Michael Verhoeven – Tische (1969)

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The title “Tische” (German for tables) is a reference to the failed peace talks between the US and Vietnamese governments in Paris (1968-1969), where the only thing the two parties could agree on was the shape and size of
the conference table.

This experimental short by Michael Verhoeven contrasts pictures of tables with scenes from the Vietnam war.

Tische (1970, Michael Verhoeven).mkv

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Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	10mn 5s
Size:	185 MiB
DXVA:	Compatible
Minimum settings:	Met
Video
Codec:	x264
Resolution:	676x574 ~> 956x574
Aspect ratio:	5:3
Frame rate:	25.000 fps
Bit rate:	2 177 kb/s
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German 2.0ch AC-3 @ 384 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/6F272414E5A1B57/Tische_(1970,_Michael_Verhoeven).mkv

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Various – The World at War (1973)

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:42:00 +0000

Quote:
When this epic series was first broadcast in 1973 it redefined the gold standard for television documentary; it remains the benchmark by which all factual programming must judge itself.

Originally shown as 26 one-hour programmes, The World at War set out to tell the story of the Second World War through the testimony of key participants. The result is a unique and unrepeatable event, since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long left to live. Each hour-long programme is carefully structured to focus on a key theme or campaign, from the rise of Nazi Germany to Hitler’s downfall and the onset of the Cold War.

There are no academic “talking heads” here to spell out an official version of history; the narration, delivered with wonderful gravitas by Sir Laurence Olivier, is kept to a minimum. The show’s great coup was to allow the participants to speak for themselves.

Painstaking research in the archives of the Imperial War Museum also unearthed a vast quantity of newsreel footage, including on occasion the cameraman’s original raw rushes which present an unvarnished and never-before-seen picture of important events. Carl Davis’ portentous main title theme and score underlines the grand scale of the enterprise.

20.96GB | 765×574 | mkv

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

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