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- DirectorRené ClairStarsJean BörlinInge FrïssFrancis PicabiaAn absolute dada movie. Somebody gets killed, his coffin gets out of control and after a chase it stops. The person gets out of it and let everybody who followed the coffin dissapear.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsCharles MartinelliLouis Pré FilsAlbert PréjeanA scientist's invisible ray freezes Paris into immobility.
- DirectorMarika BeikuAleksandr GordonAndrei TarkovskyStarsYuliy FaytAleksandr GordonValentin VinogradovTwo men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.
- DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsGérard BlainBernadette LafontMichel FrançoisA group of five boys, the brats of the title, are all in love with an unbearably beautiful woman and so they spend their summer jealously harassing her and her boyfriend.
- DirectorGeorges FranjuStarsGeorges HubertNicole LadmiralAlfred MacquartBucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.
- DirectorErmanno OlmiStarsGiovanna Claudia MonginoLuciano PiergiovanniOlmi's 1967 short about a young boy's first love.
- DirectorLes BlankStarsWerner HerzogTom LuddyMichael GoodwinA short documentary in which directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog being forced to eat his own shoe.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsChishû RyûWerner HerzogYûharu AtsutaMoved by the work of director Yasujirô Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozu's films.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsHenri BataillePierre FragBernard MalleThree men argue as to the whereabouts of their sister.
- DirectorDennis MurenMark Thomas McGeeStarsEdward ConnellBarbara HewittFrank BonnerDeep within the woods and canyons of California, four teenagers happen upon an ancient book containing the secrets of a strange, malevolent world that coexists with that of humankind.
- DirectorDavid AllenStarsGeorge ArchambeaultA gentle giant lives in a small village and has a beautiful flower garden where the children of the town play. In the giant's house rests a small treasure box. Every so often, the giant, asks the children a riddle, "What do you think is the one thing that makes people so very special?" If one of the children answers correctly the giant's magic treasure box will open. As time goes on one of the giants favorite children, Hans, gives the box to a greedy wizard. The giant goes after the box and brings it back as Hans learns an important lesson which suddenly opens the box.
- DirectorKevin FernanStarsAce MaskSusan TurnerDavid AllenA reported monster is terrorizing a local community, but the police have no leads. A man who is fed up with the killings calls a handful of his friends and forms a posse to look for the creature. They head to Bronson Canyon to see if they can uncover who's behind all of these deaths.
- DirectorHumphrey JenningsStewart McAllisterStarsLeonard BrockingtonJoseph MacleodBud FlanaganA depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
- DirectorÉric RohmerStarsJean-Luc GodardStéphane AudranAnna KarinaTwo young people, Walter and Charlotte, are walking through a small village in Switzerland a snowy winter day. Walter introduces Charlotte to Clara, hoping to make Charlotte jealous. After saying good-bye to Clara, Walter accompanies Charlotte into her house, although she doesn't want him to. Charlotte is hungry and cooks a steak. She asks Walter if he wants a piece of it. He says no, but she gives him a small piece anyway. He wants a kiss, and she says no. She starts to compare herself with Clara, who Walter agrees is more beautiful. In spite of this, Walter says he likes Charlotte much more, but she thinks he is lying. She notices that he is cold and shivering. She hugs him, he kisses her, and she starts kissing him. After leaving the house he accompanies her to the train.
- DirectorÉric RohmerStarsNicole BergerStella DassasAlain DelrieuA careless mother hires a young tutor to bring up her son's marks, as bad in mathematics as in French language. The young woman tries to teach the boy the easiest things in the curriculum, as well as some manners. She fails, faced with a puzzling logic in the boys' answers, and her tight new shoes. Alone at last, the boy picks up his rubber ball - to sleep on it.
- DirectorÉric RohmerStarsNadja TesichJean-Pierre LéaudNadja is a guest student, who stays at Cité Universitaire and visits the Sorbonne, while preparing a thesis on Proust. Besides her student life she likes to stroll about Paris, to explore the variety of this wide and open city.
- DirectorÉric RohmerStarsAntoine VitezAn examination of the lifestyles of female college students in 1966.
- DirectorEdwige ShakiStarsEdwige ShakiFrançois RauscherAndré Del DebbioA man compares his girlfriend's body to the work of famous artists.
- DirectorÉric RohmerStarsBrice ParainDominique Dubarle
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsCarlos JacottJohn LehrWhen Conrad and Butler decide to take a vacation, things don't go quite as planned.
