Grace Kelly
1983-02-21The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movi...
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Becoming Al Pacino
2022-02-06A journey through the meteoric rise and tempestuous story of the legendary American actor Al Pacino, from the Bronx of New York to worldwide stardom.
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MacPherson
2013-11-02This animated film by Martine Chartrand (Black Soul) recounts the friendship between a young Félix Leclerc and Frank Randolph Macpherson, a Jamaican c...
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Che Guevara: The making of an icon
2014-12-06How does a politician – assassinated more than 50 years ago – gradually become a public figure? An extremely vibrant image which shows up where you le...
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Mademoiselle Fifi
1944-07-28In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. Bu...
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
2005-12-30Based on the life of Indian social reformer, jurist, academic-politician, B. R. Ambedkar. The film covers the period from his birth right up to his de...
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Inside the Forbidden City
1965-10-16It seems that Li Zhenfei was once an imperial concubine, who often found herself competing with her rival Madame Liu for the emperor's sole, undivided...
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Hidden Sex: Art and Shame
2023-01-15The representation of genitalia in the fine arts was censored for centuries: sexual organs were discreetly hidden among fig leaves, pearls or sheets; ...
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Francis of Assisi
1966-09-01A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student protest...
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Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal
1999-11-20In the era of Japan's Meiji Restoration, an assassin regains his humanity.
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Venezia - La più antica città del futuro
2024-03-22During the celebrations for the 1600th anniversary of the founding of Venice, Elena and her friend Alvise are drawn to a strange message under the Ria...
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Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind
2008-08-01A visual essay about the progressive tradition of the United States as seen through grave markers and monuments.
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Trenck, der Pandur
1940-08-23Film about the fictitious adventures of Franz Freiherr von Trenck, who lived during the times of empress Maria Theresia of Austria garnished with espi...
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Behind the Burly Q
2010-04-23Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form ...
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