The Marx Brothers cause chaos in the world of opera when Otis B. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) meets aspiring singer Riccardo, who is determined to win the love of fellow performer Rosa. Aided by Fiorello (Chico Marx) and Tomasso (Harpo Marx), Otis attempts to unite the young couple, but faces opposition from the preening star Lassparri, who also has his sights on Rosa. Travelling from Italy to New York, Otis and friends rally to try and win the day. The first of five films the Marx Brothers made for MGM and was one of MGM’s biggest hits at the 1935 box office.

A young teacher in modern Bhutan, shirks his duties while planning to go to Australia to become a singer. As a reprimand, his superiors send him to the most remote school in the world, a glacial Himalayan village called Lunana, to complete his service. He finds himself exiled from his Westernised comforts after an arduous eight-day trek just to get there. There he finds no electricity, no textbooks, not even a blackboard. Though poor, the villagers extend a warm welcome to their new teacher, but he faces the daunting task of teaching the village children without any supplies. He wants to quit and go home, but he begins to learn of the hardship in the lives of the beautiful children he teaches, and begins to be transformed through the amazing spiritual strength of the villagers.