Valentine fogoly, fotómodellként a konzumkultúrához, magánemberként egy kisszerű, szeretni sem képes, ám féltékenykedő fickóhoz van láncolva. Megismerkedik egy bíróval, aki aktív korában legálisan, nyugdíjba vonultan illegálisan ítélkezik embertársai fölött. Az emberek rosszak - mondja. Nem, csak erőtlenek - válaszolja a lány, s a fogolyléten túlra mutatóan minden gesztusa, ellentétben az ítélkezőével, részvéttel teli. Kapcsolatuk az idegenségtől közelít a szeretet felé, mígnem a bíró feljelenti magát, s egyszer csak álmodni is képes: boldog jövőt álmodik -nem magának- a lánynak.
Rendkívüli igaz történet Trudy Ederléről, az első nőről, aki sikeresen átúszta a La Manche csatornát. Nővére állhatatos támogatásának és edzői segítségének köszönhetően sikerült legyőznie a patriarchális társadalom jelentette nehézségeket és rosszindulatot, hogy az olimpiai úszóválogatott soraiba emelkedjen, és teljesítse a majd’ 34 kilométeres távot Franciaországból Angliába.
Gilliatt, a fisherman-turned-smuggler on the isle of Guernsey, agrees to transport a beautiful woman to the French coast in the year 1800. She tells him she hopes to rescue her brother from the guillotine. Gilliatt finds himself falling in love and so feels betrayed when he later learns this woman is a countess helping Napoleon plan an invasion of England. In reality, however, the "countess" is an English agent working to thwart this invasion. When Gilliatt finds this out, he returns to France to rescue the woman who's true purpose has been discovered by the French.
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Glasgow-ban több munkást is elbocsátanak a hajógyárból. Köztük van Frank (Peter Mullan) és egy-két barátja. Frank nem tud mit kezdeni magával, miután nem járhat dolgozni, így felszínre kerülnek a magánéleti problémái a feleségével, a fiával és a hétéves korában elhunyt másik fiával. Egy nap elhatározza, hogy átússza a La Manche csatornát. A felkészülésben, amely során közelebb kerül családjához is, segítik a barátai és egy kínai vendéglős.
In the aftermath of a devastating defeat by his archnemesis Admiral Smee, the notorious Captain James Hook finds refuge in the coastal town of Eldritch Landing, where he forms an unlikely alliance with Silas Blackweather, a local blacksmith seeking retribution for his sister's murder. As they evade Smee's Redcoat Soldiers in the island's dense woodland, ruthless sword fights, ancient curses and conflicting motives will challenge their shared quest for revenge. Together, Hook and Silas navigate uncharted waters to confront the treacherous Admiral Smee, embarking on a journey that will redefine Captain Hook's enduring legacy.
Julius and Pete have a contest to swim across the English Channel, with Alice as the referee.
Nikki is no professional athlete. Still, she swims the English channel to raise money for a good cause.
The "Herzogin Cecilie" flew before the wind; she was considered the fastest windjammer of her day. Launched by Rickmers boatyard in 1902, the four-masted training barquentine carried saltpeter from Chile and wheat from Australia to Europe. She won the "great grain race" between Down Under and Europe a total of eight times for her Finnish owner Gustaf Erikson. In 1936, she completed the voyage between Wallaroo in South Australia and the English port of Falmouth in just 86 days. But she was never to make it back to her home port. Leaving Falmouth in rough seas and a dense fog, she ran into cliffs and started taking on water. The barque's last trip was also the honeymoon of captain Sven Erikson and his new bride, journalist and writer Pamela Bourne. Under the watchful eye of the international press, they undertook incredible efforts to save the ship.
A két jó barát, Moreau és Dubois, elhatározzák, hogy együtt töltik a vakációt Deauville-ben feleségeik és egyikük unokahúgának társaságában. A terv kitűnőnek tűnik, a valóság azonban másként alakul: az út, a fogadtatás, a villa állapota egyaránt pocsék. Mit tegyenek, hogy megmentsék a vakációjukat? Ennek megoldásához minden leleményességükre szükségük van.
A rocky sea voyage as reenacted by Georges Méliès.
The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and women, who built this engineering marvel. Massive tunnel boring machines gnawed their way through rock and chalk, digging not one tunnel but three; two rail tunnels and a service tunnel. This was a project that would be privately financed; not a penny of public money would be spent on the tunnel. Business would have to put up all the money and take all the risks. This was also a project that was blighted by flood, fire, tragic loss of life and financial bust ups. Today, it stands as an engineering triumph and a testament to what can be achieved when two nations, Britain and France put aside their historic differences and work together.
A yacht in the English Channel is helped to port - when the police arrive there are no crew, no papers and no clues. What is the mystery of the ghost ship?
An epidemic of appliance madness unrelated to discount sales strikes an island off the coast of France: the islanders are being murderously attacked by ovens and refrigerators acquired in the same department store. Enter the young Dr. Gabrielle Martin (Anny Duperey), who arrives here to escape her own personal tragedy and instead lands in the middle of the kitchen mania. She tracks down the cause of the rapidly spreading epidemic to another doctor on the island — quite as insane as any of the kitchen appliances (if the comparison could be made) — and finds that the villainous doctor and the appliances have a most unusual link. Graphic scenes of mutilation by an oven, as one example, leave nothing much to the imagination in this film, but the interpretations of actors Anny Duperey and Jean-Claude Brialy as the good and evil doctors are excellent.
A Macedonian girl is trying to swim the British Channel. During the ordeal, she remembers her troubled past.
A look back at an incredible challenge that combines human adventure and historic exploit. In 1909, Louis Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel, propelling aviation into the modern era. 110 years on, a team of enthusiasts attempt a mad-cap gamble, to fly a replica Blériot XI.
