Romerrigets kejser udpeger hærføreren Maximus som sin efterfølger, men kejserens magtbegærlige søn Commodus har andre planer. Han lader Maximus' familie myrde, mens Maximus undslipper, hårdt såret. Maximus bliver gjort til slave og trænet som gladiator. Hans berømmelse i arenaen vokser hurtigt, men selv lever han kun for at hævne sin familie. Og en dag bliver han sendt til Rom for at kæmpe i Colosseum for øjnene af den nye kejser - Commodus.
HANNAH ARENDT is a portrait of the genius that shook the world with her discovery of “the banality of evil.” After she attends the Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, Arendt dares to write about the Holocaust in terms no one has ever heard before. Her work instantly provokes a furious scandal, and Arendt stands strong as she is attacked by friends and foes alike. But as the German-Jewish émigré also struggles to suppress her own painful associations with the past, the film exposes her beguiling blend of arrogance and vulnerability — revealing a soul defined and derailed by exile.
French philosopher Denis Diderot produces the first encyclopedia while indulging in 18th-century decadence.
The story of an introverted young girl just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party and determines to match her off with her father, despite the latter's already having a lover of his own.
A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.
Author Ayn Rand becomes involved with a much younger and married man, to the dismay of those close to her.
Den kendte filosof Bruno Oja er flyttet langt op til Lapland for at nedfælde sin vision for Finlands næste 100 år. Sidst på efteråret modtager han en invitation til præsidentens store fest, hvor det officielle Finland fejrer landets 100 års selvstændighed. Sammen med sin nye ven Jallu, begynder Bruno den 1200 km lange køretur mod Helsinki. På rejsen møder de ensomme, ulykkelige og xenofobiske mennesker, som repræsenterer et helt andet Finland end det, Bruno skriver om. Sammen med Jallu lykkes det Bruno at hjælpe dem, og da Jallu pludselig får et ildebefindende, må Bruno vælge. Skal han blive hos sin nye ven eller nå frem til den officielle fejring?
The life and work of German political philosopher of Jewish descent Hannah Arendt (1906-75), who caused a stir when she coined a subversive concept, the banality of evil, in her 1963 book on the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann (1906-62), held in Israel in 1961, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine.
What is the purpose of our existence ? What is the soul ? Which are the power of mind, of conscience ? What is our link to nature ? Pondering these existential questions, this movie invites us to find out an universal wisdom, meeting shamans, healers, yogis, but also philosophers and doctors. From Mongolia plains to the Amazonian forest, it leads us far than we expected at first.
A biography of St. Augustine as he enters the episcopacy and deals with heresy and the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.
Albert Camus died at 46 years old on January 4, 1960, two years after his Nobel Prize in literature. Author of “L'Etranger”, one of the most widely read novels in the world, philosopher of the absurd and of revolt, resistant, journalist, playwright, Albert Camus had an extraordinary destiny. Child of the poor districts of Algiers, tuberculosis patient, orphan of father, son of an illiterate and deaf mother, he tore himself away from his condition thanks to his teacher. French from Algeria, he never ceased to fight for equality with the Arabs and the Kabyle, while fearing the Independence of the FLN. Founded on restored and colorized archives, and first-hand accounts, this documentary attempts to paint the portrait of Camus as he was.
The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
In the moment when Belgrade industrialist Života Cvijović had dreams to marry off his son Milorad, Doctor of Philosophy, to a minister of transport's daughter, a telegram from Milorad's professor from Heidelberg arrives, saying that he wants to visit them. Bad luck is that Velimir, a poor student, was financed by Milorad, and studying under his name received a diploma.
A young woman named Julia brings her fiance and his mother to a village in India to meet her father and brother. Hospitality proves in short supply and things take a turn for the worse when Julia's seductive younger sister arrives.
Lucien is a high school student lost in a meaningless adolescence. One day, he comes across a book by Nietzsche. This literary encounter is an absolute love at first sight, which leads to their meeting - in real life. The philosopher will then help Lucien to open himself to the girl he has a crush on.
Secrets of a Soul: Margarethe, Creator of bizarre sculptures! Night club dancer? Mad woman? Victim of an occult conspiracy?! Dark menaces steal her soul and organs. Though dead they keep her alive...
Director Victor Kossakovsky dedicated his documentary debut to the Russian philosopher and religious thinker Alexey Fedorovich Losev (1893-1988), who died shortly after the completion of the film.
A biopic of former Indonesian Education Minister, Ki Hadjar Dewantara.
