per rivivere un’intera giornata tutte assieme nell’appartamento storico, come facevano nei favolosi weekend di molti anni prima.

The First Train Runs in Hiroshima

Only 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town burned to the ground. The drivers were teenage girls working for the train company in place of men. The drama is based on a true story of people who strived for the restoration.

Sisters Virus

Hyeong-woo is forced to be quarantined with her sisters-in-law for 21 days due to the new virus. Hyeong-woo, who remains with his sister-in-law is shaken by the temptation of prohibition. Eventually, the virus spreads and becomes the beginning of human extinction. However, rumors are circulating that sharing forbidden love can amplify the energy and defeat the new virus, which they cannot help but believe. Their own sex, which began like that, makes them forget even the fear of the virus and makes them unable to break up.

Two Days

The story concentrates on a single 48-hour period during the Russian Revolution. The central character, played by Y. E. Samchykovski, is an old servant who staunchly supports the Royal Family. Even when his master is placed in prison and his son is appointed a commissar, the servant remains faithful to the Czarist regime. But when his village is invaded by the White Russian army and his son is summarily executed, the old man realizes that his homeland is far better off in the hands of the revolutionaries, who seek to build rather than destroy. A "cleansing" fire brings this propaganda piece to an appropriately symbolic conclusion.

Danger Street

Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.

The Yass Film: Adventure to Gaylord Street

A man and his young companion venture off to find the elusive Gaylord Street. However, many threats will stand in their way—from a sentient stuffed shark to a Russian, flintlock-wielding knight. Will they be able to make it there and back alive?

Bro

Caged in a system of judgments and closeted in what he thinks is the wrong body, CJ navigates and finds a way to feel how freeing and right friendship and love are with Matthew.

Julie Ganapathi

Tenkasi, the creator of a hit television show, finds himself in the house of Julie, a fan, after an accident. However, she reveals herself to be emotionally unstable and potentially dangerous.

I lautari

Toma Allistar è un dotato musicista girovago della Bessarabia di metà Ottocento che si innamora perdutamente della bella zingara Leanca. Questa, però, viene destinata in sposa a un ricco zingaro ungherese e Toma spenderà il resto della vita e le sue fortune nella disperata ricerca di lei.