Upon the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, the anarchist union CNT socialized the film industry in Spain, so in Madrid and Barcelona film workers took over the production assets and, between 1936 and 1938, numerous films on a wide variety of topics were released, composing a varied mosaic that gives rise to one of the most unusual and original moments of Spanish cinematography.

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of...

This expansive Greek drama follows a troupe of theater actors as they perform around their country d...

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain'...

In 1936, two female artists (a singer and a pianist) visit the city of Lushnja, which was very conse...

After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful socialist...

A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-pr...
Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

An interview with French film director Eric Rohmer.

Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South...

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainl...

Television documentary about the making of Marcel Carné's 1945 film "Children of Paradise"

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Tati's 1958 film "Mon oncle".

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downt...

An experimental documentary about dead turtles, crab swarms, decaying tennis courts, and microscopic...