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 Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show ...
Journalist E. E. Kisch tells crime stories from old Prague, which he himself experienced in the year...
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an undergr...
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bi...
From Le Petit Rapporteur to Sous vos applaudissements, from La Lorgnette to L'Ecole des fans, everyo...
Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have "split brain" surgery...
An exploration of the making of b-movie sci-fi cult classic "The Creeping Terror" and its con-man di...
When she was in high school, Ainun was known as a smart girl and became the target of many male stud...
A journey through the work of Spanish filmmaker Juan Piquer Simón (1935-2011).
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Pr...
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and u...
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but ...
30 years after Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone is still stigmatized for her role as a sexual psychopath...
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de Fran...
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppress...
Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encou...
Based on a true story about Soviet spy Lev Manevich. He lives in Italy and operates in the Nazi Germ...