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- DirectorDominique DeluzeStarsAphex TwinJuan AtkinsMike BanksIt's a documentary about the birth of techno music in Detroit,Mi. (Home of Techno).
- DirectorKarim AïnouzStarsArthur H.
- DirectorBernard MangianteStarsYann ColletteMichel DodaneGuek Eav 'Comrade Duch' KaingFor the last trial in his career Francois Roux, a lawyer specialized in the defense of non-violent activists and a supporter of civil rights himself, chose to explore the boundaries of the law and the morals. Kaing Guek Eav, aka Douch, is considered one of the bloodiest tortures of our times. From the preparation of the defense strategy to the final pleading, this film follows the backstage of one of the major international trials in the last few years and without any hesitation confronts the banality of evil, challenging the absolute notion of 'good'.
- DirectorIsy MorgenszternStarsIsabelle Motrot
- DirectorDiane PerelsztejnStarsKathleen FerrierMarthe Keller
- DirectorStig BjörkmanStarsIngrid BergmanPia LindströmRoberto RosselliniA captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
- DirectorLech KowalskiA town in an ecologically pristine area of Poland learns that Chevron plans to build a shale gas well in the village. After learning of its potential dangers, residents fight government officials and the company to keep the town clean.
- DirectorKlaus SteindlStarsMatthias EubaPeter FaerberCosimo Fina FiorinoThe Mona Lisa by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous painting in the world. What is the secret behind the "real" Mona Lisa? It draws legions of visitors to the Louvre in Paris to contemplate her enigmatic expression. In this "detective story," historians tell us how Leonardo developed the painting and uncover the long-hidden identity of the smiling woman .
- DirectorBirgit HerdlitschkeStarsJean-Michel JarreLittle BootsMoby
- DirectorArnaud XainteStarsStéphane RonchewskiXavier SalmonKatharine BaetjerA renowned painter and a free-thinker, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun is still considered ahead of her time. Follow the artist's adventures over the course of her nearly 90-year life in this captivating docudrama.
- DirectorOlivier NicklausStarsWarren BeattyIsabelle AdjaniAnnette BeningPlayboy, then successful young actor, then producer of hit movie "Bonnie and Clyde", then Oscar winning director of "Reds", then wannabe candidate to the Presidential elections, Warren Beatty, the man who wanted it all.
- 2008–201953mTV-PG7.5 (313)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve BoettcherStarsRobin WilliamsLouie AndersonBea ArthurCelebrating the life of Robin Williams with interviews, tributes and clips from his career.
- DirectorNoel DockstaderDavid MurdockBrando QuiliciStarsJay O. SandersAlbert ZinkAn autopsy on the 5000-year-old remains of Otzi the Iceman, the mummified corpse recovered from a glacier in the Italian Alps in 1991.
- DirectorDavid MurdockStarsJonas ElmoreT. Russell GentryRoss KingExamining the 15th-century dome that crowns the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy. Known as the Duomo, it consists of four million bricks, is taller than the Statue of Liberty and weighs about the same as a cruise ship.
- DirectorFrançois BarréStarsJoachim BoufletEmmanuel GougaudVincent GrassThe Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherds, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, on May 13, 1917 as "a lady dressed in white, shining brighter than the sun, giving out rays of clear and intense light." She promised to come back each mid-month.
- DirectorLuigi AcquistoLurdes PiresDuring Timor's brutal occupation by Indonesia thousands of children were stolen, as were many of the country's resources. This is 'Jose' Abdul Rahman's story. In 1978 Jose, eight at the time, was hiding on Mount Matebian when a plane dropped a bomb, killing 22 of his family. He survived, fled the mountain and started following an Indonesian Battalion. The soldiers forced Jose, and many other boys, to work as porters. In 1979 the soldiers took the children by ship to Indonesia.
- DirectorTim EversStarsAlexander KühneFrank BenkeMirko BorschtIn the GDR, the club was "extreme" refuge and vision of a different life. The film tells of the legendary club and its operator Alexander Kühne. Numerous musicians and bands flocked to Lugau at the time of the divided Germany-a small GDR village on the edge of the Spreewald. According to the western model, a pulsating music club was created there. Lugau City Lights tells the story of Alexander Kühne, who overlaps over the strict GDR rules and, together with his colleagues, built something for the region never for an end.
- DirectorAnke Rebbert
- DirectorMathias GoudeauStarsCéline DionRené AngélilRené-Charles AngélilA few months before her concerts in Paris, scheduled for June and July 2016, Québécoise icon Céline Dion confides in an interview conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where she sings almost every night.
- DirectorThierry RagobertStarsMatthew J. AdamsAmotz AgnonCarmen AlemanyAccording to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant containing the tablets of the Law, the Ten Commandments dictated by Yahweh to Moses, accompanied the Hebrew people on their conquest of the Promised Land. After the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians in 587 BC, the sacred chest disappeared forever. Since then, the mythical Ark, with its mysterious powers, has never ceased to fire the imagination of mankind and the covetousness of treasure seekers. But did it ever exist? By combining skills and innovative technologies, and by comparing the field with biblical texts, researchers are going to make some edifying discoveries.
