A look at the life of Italo Calvino, who achieved international fame with his novels, including 'The Baron in the Trees'.

An emerging figure on the Italian art-pop scene, Gaia Banfi weaves a world of Italian song, ambient and experimental electronic. 

In northern Argentina the cloud train traverses the spectacular landscapes of the Andes at an altitude of 4,000 metres. 

The Rameswaram Express takes twelve hours to link the coastal city of Chennai in eastern India with the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in the far south.

After military regimes in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso drove out Western troops, Russia is increasing its influence in the region.

The Red River has paradoxically come under threat since the end of hostilities between FARC and the Colombian state.

Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters living together in an apartment in Palermo. They make a living by renting out doves for ceremonies. A normal day at the beach turns tragic when Antonella has an accident. Her death turns the relationship between her sisters upside down for the rest of their lives.

Having returned to Hungary after ten years, András feels lonely and out of place. Zsuzsa, a child just as rebellious and lonely as he is, is his only connection.

Hungary in the 1970s. A young factory worker tries to break free from social conventions and the burden of her social background.

A portrait of Jean Seberg, a forty-year-old in the silence of a woman's solitude.

One of Germany's biggest pop and rock festivals, attracting around 65,000 visitors every year.

One of Germany's biggest pop and rock festivals, attracting around 65,000 visitors every year.

One of Germany's biggest pop and rock festivals, attracting around 65,000 visitors every year.

A journey through Paraguay to discover the landscapes, culture and history of South America's most underrated nation..

Discover the unique artistic world of Madrid-based La Cendejas, a rising star of Spanish pop.

Zaz, famous for her song ‘je veux’, brings her infectious optimism to the MO Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Behind its wholesome image, the Swedish furniture giant has some highly unscrupulous practices.

Art Spiegelman’s Maus is an important literary work dealing with the holocaust. A deeply personal story, the graphic novel tells the tale of Spiegelman’s father’s experiences as a Polish Jew during World War 2. In a highly original way the work brings together past and present, memory and trauma.

It’s a police investigation that stretches to 1,000 pages. ARTE Book Club focuses on the highly acclaimed Russian classic.

ARTE Book Club studies Virginia Woolf’s original and influential essay on what has held back women from contributing to the arts.