From the early 19th century 1946 Paris had many brothels that were tolerated and controlled by the state. These were sometimes rough places but more often were housed in richly designed buildings and serviced a clientèle from all walks of life. This documentary looks back at the Paris brothels through photographs, historians as well as memories from some who would frequent them as clients or work there as prostitutes.

From May 10, 1940, France is living one of the worst tragedies of it history. In a few weeks, the co...

In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin se...

"Makten och sanningen" - depicts the Geijer-affair or the Brothel-affair in 1977 where journalist Pe...

A look at the life of Toty Rodríguez: An actress who made her career in France during the 60s, a wel...

A captivating and personal detective story that uncovers the truth behind the childhood of Michaël P...
The story of Le Palace, the famous parisian night club in the late seventies. The documentary is a c...

Gustave Folcher, a French farmer, wrote in his 1939 diary that the summer had been long and hot. He ...

A documentary about the girls of the Mustang Ranch, a legal brothel in Nevada.

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, i...

When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a ...

This illuminating documentary examines the aftermath of Princess Diana's tragic death and the tense,...

Documentary from French TV channel Canal+ about Marion Cotillard's road to the Oscar for her perform...

In this documentary about the exile of two famous French actors in Argentina during and after World ...

Johan van der Keuken went against the grain in 1980: from Amsterdam (on April 30 with the coronation...

At age 25, Olivier Rousteing was named the creative director of the French luxury fashion house, Bal...