- DirectorFrancesco RosiStarsFrancesco RosiSimona CaramelliPietro BontempoA screening of the 30 year old Hands Over The City at the School of Architecture in Naples is the occasion for a debate among youth, historians, politicos, industrialists, environmentalists.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsTim PyeKatie PyeBen MartinA family get into a battle of wills on the side of the highway when their boy defiantly throws orange peels out the window.
- DirectorJane CampionGerard LeeStarsDavid BentonAnne BerrimanAlan BrownA collection of everyday awkward and embarrassing moments, each with an uneasy familiarity.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsGabrielle ShorneggGeraldine HaywoodMarian KnightThe awkwardness and confusion of burgeoning sexuality in teenage girls in a twisted and repressed suburban culture.
- DirectorRichard LeacockSusan SteinbergStarsLouise BrooksRichard LeacockLouise Brooks discloses details of "Pandora's Box" and "Diary of a Lost Girl" and about her colleague Carl Goetz; her relationship with the expressionist director Georg Wilhelm Pabst, comparing his working method with Ernst Lubitsch; her meeting with Rene Clair; why Marlene Dietrich has not been selected to perform Lulu; insights about Greta Garbo and Leni Riefenstahl; and her relationship with her lover George Preston Marshall.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiKrzysztof Kieslowski follows the bureaucratic and troubled daily routine of a Polish factory under the reigning Communism regime of the period. The documentary follows procedures, meetings with management and employees trying to find ways to improve their goals, observing everything that goes through the difficult working relations they faced at the time.
- DirectorKrzysztof Kieslowski24 hours in the life of a hospital from the point of view of the doctors and nurses.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiA portrait of the Warsaw Central Railway Station, a flagship development of PZPR in the seventies.
- DirectorKazimierz KarabaszA documentary about a group of Warsaw tram workers who moonlight in the city orchestra at night.
- DirectorMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsRalph RichardsonPat McGrathAnna NeagleAfter a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly Navy) and has become a hero, rescuing a pilot from his burning plane. When Fred goes to Buckingham Palace, it's Ralph's turn to ask for an autograph.
- DirectorCharles ChabotGavin MillarStarsFrancis Ford CoppolaRobert De NiroDeborah KerrDetailed interview with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger looking back at their long career as influential British film-makers and their unusual partnership. Includes clips from many of their films.
- StarsRaymond GlendenningHarold AlexanderTeddy AshwoodThis short showcases the work of the cameramen who filmed the battles of WWI and early WWII. We also get to see the faces of many of the men who took the pictures. This includes director D.W. Griffith, who shot newsreels in the trenches of WWI.
- DirectorStuart CooperA short subject on the paintings of artist Juan Genoves.
- StarsPierre BlancharNoël CowardGenuine documentary footage shot in Paris at the moment of French liberation from Nazi occupation, with narration; the Paris streets become a place of war and then triumphant celebration.
- DirectorJohn ChapmanChris MarkerFrank SimeoneStarsArielle DombasleA short film that shows Boundless, Surreal objects that are juxtaposed with our present World. Cars, Motorways, noise of our modern society; A giant city in the distance - all that shrouds this lonely and forgotten island of Dreams. Filmed at the Emeryville Mudflats near San Francisco.
- DirectorClaude BerriStarsJacques MarinViviane BourdonneuxMartin SerreA father, mother, and son go to visit a chicken farm. The son catches and brings home a chicken. The father plans to eat it if the chicken doesn't lay eggs. The boy aims to save the chicken and comedy ensues.
- DirectorLindsay AndersonGuy BrentonStarsRichard BurtonWon the Academy Award for the Best Documentary Short of 1954. The subject deals with the children at The Royal School for the Deaf in Margate, Kent. The hearing-handicapped children are shown painstakingly learning what words are through exercises and games, practicing lip-reading and finally speech. Richard Burton's calm and sometimes-poetic narration adds to the heartwarming cheerfulness and courage of the children.
- DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsYoshi KatôA documentary about the life and art of wood-block artist Katsushika Hokusai.
- DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsTomoko NaraokaSofu TeshigaharaThe history and art of ikebana, a centuries old Japanese art of flower arrangement and a look inside the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, where the director's father Sofu Teshigahara worked as the grand master of the school.
