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- They dot the countryside of our continent like so many priceless pearls, steeped in history and an aura of mystery: Europe's castles. No other part of the world boasts as many castles and palaces as Europe. These "stone giants" are an integral part of our culture and our landscapes. Some nestled among gently rolling hills, others erected on the banks of raging rivers or on mountain ridges, they are testament to compelling stories and regional identity. Kings and princes built their palaces and summer residences in some of the most beautiful and strategically located spots in Europe. As we follow in their footsteps to visit Europe's best known and most striking castles, our journey will lead us through the Loire Valley in France, to southern Germany, the southeast of England, the Piemont in Italy and along Portugal's coast. Breathtaking aerial views of these landscapes and tantalizing glimpses of their castles will draw viewers in and make them curious to find out what lies behind their walls. The ideas, dreams and attitudes reflected in these monuments continue to inspire the imagination of people in their environment to this day. The series will also seek to find traces of traditions that still live on in and around Europe's castles and find out how they are being creatively reinterpreted today... a collection of 5 parts about "Europas Schlösserwelten" for "ARTE discovery" based on an idea, development, design and implementation of Jeremy József Pierre Fekete
- Sie ist eine der drei südeuropäischen Halbinseln und 500.000 Quadratkilometer groß: die Balkanhalbinsel. Poetisch gesehen bildet sie die geografische Grenze zwischen dem Okzident und dem Orient. Lang verschmähte, unbekannte Schöne. Vielen nicht bewusst, umspülen fünf Meere ihre zerklüfteten Gestade: Das Schwarze-, Marmara-, Ägäische-, Ionische- und Adriatische Meer. Ihr Name verweist auf ihren natürlichen Reichtum: BALKAN - "Berge mit vielen Wäldern". Tatsächlich ist die Balkanhalbinsel eine Schatzkammer ökologischer Vielfalt. Der Balkan ist allerdings nicht nur ein Faltengebirge. Vor allem besticht er durch seine unbekannte Seite: voller versteckter und unberührter Naturschönheiten, eine geheimnisvoll-archaische Welt. Noch ist der Balkan touristisch marginal erschlossen. Sein Reichtum an ungezähmter Natur ist ein Erbe, welches bis zum Zerfall Jugoslawiens nie geplündert wurde. Weder durch wirtschaftliches Wachstum noch Ausbeutung. Erst seit Ende des Bürgerkriegs im ehemaligen Balkanstaat müssen sich die Länder in der Region vermehrt um Schadenbegrenzung bemühen. Denn der Balkan will Brücke sein. Eine GRÜNES BAND EUROPAS, ein Naturkorridor zwischen den ehemals verfeindeten Staaten im europäischen Gefüge. Eine filmische Reise zum noch wilden Teil Europas - über Alpen, Seen und Meere. Gedreht in 4K. Als 6-teilige Reihe entwickelt, konzipiert und umgesetzt von Jeremy JP Fekete.
- He was a bloodthirsty vampire, an androgynous Adonis and a psychopathic killer. He's a friend of the director Lars von Trier. He gives an impressive performance in almost every one of his films. His face and his pale green eyes have etched themselves into the minds of his audiences. Udo Kier is one of the few German actors to achieve global fame via Hollywood. In the past fifty years, he has been in more than 250 films, ranging from art-house productions to blockbusters. Kier first major role was as a sinister upright citizen called Hans. The fact that he ended up staying in Hollywood was down to serendipity, like so much else in his life.
- 1991–TV EpisodeMilano Centrale stands like a huge rock in the middle of Italy's northern metropole. It's construction of epic scale spanned 25 years, starting under the monarchy and completed under the Mussolini era.
- Designed by Gustav Eiffel in 1874, Nyugati Pályaudvar was the world's fifth biggest train station at the time, and for many years Europe's most modern one. Today the patina of the years lays on the old station.
- 1991–TV EpisodeSt Pancras is the symbol of the great "Railway-Mania" of the industrial age. It was built for the second World Expo of London in 1862.
