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No woman has been depicted as often as the mother of Jesus, over the past 2,000 years. What do the many portraits of Mary created over the centuries say about the times of the artists? And what does Mary mean to people of the past and present?

This Obscure Object of Desire

No woman has been painted as often as Mary, mother of Jesus. But what do these depictions say about her and society over 2,000 years?

All About Mary (1/2)

Whilst the upheaval of revolution transforms France, young idealistic romantics in Paris such as Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, George Sand and Hector Berlioz amongst others, dream of a new world through their art.

The Romantic Revolution (1827-1832)

Whilst the upheaval of revolution transforms France, young romantics dream of a new world through their art.

Romantics of Paris (1/4)

Maddalena, a working-class mother, drags her daughter to an audition at the Cinecittà Studios hoping for stardom. As her obsession escalates, Luchino Visconti reveals the harsh realities of post-war Italy, with Anna Magnani’s powerful performance at its core.

A working-class mother’s obsession to make her daughter a star exposes post-war struggles in Italy.

Bellissima

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

California: Fighting Fire with Fire

ARTE Reportage

Lyubov, which means love in Russian, is 80 years old and lives alone on the shores of Lake Baikal. She bears witness to this wonder of nature and possesses an unbreakable bond with the world’s deepest lake in Siberia. Her life here is hard, especially in winter, but she would not live anywhere else.

On the shores of Lake Baikal, an old woman lives alone in a beautiful place that is dear to her heart.

The Old Woman and the Lake

Entire generations have learned about sex through mainstream porn, blurring the lines between personal desires and platform-driven fantasies. But if our sexuality is shaped by algorithms, can’t we take back some control? The post-porn movement is doing exactly that. Aimed at creating pornography that reflects honest, consensual sex – its creators are making waves online.

Can Post-porn Awaken Our True Desires?

What if porn reflected our true desires? Post-porn aims to be more ethical, more honest and more revolutionary.

Tracks

Diwa is only 11 years old. She is one of the thousands of victims of a crime that is hardly reported on in Europe but which is causing havoc in the Philippines. She was raped by her parents, live on the internet, to satisfy the desires of foreign paedophiles who paid for the spectacle of her rape, giving instructions from a distance.

Philippines: Child Rape Online

Thousands of children in the Philippines have been abused, live on the internet. Report on a shocking crime.

J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy novels hold a unique place in twentieth century English literature and are much loved by readers the world over. This documentary explores the real places in England and elsewhere that provided inspiration for Tolkien to create the world of Middle Earth in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

This documentary explores the real places that provided inspiration for Tolkien to create the world of Middle Earth. 

Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings

In 2019, when a pianist was filmed on a jetty in the beautiful lakeside village of Iseltwald for a South Korean Netflix series, locals had no idea what awaited them. Now the hugely successful series has led to fans visiting the location in the Swiss Alps from around the world. Locals are not entirely happy that their peace and quiet has been disturbed by a mass influx of tourists.

Since a romantic piano scene on Netflix became world-famous, a picturesque village has been overrun by visitors.

Re: Netflix Overtourism in Switzerland

Amanda, 24, has always been isolated and without friends – though it's what she longs for most. When she uncovers a forgotten childhood friendship, Amanda becomes obsessed with rekindling the bond and makes it her mission is to convince the long-lost acquaintance that they are still best friends, regardless of whether it is true or not.

Isolated and friendless, Amanda embarks on a whimsical mission to reclaim a childhood friendship.

Amanda

The Vespa Piaggio, the Arco lamp, Ferragamo shoes, Armani suits...In the 1950s, Italy experienced a new surge of modernity in the design and fashion sectors as part of a golden age of reinvention.

Design

In the 1950s, Italy experienced a new surge of modernity in the design and fashion sectors as part of a golden age of reinvention.

Italomodern

Nickel, gold, iron, zinc, uranium... Beneath the pastures of Southern Greenland lies a host of natural resources. With global warming making them more easily accessible will Greenland choose to mine them? Or alternatively take advantage of a milder climate to develop the agricultural sector?

Greenland: Agriculture or Mining?

A crucial dilemma for Greenland: Mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

A Christmas classic revisited in dance form at the Finnish National Opera: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. It's the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a grumpy, miserly old man who, on Christmas Eve, is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. A magical tale popular with all ages, adapted into a ballet by an all-British artistic team including composer Sally Beamish and choreographer David Bintley.

A Ballet based on Charles Dickens' Novella

Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story adapted into an enchanting ballet for all the family.

A Christmas Carol

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979.  This means that 1 in 5 Chinese men will not be able to find a partner in five years’ time.

Chinese men are suffering. There are simply not enough women to go around since China implemented its one-child policy in 1979. 

China: Men without Women

A year after ousting right-wing populists from power, Donald Tusk has mended Poland’s strained ties with the EU and vowed to restore the rule of law. His pro-European stance has earned him the moniker 'Mr. Europe' as his government assumes the EU Council presidency for the next six months. But progress on his ambitious domestic reform agenda has been sluggish, leaving some to question if Tusk can deliver on his pledges. Observers warn that his leadership’s fate hinges on the presidential election in May. 

