Episodes in the novelist’s life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Read More »
Biography
My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud / En compagnie d’Antonin Artaud (1993) Gérard Mordillat, Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel
May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Read More »
His Master’s Voice / La voix de son maître (1978) Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert
Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France, Francois Dalle of L’Oreal and other ultrapowerful French moguls Read More »
Castle of the Banned Lovers / Beatrice Cenci (1956) Riccardo Freda, Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi, Fausto Tozzi
The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco Read More »
Murieta / Joaquín Murrieta (1965) George Sherman, Jeffrey Hunter, Diana Lorys, Arthur Kennedy
The story of Joaquin Murrieta, a real life Mexican bandit who terrorized California with his gang of raiders Read More »
A Man Like Eva / Ein Mann wie EVA (1984) Radu Gabrea, Eva Mattes, Lisa Kreuzer, Werner Stocker
A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder Read More »
Summer in February (2013) Christopher Menaul, Dominic Cooper, Emily Browning, Dan Stevens
The Newlyn School of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th Century and the film focuses Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (1973) Richard Schickel, George Cukor
In the series of documentaries directed by Richard Schickel following classic film directors Read More »
Franca: Chaos and Creation (2016) Francesco Carrozzini, Marina Abramovic, Azzedine Alaïa, Naomi Campbell
Director Francesco Carrozzini creates an intimate portrait of his mother, Franca Sozzani Read More »
Wild Bill (1995) Walter Hill, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt
Maverick Writer and Director Walter Hill’s version of the famous Wild Bill Hickok legend Read More »