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Daniel Kehlmann
Item# 40647
© 2008
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-185-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-184-2
A novel is a "map of contradictions," says German-Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann-an arena of clashing viewpoints, each with its own persuasive logic. This program presents an interview with Kehlmann...
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The Mystery of Jan van Eyck
Item# 40331
© 2008
87 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-830-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-831-4
The Mystery of Jan van Eyck tells the stories of some of the Flemish master's most significant paintings-The Ghent Altarpiece, The Arnolfini Marriage, The Dresden Triptych, Portrait of Cardinal Niccol...
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The Civilians' Story: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40346
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-633-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-634-1
In addition to documenting the Great War itself, Albert Kahn's team of photographers recorded the impact of the conflict on French civilian life. This program examines offerings from Kahn's Archive of...
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The End of a World: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40350
© 2008
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-641-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-642-6
As they built an unsurpassed visual archive of world culture, Albert Kahn and his photographers turned their attention to widely divergent locations. This program follows the maritime odyssey of Lucie...
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Europe After the Fire: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40347
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-635-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-636-5
Versailles, 1919: French banker Albert Kahn and his camera team are among the few photographers allowed inside the Hall of Mirrors for the treaty signing-an example of Kahn's uncanny talent for docume...
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Europe on the Brink: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40344
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-629-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-630-3
Poverty, emigration, declining birth rates, and ethnic divisions weakened many European countries as the 20th century began. From France to the Balkans, leaders prescribed nationalism and military bui...
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Far East: Expeditions to Empires-Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40349
© 2008
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-639-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-640-2
From 1914 through much of the 1920s, Albert Kahn's photographic team was hard at work in Asia, amassing culturally and historically vital images for the Archive of the Planet. This program recounts jo...
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Men of the World: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40343
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-627-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-628-0
In 1908, Albert Kahn and his chauffeur embarked on a global trek to observe and absorb other cultures-an early "prototype" of the many photography missions Kahn would fund over the years. This program...
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Middle East: The Birth of Nations-Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40348
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-637-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-638-9
No sooner had Europe declared an end to its Great War than the seeds of new conflict were sewn-in the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire. With typical global awareness, photography patron and archivi...
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The Soldiers' Story: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Item# 40345
© 2008
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-631-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-632-7
As World War I engulfed his country, Albert Kahn struck a deal with the French army: his team of photographers would capture images and footage that helped the war effort in exchange for direct access...
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