- 1991–TV EpisodeGare de Lyon, is the youngest of Paris stations, and one of Europe's most important railway hubs.
- 2022–TV EpisodeIt is one of the three southern European peninsulas and 500,000 square kilometers in size: the Balkan Peninsula. Poetically, it forms the geographical border between the Occident and the Orient. Its name refers to its natural wealth: BALKAN - "MOUNTAINS WITH MANY FORESTS". In fact, the Balkan Peninsula is a treasure trove of ecological diversity. Its hidden wealth: an abundance of national and nature parks - from Slovenia to Greece. From the Alps to the sea. As in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their landscape is characterized by rivers, lakes and the rugged Dinaric Mountains. Their fauna and flora is rich in species and diverse. Due to the difficult accessibility, their flora and fauna is little threatened until today. On his cinematic journey, filmmaker Jeremy JP Fekete visits the UNA National Park. Its eponymous Una River features miles of gorges, cascades, river travertines and numerous waterfalls. It is also valued as one of the largest fly-fishing spots in Europe. And in its forests, around 60 bears find a home again. Not far from Una National Park lies its little brother: Kozara National Park. Affectionately called "Green Beauty". A few years ago, a law was passed prohibiting logging for economic use. Here, a primeval forest is to develop again in a self-renewing world - with the help of insects and beetles. It is a unique Mediterranean swamp in the Neretva Delta and one of the largest wintering grounds for birds in Europe. Hutovo Blato Nature Park. Only 20 km from the Adriatic Sea, its watery Mediterranean marsh is home to several 100 different species of flora and fauna. A natural melting pot for vegetation and wildlife - yet threatened by man.
- It is one of the three southern European peninsulas and 500,000 square kilometers in size: the Balkan Peninsula. Poetically, it forms the geographical border between the Occident and the Orient. Its name refers to its natural wealth: BALKAN - "MOUNTAINS WITH MANY FORESTS". In fact, the Balkan Peninsula is a treasure trove of ecological diversity. Its hidden wealth: an abundance of national and nature parks - from Slovenia to Greece. From the Alps to the sea. As in Croatia. Filmmaker Jeremy JP Fekete visits national and nature parks from the coasts of the southern Dalmatian islands of the Adriatic to the Velebit mountain massif: because Croatia's natural beauty is diverse Mljet. Also known as Odysseus Island. At its tip is the national park of the same name. A forest of Aleppo pines and holm oaks, only 100 years young, covers almost 90% of the island. Risen again like Phoenix from the ashes after the devastating forest fire about 100 years ago. In one of its salt lakes is a tropical coral reef. That of the lawn coral. It is the most famous national park in Croatia. The Plitvice Lakes owe their name to the natural phenomenon that created the lakes. A waterway about 8 km long, made of 16 smaller lakes strung together like pearls and connected by cascading waterfalls. An important natural process for its incomparable beauty is taken over by mosses and algae, which support the development of its travertine barriers. And thus also preserve old trees for a little eternity. Its mountain massif Risnjak was declared a national park as early as 1953. This forested mountain massif in Gorski Kotar was named after the lynx ("ris"), its most popular inhabitant. Today, the national park once again serves as a habitat for these shy hunters.