- DirectorSusumu HaniYoshirô KawazuKyushiro KusakabeStarsDonald RichieEight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to bring a newsreel-style snapshot of Tokyo in 1957-58, when it had eight and a half million people and was the largest city in the world. The industry of the people is evident, with Katsushika Hokusai's woodcuts interspersed with shots of contemporary workers. We watch women give a makeup demonstration, we visit bridal stores, and we see a young woman win a rock and roll singing contest and follow her home with her prizes; we go to the Ginza on Christmas Eve, with bars and nightclubs full tilt, and we join the throng at the Meiji shrine on New Year's Day. Some surreal touches add comedy to underscore Tokyo's energy and life.
- DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsMiki IrieTeruko HasegawaYoko MatsushitaFollows Ako, a 16-year-old Japanese girl, as she spends time working in a bakery and going out with her friends.
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsChris ParkerLeila GastilJohn LurieA young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.
- DirectorJulien GaurichonStarsJean-Robert ArmogatheJean-Claude CarrièreJean ColletDocumentary featuring interviews with several of legendary Spanish director Luis Bunuel's close friends and collaborators.
- DirectorGeorg Wilhelm PabstStarsRudolf ForsterLotte LenyaCarola NeherThe Gangster Macheath secretly marries the daughter of beggar king Peachum. When Peachum finds out, he instructs the police chief Brown to arrest and hang Macheath. If not, all the beggars of Soho will disturb the upcoming coronation.
- 1985– 1hUnrated8.0 (118)TV EpisodeDirectorCatherine TatgeStarsClaire BloomMartha GrahamAgnes de MilleThe definitive documentary on the life and work of Martha Graham.
- DirectorWalt CurtisBill PlymptonStarsWalt CurtisBrian LindstromRichard FrancisIn the summer of 1995, Bill Plympton drove around Portland, Oregon with local legend Walt Curtis to record his thoughts, ideas and poetry.
- DirectorClaude VenturaXavier VilletardStarsRichard BalducciJean-Paul BelmondoJosé BénazérafJust before one of the locations for the 1960 film Breathless is about to be demolished 33 years later, journalist Claude Ventura seeks out as many of the surviving participants in the shooting as he can, researches what happened back then, and even travels to Godard's native Switzerland to uncover some more links.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnne ColletteGérard BlainA jilted man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rants at his mostly silent former lover (Anne Collette).
- DirectorDonald BrittainJohn KramerStarsMarjorie BonnerDonald BrittainJohn BuchanA documentary on the life of the alcoholic writer Malcolm Lowry, interspersed with readings of Lowry's work by Richard Burton. Lowry was born and educated in England. He moved to Mexico in 1936, where he lived near the volcano Popocatepetl, on an allowance from his father. There, between drunken bouts, he started writing his one important novel, "Under the Volcano" that takes place on the Mexican day of the dead. He takes eight years to finish it, writing most of it while living in a shack in British Colombia, Canada.
- DirectorPhil JutziStarsHeinrich GeorgeMaria BardMargarete SchlegelFranz Biberkopf has served four years in prison. His return to normal life is not successful.
- DirectorLindsay AndersonStarsLindsay AndersonLindsay Anderson's first film is is a rather upbeat look at the then current techniques used in British coal extraction.
- DirectorLindsay AndersonStarsGeorge PottsDocumentary about the production of a small town weekly newspaper from reporting to printing
- DirectorLindsay AndersonStarsLindsay AndersonAlexander AndersonMurray AndersonAward winning director Lindsay Anderson (If..., O Lucky Man!) subverts the mockumentary genre and presents to the audience a detailed and humored account of what truly means to be Lindsay Anderson in his daily routine, meeting with artists, actors and regular people, discussing what's going on in the world at the time. And, of course, there's plenty of time for him to discuss some of his passions: movies and theatre, remembering of his time as a former film critic and stage director.
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsRoger CoggioAnne OlivierJacopo NiziA humorous travelogue of the French Riviera.
- DirectorMandy ChangStarsXavier CorberóBeth GalíRobert HughesRobert Hughes examines the legacy of Antoni Gaudi, whose buildings have left an indelible mark on the city of Barcelona.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsHuw WheldonAntoni GaudíA study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration, and his influence on Picasso.
- DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsSofu TeshigaharaSculptor Sofu Teshigahara, father of filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara, prepares for an exhibition.
- DirectorAdrian BrunelBrian Desmond HurstMichael PowellStarsMerle OberonRalph RichardsonJune DuprezA look at the current might of the Royal Air Force. Place - Great Britain, time - two months after the start of World War ll.
