A fascinating chronicle of an unprecedented cross-cultural collaboration. In 1997 renowned conductor Zubin Mehta and celebrated Chinese film director Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern) joined forces on a production of Puccini’s opera Turandot in the Forbidden City of Beijing. The production was an undertaking on an epic scale with enormous sets, breathtaking hand-sewn Ming Dynasty costumes and hundreds of soldiers posing as extras. A fascinating chronicle of an unprecedented cross-cultural collaboration, The Turandot Project combines the pageantry of this opulent opera production with a spectacular cinematic portrait of the struggles and triumphs of Zubin Mehta and Zhang Yimou to mount their production in this most historic venue of China.

DVD label: Zeitgeist (DVD5)
DVD Format: NTSC
DVD Audio: AC3 2.0
Program: DVD Decrypter
Menus: Untouched
Video: Untouched
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Extras contain: Additional Footage, Bios, Trailers
DVD runtime: 01:38:15

https://nitro.download/view/C120964D55D0A05/The_Turandot_Project_DVD.rar

Language(s):English, Italian, Mandarin
Subtitles:English Hardcoded

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PLOT: This documentary by Oscar-winner Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the most fascinating American avant-garde composer John Cage. Shot in America, Germany and Japan, the program premieres rare archival footage; presenting concert excerpts and a set of short episodes, featuring associates of Cage and contemporary artists, playfully delineating different aspects of John Cage. The documentary features interviews with Yoko Ono, David Tudor, Christian Wolff, Steffen Schleiermacher, Irvine Arditti, Toshio Hosokawa, Mayumi Miyata, Calvin Tomkins and many others. “John Cage – Journeys in Sound“ will delight and enthral both Cage novices as well as die-hard fans.

John.Cage.Journeys.in.Sound.2012.576p.BluRay.AAC2.0.x264.mkv

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Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 0 min
Size: 	1.56 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	1024x576 
Aspect ratio:  	16:9
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
Bit rate: 	3 420 kb/s
BPP: 	0.242
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#1:  	English 2.0ch AAC LC @ 229 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/839644C9421D571/John.Cage.Journeys.in.Sound.2012.576p.BluRay.AAC2.0.x264.mkv

Language(s):English, German, Japanese
Subtitles:English, French, German, Japanese, Korean

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