Poland's Transformation: Black Sheep to Mr. Europe?

As Poland assumes the presidency of the EU Council, the nation braces for a decisive presidential election that could shape its future.

ARTE Europe Weekly

In the late 19th century, powerful dynasties built their palatial homes on the Vienna Ringstrasse, the boulevard that surrounds the historic heart of the imperial capital. Going back in time, this documentary invites us into the intimate lives of these wealthy Viennese families and reveals their ambitions, dreams, fears and failures over the generations.

A Prestigious Address

The story of the powerful families who built their palatial homes on the Vienna ringstrasse and made their mark on the imperial city.

The Vienna Ring

In March 2022, the residents of Jahidne, a village in northern Ukraine, were held captive in a cellar by Russian soldiers for almost a month. How can local people deal with this trauma? Their memories are pieced together in this film.

A whole Ukrainian village was held captive in a basement for nearly a month. How can locals deal with this trauma?

The Basement

February 1993: Štrpci, Bosnia. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train and arrest civilians. Of the 500 or so passengers, only one man puts up resistance. This film tells the true story of the man who would not remain silent.

February 1993: Štrpci, Bosnia. Paramilitaries stop a passenger train and arrest civilians.

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

All societies are based on a social contract. In a meritocracy, hard work is supposed to be rewarded. But what happens when this social contract is broken?

 Breaking Social looks at the rule breakers: people who use tax havens to hoard wealth and reap profits without paying back to society. Looking at movements from around the world, including Chile and Malta, this thought-provoking documentary looks at global patterns of kleptocracy and how people are organising themselves to fight back against injustice.

In a meritocracy, hard work is supposed to be rewarded. But what happens when this social contract is broken?

Breaking Social

The Bering Strait is the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, an autonomous Russian district, from Alaska by just 85 km. Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been the barometer of relations between the two great powers. 

Russian Ambitions in the Bering Strait

Since 1945, the Bering Strait has been a point of tension between Russia and America.

Mapping the World

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50 kilometres from the continent, the tiny island of Heligoland is a German outpost in the North Sea. It is home to numerous bird species and serves as a breeding spot for seals. Scientists and conservationists are looking for ways to preserve the local biodiversity, while continuing to keep the island open for tourism.

50 kilometres from the continent, the tiny island of Heligoland is a German outpost in the North Sea with diverse wildlife.

Heligoland: A Red Cliff Wilderness

The Philharmonie de Paris celebrates its tenth anniversary and invites Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel to perform a concert of changing colours, from modernism to impressionism, with works by Boulez, Beethoven, Poulenc, Moussorgski and Ravel.

10 year anniversary of the Philharmonie de Paris

Two conductors of international renown celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Philharmonie de Paris with pieces by Boulez, Beethoven and Ravel.

Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel

For the Europen Capital of Culture 2025, the EU has chosen the cities of Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy. Their shared slogan "Go Borderless" refers to the region's multicultural history, despite borders. The two cities once separated by a border are now one again.

Since their separation in 1947, Gorizia in Italy and Nova Gorica in Slovenia are coming back together for the 2025 European Capital of Cutlure.

Two cities, one capital of culture

Since Narendra Modi was elected Prime Minister of India in 2014, Hindu nationalism, which first emerged in the 1920s, has grown considerably. In this ideology, minorities within India are considered second-class citizens and Hindu militias spread fear and terror. This documentary analyses an ideology of hate that is disrupting democracy in the subcontinent and spreading violence at home as well as abroad, in the Indian diaspora in the UK and North America.

How extreme Hindu nationalists cause fear and terror in India and amongst the Indian diaspora abroad.

India: Hate as Ideology

In a picturesque small town in rural Pennsylvania, it is election time for the school board. But this is not a sedate exercise in local democracy but rather a tense and virulent culture war where, one year before the re-election of Donald Trump, it seems that secular democracy itself is in peril.

Culture Wars in the USA

In a picturesque small town in rural Pennsylvania, it is election time for the school board. But this is not a sedate exercise in local democracy but rather a tense and virulent culture war.

Elizabethtown

Rihanna's rise to global pop icon seems almost fairytale-like: She grew up in a modest home on Barbados, before leaving the Caribbean island nation as a teenager for the USA. There she became a pop star selling millions of albums and established herself as a billionaire entrepreneur.
Rihanna is the most famous Bajan on the world stage. The youngest republic in the world only broke away from the British crown in 2021, and Rihanna has put herself at its service. This documentary tells Rihanna's career from the perspective of her home island and traces her dual role as a global star and national heroine, which has not been without controversy.

From modest beginnings to global stardom. The story of the sometimes-controversial national heroine of Barbados.

