Acting
Yma Sumac
Born September 10, 1923 · Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
Died November 1, 2008 · aged 85
Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, September 10, 1923 – November 1, 2008), was a Peruvian–American coloratura soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had six and a half octaves according to some reports, but other reports (and recordings) document four…
Known For
Secret of the Incas · 1954Secret of the Incas
★ 5.91954
MovieActionAdventure
Harry Steele (Charlton Heston) is a tourist guide determined to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an Inca treasure.
Omar Khayyam · 1957Omar Khayyam
★ 5.81957
MovieAdventureRomance
Omar Khayyam was one of the greatest Persian poets. He was also a brilliant mathematician. Though his quatrains were written in the 11th century, they are still popular the world over. The details of his life are unknown, so this movie invents a biography for him and includes in it his real achievements - the invention of a new calendar and the penning of those epigrammatic poems. This film has him romancing a sultan's bride and foiling the assassin sect's plot to kill the sultan's son.
Fol-de-Rol · 1972Fol-de-Rol
1972
MovieFamilyTV Movie
A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.
Goodbye to Cali · 1990Goodbye to Cali
1990
MovieDocumentary
This two-part documentary series made for regional television captures a crucial moment in Cali and Ospina's relationship with its city: a crossroads where the break with the city of youth becomes inevitable and painful. The first part, Cali plane X plane, is a counterpoint of image and sound on the destruction of architectural heritage. The second, Goodbye to Cali / Ah, Goddess Kali !, brings together the opposing testimonies of local artists who have dealt with the theme of the city and the devastators who have insisted on destroying it.
Las canciones unidas · 1960Las canciones unidas
★ 6.01960
Movie
The delegates of an international conference must decide on a "United Song", capturing the traditions and cultural characteristics of the participating countries. An unprecedented art showcase.
What do old bears dream of? · 1982What do old bears dream of?
1982
Movie
Meanderings through a city and associations between sequences of animals enclosed in zoos and their depiction in furniture and objects. Notes on language customs, confinement, abnormal behaviour, nostalgia for savagery, a museum of natural history and male-female relations. Filmed in Super 8 and video, this tape was produced after the famous case of a Japanese cannibal that rocked the Parisian media.
Repertoire of Death · 2025Repertoire of Death
2025
MovieFantasy
a lucid dream leads to a dance with Death.
Music of Always · 1958Music of Always
★ 7.11958
MovieMusicComedy
Producer, director and projectionist watch an assortment of musical numbers and brainstorm about framing narrative that could contain them all.
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