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Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

2001

Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.

A Brief History of Time

1991

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.

Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe

2015

A look at the life and work of Christina Lindberg, the most famous Swedish model of the 1970s and star of exploitation cinema.

Reagan: From Movie Star to President

2016

Drawing from the recent book, Reagan: The Life by best-selling biographer H.W. Brands, this Ronald Reagan biography dives deep into the pivotal events that shaped his life. Dramatic recreations reveal the untold, behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the trajectory of his career. Interviews and rare archival material illustrate his life through the Great Depression, WWII, Hollywood’s Golden Age, The Cold War, an assassination attempt (not unlike Bill O’Reilly’s book and recent Nat Geo movie, Killing Reagan), and public and personal heartache.

Even Today He’d Speak His Mind

1975

Documentary about the German poet Erich Weinert.

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019

With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.

Кто убил Рихарда Зорге?. Рождение мифа

2006

HILLEMAN – A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children

2016

A Perilous Quest to Save the World’s Children tells the inspiring story of Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman, a man with a singular, unwavering focus — to eliminate the diseases of children. From his poverty-stricken youth on the plains of Montana, he came to prevent pandemic flu, develop the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, and invent the first-ever vaccine against human cancer.

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe

2022

How did Marilyn Monroe become one of the greatest sex symbols of all time? What drove a prudish little Californian girl, who was not especially pretty nor exceptionally talented, to become this incredibly striking platinum blonde superstar? How did she become the icon capable of balancing innocence with raw sensuality, whilst continuing to captivate the masses to this day? How did she achieve this? And what price did she pay?

Walk the Line

2005

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

The Story of Doctor Carver

1938

The story of Dr. George Washington Carver (1864-1943), black educator and horticulturist. He is perhaps most well known for developing over 140 products from all parts of the peanut plant, including the shells and husks. He also developed products based on sweet potatoes and soybeans, and developed a cotton hybrid that was named after him.

Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses

2020

An idol of young people in the 1960s, Françoise Hardy agrees to be interviewed and candidly reflects on her successes, disappointments, and love life.

Une taupe de la STASI à la NSA : l'insoupçonnable Sergent Carney

2016

In 1983, in Berlin, an American member of the secret service puts himself at the service of the GDR. This fascinating documentary tells the story of his life as a "passer-murailles". In 1983, American soldier Jeffrey M. Carney betrayed his country and defected to the East. At the time, he was working in Berlin for the NSA (National Security Agency), which intercepts Soviet airspace communications. But his patriotism and fervor for Reagan had waned: he felt underestimated by his colleagues and had discovered his homosexuality, for which he could be expelled from the army. One night of drinking, the young man crosses the demarcation line at Checkpoint Charlie with the aim of never returning...

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016

Friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent in this celebration of the life and work of the hugely popular Victoria Wood, who died of cancer in April 2016 at age 62. Victoria wrote some of television's greatest comedy sketches and musicals, won two BAFTAs for her drama Housewife, 49, and was once voted by the British public as the person they would most like to have as their next door neighbour.

Blakey

2011

The life and times of sailor and adventurer Sir Peter Blake, one of New Zealand's favourite sons.