- DirectorMichael McIntyreStarsYukio MishimaJohn HurtNobuko Lady AlberyAbout Yukio Mishima that highlights the many known major aspects of his life and personality. Mishima was a pen name he adopted en route to his chosen life as a writer.
- DirectorMilcho ManchevskiStarsArrested DevelopmentRasa DonMontsho EsheArrested Development rap and dance to their song "Tennessee".
- DirectorClaude JutraNorman McLarenStarsClaude JutraAn ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.
- DirectorGuy MaddinStarsDov HouleAn impressionistic biopic on the castrato known as the Manitoba Meadowlark, Dov Houle.
- DirectorGuy MaddinStarsJenna Dalla RivaCaoimhe DoyleElektra GoncharovaGuy Maddin directed this short film on the Toronto-based Foley effects team Footsteps.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsLuke WilsonOwen WilsonRobert MusgraveDysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob.
- DirectorBarry BravermanStarsMurray BravermanFilmmaker Barry Braverman's documentary about his father, Murray.
- DirectorRandall WrightStarsJohn le CarréNigel WilliamsThe English novelist, John Le Carré discusses his life as a secret agent and writer in this documentary about spies in fact and fiction.
- DirectorJohn M. StahlStarsIrene DunneRobert TaylorCharles ButterworthThe life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's sole resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of Dr. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist. Merrick falls for Hudson's widow Helen, although she holds him responsible for her husband's demise. One day, he insists on driving her home and makes a pass at her. She gets out of the car and is struck by another car, then goes blind. Merrick talks to a friend of Dr. Hudson who tells him that her husband had a philosophy: to help people, but never let it be known that you are the one helping them. Only then, he believed, could there be true reward in life. Merrick watches over Helen and visits her during her recuperation, concealing his identity and calling himself Dr. Robert. When he finds out that she is nearly penniless, he secretly pays for specialists to try to restore her vision. Finally, she travels to Paris and is told that her eyesight is gone forever. Robert follows her, confesses his true identity, and proposes marriage. She forgives him but leaves, not wanting to be a burden to him. Years later, Robert puts himself through school and becomes a brain surgeon. He learns that Helen urgently needs an operation, which he performs. When she awakens, her sight has miraculously returned.
- DirectorEckhart SchmidtStarsDouglas SirkDocumentary on Douglas Sirk centered on an interview with the man himself. Included in The Criterion Collection release of "Magnificent Obsession".
- DirectorGregory NavaStarsJosé María AngelHeriberto BarrónAbel BustosA young poet crosses into Nationalist, then Republican territory, attempting to escape brutes on both sides of the Spanish Civil War.
- DirectorGaizka UrrestiJavier EspadaStarsJuan Luis BuñuelJavier EspadaLuis BuñuelThe life of one of the most important filmmakers and thinkers of the 20th century.
- DirectorEmilio MailléStarsLuis BuñuelJeanne BuñuelDenise TualDocumentary made with interviews of people close to Buñuel.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Claude BrialyCaroline DimJean-Luc GodardA young woman is going to Paris by bus, but when she steps out of her house she discovers that her garden and the whole village is flooded with water. With a boat and a bike she succeeds to reach a dry spot in the village. There a young man in a car offers her a lift. They drive around in circles, trying to find a way out of the area, but all ways are blocked by the water. Concurrently with the ever rising water the emotions within the two young people also start rising. At last they find their way out of the flooded area. When they reach Paris and the young woman looks up at the Eiffel Tower, she knows that she is going to spend the night with this man.
- DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsJacques DumesnilThis documentary explores the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, its priceless treasures, and how humanity remembers itself.
- DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsPierre DuxSacha ViernyPoetic and aesthetic visit of a large polystyrene factory.
- DirectorChantal AkermanStarsChantal AkermanA young girl shuts herself away in her apartment and goes about her business in a strange way, as she wastes the night in her apartment.
- DirectorMira NairTwo years after his arranged marriage and emigration to the United States, a young husband returns to India to reunite with his wife, meet his baby son, and visit his family and in-laws before going back to New York City.
