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Having devoted much of his career to programming and film history research, Law Kar, a.k.a. Uncle Kar, places himself before the camera for the first...

Genre: Documentary

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An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Laverne Cox

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Walter Murch

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alessandra Ferri

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Hofmanis

In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Wim Wenders

June 1944. In the newly liberated Rome, Roberto Rossellini and Sergio Amidei decide, against all odds, to make an unprecedented, true-to-life film on...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Giancarlo Giannini

A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alicia Vikander

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Romy Schneider

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jodie Foster

Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain

An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Costa-Gavras

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Slavoj Žižek

Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Lina Wertmüller

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Slavoj Žižek

Deep Throat, a pornographic film directed by Gerard Damiano, a film-loving hairdresser, and starring Linda Lovelace, a shy girl manipulated by a...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Anna Sigalevitch

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Simon Callow

Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web of silent film star Gloria Swanson when she...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Osborne

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Christopher Plummer

A collection of restored prints from the Lumière Brothers.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Thierry Frémaux

A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mark Cousins

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Miroslav Táborský

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tilda Swinton

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Hana Vítová

Television series Golden Sixties examines new insights into Czech and Slovak cinema of the 1960s and the role of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Each...

Genre: Documentary

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Running for 7 weeks from July 2007, each week focused on a different genre, examining British film by genre. Presented by Jessica Stevenson (Shaun Of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jessica Hynes

Genre: Documentary

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Two-part documentary about the Czechoslovak "New Wave" in the '60s, including interviews with directors, actors, and others involved in the industry...

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