Shot over the course of three years, on location in Sweden, Japan, Singapore, United States, South Africa, England, Chile and Argentina, using a combination of video diary, surveillance camera, concert and tour footage as well as animations, filmmakers Mikel Cee Karlsson and Fredrik Egerstrand have committed the life and struggles of one of Swedens most [...]
Goya and Madrid
India
Australia
Beijing, China
Dublin, Ireland
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Los Angeles, California, USA
Istanbul, Turkey
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Russia
Southern USA
Munch and Olso
Van Gogh and Arles
Caravaggio and Rome
Vermeer and Delft
Ethiopia
Australia/New Zealand
Hong Kong
Japan
Iran
Korea
Africa
Thailand/Morocco/ Puerto Rico
Argentina
Canada
Chile
New York
Mexico City/Scandinavia
San Francisco/Italy
France
UK
Russia
Turkey
Spain
Germany
Known as the ‘Gateway to the Highlands,’ Stirling has been an important part of Scottish history since Roman times due to it’s location at the base of the Scottish hills and its defensible crag and tail hill.
The city today is best remembered for its strategic importance in the Wars of Scottish Independence which involved freedom [...]
Focusing on the lives of non-racist and nationalist northern English skinheads in 1983, the 2006 film This is England by Shane Meadows opened to wide critical acclaim, making many ‘Best of’ lists for the year. Now four years later, Meadows is revisiting the characters he made famous in a four part TV sequel entitled This [...]
Not often does something started by a horrible dictator result in years of prosperity and art but Cinecittà Studios is that exception. Opened in April of 1937 by Mussolini in order to promote Italy and fascism with the slogan “Il cinema è l’arma più forte” (Cinema is the most powerful weapon), Cinecittà Studio is now [...]
Once a sleepy market town on the way to the Pyrenees resorts, since the miraculous vision of a young girl in 1858, Lourdes now attracts 5 million people each year, many of whom have come on a pilgrimage to the site in order to receive the ‘healing’ waters.
Bernadette Soubirous, or Saint Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, was born [...]
The popular filming location Wilton House has won the UK’s top award for Restoration, given out each year by The Historic Houses Association and Sotheby’s. Wilton’s entry into the contest was for its beautifully restored dining room that used both traditional and modern methods of repairs, undertaken by many local craftsmen.
Wilton House, situated near [...]
A visit to Paris is not complete without a day trip to the town of Versailles. Only 10.6 miles outside of Paris, Versailles was once a bustling medieval village, a common stopping place for those on the road into the city. In 1671, the medieval town, with its narrow alleys and winding street pattern was [...]
