In 1920’s Chicago, Ruth Etting wants to be a renowned singer, which is a far step away from her current work as a taxi dancer. Read More »
Biography
I, Claudius (1976) Herbert Wise, Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips
This mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 B.C.) Read More »
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) William Dieterle, Edward G. Robinson, Edna Best, Eddie Albert
Starting with a small flock of carrier pigeons, nineteenth-century entrepreneur Julius Reuter Read More »
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly AKA Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) Julian Schnabel, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze
Forty-three year old Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby – Jean-Do to his friends – awakens not knowing where he is. Read More »
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) Gabriel Pascal, Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger
Cleopatra hasn’t been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Read More »
The Mouth of the Wolf AKA La bocca del lupo (2009) Pietro Marcello, Vincenzo Motta, Mary Monaco, Franco Leo
Pietro Marcello directs this genre-defying Italian docudrama that follows mustachioed ex-con Enzo Read More »
Rey (2017) Niles Atallah, Rodrigo Lisboa, Claudio Riveros
In 1860, a French lawyer dreamed of becoming the King of Patagonia. And he did just that. Or so it seems. Read More »
My Enemy’s Enemy (2007) Kevin Macdonald, Raymond Aubrac, Robert Badinter, Klaus Barbie
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” Read More »
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) Mervyn LeRoy, Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon
Million Dollar Mermaid tells the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette Kellerman Read More »
Nine Lives AKA Ni liv (1957) Arne Skouen, Jack Fjeldstad, Henny Moan, Alf Malland
The movie takes place during World War II and depicts the true story of Jan Baalsruds Read More »
Madame Satã (2002) Karim Aïnouz, Lázaro Ramos, Marcelia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui
A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). Read More »
Heart Like a Wheel (1983) Jonathan Kaplan, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Bruce Barlow
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Read More »
Zenne Dancer (2012) Caner Alper, Kerem Can, Giovanni Arvaneh, Erkan Avci
A feature film about an unusual trio: Daniel, a German photo-journalist in Istanbul without much knowledge about Turkish values. Read More »
For One More Hour with You AKA Un’ora sola ti vorrei (2002) Alina Marazzi, Luisa Marazzi Hoepli
Italian documentary filmmaker Alina Marazzi tries to piece together the life of her mother Read More »
Carbine Williams (1952) Richard Thorpe, James Stewart, Jean Hagen, Wendell Corey
This is the story of David Marshall ‘Marsh’ Williams, the real life inventor of the world famous M-1 Carbine Read More »