Transatlantic Films

The Russian Revolution( visu )
2 editions published in 1995 in 英语 and held by 66 libraries worldwide
Looks at Lenin and Kerensky, men from the same town who had important but different roles in the Russian revolution. Shows how their differing ideals came into conflict, and the shape of the Soviet Union resulted.

The Great Wall of China( visu )
3 editions published in 1995 in 英语 and held by 64 libraries worldwide
Describes Chin, China's first Emperor and name-sake, who created a nation whose boundaries have remained almost unchanged for almost two thousand years. He built the Great Wall of China during his reign.

The atomic bomb( visu )
4 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in 英语 and held by 59 libraries worldwide
Beginning with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, shows the sentiments generated by the war in the Pacific and how the Japanese were perceived as fighting to the last man. This perception plus General MacArthur's recommendation influenced Truman's decision to use this new secret weapon to bring an end to the war.

Glass( visu )
2 editions published between 1991 and 1997 in 英语 and held by 55 libraries worldwide
Insights into the music and ideas of American composer Philip Glass, incorporating performance and conversations with and about the artist, whose "systems music" has been described as a "high mass on Mars." Combining the Western disciplines of the classical music tradition with Eastern influences and visceral rock, Glass' music has a hypnotic, rhythmic sound appreciated by rock, jazz, and classical audiences alike.

The siege of Constantinople( visu )
2 editions published in 1995 in 英语 and held by 52 libraries worldwide
In 1453 Sultan Mehmet conquered the Balkans, and his first step was to sack Constantinople, the world's most impregnable fortress. This marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.

The science of love( visu )
1 edition published in 2003 in 英语 and held by 47 libraries worldwide
Falling in love: biologist Robert Friar; anthropologist Helen Fisher; social psychologist Arthur Aron; neurobiologists Semir Zeki and Andreas Bartels; Charles Wysocki, of the Monell Chemical Senses Center; and Louis Monti, of Pherin Pharmaceuticals, talk on topics including the neurochemistry of love, subconscious "love mapping," the vomero-nasal organ, "romance junkies," the stimulating power of dance, and the dynamics of kissing. Experiments that analyze the effects of pheromones, correlate fear with passion, induce bonding through shared confidences, and plot the activation of brain centers in response to visual images of loved ones are featured.

The Spanish Armada( visu )
3 editions published in 1997 in 英语 and held by 43 libraries worldwide
Describes the conflict between Catholic Philip II of Spain and the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England. In May 1588 Philip launches the Spanish Armada, an invincible fleet of 130 ships to conquer English shores. The English overcome the far larger Spanish fleet by using fireships. The broken Armada is forced to flee and Philip's dream of a Europe united under Catholic rule is shattered.

The shot that started the Great War( visu )
2 editions published in 1997 in 英语 and held by 42 libraries worldwide
Examines the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire and his wife Sophie. Their assassination set in motion a chain of events which led rapidly to the outbreak of World War I.

Revolution in Paris( visu )
2 editions published in 1997 in 英语 and held by 40 libraries worldwide

The plot to kill Hitler( visu )
2 editions published in 1997 in 英语 and held by 40 libraries worldwide
Examines the plot of Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and other German military commanders to assassinate Adolf Hitler.