The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.
The remarkable life story of the pre-war Polish artist Stanislav Szukalski, documented by the Americ...
The subversive masterpieces of Russian-Ukrainian writer Isaac Babel challenged the reality of life u...
BBC TV special interviews Gene Kelly about his life and career.
Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demago...
With the young Friedrich Engel’s letters and drawings from the years between 1838 and 1842, a unique...
You thought you knew him. Meet David Crosby now in this portrait of a man with everything but an eas...
This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confi...
'JFK: Seven Days That Made a President' investigates the seven key days in JFK's life that helped sh...
Biography of Bette Davis hosted by Jodie Foster.
Miguel Gila (1919-2001) was a Spanish actor and stand-up comedian, famous for his surreal phone conv...
A group of young skateboarders find direction in their lives when they move to New York and start a ...
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bi...
With seven Winter X-Games gold medals and a career spanning twenty years, Tanner Hall has cemented h...
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally ...
The last year in the life of Diego Maradona told by friends, family and former companions reveals hi...
The life of the legendary Italian photojournalist Paolo Di Paolo through his photographs, which capt...
From practicing barefoot on the streets of Lagos to performing on stage in England, twelve year old ...
Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotam...
How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relev...
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare interview ...