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自然科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 1999 年出品,是 PBS Nature 系列其中之一。

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影片信息
官方网站
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/plants/

影片原始规格:
中文片名 :
中文系列名:PBS 自然
英文片名 :The Seedy Side of Plants
英文系列名:PBS Nature
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :54 min
版本 :TV
发行时间 :1999
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剧情简介
They’re cunning and manipulative, and will do anything to get what they want. No, it’s not the cast of your favorite daytime soap. We’re speaking of the ubiquitous plant life that covers our planet, relentlessly evolving elaborate schemes to disperse its seeds and ensure the continuation of its almost limitless species.

How does such a seemingly passive life form accomplish the complex task of reproduction? Many plants take advantage of the primeval forces of Mother Nature herself to help their seeds germinate, sending them far and wide by means of wind, rain, and tides. Others have found ways to hitch rides for their seeds aboard other living things. For example, the burdock plant, which inspired inventor George de Mestral to create Velcro, has pesky burrs that sticks stubbornly to hair and fur.

Fruit, however, is perhaps the most commonly employed medium of seed mobility. Fruit-producing plants rely on the appeal of their fruits for dispersal of the seeds, and have evolved their own unique “marketing strategies” and their own select clientele – animals as well as humans – to help the process along. Even as scientists develop methods to control plant reproduction, each time we yield to the temptation to pluck a ripe juicy apple from its branch, we too become pawns in one of nature’s carefully devised game plans.

文化艺术类纪录片,PBS 频道 2009 年出品,是 PBS Independent Lens 系列之一。

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影片原始规格:
中文片名 :艺术与复制
中文系列名:PBS 独立镜头
英文片名 :Art & Copy
英文系列名:PBS Independent Lens
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :87 min
版本 :DVD
发行时间 :2006
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
Art & Copy is a powerful film about advertising and inspiration. It reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time, people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture. Their work grabbed the attention of millions and truly moved them. The social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

应用科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 2003 年出品。

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中文片名 :
中文系列名:
英文片名 :The Cheese Nun: Sister Noella’s Voyage of Discovery
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电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :约 53 分钟
版本 :DVD
发行时间 :2003
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
In this documentary profile of artisan cheese-making champion Sister Noella Marcellino, cameras follow the Benedictine nun as she travels the French countryside to seek out the secrets of champion cheese-makers. Inspired to pursue the perfect cheese after being named the official cheese-maker of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in the mid-’80s, Marcellino’s scientific interest in the process would lead her to become a noted proponent in the preservation of tradition and biodiversity. In addition to speaking with noted experts in her journey, Marcellino also shares her love of American gospel music with the farmers she visits, receives the honor of being inducted into an ancient order of cheese-makers, and uses her renowned skills to help aspiring American cheese-makers develop the skills needed to create quality cheese.

Explore the world of artisanal cheese with Sister Noella Marcellino, a Benedictine nun who visits France to probe the mysteries that make every cheese unique. Marcellino ventures from farmstead to aging room to laboratory, reveling in the fungi and microorganisms that are as essential to cheese as terroir is to wine. This homage to fromage is an unabashed celebration of the science, craft and humanity of cheesemaking.

社会科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 2011 年出品。

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官方网站
http://www.pbs.org/program/not-in-our-town/

影片原始规格:
中文片名 :
中文系列名:
英文片名 :Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness
英文系列名:
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :Approx. 56 mins.
版本 :TV
发行时间 :2011
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
A community responds to anti-immigrant violence.

Light in the Darkness is a one-hour documentary about a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, New York culminate with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years.

Over a two-year period, the story follows Mayor Paul Pontieri, the victim’s brother Joselo Lucero, and Patchogue residents as they address the root causes of the violence, heal divisions, and take steps to ensure that everyone in their village will be safe and respected. In addition to the national broadcast, viewers can follow the case and learn more about the civil suits, find out more about how libraries got involved and learn about reporting hate crimes to local law enforcement.

Meet the four Patchogue residents profiled in the film who take action to change their community.