- It is one of the three southern European peninsulas and 500,000 square kilometers in size: the Balkan Peninsula. Poetically, it forms the geographical border between the Occident and the Orient. Its name refers to its natural wealth: BALKAN - "MOUNTAINS WITH MANY FORESTS". In fact, the Balkan Peninsula is a treasure trove of ecological diversity. Its hidden wealth: an abundance of national and nature parks - from Slovenia to Greece. From the Alps to the sea. Like Montenegro. Land of black mountains and dark forests. In its rugged mountain landscape you will find 5 canyons - and the deepest gorge in Europe. Here lies one of the last primeval forests as well as the largest freshwater lake of the Balkan Peninsula. The Durmitor. Celtic: "mountains of many waters". It is the largest of the 5 national parks of Montenegro. 48 of the 50 peaks form its mountain massif. Between this rugged karst mountain range duck 18 mountain and glacial lakes. In the Biogradska Gora National Park, filmmaker Jeremy JP Fekete visits one of the last "real" primeval forests in Europe. It reaches up to 2000 meters above sea level, where it is home to deer and bears. In the middle of it all - the Biogradska Jezero. This elongated glacial lake only reaches a depth of about six meters, but is nestled by some of the oldest trees from all over Europe. Trees up to 500 years old thrive here, reaching a gigantic 45 meters in height. The Salina is part of the Buna Delta, which together with Lake Skadar is considered one of the most bio diverse areas in the Mediterranean as well as Europe. One as a freshwater, the other as a saltwater biotope. Home to a rich flora and fauna as well as numerous amphibians, reptiles and unique plants. For example, the glass wort or the Queller, plants that only grow in high saline soil. Basis for nesting and sheltering places for many birds and other animals.
- It is one of the three southern European peninsulas and 500,000 square kilometers in size: the Balkan Peninsula. Poetically, it forms the geographical border between the Occident and the Orient. Its name refers to its natural wealth: BALKAN - "MOUNTAINS WITH MANY FORESTS". In fact, the Balkan Peninsula is a treasure trove of ecological diversity. Its hidden wealth: an abundance of national and nature parks - from Croatia to Greece. From the Alps to the sea. Like Albania. On the one hand known for its "Albanian Alps" full of fertile plains and rich in lakes and rivers. As well as its "Albanian Riviera" with miles of lagoons as well as the sandy habitats of golden jackals. The Valbona Valley. Its Alps are part of the GREEN BELT OF EUROPE. Former border area - today a new protected zone for wild animals such as the golden eagle - Albania's heraldic animal. More than 25 years ago, between 100 and 200 pairs of golden eagles circled over the mountains. Today, this number has halved. The Great Prespa Lake is shared by 3 countries: Albania, Northern Macedonia and Greece. On the snake island of Golem Grad, on the other hand, snakes and birds share the habitat. An 18 hectare isolated natural zone made for pelicans, cormorants and turtles. But the secret island rulers are the water and poisonous snakes. The Vjosa. Europe's last great wild river. It and its tributaries flow freely - all the way from its source in the mountains of Greece to its mouth in the Albanian Adriatic. Habitat of countless plants and animals. The years-long fight against a planned dam and about 40 hydroelectric power plants made the Vjosa a symbol - the BLUE HEART of Europe. The island of Sazan. Part of the Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park. Until today, the island of Sazan is not accessible as a military base. In its waters lie the wrecks of many ancient Greek and Roman ships, as well as warships from World War II. Under water there is a rich marine flora and above water dominates cliffs with caves and secluded bays.
- It is one of the three southern European peninsulas and 500,000 square kilometers in size: the Balkan Peninsula. Poetically, it forms the geographical border between the Occident and the Orient. Its name refers to its natural wealth: BALKAN - "MOUNTAINS WITH MANY FORESTS". In fact, the Balkan Peninsula is a treasure trove of ecological diversity. Its hidden wealth: an abundance of national and nature parks - from Croatia to Greece. From the Alps to the sea. Like Bulgaria. In its west rises the alpine high mountain Rila. Its 7 Rila lakes are the landmark of the national park of the same name. Within the park there are 4 reserves. Here you can also find its centuries-old spruce forests. As well as the habitats of the capercaillie. The Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park was placed under protection because of its karst landscape. Up here in the barren landscape even ferns still find a place to survive. As a plant that survived the Ice Age, today it is one of the first to reclaim its territories from civilization. As in the nearby town of Vratsa. The Rhodope Mountains: a labyrinth of ridges and hollows. Their natural beauty has fascinated people since ancient times. The Rhodope Mountains cover almost one seventh of Bulgaria, making them the largest mountain range in the country. On its eastern side there are various reserves. Known for their reintroduction projects such as the vulture and bison. The nature reserve 'Baltata': in the northeast of Bulgaria on the Black Sea. There is the northernmost longose forest in Europe, spreading over an area of 205 hectares. Ancient swamp forests, which were formed by sandbanks and its dammed river Baltova. This forest has its own sound. Triggered by the winds that permanently tug at him.
