UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15013344
Format:
3 DVD-Video (117 Min.)
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1 Beih. (23 S.), 1 Beil.
Edition:
Collector's ed.
Content:
The Rape of Europa Collector's Edition includes the award-winning documentary film, The Rape of Europa, based on the book by Lynn Nicholas, and narrated by Academy Award-nominated actress Joan Allen. It also features interviews with key figures including the Monuments Men and other war heroes, victims of the Nazis thefts, and prominent cultural figures including Major Corine Wegener (retired), a modern day Monuments woman who served in Iraq. The Rape of Europa Collector's Edition addresses the questions of our time about the role of art in defining culture, and our shared responsibility to protect it. Included are Charlie Rose's interviews with author Lynn Nicholas and Robert M. Edsel, co-producer of The Rape of Europa and author of the companion book, Rescuing Da Vinci. The collectors edition includes 7 hours of additional footage. (The Monuments Men)
Note:
Ländercode: 1
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Orig.: USA, 2006
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Disc I: Introduction by Monuments man, Harry Ettlinger. The rape of Europa. The Charlie Rose show - Interviews: Lynn Nicholas, author of The rape of Europa; Robert M. Edsel, co-producer of The rape of Europa and author of the companion book, Rescuing Da Vinci
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Disc II: Chapter 1 - The villains: Adolf Hitler; Hitler, the artist; Hitler and Linz; The Nazis' plan to loot; The Nazi looting machine; Nazi propaganda. Chapter 2 - The heroes: The "Monuments men"; Rose Valland; Life as a combat soldier; The "Purple Heart Battalion". Chapter 3 - The victims: Surviving the holocaust; The Nazis through the eyes of a boy; The Anschluss: Vienna in 1938; "My grandparents". Chapter 4 - Preparations: Winged victory of Samothrace; Evacuating the Louvre; Guarding the Mona Lisa; Protecting Florence's treasures; Hiding the National Gallery's paintings. Chapter 5 - Theft and destruction: The battle of Monte Cassino; Cracow and the Veit Stoss Altarpiece; The theft of the big three; Protecting the wine of Tour d'Argent; The liberation and destruction of Florence. Chapter 6 - Finding, returning, and rebuilding: Discovery of the Merkers Mine; Entering Alt Aussee; The collecting points; Warsaw Royal Palace: Soul of the people; Wawel Castle: A restoration; Restitution: A painting returns home; Rebirth of a cemetery: The Campo Santo
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Disc III: Chapter 7 - The former Soviet Union: A special case: Never forgetting: The legacy of war; Saving the hermitage; The "Blockade". Chapter 8 - Altmann V. Republic of Austria: Case for the Prosecution: E. Randol Schoenberg; Case for the defense: Goffried Toman; Homecoming: Maria Altmann. Chapter 9 - What is art: Who owns it?: Why art matters; The life of a Picasso; Proberty as a symbol; A museum's responsibility; Understanding restitution. Chapter 10 - Learning from the past: Dr. Bruce Cole, Chairman, National Endowment for the humanities; A model for the future; Protecting our heritage; A Shabbos goy; Finding the treasure; Getting it home; What happened in Iraq...and what didn't. Chapter 11 - Masterpieces and museums: Vermeer's The Astronomer; Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine; Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece and Michelangelo's Bruges Madonna; Michelangelo's David; The Louvre in Paris; The Hermitage in St. Petersburg; The Uffizi in Florence; The Czartoryski in Cracow
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Engl. mit span. Untertiteln ; closed captioned
Language:
English
Keywords:
Zweiter Weltkrieg
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Drittes Reich
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Kunstraub
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DVD-Video
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Zweiter Weltkrieg
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Drittes Reich
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Kulturgut
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Zerstörung
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DVD-Video
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Deutschland
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Alliierte
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Kunstraub
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Restitution 〈Kulturpolitik〉
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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