军事类纪录片,PBS 频道 2011 年出品。

注: NFB频道也有一部同名的影片

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官方网站
http://www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/home/

影片原始规格:
中文片名 :
中文系列名:
英文片名 :The War of 1812
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电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
版本 :DVD
发行时间 :2011
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
The War 1812 is a two-hour film history of a deeply significant event in North American and world history. The war shaped American, Canadian and British destiny in the most literal way possible: had one or two battles or decisions gone a different way, a map of the United States today would look entirely (and shockingly) different. The U.S. could well have included Canada - but was also on the verge of losing much of the Midwest, and perhaps the entire West to boot. The New England states, meanwhile, were poised on the brink of secession just months before a peace treaty was signed.

The fires of this war forged the nation of Canada; at the same time, the result tolled the end of Native American dreams of a separate nation. By war’s end, the process of Native nation removal had already begun in the southeast, paving the way for a Cotton Kingdom powered by slavery, and a United States that had been on the verge of collapse was ready to announce its arrival as a global power. The U.S. did not win the War of 1812, but the noble experiment of democracy had managed to survive intense pressure from without, and within.

自然科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 1987 年出品,是 PBS Nova 系列其中之一。

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影片原始规格:
中文片名 :
中文系列名:PBS 新星
英文片名 :Death of a Star
英文系列名:PBS Nova
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :53 min
版本 :VHS
发行时间 :1987
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
Why do stars explode and how is the energy generated? What is the effect of all those little “aftermath” particles floating through space? Nova: Death of a Star is a 60-minute science documentary that explores rare astronomical events in all their dimensions. The film features the 1987 explosion of a supernova — first observed by a Canadian astronomer in Chile — and discusses its impact on the universe. Witness the celestial phenomena that baffles the scientific community as you travel from South America to Japan to Cleveland. A discussion of supernova neutrinos is a special highlight of the tape. ~ Kathleen Wildasin, All Movie Guide.

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The Stars: Supernovas, The Big Bang and More
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Death Star《死亡星球》
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Runaway Universe《脱缰的宇宙》

应用科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 1994 年出品,是 PBS Frontline 系列其中之一。

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中文片名 :钻石帝国
中文系列名:PBS 前线系列
英文片名 :The Diamond Empire
英文系列名:PBS Frontline
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :Approx. 80 mins.
版本 :TV
发行时间 :1994
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
Central to the diamond’s role as a romantic symbol is the belief that diamonds are one of the rarest, most precious gifts for a loved one. But it’s only a myth - diamonds are found in plentiful supply. FRONTLINE examines how the great myth about the scarcity of diamonds and their inflated value was created and maintained over the decades by the diamond cartel. This report chronicles how one family, the Oppenheimers of South Africa, gained control of the supply, marketing, and pricing of the world’s diamonds.

社会科学类纪录片,PBS 频道 2008 年出品,是 PBS Frontline 系列其中之一。

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影片原始规格:
中文片名 :交战规则
中文系列名:PBS 前线系列
英文片名 :Rules of Engagement
英文系列名:PBS Frontline
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :56 min
版本 :TV
发行时间 :2008
影片内容介绍
剧情简介
FRONTLINE reveals the untold story of what happened in Haditha, Iraq, where twenty-four residents were killed by U.S. forces in what many branded My Lai. With accusations swirling that the Marines massacred Iraqi civilians cold blood the incident has led to one of the largest criminal cases against U.S. troops in the Iraq war. FRONTLINE investigates the harrowing moral and legal landscape the military faces in Iraq.

社会科学类纪录片纪录片,PBS 频道 1980 年出品。

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中文片名 :自由选择
中文系列名:
英文片名 :Free to Choose
英文系列名:
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :57 min / EP
版本 :TV
发行时间 :1980
影片内容介绍
劇情簡介
Free To Choose is a landmark television series about the interrelationship of personal, political and economic freedom – ideas that still dominate public policy debates decades after they were first proposed. These are the ideas of Nobel winning economist Milton Friedman and his economist wife, Rose. These ten one-hour programs, filmed on location around the world, have helped millions of people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human and economic freedom. The interaction between these ideas has created, in the United States of America, the richest and freest society the world has ever known. Milton Friedman sees this success threatened when citizens assume that government intervention is the answer to all their problems. In this series, which premiered in the United States on January 11, 1980, Dr. Friedman focuses on basic principles. How do markets work? Why has socialism failed? Can government help economic development? The television series and the book that emerged from it have been watched and read by millions of people around the world. Both have been translated into over two dozen languages.

