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Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (2008)
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Directed by Gary Halvorson. With Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Peter Mattei, John Del Carlo. Rossini's sparkling comedy is given a new shine here under the direction of Broadway director Bartlett Sher. Count Almaviva is smitten by the feisty Rosina, but she is kept under lock and key by Dr. Bartolo. Send for Figaro to help.

Opera. The Barber of Seville. The Metropolitan Opera, New York.

Detachment (2011)
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Directed by Tony Kaye. With Adrien Brody, Christina Hendricks, Marcia Gay Harden, Lucy Liu. A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.

Shakespeare in Italy (2012)
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Shakespeare in Italy: With Francesco da Mosto, Samuel Barnett, Alberto Toso Fei, Susannah Fielding. Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road again in search of Shakespeare in Italy

2x1hour episodes. BBC.

Elser (2015)
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Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. With Christian Friedel, Katharina Schüttler, Burghart Klaußner, Johann von Bülow. In November 1939, Georg Elser's attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler fails, and he is arrested. During his confinement, he recalls the events leading up to his plot and his reasons for deciding to take such drastic action.

aka 13 minutes

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)
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Directed by Matt Brown. With Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair, Raghuvir Joshi. The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy.

The Beauty of Diagrams (2010)
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60mins. Marcus du Sautoy. Including Dark Side of the Moon cover design.