An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine, who was first introduced to the world between 1880 and 1881, in a novel published in two parts, and became definitely immortal thanks to an anime series, released in 1974, directed by the Japanese genius Isao Takahata.
A documentary highlighting the Soviet Union's legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and wo...
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the contro...
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.
Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette ...
Karl Edward Wagner was one of the most accomplished dark fantasy and horror writers in the world dur...
A look at the world of US writer Paul Auster, on the occasion of the publication of his new novel, a...
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis ...
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean clim...
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...
He is the talk of the town, the most romantic figure of decadent Parisian nights. When his lungs sta...
A gifted student, Annie Girardot thought for a while of becoming a nurse, before passing the entranc...
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...