分集介绍
The Power of the Market
America’s freedom and prosperity derive from the combination of the idea of human liberty in America’s Declaration of Independence with the idea of economic freedom in Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Friedman explains how markets and voluntary exchange organize activity and enable people to improve their lives. He also explains the price system. Friedman visits Hong Kong, U.S. and Scotland.

The Tyranny of Control
Government planning and detailed control of economic activity lessens productive innovation, and consumer choice. Good, better, best, are replaced by “approved” or “authorized.” Friedman shows how “established” industries or methods, seek government protection or subsidization in their attempts to stop or limit product improvements which they don’t control. Friedman visits India, Japan and U.S.

Anatomy of a Crisis
The Great Depression has been popularly viewed as a failure of capitalism. The stock market crash, the failure of the Bank of the United States, loss of personal savings, were visible symbols supporting this belief. As Friedman explains, the real cause was the unseen failure of government policy and action. Yet this crisis resulting from government failure leads to decades of government expansion.

From Cradle to Grave
The welfare state arises from the attempt to do good with other people’s money. Such attempts always fail because: Nobody spends somebody else’s money as carefully as his own. Welfare is supply driven. Those spending the money use force to collect it and to insure those receiving it use it for “right” purposes. Good intentions are corrupted by bad means. Friedman visits U.S. and Britain.

Created Equal
The Declaration of Independence says, “all men are created equal.” Friedman explains that this did not mean all persons should or will have equal talents or income. Equal opportunity to better one’s self, and the right to personally benefit from the gains realized, are consistent with freedom. Equality of results requires force. Taking from some to give to others destroys freedom and removes the incentive for creating new wealth. Friedman visits India, U.S. and Britain.

What’s Wrong With Our Schools
Parental choice and parental responsibility in the education of children is the U.S. tradition and is consistent with a free society. Centralized government control has eroded freedom and adversely affected the quality of education. The poor help pay for education for the future rich. Friedman has long advocated using vouchers to solve the problem. He explains why. Friedman visits U.S. and Britain.

Who Protects the Consumer?
Various government agencies have been created on the claim that they will protect the consumer. These agencies restrict freedom, stifle beneficial innovation, and become agents for the industries or groups they are intended to regulate. Friedman explains how the apparent chaos of the market place, the competition of many suppliers for business, is the best protection of consumer interests.

Who Protects the Worker?
Unions sometimes protect some workers - their members - but usually at the expense of other workers. Government protects its employees and special groups of workers at the expense of other workers. Both unions and government restrict freedom. Friedman explains how the competition of employers for the talents of workers leads to the highest wages and best working conditions.

How to Cure Inflation
Inflation results when the amount of money printed or coined increases faster than the creation of new goods and services. Money is a “token” of the wealth of a nation. If more tokens are created than new wealth, it takes more tokens to buy the same goods. Friedman explains why politicians like inflation, and why wage and price controls are not solutions to the problem. Friedman visits Japan, U.S. and Britain.

How to Stay Free
Democracies have only recently been considered desirable. Historically, it was feared that democracies always self destruct when citizens, forgetting that you cannot remove want and misery through legislation, insist on government actions that physically and morally bankrupt their nation. Friedman explains why the United States has so far avoided this outcome and how we can continue to do so. This program includes an interview of Dr. Friedman by Lawrence E. Spivak.

旅游类纪录片纪录片,PBS 频道 1991 年出品,是 PBS American Experience 系列之一。

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影片原始规格:
中文片名 :
中文系列名:PBS 美国印象 / PBS 美国人经历
英文片名 :Coney Island
英文系列名:PBS American Experience
电视台 :PBS
地区 :美国
语言 :英语
时长 :71 min
版本 :VHS
发行时间 :1991
影片内容介绍
劇情簡介
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland–competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world’s most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric “Eden”.