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Beta Film
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Foundation date 1 january 1959
Beta Film est une SARL allemande de production et de distribution de films et de productions télévisuelles. Elle a notamment coproduit Les Parapluies de Cherbourg de Jacques Demy
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(1964)Filmography of Beta Film (3 films)
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The Physician (2013)
, 2h30Directed by Philipp Stölzl
Origin German
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Tom Payne, Emma Rigby, Stellan Skarsgård, Ben Kingsley, Olivier Martinez, Elyas M'Barek
The plot begins in 11th-century England, much knowledge having been lost . It is the Dark Ages, and the Church is fighting against 'black magic'. The medical knowledge of Greek physicians like Hippocrates and Galen had been lost to the medicine of medieval Europe, until taught later in schools such as the School of Salerno (after the Arabic-Latin translation movement of the 12th century). In 11th-century England, travelling barber surgeons attempted to supply medical care to the ordinary population, often at the risk of the Church persecuting them for witchcraft.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
, 1h31Directed by Jacques Demy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Pregnancy films, Films about music and musicians, Algerian War films, Musical films, Histoire de France
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Mireille Perrey, Ellen Farner
Madame Emery and her beautiful 17-year-old daughter Geneviève (Deneuve) sell umbrellas at their tiny (and financially struggling) boutique in the coastal town of Cherbourg in Normandy, France, in the late 1950s. Guy (Castelnuovo), is a handsome young auto mechanic who lives with, and cares for, his sickly aunt, godmother Elise. Guy and Geneviève are deeply in love; they want to get married, and they want to name their first child "Francoise". Madeleine (Ellen Farner) is the quiet, shy, dedicated young caregiver who looks after Guy's aunt; Madeleine also has feelings for Guy, but has not expressed this. Suddenly Guy is drafted and must leave to become a soldier in the Algerian War. The night before Guy leaves, he and Geneviève pledge their undying love. Then they make love (apparently for the first time) and the very next day, Guy leaves.
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The Magic Mountain (1982)
, 2h35Directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Marie-France Pisier, Flavio Bucci, Hans Christian Blech, Charles Aznavour, Rod Steiger, Alexander Radszun
En 1907, Hans Castorp, jeune allemand de la haute bourgeoise de Hambourg, rend visite à son cousin poitrinaire Joachim Ziemssen hospitalisé dans un sanatorium chic de Davos, en Suisse. Fasciné par la morbidité du lieu et sa galerie de malades pittoresques, Hans y prend pension et y restera jusqu'au début de la Première Guerre mondiale.