When talking about Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, what immediately comes to mind are lace, tall wigs, flamboyant clothes and colours, Versailles, or… the guillotine. Here, between these two extremes, exists a middle ground, a period of time seldom explored: the few months when the last king and queen of France were imprisoned, with their two young children, in a black castle on the outskirts of Paris, awaiting their executions. A brief and condensed period where, amidst violence and harassment, all masks fell off: those of two royals, as public and private figures; that of the old regime; that of a History that finally turned the page; and that of God who, from then on, was eclipsed by the shadows, leaving man entirely alone.

When talking about Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, what immediately comes to mind are lace, tall wigs, flamboyant clothes and colours, Versailles, or… the guillotine. Here, between these two extremes, exists a middle ground, a period of time seldom explored: the few months when the last king and queen of France were imprisoned, with their two young children, in a black castle on the outskirts of Paris, awaiting their executions. A brief and condensed period where, amidst violence and harassment, all masks fell off: those of two royals, as public and private figures; that of the old regime; that of a History that finally turned the page; and that of God who, from then on, was eclipsed by the shadows, leaving man entirely alone.

A massive earthquake strikes the United States, which destroys the West Coast and unleashes a massive flood that threatens to destroy the East Coast as well. 　　If you're wondering about this film and why it's dubbed in Italian, then read the following comment from IMDb: 　　I have always wondered about the disappearance of "Deluge". Why for so many years, seemingly since it's release in 1933, this film vanished from the face of the earth. After seeing it, courtesy of the efforts of Mr. Wade Williams & Co., I'm still puzzled, but I have a theory. In 1933, "the code" was enacted that pretty much took care of sex and violence in Hollywood. While not an explicit film by any means, "Deluge" does deal fairly frankly with sexuality, lust and rape. I wonder if RKO discovered they had a film that they could not re-release, much like the fabled lost Warner Bros. comedy "Convention City". It's a shame for, while it is a dated film, I find it quite unique and surprising for it's era and a fairly successful attempt to create something different in an era when films were already becoming cookie cutter by-products of the studio machine (not that many of those cookies aren't tasty, mind you). And even though the only available copy at this writing is dubbed into Italian, I don't find that a hinderance. An excellent job was done in subtitling the film, and much of the film is visual anyway.

The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet. Part of it enduring legacy was the mass exodus of displaced sharecroppers. Musically, the Great Migration of rural southern blacks to Northern cities saw the Delta Blues electrified and reinterpreted as the Chicago Blues, Rhythm and Blues, and Rock and Roll. Using minimal text and no spoken dialog, filmmaker Bill Morrison and composer - guitarist Bill Frisell have created a powerful portrait of a seminal moment in American history through a collection of silent images matched to a searing original soundtrack.

根据圣经所载，挪亚是一名圣人，他以铁达尼号2/3大的木舟拯救了人类与动物，但这其中有多少属实呢? 　　 　　本节目将一探挪亚方舟这个传说的究竟,了解历史上是否真有这一号人物与事件。并且将以计算机绘图与戏剧演出的方式检验故事中的各个面向,包括方舟,动物群,大洪水与挪亚此人,从而为这个古老的故事细筛出惊人的结果。

“法国电影新浪潮”两位巨擘戈达尔和特吕弗唯一一部联名编导的爱情短片，两人趁当时巴黎洪水泛滥之际，历时两天完成拍摄，以半纪录片半喜剧的形式，描绘在泛滥洪水中诞生的爱情。戈达尔独树一帜的剪辑手法在片中也有展现，利用打击乐与全程旁白的荒诞结合，编绘一篇随意洒脱的生活散文，力图通过幽默的力量对抗大自然造成的无奈，致敬早期喜剧电影大师马克·森内特。

农村孩子小山的妈妈离开家走了。 　　小山家隔壁刘奶奶家住在城里的的儿子抬来了一架钢琴。第二天，刘奶奶孙女豆豆来了。其实豆豆的妈妈和爸爸也在闹离婚。小山下决心要找妈妈回来。当他终于找到妈妈时看到了妈妈和别的男人在一起的事实。小山在找妈妈的途中一直喝小溪里的生水，他经常拉肚子了。 　　豆豆知道了小山家里的一切后很同情小山，她和小山成了朋友。他们相互诉说只属于他们自己的秘密，他们都不明白大人们怎么了？ 豆豆回城去了，等她再回来，小山却死了。他只有六岁。山村里只留下豆豆那伤感的琴声……

农村孩子小山的妈妈离开家走了。 　　小山家隔壁刘奶奶家住在城里的的儿子抬来了一架钢琴。第二天，刘奶奶孙女豆豆来了。其实豆豆的妈妈和爸爸也在闹离婚。小山下决心要找妈妈回来。当他终于找到妈妈时看到了妈妈和别的男人在一起的事实。小山在找妈妈的途中一直喝小溪里的生水，他经常拉肚子了。 　　豆豆知道了小山家里的一切后很同情小山，她和小山成了朋友。他们相互诉说只属于他们自己的秘密，他们都不明白大人们怎么了？ 豆豆回城去了，等她再回来，小山却死了。他只有六岁。山村里只留下豆豆那伤感的琴声……

人类在美好事物上的追求从未停止过，比如香水。人们对于香水的应用已经有数千年的历史。香水这个词，从拉丁文"perfumum"衍生而来，意思是"穿透烟雾"。埃及历史表明，香精和油膏，用于沐浴及沐浴后。它们通常储存在精致的容器里，这在古埃及坟墓中发现了一些例证。在中东和远东的其他地区，还有中国，人们也早已学会运用香料的芬芳来实现对美的追求。 　　讲到这里，有个人对香水的喜爱怕是无人能敌了，她就是埃及艳后克娄巴特拉奥。她经常使用15种不同气味的香水和香油来洗澡，甚至还用香水来浸泡她的船帆，有钱任性。 　　真正意义上第一批现代香水被创造出来，是在14世纪，它由一种香精和酒精混合而成，这是应匈牙利的伊丽莎白女王之命而研制的。 　　15世纪至19世纪末，意大利人广泛使用了香水。16世纪还出现了浓烈的动物脂香味，随后很快流行到法国、英国和其它欧洲国家...... 　　但到了现在，女性已对刺鼻的香味厌腻了，因为她们认为，自己勿须浓浓香气吸引别人对她的注意。这就是为什么现在中性香水更受欢迎的原因所在了。 　　时装设计师川久保玲对其中性香水COMMEdesGARCONS的诠释是：它是为每一个“自己”而设计的，无论你是男性还是女性，你自己才是最重要的。 　　所以即使再厉害的香水也抵不过别人的韭菜盒子，但人们对于香氛的追求还是从未停止过。一种味道即代表一种自己，很多人选择香水的同时，潜意识中也在为自己找寻一个标签。

四个大学生来到大屿山攀登，夜晚借宿于山间的一座寺庙，学生们在一名小和尚（张国荣 饰）的招待下，与寺内大师聊了一夜，发现出家人与世人的生活原来很不同。前来游玩的四人只想攀登山的高峰，而出家人追求的是攀登佛理的高峰；出家人想要看破红尘，而大学生们只想要看红日；当男女们在海滩野餐时，主持则在说禅，这一动一静之间，出家人和世人的境界对比鲜明。第二天一早，学生们便离开寺庙继续旅程，而在门前清扫的小和尚，只是微笑目送，心间仿佛拈花有悟…… 　　《沙之城》属于《岛的故事》电视剧系列第三集。