RM Arts Movie Trailers
Most Popular RM Arts Trailers
Total trailers found: 38
Mozart: The Magic Flute Trailer (1989)
16 September 1989
A delightful fairy tale, Mozart's final operatic legacy remains a great work in the spirit of the Enlightenment.
Carmen Trailer (1994)
06 June 1994
Modern adaptation of the classic operatic drama, with a few twists. Micaela, José's Mother, and Mörd (Death) are played by the same dancer.
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail Trailer (1998)
08 July 1998
Richard Wagner's operatic retelling of the story of the search for the Holy Grail receives a lavish production in this video, which records performances held in Bayreuth, St.
Khovanshchina Trailer (1989)
03 January 1989
The last and arguably finest opera of Modest Mussorgsky is captured in one of its most powerful interpretations in this 1989 recording from the Vienna State Opera, conducted by Claudio Abbado.
La Boheme Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Giacomo Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux depicting the infectious joie de vivre of youth and the tragic waste of disease and separation.
Enter Achilles Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
A funny, cruel exploration of the male psyche, Enter Achilles is set in a typical British pub, a shabby, nicotine-stained boozer.
Death in Venice Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Death in Venice was Britten's final opera--an extraordinarily atmospheric and haunting adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella, evoking the grandeur and shabbiness of a Venice in the grip of disease.
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' Trailer (1988)
01 October 1988
BBC documentary about Franz Kafka played by GREEK TV in 1990. This documentary is one of the ten films of “The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)”.
Die Fledermaus Trailer (1990)
31 December 1990
After the Viennese premiere, the Fledermaus (the bat) conquered the world. It is one of the few operettas that are regularly performed at the major opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, the Scala Milan, the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Opera House Convent Garden in London.
Let's Make an Opera Trailer (1996)
01 October 1996
The story of a little boy named Sam, who is exploited by two evil chimney sweeps to clean narrow chimneys.
Salome Trailer (1997)
29 April 1997
Richard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Profile of a Writer: Borges Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
This documentary examines Borges' extraordinary life and work, using dramatizations of his most memorable stories and rare interview footage with the author at his Buenos Aires home.
Julius Caesar Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
Dame Janet Baker, in one of her greatest roles, leads a cast of some of Britain’s finest interpeters of baroque opera and their performance under the baton of Sir Charles Mackerras is one of the highest musical excellence.
Frida Kahlo Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
Frida Kahlo: declared a symbol of Mexican national heritage, made into a cult figure by the women's movement, praised by the likes of Picasso and Breton, this film uses images and music to reveal the soul of an icon.
Arvo Pärt: And Then Came the Evening and the Morning Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Arvo Pärt is regarded as one of the most original avant-garde composers. This documentary shows Pärt as a deeply spiritual man whose work is bound up with his religious beliefs.
The Beggar's Opera Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
A historical adaptation of John Gay's 18th Century ballad opera, exuberantly performed for BBC television.
Billy Budd Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
An opera by Benjamin Britten, on a libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
Kurt Vonnegut: So It Goes Trailer (1983)
08 March 1983
A documentary featured on BBC's Arena series in 1983. The author discusses his life, his work and his thoughts and opinions.
Picasso Trailer (1985)
03 February 1985
The opening of the Picasso-National Museum in Paris granted a unique chance for Didier Baussy to document the precious collection in the museum in 81-minutes of film.
Dance Crazy in Hollywood Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious history of the Hollywood musical.
Peter Grimes Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Benjamin Britten's opera as performed by the English National Opera, with Philip Langridge in the title role.
James Joyce's 'Ulysses' Trailer (1988)
10 January 1988
From the series "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers", this playful documentary introduces James Joyce's most famous work "Ulysses".
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel Trailer (2008)
18 November 2008
Johannes Felsenstein’s production of HANSEL AND GRETEL presents it with every sinister element removed.
Norman Foster Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Norman Foster (b.1935) is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest living architects. He has offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Berlin, Glasgow and London.
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner Trailer (1990)
14 October 1990
An exploration of composer Anton Bruckner's numeromania during a nervous breakdown and stay at a sanatorium.
An Evening with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Trailer (1986)
01 May 1986
Dazzling, brash and dynamic, yet equally graceful and poetic. DIVINING was Judith Jamison's first major work as a choreographer for Ailey, evoking a strong feeling for African tribal ritual, is set to hauntingly rhythmic drum music.
Philip Glass: Satyagraha Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
This luminous, visionary opera tells the story of how Mahatma Gandhi developed the philosophy of satyagraha, nonviolent active resistance, as a political revolutionary tool to fight oppression, connecting his lifework to three historical figures who advanced his philosophy: the celebrated Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, the great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and the heroic American civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
A Tribute to Alvin Ailey Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
Alvin Ailey played a key role in the growth of modern dance in USA and his company, founded in 1958, is one of the USA’s oldest dance troupes as well as one of the most youthful and vital on the dance scene.
Turnage: Blood on the Floor Trailer (2006)
03 April 2006
Blood On The Floor is a captivating musical experience that blends jazz, classical, and modern music genres.
Beauty Queens: Helena Rubinstein Trailer (1988)
01 January 1988
Helena Rubinstein is rightly seen as one of the pioneers of a market worth millions - the female beauty market.
Gloriana Trailer (1984)
01 March 1984
Gloriana, Op. 53, is an opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten to an English libretto by William Plomer, based on Lytton Strachey's 1928 Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History It was written to mark the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mats Ek's Giselle Trailer (1987)
01 January 1987
Discover acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek’s 1987 reworking of the ballet classic, Giselle, for the Cullberg Ballet.
War and Peace Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Human, All Too Human Trailer (1999)
17 February 1999
European philosophers: Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre. The theme revolves heavily around the school of philosophical thought known as Existentialism, although the term had not been coined at the time of Nietzsche's writing and Heidegger declaimed the label.
On The Edge: Improvisation in Music Trailer (1992)
02 February 1992
British series stressing the role of, and showing different kinds of, improvisation in music. Produced for UK's Channel Four.
Jordi Savall: In Search of Perfect Sound Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
A documentary featuring musician Jordi Savall
