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The Importance of Being Oscar
The Importance of Being Oscar
A star-studded BBC film of Oscar Wilde’s glittering and controversial career before his trial for homosexual crimes and tragic fall from grace. Highlights from Oscar’s brilliant comedies such as The Importance of Being Earnest and stories such as The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost are adapted and performed by a cast including Freddie Fox, Claire Skinner, Anna Chancellor and James Fleet. Wilde enthusiasts and experts, including Stephen Fry, Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland and his latest biographers, provide revelatory accounts of how his own life informed his work. His Irish roots, his early career, his marriage and the importance of women as well as men in his life all combine in a complex and compelling characterisation and celebration that adds flesh to the bones of a man who is too often caricatured.
The Importance of Being Oscar 2019
Mirande
Mirande
"In the mid 20th century Jon Mirande demonstrated with his prose that the Basque language was capable of producing cultured, universal literature. Everybody recognises its importance. But he is still a taboo subject. De Mirande is said to have been a racist. A paedophile. Nazi. Misogynist. Immoral. Every time his name is mentioned, fiery controversies break out. We don't know what to do with him. I want to make a film about Mirande. But I don't know how. Perhaps it would be more interesting to give him the floor". (Josu Martinez)
Mirande 2023
Body Without Soul
Body Without Soul
Documentary look at doomed male prostitutes in Prague, ages 15 to 18, who troll at the public swimming pool, the train station, a video arcade, and a disco. After the boys talk about how they got in the game, the camera follows them to the home of Pavel Rousek. Under the name Hans Miller, he makes gay porno videos, primarily for German distribution. Intercut with a movie shoot chez Rousek is an interview that follows him to his day job at a morgue, where he performs an autopsy as he talks about his work. The sex is without protection; the boys are without family. They talk about their bodies and souls, money, their sexual orientation, AIDS, their dreams, and death.
Body Without Soul 1996
Surfarara
Surfarara
Harshness and beauty exist side by side in this look at the lives of sulfur mine workers and their families in southern Italy.
Surfarara 1955
Shirine Boukli : Phénomène judo
Shirine Boukli : Phénomène judo
Shirine Boukli : Phénomène judo 2024
Top Fighter
Top Fighter
Welcome to the world of the martial arts. A voyage for the times of the martial arts cinema, from the beginning in China in the 6th Century A.C. by a Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, until the actual time and the influence in the world, with interviews to actors and historians, and a review to the most important movies of all times and to the most famous action movies actors. A magnificent jewel of this genre what nobody wouldn't lose.
Top Fighter 1995
Billion Pound Bond Street
Billion Pound Bond Street
Bond Street has been London’s most exclusive shopping street for 300 years. This documentary takes us behind-the-scenes.
Billion Pound Bond Street 2021
The Falling Sky
The Falling Sky
Documentary about Indigenous peoples' profound connection to nature and their struggle against deforestation, a grave threat to their way of life and the ecosystem they call home.
The Falling Sky 2024
Hilversum in Black and White
Hilversum in Black and White
Hilversum in Black and White portrays Hilversum in the period 1924-1974. Using amateur footage and excerpts from Polygoon newsreels from that period, the film shows how the town grew from its five hundredth anniversary in 1924 to a city of one hundred thousand inhabitants. 'Hilversum in Black and White' is a production of the Hilversum Historical Circle Albertus Perk for the occasion of Hilversum's six-hundredth anniversary. They previously produced "Hilversum Occupied and Liberated, 1940-1945."
Hilversum in Black and White 2024
The Mermaid
The Mermaid
A trip that the author makes to a distant beach trying to find the place where his grandfather made a painting years ago.
The Mermaid 2024
Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread
Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism.
Our Daily Bread 2006
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch 2005
The Origins of Ebbing
The Origins of Ebbing
The Origins of Ebbing 2018
Following the Traces of the Εphemeral
Following the Traces of the Εphemeral
A trip to the creating of the theatrical costume, starting from the first idea in the costume designer's mind, until the final construction by the dressmaker's hand. The film follows the set up of the exhibition "Traces of ephemeral", coordinated by Ioulia Stavridou for the National Theater of Northern Greece. By her students to her memory.
Following the Traces of the Εphemeral 2024
Reas
Reas
Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing. A hybrid musical and charming piece of collective empowerment.
Reas 2024
Flying High Again
Flying High Again
In a world, where the snowboard corporatocracy cares more about the next Instagram swipe, one company has decided to team up with legendary snowboard film director, Mike Hatchett, and do the impossible. This film defies all odds - to bring together a crew of passionate riders for a full-length feature film - and celebrate what matters most: a bomber squad, rowdy soundtrack, and pure unadulterated riding action. Are you ready?
Flying High Again 2023
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
Glimpse the epic scale of Game of Thrones in this featurette that spends one day touring various Season 5 sets in Croatia, Spain and Ireland.
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life 2015
Motorbike Messiah:  Chris Hemsworth as Dementus
Motorbike Messiah: Chris Hemsworth as Dementus
A look at Chris Hemsworth performance as Dementus in the 2024 feature film Furiosa.
Motorbike Messiah: Chris Hemsworth as Dementus 2024
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
This special is hosted by Patrick Stewart and traced the history of Star Trek from its inception with "The Cage" through to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It also showed brief previews of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier and TNG's second season. Also it was principally a container for the premiere of a full color print of "The Cage" which had, according to the special, recently been recovered from Paramount's studio archives.