- DirectorJean Baptiste ErrecaStarsPhilippe AgaelGuido AgrestiAïcha Bachir BachaIn the south of Peru, at the foot of the Andes, the Nazcas built cities and traced an immense network of geometric lines and geoglyphs. To whom were addressed these enigmatic figures only visible from the sky and what was their meaning? A team of archaeologists from all over the world use the latest technology to lift the veil on one of the greatest secrets of humanity. Their new excavation campaigns have unearthed new mummies, fabulous fabrics, ceramics and mysterious elongated skulls.
- DirectorAlain TixierStarsVincent ArdMetassebia BekeleRégis BernardWith their rounded caps, some ten thousand phallic stelae dot the highlands of Sidamo and Gedeo country in southern Ethiopia, covering an area of 10,000 square kilometers. Discovered less than a century ago by a handful of explorers, these gigantic megaliths have been little studied, unlike the anthropomorphic stelae, whose research has revealed their funerary character. A team of scientists led by Roger Joussaume, a French specialist in megalithism, is carrying out an excavation campaign on the numerous archaeological sites in the region. They are attempting to date and understand this heritage, abandoned in its current state by a civilization that is still little known.
- DirectorDamien PourageauxStarsJérôme PitorinManon DiringerMargot LaurentChampagne by bicycle: With its hundreds of kilometres of canals with towpaths, its green routes and many small, low-traffic roads, the Champagne countryside is perfect for discovering by bicycle. From the countryside with its vineyards to the architectural treasures of the towns, it has something for everyone.
- 2012– 53mTV EpisodeDirectorCatherine AventurierStarsLaurent LedererEdgar Degas and Mary Cassatt wrote a chapter in the history of Impressionism; Could Degas have been the acclaimed artist that he was across the Atlantic without Mary Cassatt?
- DirectorJason StarrStarsThomas HampsonHenry-Louis de La GrangeMarina MahlerIn the summer of 1907 composer Gustav Mahler experienced a crisis of such magnitude that some thought he would never recover. His five-year-old daughter died of scarlet fever after 15 tortuous days, and a doctor diagnosed him with a life threatening heart defect. Mustering his courage and tapping into his genius, Mahler transformed his despair into a redemptive masterpiece. It was something entirely new: a "song-symphony" based on ancient Chinese verses. The film presents dramatizations of the poems, commentary by renowned experts, and excerpts from a brilliant performance featuring Metropolitan Opera stars Thomas Hampson and Paul Groves with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Neeme Järvi. The documentary explores the biographical, cultural and philosophical context of The Song of the Earth, a masterpiece often singled out as the composer's most personal musical statement.
- DirectorThierry DemaizièreAlban TeurlaiThe rock of the Grotto of Lourdes is caressed by tens of millions of people who left there the imprint of their dreams, their expectations, their hopes and their sentences. In Lourdes converge all the fragilities.
- DirectorPierre Koralnik
- DirectorThomas Schultze-WestrumStarsJoachim Höppner
- DirectorDaphné BaiwirStarsJames CagneyVictoria Lynn CarrollGeorge CukorMany have challenged the studios. But none of them managed to win the battle. Not even Bette Davis, who was the Queen of Hollywood. And then, Olivia de Havilland came. After a first battle against Jack Warner to let her play the role of Melanie in Gone with the Wind, the actress will attack one of the biggest Hollywood machines: the Warner Studio. This episode will contribute greatly to the legend of the actress who started one of the most feminist process conducted so far in the film industry. Olivia de Havilland was the Hollywood Insoumise (insubordinate).
- DirectorFrédéric BiamontiStarsEric TurquinLaurence BaronFrédéric BiamontiIn 2014 a large painting representing Judith Beheading Holofernes was discovered in an attic in Toulouse, France. A controversy ensued immediately about the attribution of the painting's authorship to Caravaggio. The documentary follows a famed art expert in charge of organizing the sale of the painting on behalf of the owners, while specialists debate on its authenticity.
- DirectorBertrand TessierStarsJean-Pierre AzémaOlivier BarrotLouis-Ferdinand CélineFrom "Quai des Brumes" to "Goupi Mains Rouges", Robert Le Vigan (1900-1972) is one of the emblematic supporting actors of French cinema. Poetic, tortured, impossible to categorise, the actor was also Céline's best friend and a Nazi collaborator during German occupation. We look back over his career.
- DirectorRoman HubenStarsHanna SchygullaDouglas SirkAn investigative portrait of the master of cinematic melodrama, Douglas Sirk. His life was the ultimate melodrama, from which all his films were inspired.
- DirectorMarcel HanounShort film shot in Mojácar (Andalucia) in Southern Spain, an elevated mountain village displaying the traditional white color from its earlier days.
- DirectorHenriikka HemmiStarsTuulaEskoHenriikka Hemmi
- DirectorManoel de OliveiraA documentary that looks at the people working in the river Douro, around the city of Porto.