Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.
Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements o...
In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert...
This documentary contains dramatized episodes about the lives of Erika and Klaus Mann, the brilliant...
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious hi...
An account of the life and work of the Polish writer Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), a key figure in scie...
Portrait of Belgian historian, reporter and documentarian André Dartevelle.
A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years crea...
An analysis of the sources of inspiration that fed the imagination of the British writer, poet and p...
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday ...
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara S...
Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hire...
An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic V...
From his poor childhood to his rise to fame, from his triumphs to his failures, from Paris to New Yo...
A journey through the life and outstanding work of the Spanish photographer and filmmaker Ramón Masa...
A two-hour documentary special Robin Williams: Behind Closed Doors which gives viewers an intimate l...
In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labele...
The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic sw...
About the poet C.A.Conrad, an eccentric Elvis worshiping poet and tarot card reader, who confronts h...
The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discove...
An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dis...