1958: Those Who Said No
2018-10-06On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one whic...
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Mao by Mao
1977-05-01A film-détournement biography of Mao Tse-tung in which the life of the recently deceased Great Helmsman is told in his own words, using quotes culled ...
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The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell
1987-03-22One of the greatest storytellers of our time, and arguably the greatest mythologist, Joseph Campbell spent most of his long, rich career explaining ho...
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The Longest Ditch
2004-10-01The true story of a farm labourer, Sonnie Murphy, who gets the chance to compete in the steeplechase in the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics. But for every d...
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Fredericksburg: A Documentary Film
2002-01-01An action-packed, full hour documentary, filmed on the actual battlefield.
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Pelican: 74 Years of Japanese Tradition
2019-09-20Pelican, a bakery located at Asakusa, Tokyo, becomes crowded every morning. There are only two types of bread sold. It looks ordinary but meet a baker...
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Godard in America
1970-01-01Spring 1970: Godard and Gorin, on the road, visiting colleges, speaking with Andrew Sarris, and explaining, through illustrated notebooks, their newes...
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Death in the Seine
1989-11-22Between 1795 and 1801, 306 drowned people were recovered from the Seine river, near Paris. Peter Greenaway propouns a historical approach were 25 sign...
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Zvanì - Il romanzo famigliare di Giovanni Pascoli
2025-08-311912. Giovanni Pascoli has died, and a train leaves from Bologna for his funeral. On board, students, officials, and family, including his sister Mari...
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Captain Elliot's Circle
2023-09-05Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British h...
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Engineering Egypt
2007-11-13Egypt's two greatest Pharaohs, Khufu and Ramesses II, built their way to immortality through architectural marvels including the temples of Abu Simbel...
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Story of My Death
2013-10-23Casanova meets a new servant who will witness his last moments in life, from a castle with its libertine 18th century atmosphere to the poor, shadowy ...
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Orchard House: Home of Little Women
2018-05-20Emmy Award-winning chronicle of the history of Orchard House, the home in Concord, Massachusetts where Louisa May Alcott wrote and set Little Women.
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Edward VIII's Murderous Mistress
2013-04-23The extraordinary story of Edward VIII's first love affair, involving a murder trial, a secret cache of vanished letters, and a cover-up to save the r...
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