Rihanna: Pop Ambassador

Britain's Dax J is one of the biggest names on today's techno scene. His rave-infused style revisits classic 90s techno with energy and modernity. A regular at the world's biggest clubs and festivals, his sets combine speed, intensity and remarkable technical mastery.

Szczecin Recordings

Dax J revisits 90s techno with a modern, explosive energy.

Dax J

D.Dan's ascent to Berlin's techno temples like the Berghain and RSO is like a modern fairytale: A young producer and DJ with no career plan and no network rises to the top of the techno scene in record time. His music is resolutely funky, bursting with energy and resolutely hypnotic.

The sound of a Chicago native adopted by Berlin: Funky, intense and hypnotic.

D.Dan

This American artist with Ghanaian roots is part of a new generation of artists reviving the rebellious spirit of techno in their sets. Inspired by the synthetic funk that revolutionised the Detroit and Chicago techno and house scenes, Akua's sound is minimalist: Pure techno with a healthy dose of soul.

Minimalist, uncompromising techno with a soulful edge.

Akua

Edvvin is emerging as one of the spearheads of the Polish techno scene. His energetic, catchy sets combine tribal techno and hardgroove, two classic styles that have come back into fashion which he revisits from a fresh, resolutely innovative perspective.

The Warsaw-born DJ and producer is one of the rising stars of Polish techno.

Edvvin

Thanks to her improvised sets, in which she juggles modular synthesizers, effects boxes and drum machines with ease, An On Bast has made a name for herself well beyond Poland's borders. Her musical universe veers between melodic techno, ambient and experimental electro.

An electrifying live show that blends melodic techno, ambient and experimental electro.

An On Bast

Grzegorz and Wojciech have been friends since childhood and have been producing music under the name Catz'N Dogz for over twenty years. The two DJs, who hail from Szczecin in Poland, quickly conquered the house and tech house scene in the early 2000s, achieving undeniable success as evidenced by their international tours of the world's leading clubs.

Legendary Polish DJs Catz'N Dogz give their all in their home town.

Catz’N Dogz

A club and festival icon for the last two decades, vinyl fan Cassy is known for sweeping up audiences with her infectious enthusiasm. She has lived in Berlin, Paris, London and New York, and has been resident DJ at legendary clubs such as Panorama Bar in Berlin and Rex Club in Paris.

Cassy, the queen of vinyl, sets the audience at the Szczecin Philharmonic alight with her infectious enthusiasm.

Cassy

Natalie Robinson comes from the new Berlin school of house music, with a style mixing soul and 90s house. Her euphoric sets blend gospel, funk, soul, RnB and traditional Ghanaian music. In just a few years, she has established herself as a key figure on the Berlin house scene.

A leading figure in Berlin's new house scene revisits the classics of 1990s house and soul.

Natalie Robinson

A British DJ based in Berlin, fka.m4a fuses italo-disco, high-NRG and leftfield techno, creating a new benchmark for electro sets. In 2024, he launched his own label, CONTRAST, and released his first EP, Summer Nostalgia. A style to be discovered at this unique Polish rave party.

A unique mix of italo-disco, high-NRG and techno from fka.m4a.

fka.m4a

DJ, promoter and resident of the Jasna 1 club in Warsaw, Ola Teks is also behind the Move Mózg project, which combines music and the visual arts. Her sets, marked by a healthy dose of eclecticism, explore various styles of techno combined with trance and classic house.

A DJ with eclectic sets that brilliantly combine techno, trance and house.

Ola Teks

They are the excesses of a dictator who was determined to make his country one of the most isolated nations in the world. At the height of the Cold War, the Stalinist leader Enver Hoxha dotted Albania with hundreds of thousands of bunkers to resist an invasion that never came.

City Country Culture

At the height of the Cold War, the Stalinist leader Enver Hoxha dotted Albania with hundreds of thousands of bunkers to resist an invasion that never came.

Enver Hoxha's Paranoid Dictatorship

Americans say that Chicago is the quintessential American city. On the shores of Lake Michigan, in the disaffected warehouses of the city, a new music emerged in the early 1980s. An electronic underground sound, made by minorities, that became a worldwide cultural phenomenon in just a few years: House music.

On the shores of Lake Michigan, in the disaffected warehouses of the city, a new music emerged in the early 1980s. 

Chicago: Birthplace of House Music

Cashmere is an exquisite fabric, prized for its soft and luxurious feel. But as cashmere jumpers flood the world market, the environmental impacts of increased production are becoming clear. Can it really be sustainable?  

The Dark Side of Cashmere

As cheap cashmere clothes flood the world market, the environmental impacts of increased production are becoming clear.  

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Taylor Swift has become the most famous woman in the world and the current most streamed recording artist. From her childhood in suburban Pennsylvania to Nashville, where she started her career as a country artist, to her current international fame as a preeminent pop star, Taylor Swift has galvanised an immensely loyal following with her subtly emotional songs and canny marketing and self-promotion.

A focus on the international standing of the American star whose influence goes well beyond the music industry.

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