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When the Egyptians Sailed on the Red Sea

When the Egyptians Sailed on the Red Sea

Director(s): Stéphane Bégoin

American archaeologist Cheryl Ward, a world specialist in ancient navigation, coordinates the construction of a replica of an Egyptian ship from the New Kingdom. The design is based on a bas-relief in the temple of Deir el-Bahari in Luxor, showing a...

Face

Face

Director(s): Ming-Liang Tsai

A Taiwanese filmmaker makes a film of the story of Salome at the Musée du Louvre. Although he speaks neither English nor French, he is determined to have the actor Jean-Pierre Léaud play the role of King Herod. To give the film a chance of success,...

Rembrandt

Rembrandt

Synopsis: Was Rembrandt's painting Le boeuf écorché commissioned by a butcher? Are certain of his paintings "copies"—mechanical reproductions of originals by the master, produced in his lifetime? Are they works by his pupils, or were they painted by...