In 1892, Ellis Island, in New York Bay, became the main gateway to the United States for immigrants arriving increasingly from Europe. The story of immigration to the United States from 1892 to 1954, an enthralling polyphonic narrative that embraces both small and great history.

New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary ...

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show ...

Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently decla...

One night, nine children from the same Tunisian village attempt the deadly crossing. Like a poem or ...

Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later...

The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel a...

Martin Scorsese’s electrifying concert documentary captures The Rolling Stones live at New York’s Be...

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New...

An analysis of the impact on the United States Latino community of immigration policies promoted by ...

Kicked out by his parents, a gay teenager leaves small-town Indiana for New York's Greenwich Village...

More than 2.000 years ago, Narbonne in today's Département Aude was the capital of a huge Roman prov...

In 1896, three survivors of a whaling ship-wreck in the Canadian Arctic are saved and adopted by an ...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigat...

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the per...

In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband...