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.

Unprecedented access into one of the world's greatest musical talents and his larger than life lifes...

Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's ...

A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' who went through several hardships before audacio...

Czech painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranks among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau...

We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and frie...

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

Mark Rothko, a master of abstract expressionism, created 835 paintings during his five-decade career...

A kaleidoscopic portrait of the English actress and singer Jane Birkin, heroine of pop culture.

The Real Adam Smith: A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg, takes an intriguing, two-part look at ...

Artist Katinka Simonse, alias Tinkebell, is a controversial, very mediagenic phenomenon. In her univ...

An exploration of the movie "The strange case of Angelica" and an understanding Manoel de Oliveira's...

The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxe...

THE PATHOLOGICAL OPTIMIST takes us into the inner sanctum of Wakefield and his family from 2011- 201...

What is the secret origin of this self-proclaimed 'real-life warrior, adventurer and musician'? How ...

"The Television Years" examines the events that took place in the years between 1956 and 1960, in wh...

From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure...