This is the extraordinary story of a visionary, public-relations master, recluse and self-destructive optimist who went from the pinnacle of power Read More »
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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) François Girard, Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, Biography, Drama, Music
As the title suggests, this dramatised documentary about the eccentric Canadian pianist Glenn Gould is broken up into thirty-two short films Read More »
Unspeakable Acts (1990) Linda Otto, Jill Clayburgh, Brad Davis, Sam Behrens, Biography, Drama
Horrendous acts of sexual abuse were discovered at Miami’s Country Walk Day Care Center in 1984. Read More »
The Gathering Storm (1974) Herbert Wise, Richard Burton, Virginia McKenna, Robert Hardy, Biography, Drama
The story of British prime minister Winston Churchill, focusing on his place in British life just prior to World War II. Read More »
How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013) Ettore Scola, Tommaso Lazotti, Maurizio De Santis, Giacomo Lazotti, Biography
An exciting and visionary portrait of the master filmmaker Federico Fellini, based on the memories and the feelings of his great friend director Ettore Scola. Read More »
Young Winston (1972) Richard Attenborough, Simon Ward, Robert Shaw, Peter Cellier, Biography, Drama, War
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood years Read More »
Diary for My Children (1984) Márta Mészáros, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Teri Földi, Anna Polony, Biography, Drama
From one of the foremost woman directors comes a personal story of how history and the individual impact each other. Read More »
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) David Leaf, John Scheinfeld, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stew Albert, Documentary, Biography, Music
After background about the childhood and youth of John Lennon (1940-1980) and the birth of Vietnam-War protests Read More »
The Great John L. (1945) Frank Tuttle, Linda Darnell, Barbara Britton, Greg McClure, Biography, Drama, Sport
Greg McClure stars as legendary boxer John L. Sullivan in this screen biography of the famous fighter. Read More »
The Day of Despair (1992) Manoel de Oliveira, Teresa Madruga, Mário Barroso, Luís Miguel Cintra, Biography, Drama
Portrait of the last years of the XIX century’s Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco, who had been suffering from an eye disease and one day wakes up blind. Read More »
Regeneration (1915) Raoul Walsh, Rockliffe Fellowes, Anna Q. Nilsson, William Sheer, Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
At 10 years old, Owens becomes a ragged orphan when his sainted mother dies. Read More »
The Life of Reilly (2006) Frank L. Anderson, Barry Poltermann, Charles Nelson Reilly, Documentary, Biography, Comedy
If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block Read More »
The Petty Girl (1950) Henry Levin, Robert Cummings, Joan Caulfield, Elsa Lanchester, Biography, Comedy
An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his arwork. Read More »
Memories and Confessions (1993) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Isabel de Oliveira, Diogo Dória, Documentary, Biography, History
A docu-drama that follows Manoel de Oliveira’s life during the times of dictatorship in Portugal. Read More »
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) Irving Cummings, Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda, Biography, Drama, History
Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. Read More »