- 2022–TV EpisodeIt is one of the three southern European peninsulas and 500,000 square kilometers in size: the Balkan Peninsula. Poetically, it forms the geographical border between the Occident and the Orient. Its name refers to its natural wealth: BALKAN - "MOUNTAINS WITH MANY FORESTS". In fact, the Balkan Peninsula is a treasure trove of ecological diversity. Its hidden wealth: an abundance of national and nature parks - from Croatia to Greece. From the Alps to the sea. As in Greece. Places far from the expected tourist island worlds - full of myths and stories about unknown lagoons, lakes and the mountains of the northern mainland. A journey from one coast to another - from the Aegean Sea to the Gulf of Patras. Alonissos. Island of the northern Sporades. Here, conservationists have been fighting for the endangered monk seals and dolphins since the early 1970s. Today, Alonissos and six other islands make up the largest marine park in Europe and the first in Greece. But as long as the Aegean Sea continues to be abused as a garbage dump, the survival of these marine animals is only partially protected. The Axios Delta. Here - close to the city of Thessaloniki - an undreamed-of natural paradise. Between the life-giving river Axios and the widely laid out rice fields. An annually changing biotope for birds, wild horses and gopher. The Small Prespa Lake near the border with Albania and Northern Macedonia. Idyll and nesting place for thousands of pelicans every year. But this time they bring death with them. Bird flu. Within a few months, a large part of the population of Dalmatian and Pink Pelicans dies. Nature shows its merciless face, while man could only watch powerlessly. The northern Pindos Mountains. Greece's highest national park. Its sacred forests are full of stories. Of religion and superstition. Here, oak trees are connected to the underworld and act as oracles. An unintended positive side effect of these legends: to this day, they protect Greece's ancient forests from deforestation.
- Along the Via Aquitania: it traverses the regions Languedoc, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine, connecting Narbonne to Bordeaux, via Toulouse.
- Along the Via Cassia: it traverses the regions of Latium and Tuscia, connecting Rome to Florence, via Sienna.
- Along the via Julia: it traverses the regions of Oberbayern and Salzburg, connecting Augsburg to Rosenheim, via Salzburg.
- Along the Via Publicae, the main north-south liaison of Portugal: it traverses the Minho, the Douro, the Beira and the Ribatejo, connecting the city of Braga to Lisbon, via Porto and Coimbra.
- 2018–7.0 (6)TV EpisodeAntwerpen Centraal is a jewel in the "city of diamonds". Its gigantic dome reminds of the Pantheon in Rome. That is why it is named railway cathedral by the residents of the city. It is no coincidence that the palatial building was considered as the stony manifestation of the emerging colonial power. Even if King Leopold II referred to it as a "petite belle gare" ("a beautiful small station"). Wall to wall with the station lies Antwerp's green heart - the Zoological garden. Here the Okapis bear testimony to the claim of the Belgian Kingdom to be a world empire. In the 19th century one could admire here the first giraffes in Europe, brought from Congo through the Antwerp harbor, the elderly counterpart of the train station. Ships of big companies like Hapag Lloyd and Red Star Line used to anchor here. Around two million Europeans sailed away by the turn of the the 19th century, the new promised land, America. Antwerp has always been proud of its railway station. Author and director Jeremy JP Fekete is exploring the indivisible connection between the station and the city residents. He tells beautiful anecdotes, from the timid kiss of their first love on the station benches to the loss of a beloved teddy bear in the bustle of jostling travelers. While most of the people are just passengers, some Antwerpeners stay close to it their entire life, like the Jewish diamond manufacturers. That's is why this part of the city is called the "Jerusalem of the North". And that is why Antwerp is also called "City of the shining stones".
