How did Marilyn Monroe become one of the greatest sex symbols of all time? What drove a prudish little Californian girl, who was not especially pretty nor exceptionally talented, to become this incredibly striking platinum blonde superstar? How did she become the icon capable of balancing innocence with raw sensuality, whilst continuing to captivate the masses to this day? How did she achieve this? And what price did she pay?

The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Cha...

Documentary that reconstructs the professional life of the dancer through the thread of his own voic...
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The great French scientist, struggling with his own limitations from a stroke, is not deterred by sc...

A double portrait of two dictators who were thousands of miles apart but were constantly fixated on ...

Jason Van Vleet's documentary explores how a plan to overthrow the government conceived in 1983 by h...

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A short experimental documentary that interrogates how the modernization of parks and playgrounds in...

"If all these cameras start talking to you.." A short documentary on a vintage camera museum, estab...
A group of friends hangs out at a bar, having fun and drinking beer.

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A team of women from the Western and Arab world makes a bid to reach the North Pole. This unpreceden...

From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom, he turned his dreams into entertainment for the ages. Now, l...

Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of a...

In the excitement of the roaring 20s, a new kind of movie palace was constructed by the Bay. More th...
Whatever became of the actor director Luchino Visconti famously cast as young Tadzio in "Death in Ve...

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