Theo Angelopoulos,
Vicente Aranda,
John Boorman,
Youssef Chahine,
Alain Corneau,
Konstantin Costa-Gavras,
Raymond Depardon,
Francis Girod,
Peter Greenaway,
Lasse Hallstrom,
Hugh Hudson,
Gaston Kaboré,
Abbas Kiarostami,
Cedric Klapisch,
Andrey Konchalovskiy,
Spike Lee,
Claude Lelouch,
Jose Juan Bigas Luna,
Sarah Moon,
Arthur Penn,
Lucian Pintilie,
Helma Sanders-Brahms,
Jerry Schatzberg,
Nadine Trintignant,
Fernando Trueba,
Liv Ullmann,
Jaco Van Dormael,
Regis Wargnier,
Wim Wenders,
Yoshishige Yoshida,
Yimou Zhang,
Merzak Allouache,
Gabriel Axel,
Michael Haneke,
James Ivory,
Patrice Leconte,
David Lynch,
Ismail Merchant,
Claude Miller,
Idrissa Ouedraogo,
Jacques Rivette
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions more
40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes. close
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of more
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola. close
A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old more
A young boy comes of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work. Should he follow the example of his Papa, or his Grandpa? Will he be able to find his own way in the midst of their conflicting opinions and timeworn traditions? close
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin more
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey. close
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans… close