- 2018–7.7 (7)TV EpisodeGustav Eiffel was already impressed by Budapest - the Hungarian capital of the former Danube monarchy. Even more when his office won the competition for the concourse of glass of the Nyugati Pályaudvar in 1874. With over 6000 square meters and 25 meters height it used to be the fifth biggest train station of the world, and for many years Europe's most modern one. Today the Austrian-Hungarian Train station cathedral is the only one that was barely modernized since her conception. Filmmaker Jeremy JP Fekete rummages in the almost forgotten corners of the old-worthy station: just like the majestic waiting room. Stuck in a deep slumber since around 100 years and awaiting rediscovery. Once a year its dusty rest is disturbed when the brilliant empress Sissi train departs Nyugati Pályaudvar station on the old rails in direction Gödöllö - to the favorite castle of the empress. A station in Budapest that rivals Nyugati Pályaudvar in age and beauty is the Keleti Pályaudvar, built years after it. Stone on stone, permeated by Hungarian national pride - as a counterpart to the imperial Nyugati Pályaudvar. From its platforms the MAV symphony orchestra would drive for decades throughout the entire country after the second World War Art to spread art and culture to the Magyars after World War 2. Today the orchestra plays in great concert venues of Europe. Completely in the hands of children there is the pioneer railway. A narrow-gauge railway that transports tourists and view-hungry inhabitants of Budapest to the top of the Szechenyi mountain since 1948. Engendered by a socialist education program for railway workers.
- 2018–7.6 (7)TV EpisodeOne of Europe's the most important train stations is also the youngest of Paris. In 1900 France's capital is preparing for the World Expo and is busy building: the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the bridge Alexandre III and the Gare d'Orsay. The railway company PLM seizes the opportunity to offers itself the Gare de Lyon - a proud magnificent building in the Belle-Epoque style. A monument of railway architecture with a 100-meter-long facade, decorated with allegories and a 64-meter-high clock tower. A copy of London's Big Ben. Inside the station a splendid restaurant, "Le Train Bleu". Two marble stairs lead to an impressive dining room ornate with 41 painting by 30 different artists - the elite painters of their time. They immortalized France's most beautiful landscapes. The PLM owned the biggest railway network in the world. With the Gare de Lyon it celebrated its own empire and showed off its luxurious image. Not far away from the station stands the Gare du Nord. Another stop of the "Train Bleu" carriages on their way to Cannes. Second oldest and biggest train station of Paris. 23 statues made by well-known sculptors decorate the 180 meters long facade. From Paris you also get to Nantes - home town of Jules Verne. Filmmaker Jeremy JP Fekete traveled to the city close to the Atlantic ocean to the big hangars of "Ile de Nantes", where a group of fantastic builders set up their workshop. There, where not so long-ago ships were built, now surprisingly alive-looking and impressively monumental mechanical animals are brought to life.
- 2018–6.8 (7)TV EpisodeThe station St Pancras is the symbol of the great "Railway-Mania" of the industrial age. It was built for the second World Expo of London in 1862. The needed ground for the construction was gained on the slum and church land next to St Pancras church. The dead in the cemetery were simply transferred to another resting place. The new building is a different kind of "cathedral" - made of cast iron and glass. Just the concourse with its 74 meters broad arc is a masterpiece of architecture. The church architect George Gilbert Scott, back then already a celebrity, won the competition of administration building and Midland hotel. The 38 rooms in the Chamber's Club, the lobby, the restaurants, the old Ladies' Smoking Room - back then the first in the world - and "The Grand Staircase" with its cascades of carpet let us enter an stranger, great time: the time if the initial opening 1873, the time where England ruled the world and Victoria was still empress of India. Train stations like St. Pancras in London are for followers of Steampunk real temples of their phantasies and dreams. Their elements are steam and gear driven mechanics, victorian clothing style with the corresponding values and adventure romanticism like in the worlds of H. G. Wells or Jules Verne. With this the steampunkers create their view on the future, like it could have happened in past times. Author and director Jeremy JP Fekete way to some of them lead to a former water pumping station from the victorian times. An unexpected contrast comes from the way St. Pancras is kept pigeon-free: through falcons.