• Series (418 Episodes available)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, Elephant

  • Territories:

    Worldwide (except Italy).

  • Production year:

    2020

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Far from the frenzy of urban life, DESTINATIONS is an invitation to enjoy the simple pleasure of traveling around the world and discover places that inspired the great artists, resulting in an exchange between a land, a town, a landscape and a work of art.

Cézanne's Provence, Stefan Zweig's Brazil,  Karen Blixen's Kenya, Salvador Dali's Catalonia, or Katsushika Hokusai's Japan. The series will also take you to places that were fashioned by mankind and have become legendary, such as Jerusalem, Harar in Ethiopia, the hanging gardens of Singapore, and the iconic Route 66.
DESTINATIONS tells how these places have evolved through history, and which cultures shaped their character, their monuments, their music and their gastronomy. These 13-minute films combine learning with the pleasure of delightful images and unusual encounters with local figures and artistic sensibilities. This is an invitation on a slow voyage, to satisfy an urge for adventure, with some enlightening stopovers to fire the curiosity, inspiring one to pack one’s bags and immerse oneself in the experience.
 
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH: 
OUT OF KENYA BY KAREN BLIXEN
PROVENCE, CEZANNE'S MUSE
DANCE, TAHITI'S SENSUAL REVOLT
THE BEIJING OF THE LAST EMPEROR
MARIA-GALANTE, A TALE OF RUM AND TEARS
BRAZIL, LAND OF HOPE FOR STEFAN ZWEIG
LOS ANGELES, HOME OF ART DECO
HUMBERSTONE, AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF CHILE
CHILOE, IDYLLIC CHILEAN ISLAND
BO-KAAP, COLORS OF SOUTH AFRICA
BORNEO, THE HISTORY OF SARAWAK PEPPER
SINGAPORE AND ITS EXTRAORDINARY GARDENS
ISLAND OF MOZANBIQUE, A PORTUGUESE GEM IN AFRICA
PERITO MORENO ARGENTINA
THE MOZAMBIQUE OF MIA COUTO
IRELAND OF LIGHTHOUSES AND STORMS
GRANVILLE, THE CHILDHOOD OF CHRISTIAN DIOR
RONDA, CRADLE OF THE SPANISH
CARTAGENA, JEWEL OF COLONIAL COLOMBIA
CUBA, TOBACCO VALLEY AND THE TASTE OF CIGARS
CATALUNYA, THE BRILLIANT MUSE OF SALVADOR DALI
ROUTE 66, TACKLING THE CALIFORNIAN MYTH
THE AMAZING SCOTLAND OF HARRY POTTER
IRELAND, THE FOLLIES’ CRAZY STORY
THE HAPPY NORWAY OF EDVARD MUNCH

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