Resorting on a vast archive material of newsreels, photographs, letters, family videos, fiction movies, diary and popular songs excerpts, the documentary reassesses the legacy of the dictatorial period of Getúlio Vargas (1937-1945). Through the comparison and analysis of these heterogeneous records, produced for different purposes, from political propaganda to family celebration, the film explores the several layers of the political web of the Estado Novo, exposing its external inspirational sources, functionality and contradictions.
The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film ...
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
After his son is denied enrollment by the local elementary school for not identifying his "primary r...
During the Pinochet dictatorship, Jorge Lübbert became an instrument for the Chilean secret services...
Puentes de Salud is a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrant...
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker ...
Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. ...
This timely, bold set of one-on-one interviews presents two of the most venerable figures from the A...
Documentary film interviews leading Latinos on race, identity, and achievement.
In this tribute to the eternal allure of an ancient myth, colourful fins and swimming pools fill the...
This is a 1991 documentary film about the legendary artist and filmmaker, Joseph Cornell, who made t...
The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywo...
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s c...
Documentary exploring the making of the third installment of the popular post-apocalyptic roleplayin...
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...
A portrait of Highlights Magazine following the creation of the cultural phenomenon's 70th Anniversa...
Born in 1918 in San Diego, Williams was a latchkey child from a broken home, raised by a mother more...
Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner, who shows no signs of slowing down at 94, tracks down cel...
BBC documentary about Franz Kafka played by GREEK TV in 1990.This documentary is one of the ten film...
Raphael: The Lord of the Arts is a documentary about the 15th century Italian Renaissance painter Ra...