《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第一集：巴赫 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第二集：贝多芬 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第三集：柴可夫斯基 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第四集：瓦格纳 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第五集：普契尼 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第六集：莫扎特 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第七集：马勒

《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第一集：巴赫 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第二集：贝多芬 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第三集：柴可夫斯基 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第四集：瓦格纳 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第五集：普契尼 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第六集：莫扎特 　　《BBC 伟大的作曲家》第七集：马勒

一个年轻的作曲家出发前往格鲁吉亚的几个城市旅行，非常希望能够采集各地的民谣。但是他的同伴却相信，他是受到一个革命组织派遣，为的是计划未来的行动。影片一开始便笼罩着一股不祥的预兆，像是暴风雨前的宁静。导演与摄影师微妙地在消极的安详和积极的罪行之间，营造出令人不安的张力。这种宁静的张力持续着，但是诡异的气氛却悄悄地扩散，爆炸、火灾、逮捕行动，直到恶运扩及全国。人物的奔走并不意味他们准备反抗，纯粹只是慑服于恐惧的状态中。他们想逃离，却缺乏勇气与时间。他们在等待一个领袖的出现… 　　This Russian drama is set in 1907 just before the Revolution erupted and centers upon a young musician who is trying to record all of the folk songs in his big country. His journey leads him to encounter all types of people. The only shadow is the threat of Czarist troops looking to exterminate those who seem to threaten the crumbling monarchy. The musician finds himself pursued when his map is mistaken by soldiers for a list of possible radicals. All those the musician visited are executed and as the story ends, a community religious celebration becomes a massacre when the troops suddenly move in to seize them en masse 　　改编自Otar Chkeidze小说《无名的风》（Veter, kotoromu net imeni） 　　1986 柏林影展最佳导演奖 　　1985 苏联影展最佳影片、最佳摄影两项大奖

Musical genius, political hero and racist demon, the life of Richard Wagner reads like the ultimate Boys-own story. The Ring cycle is regarded as one of the finest achievements of the human soul. This documentary examines the connections between Wagner’s own spiritual vision and his art, including coded anti-Semitic references in his music and the techniques he used to mesmerise his audience. It is filmed in Switzerland, Italy and King Ludwig’s Bavaria. Musicians include the world’s greatest and most controversial performers: Daniel Barenboim, Roger Norrington, Siegfried Jerusalem, Deborah Polaski, Graham Clarke, Falk Struckmann with contributions from Wagner experts John Deathridge and Barry Millington as well as Stephen Hawking, George Steiner and Edward Said. Excerpts include The Ring, Rienzi, The Flying Dutchman, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Tristan und Isolde and Parsifal. 　　GREAT COMPOSERS – THE SERIES 　　This landmark series presents the lives and works of seven musical giants from the Baroque era to the twentieth century. It examines the backgrounds, influences and relationships that make these seven composers part of the very fabric of the history of western music. Each composer’s life and work is presented through extensive performance sequences, and through interviews and comment from some of today’s greatest artists and most respected authorities.

《世界上最悲伤的音乐》一出魔幻的、黑色的、反讽的梦境，故意模糊的颗粒状的黑白镜头，人物身后的光芒丛生，都宛如是现实与虚幻交错与臆造的产物。 　　男爵夫人海伦若干年前被误锯双腿，从此她的心里只有恨没有爱，她有一家啤酒馆，为了在大萧条中赢得生意，她举办了场“世界上最悲伤的音乐”的比赛，吸引了世界各地的音乐家，啤酒自然源源不断地被卖出；以前的恋人切斯特*肯特携女友娜西莎代表美国来参加；其兄罗德里克*肯特非常仰慕一战的导火线发起者---刺杀大公的凶手，因此加入塞尔维亚也来了，他拥有被称为世上最忧郁的大提琴声音，自从儿子死去妻子失踪，他就一直身携其子心脏到处漂泊，沉浸在不可救药的悲伤之中；他们的父亲老肯特就是当年误锯海伦双腿的人，为了弥补过错，他花了多年心思制作了一双晶莹剔透的玻璃腿，并在此过程中，他不可抑制地爱上了海伦。 　　这些人在音乐会上通通不期而遇，演绎了一场荒唐而感伤的戏。切斯特大胆而无赖，对死亡无所畏惧，使尽浑身解数要赢得比赛，包括和海伦的上床、拉拢其他比赛团、让娜西莎唱最优美动听的歌曲来揭示所谓痛苦悲伤的虚无；而罗德里克一心认为娜西莎就是他的妻子，这个有双纯真大眼睛的女子宽容地说“你要认为我是，就是吧” （究竟是不是，难以辨认）；老肯特则在梦幻破灭之后，跌入啤酒池而亡；最后的高潮在两兄弟决赛时来临，男爵夫人着玻璃腿在欢呼中登场，不幸恰恰都是在最得意时发生，罗德里克古怪刺耳的大提琴震破了玻璃腿，里面的啤酒汹涌而出，恼羞成怒的男爵夫人用玻璃残渣刺伤了切斯特，切斯特在临死前放火焚烧啤酒馆，人人得以逃生，只有他宁愿坐在钢琴前，唱响最后的挽歌。 　　最让我感动的是它的摄影，像是在放大梦境的源头，模糊悲欢的界限、掩盖生死的本质、虚拟真假的存在，在各种风格的音乐里，悲伤已不是主题，上升为永恒的疑问。

Griff Rhys Jones sets out to discover what defines the character of the world’s greatest cities - London, Paris and New York. Exploring a 24-hour day-in-the-life of each metropolis, Griff is on a mission to find out what props up and forms each city’s key attributes. He leads us on a journey of rediscovery and of extraordinary surprises behind and inside the familiar. A visual treat from the outset, Griff finds out what really distinguishes each place by rolling his sleeves up and delving behind the scenes to uncover how the different cities works as living machines. Armed with his inimitable humour, boundless charm and relentless curiosity, Griff meets characters that epitomise the identity of each city, celebrates their intriguing contributions, and discovers countless astonishing secrets. Iconic urban jungles, these cities are swarming with millions of people, their lives interdependent, their stories interconnecting. How do they all get fed? Where does the day start for a loaf of bread, or end for a newspaper? Who are the people that work through the night to make London the most powerful business centre, New York the most innovative, or Paris the most indulgent? Griff opens doors that that tourists and even locals habitually miss, gradually building up a bigger, definitive picture as he goes.

Griff Rhys Jones sets out to discover what defines the character of the world’s greatest cities - London, Paris and New York. Exploring a 24-hour day-in-the-life of each metropolis, Griff is on a mission to find out what props up and forms each city’s key attributes. He leads us on a journey of rediscovery and of extraordinary surprises behind and inside the familiar. A visual treat from the outset, Griff finds out what really distinguishes each place by rolling his sleeves up and delving behind the scenes to uncover how the different cities works as living machines. Armed with his inimitable humour, boundless charm and relentless curiosity, Griff meets characters that epitomise the identity of each city, celebrates their intriguing contributions, and discovers countless astonishing secrets. Iconic urban jungles, these cities are swarming with millions of people, their lives interdependent, their stories interconnecting. How do they all get fed? Where does the day start for a loaf of bread, or end for a newspaper? Who are the people that work through the night to make London the most powerful business centre, New York the most innovative, or Paris the most indulgent? Griff opens doors that that tourists and even locals habitually miss, gradually building up a bigger, definitive picture as he goes.