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.

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...

Maria Casarès, a theatre actress and Albert Camus, one of the most important modern french writer, k...

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell...

A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the...

A Directv and Guitar Center documentary highlighting the iconic rock guitarist, Slash. Featuring int...

How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

From practicing barefoot on the streets of Lagos to performing on stage in England, twelve year old ...

Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he g...

An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor H...

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writ...

There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led ...

An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic V...

The legendary British-American actress Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020), who conquered Hollywood in t...

At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leon...

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat...

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...