Rai Trade (Firm)
Language
Italiano
Description
Against the backdrop of Italy's political upheaval, Fascism and chaos during the tumultuous post-war period between 1938 and 1948, Detective De Luca does the one thing he knows how to do: be a cop. He investigates and solves crimes in the war-torn city of Bologna and along the Adriatic coast with little or no regard for those in power, whoever they happen to be.
Language
Italiano
Description
Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation ... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With his always loyal and sometimes effective police squad, he solves crimes in the town of Vigata, crossing paths with Mafia dons, priests, housewives, liars and saints. All the while he confronts his personal demons, which war against his professional ideals, his commitment to his beautiful long-distance girlfriend and his constant flirtation...
Language
Italiano
Description
"Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation ... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With his always loyal and sometimes effective police squad, he solves crimes in the town of Vigata, crossing paths with Mafia dons, priests, housewives, liars and saints. All the while he confronts his personal demons, which war against his professional ideals, his commitment to his beautiful long-distance girlfriend and his constant flirtation...
12) Mother Teresa
Language
English
Description
Biography of the famous nun who ministered to India's poor.
Language
Italiano
Description
He's one hot cop and Italy's answer to Dirty Harry--or so he thinks. To everyone else, he is an ignorant, crude, and politically incorrect buffoon who is despised by colleagues and certainly not feared by the criminals he's chasing. Only his partner, Trombetti, sees past the bravado to the honest cop inside who's determined to fight crime and save the day, either thanks to his own dumb luck or (Trombetti's) intuition. When he's not fighting crime,...
Language
English
Description
In 430 AD, in the besieged city of Hippo, seventy year-old bishop Augustine recalls his reckless youth, his days as a renowned but dissolute orator, and how after converting to the guilt-free tenets of Manichaeism, he was called to the imperial court in Milan to serve as opponent to the Christian bishop Ambrose, but was finally converted to Christianity through the patience and devotion of his mother Monica.
18) Saint Peter
Language
English
Description
As a dedicated follower of Christ, Peter spreads the message of the Gospel across the land, often staying only one step ahead of those determined to persecute him. Peter and Paul meet and together they form a strong friendship in preaching about Christ. While fleeing persecution in the Eternal City, Peter sees Jesus walking toward him saying, Peter, I am coming to Rome, to be crucified again. Peter realizes he must follow Christ to the end, and returns...
19) Ludwig
Language
Italiano
Description
An operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th century mad king of Bavaria. Tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, coupled with his obsession for the music of Wagner, Ludwig retreats into a fantasy world. He builds fairytale castles and ultimately loses his already-fragile grip on his sanity.