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next 1988
Project Home
Project Home
Can 3D printed houses solve the global housing crisis? Tech entrepreneurs test the limits of this new construction method as families' futures hang in the balance.
Project Home 2023
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross
The definitive, adrenaline-soaked story of the birth and boom of the most extreme sport on the planet: Freestyle Motocross.
Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle Motocross 2016
L’Amérique lui doit son nom : Amerigo Vespucci
L’Amérique lui doit son nom : Amerigo Vespucci
L’Amérique lui doit son nom : Amerigo Vespucci 2023
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Take a look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke. Produced for the 'Tarantino XX' Blu-ray collection
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking 2012
Vivarais
Vivarais
Vivarais 2024
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake
At Heavy Metal’s dawn, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake’s powerhouse drumming. Through a career of 50 years and 60 million albums sold, he became a legend. Now he must face the end of his days. He reconnects with lifelong pals from Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden, and performs one last time with the band he created, Uriah Heep.
Not On the Heep: The Heavy Metal Saga of Lee Kerslake 2023
Call Me Kate
Call Me Kate
A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.
Call Me Kate 2023
Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love
Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love
Elvis and Priscilla are one of the most famous celebrity couples of all time. But the story that lies beneath the glamorous facade is more toxic than what first meets the eye. Elvis has defined Pricilla's life. His comment that she was "young enough that he could train her any way he wanted", in the end, came true. Though their relationship was bound by true love, what were the conditions that let it flourish?
Elvis & Priscilla: Conditional Love 2023
A Red Color Pencil
A Red Color Pencil
Wan-soon, a 9-year-old girl living on the island, managed to survive a massacre that took place 75 years ago. The lingering effects of this unresolved ordeal are emphasized, and the girl embarks on a journey to depict the vivid red fragments that remain in her memory, using a red colored pencil as her means of expression.
A Red Color Pencil 2023
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals 2010
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the genre's rebellious beginnings to high-flying modern epics. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 movies, including Charlie's Angels and Oscar winner Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Interviews with martial arts film veterans Sammo Hung, John Woo and Ang Lee round out the video.
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 2002
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
An in-depth look about the controversy surrounding Kevin Smith's "Dogma", and the effects it had on those involved in its production.
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma 2001
Watching You - The World of Palantir and Alex Karp
Watching You - The World of Palantir and Alex Karp
With his company Palantir, businessman Alex Karp created a powerful piece of data analysis software. It provides intelligence service, the military and police investigative authorities with information that can be used to solve crimes or kill people. But what drives the creator of the software – ethical fundamentals or a thirst for power, is he a Faust, a Mephisto or both at the same time? An investigative journey in search of one of Silicon Valley’s most secretive CEOs
Watching You - The World of Palantir and Alex Karp 2024
Roxane Bruneau : à sa manière
Roxane Bruneau : à sa manière
In her own way, the web girl has become the most popular artist in Quebec! Roxane opens the doors to her unique past, as she prepares to do the unimaginable: sing in front of thousands of people.
Roxane Bruneau : à sa manière 2024
Skate!
Skate!
Following multiple scandals surrounding Canada’s hockey infrastructure and its dishonest leaders, a generation of young athletes find themselves facing a moral dilemma. Frédérique describes her exit from the game.
Skate! 2024
Surfe Alternativo
Surfe Alternativo
Surfe Alternativo 2024
Brothers of the Night
Brothers of the Night
Soft boys by day, kings by night. The film follows a group of young Bulgarian Roma who come to Vienna looking for freedom and a quick buck. They sell their bodies as if that's all they had. What comforts them, so far from home, is the feeling of being together. But the nights are long and unpredictable.
Brothers of the Night 2016
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family
Eldest son Lance, of the Loud family profiled on PBS in 1973, became the first openly gay man on television and a gay icon for his generation. When Lance entered hospice in 2001 with a terminal HIV and hepatitis C co-infection, he asked original filmmakers Susan and Alan Raymond to film a final episode of the series. Lance reflects upon his days with Andy Warhol, his band The Mumps, a career as a writer and the experience of being the first reality TV star. It is a celebration of life and a cautionary tale.
Lance Loud!: A Death in An American Family 2003
Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty
Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty
Distressing accounts and images of historical warfare and the ongoing issues of a population suffering from hunger fill this short documentary about the North Ethiopian region of Tigray.
Zero Hunger: In a World of Plenty 2024
Disco’s Revenge
Disco’s Revenge
Born underground, on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement and the Stonewall Riots, disco’s nascent popularity saw the spectacular takeover of the dancefloor, the airwaves and burgeoning fashion trends that reflected the joy and freedom inherent to the genre. Co-opted and exploited through references like John Travolta’s strut and shiny Swedish tracksuits, disco eventually reaches the mainstream, losing its original flair and purpose rooted in radical politics and social change.
Disco’s Revenge 2024
Jobriath A.D.
Jobriath A.D.
Called "The American Bowie," "The True Fairy of Rock & Roll" and "Hype of the Year," Jobriath's reign as the first openly gay rock star was brief and over by 1975. Now, 35 years later, "Jobriath A.D." spotlights his life, music, groundbreaking influence and the new generations of fans slowly re-discovering him.
Jobriath A.D. 2012