- DirectorMira NairIndia Cabaret (1985) is a documentary by Mira Nair exploring the "respectable" and "immoral" stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers in a cabaret house in Bombay. There are no voice-overs by either the cabaret dancers nor the men who were interviewed who frequented the cabaret club. Nair explores the marginalized quite often in her films, male and female. This time it is the marginalized women in Bombay who have been cast out because of the 'nature' of their jobs. The women themselves are not ashamed of what they do for a living; what they prize more is the fact that they do not have to be at the mercy of the men in their lives [husbands, brothers, fathers or lovers] as their female peers. They earn their own living, 'decently' ; they are free to come and go as they please and do not have to follow the rules imposed by men or worse society. One of the dancers is offered the opportunity to end her stint at the club and 'clean up' her act; she's offered the 'love' by a man, who promises to take her away, but she refuses. She is content to having her independence and earning her keep. The film also portrays the parallelism of the men who go to see these 'dirty' women dance for their pleasure; the men who pretend o be happily married and decent upright citizens, and who, when interviewed have no qualms about telling the camera how worthless these type of women are. The film explores "the double standards of an essentially patriarchal society."
- DirectorMira NairPortrait of the first laughing club in India, its founding by a doctor who believes that laughter is the best medicine, his outreach to schools, interviews with club members, scenes of outdoor sessions, and shots of billboards and street scenes in contemporary Mumbai. Club members gather, stretch, and start to laugh. Founder Dr. Madan Kararia talks of the club's history and the growth of laughing clubs across the country. Among those interviewed, there's a stockbroker, three bawdy women, a musician, a widow laughing to cope with grief, and two old men - friends since school days who meet daily to laugh. No form, no fuss: happiness equals health.
- DirectorMira NairThe story is inspired by the assassination of Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party.
- DirectorMira NairStarsShiney AhujaTinnu AnandRaima SenA short movie aiming to spread awareness about awareness from the perspective of people from different economic classes.
- DirectorArnaud DesplechinStarsRobert DesplechinFabrice DesplechinJoseph DesplechinArnaud Desplechin documents the selling of his family home.
- DirectorBrian MoserStarsAlberto Bailey GutierrézFidel CastroRégis DebrayBolivia after the death of Che Guevara, and at the trial of Regis Dubray.
- DirectorCarlo LizzaniStarsCarlo LizzaniIsabella RosselliniMartin ScorseseDocumentary about master director Roberto Rossellini, who tells details of his life and childhood and visits the places where he has lived and shot some of his most famous movies.
- DirectorMarcel OphülsStarsMartine CarolDanielle DarrieuxDaniel GélinMarcel Ophüls relates anecdotes about his father, Max Ophüls. This four-part documentary also contain rare interviews of several actors who worked with the famous director, as well as clips from the main movies discussed.
- DirectorAurélien GerbaultStarsOlivier BlancPedro CostaPedro Filipe MarquesPedro Costa is observed during the shooting and editing of Colossal Youth ,and revisits the Fontainhas neighborhood ,setting for several of his films.
- Episode: (1958)1947–19581h6.3 (46)TV EpisodeDirectorSidney LumetStarsZina BethuneAlonzo BozanThomas ChalmersTodays theme is a Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry/The Last of My Solid Gold Watches/This Property Is Condemned.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsHarry CareyMolly MaloneL.M. WellsA ranch foreman battles a rich stockbroker for the affections of a beautiful young woman.
- DirectorAbbas KiarostamiStarsMasud ZandbeglehHassan DarabiMostafa TariA grade-school-age boy, neglected by his parents, lies, cheats, and steals to accumulate enough money to afford a bus ride to a large city and a ticket to see his favorite soccer team play.
- DirectorMamhoud ChokrollahiMoslem MansouriStarsHossain SabzianHossain Sabzian and some of his associates discuss his character, his life-long obsession with cinema and his attitude towards the film he starred in, Close-Up (1990).
- DirectorJamsheed AkramiStarsAbbas Kiarostami
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniA documentary short detailing the life of Italians living on the Po River in the 1940s.
- DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniDocumentary about street cleaning in Rome.
- DirectorAbdellatif KechicheStarsHafsia HerziHenri CohenCarole FranckFilmed in a reformed train Wagon, sueur follows the performance as a belly dancer of The secret of the Grain lead actress, Hafsia Herzi, who dances on hot and popular musics, Night belly dance in a resturant.
- DirectorMaurice PialatStarsJean-Loup ReynoldA social commentary on post-war France's urban developments.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsSari AkasakaSakio HirataJinichi IshizakiExperimental short film depicting the life, perhaps real, perhaps a dream, of a young girl named Emi. Emi travels to the city where she encounters her counterpart, Sari, and falls in love with...a vampire?
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanNatalie PortmanWaris AhluwaliaA prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
- StarsCharles ChaplinAlistair CookePaulette GoddardSilent home movie aboard Chaplin's boat, the Panacea, of the three stars sailing around Catalina.