Fourty years ago, in May 1981, with François Mitterrand's election, some people were letting themselves dream about a better life while others were predicting the coming of soviet tanks upon the Champs-Élysées. If we gladly remember the turning point of austerity in 83, there were also the wage rises, the fifth week of paid leave, the abolition of death penalty, the decriminalisation of homosexuality, or the advent of independent radio stations. Rare archives and accounts by those who were at the heart of this story give an overview of it and shed light on lesser-known aspects.

Paris, France, during the First World War. While thousands of soldiers die every day on the battlefi...

An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic V...

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame...

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas M...

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In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an undergr...

During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the gui...

The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which...

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat...

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and ...

In Cold War-era Romania, two Securitate officers intercept a letter from Richard Nixon to Nicolae Ce...

At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, ha...

A fine documentary that details the sordid life of 1970s pornographic actor John Holmes, from the st...

Described by Deadline Hollywood as the "tragic true story" of Chris Gueffroy, it follows one of the ...

Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former ...

DFW Punk, covering the Dallas/Ft. Worth punk/new wave scene. If you thought Texas in the late ’70s w...

Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from sm...

The First Year tells the inside story of Jamie Driscoll’s first 12 months as the new North of Tyne M...

"The Farewell Affair" is one of the greatest espionage stories of the Cold War that will result in t...
Baseball, Dennis & the French tells the true story of Paul Croshaw, longtime liberal activist and co...