Why won’t Disco die? Might it contain hidden depths? Politically correct revisionists are trying to recast disco as a misunderstood culture of protest. more
Why won’t Disco die? Might it contain hidden depths? Politically correct revisionists are trying to recast disco as a misunderstood culture of protest. Through interviews with Gloria Gaynor, The Village People, Kool and the Gang and others, along with a goldmine of stock footage and speculative reenactments, The Secret Disco Revolution presents a comic-ironic investigation into disco and its mysterious longevity. close
Believe it or not, Steve Jobs didn’t invent anything. He was neither an engineer nor a scientist. And yet without him, we would never have seen Makintosh more
Believe it or not, Steve Jobs didn’t invent anything. He was neither an engineer nor a scientist. And yet without him, we would never have seen Makintosh or Aimak. No one would listen to music on an iPod, or call from an iPhone, or browse the Internet from an iPad. The film tries to answer the question of how this self-taught person with an acute sense of self-importance managed to create one of the largest companies in the world. close
Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally more
Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom. close
It focuses on how youngsters in capitalist Russia turn to crime. Either they thrive at their game or they get locked up. In any case they're trapped. more
It focuses on how youngsters in capitalist Russia turn to crime. Either they thrive at their game or they get locked up. In any case they're trapped. The portrayed kids are old men, acting wise and tough while in fact they're victims. close
This lost film presumably features a train arriving at Vincennes station, eastern Paris. (Until 2020, was confused with Arrival at Joinville flipbook.)
This lost film presumably features a train arriving at Vincennes station, eastern Paris. (Until 2020, was confused with Arrival at Joinville flipbook.) close
The story of the unconditional, no-holds-barred tour of America by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, leader of World Communism and America's arch nemesis, more
The story of the unconditional, no-holds-barred tour of America by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, leader of World Communism and America's arch nemesis, during 13 sun-filled days in the fall of 1959. close
In Saint Petersburg in Russia, there still exist communal apartments, vestiges of the Soviet system. People from all backgrounds and social classes are more
In Saint Petersburg in Russia, there still exist communal apartments, vestiges of the Soviet system. People from all backgrounds and social classes are gathered together here, due to circumstance. They form a cross-section of Russian society grouped together in the same place. Kommunalka is a-slice-of-life portrait of a communal apartment in Sovetskaya Street close
An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments- Pialat states that modernity and suburban convenience have limited Parisian freedom and widened class gaps.
An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments- Pialat states that modernity and suburban convenience have limited Parisian freedom and widened class gaps. close
The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design.
The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design. close
Jean-Paul Belmondo returns to the settings of a fantastic career, accompanied by his son Paul. Over a career spanning 50 years, Jean-Paul Belmondo’s movies more
Jean-Paul Belmondo returns to the settings of a fantastic career, accompanied by his son Paul. Over a career spanning 50 years, Jean-Paul Belmondo’s movies drew over 130 million people into cinemas. This logbook takes us back to sets and countries, from where we can revisit the films in reference and find out about his fruitful collaborations with various directors. Paul Belmondo will lead the investigation, meeting the stars and his father’s friends (eye-witnesses all) and questioning his father about his journey, sharing it with us so we can discover the man and his story like never before. close
All of the time and effort put forth to stage a musical is chronicled here in this bright and funny French outing. The story is set at a shopping mall more
All of the time and effort put forth to stage a musical is chronicled here in this bright and funny French outing. The story is set at a shopping mall where people audition for an upcoming show. Afterwards, they are seen going through the grueling routines of learning the music and rehearsing. close
Winter. A bus stop in a small village. People are waiting for a bus. They talk. Listening to their conversations, the viewer can imagine the world they more
Winter. A bus stop in a small village. People are waiting for a bus. They talk. Listening to their conversations, the viewer can imagine the world they live in. United by the movement of the camera, the place and the people blend together. close
A short documentary about the 1962 Tour-de-France. Topics covered include: crowds of people and motorcycles, drinking raids and feeding, pileups, doping, "the charge," and the mountain stages.
A short documentary about the 1962 Tour-de-France. Topics covered include: crowds of people and motorcycles, drinking raids and feeding, pileups, doping, "the charge," and the mountain stages. close
The author of this unique art project presents to the audience the paintings of his favorite painters of the XIX century. A panorama of artistic trends more
The author of this unique art project presents to the audience the paintings of his favorite painters of the XIX century. A panorama of artistic trends and tastes of this time will take place before us, amazing fates of artists and their heroes, the history of creating masterpieces of Russian painting will appear, a three-dimensional picture of Russian culture, especially picturesque. Thanks to a deeply personal, interested presentation of material, lively, direct intonation, the paintings of talented Russian artists will come so close to us that we will be able to hear the "music of Russian painting", to understand what was hidden from us by our, often superficial, momentary perception. And as a result, feel a sense of graceful familiarity with the unique heritage of your great country and proud awareness of yourself as a part of its great people and history! This project is undoubtedly the most important cultural and civil act, a kind of asceticism of N. Mikhalkov, contributing to the strengthening of national identity. close
Bettina Rheims and Serge Bramly's Rose, c'est Paris is both a photographic monograph and a feature-length film. This extraordinary work of art, in two more
Bettina Rheims and Serge Bramly's Rose, c'est Paris is both a photographic monograph and a feature-length film. This extraordinary work of art, in two different but interlocking and complementary formats, defies easy categorization. For in this multi-layered opus of poetic symbolism, photographer Bettina Rheims and writer Serge Bramly evoke the City of Light in a completely novel way: this is a Paris of surrealist visions, confused identities, artistic phantoms, unseen manipulation, obsession, fetish, and seething desire. close
The XX century entered the history of culture as a century of experiment, which often became the norm; the emergence of various declarations, manifestos more
The XX century entered the history of culture as a century of experiment, which often became the norm; the emergence of various declarations, manifestos and schools, often armed with rooted traditions and immutable canons. One of the directions in culture and art of the end of XIX — the beginning of XX the century was modernism, characterized by a departure from the previous historical experience of artistic creativity up to ful denial. Documentary series "Furious Modernists" — this is a fascinating story about creative victories and scandals of Parisianism, love nbsp;nbsp; 19 andsp;s;andsp;s;andsp;s;andsp;nbsp sp;sp;s  andsp;andsp;s   s;s  sp;s;s;andsp;;andsp;s   sp;s ;andsp;sp;s s  close
Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and more
Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means of lavish makeup, posturing and facial movements. close
Oscar Winning 1948 short film by Alain Resnais, not to be confused with either the Short 1966 TV doc or the 1991 feature film by Maurice Pialat, both of which shared the same name.
Oscar Winning 1948 short film by Alain Resnais, not to be confused with either the Short 1966 TV doc or the 1991 feature film by Maurice Pialat, both of which shared the same name. close
Shot on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and in the Bahamas, Ocean Wonderland brings to you the amazing beauty of the many varieties of coral and the more
Shot on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and in the Bahamas, Ocean Wonderland brings to you the amazing beauty of the many varieties of coral and the immense diversity of the marine life thriving there. close