About the Swedish writer Stig Dagerman (1923-1954). More than a style, there is a Dagerman voice. This simple voice speaks softly, without emphasis, of simple people, of children, of old men, of his native Sweden. She is friendly to the humble, the solitary, the victims.

Conversations with four people — an artist, a woman struggling with her identity as a high achiever,...

The residents of Ho Chi Minh City face modernization amid widespread poverty. A retired American Mar...

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his...

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents w...

The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different t...

A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morris...

A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Pro...

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War me...
Once described by the press as "one of the most controversial figures on the Australian art scene", ...

With £2.50 in their bank accounts, two friends Saoirse and Emma vow to have the greatest night of th...

Eldar Ryazanov reads his poetry. An introspective movie on his multifaceted work.

An exploration on Paz's poetry by Paz himself, his childhood, his ideas about love and the nature of...

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian canc...

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an ...

Using the author's personal estate, current images of places where she lived or were dear to her, an...