The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin. Read More »
Biography
Van Gogh (1991) Maurice Pialat, Jacques Dutronc, Alexandra London, Bernard Le Coq
In late spring, 1890, Vincent moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, under the care of Dr. Gachet Read More »
The Right Stuff (1983) Philip Kaufman, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris
Tom Wolfe’s book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel Read More »
Garbo (2005) Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow, Julie Christie, Greta Garbo, Charles Busch
An original (2005) documentary from Turner Classic Movies narrated by Julie Christie Read More »
Memoir of War / La douleur (2017) Emmanuel Finkiel, Mélanie Thierry, Benoît Magimel, Benjamin Biolay
June 1944, France is still under the German occupation. Read More »
The Color of Pomegranates / Sayat Nova (1969) Sergei Parajanov, Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan
One of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, Sergei Parajanov’s “The Color of Pomegranates,” Read More »
Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940) William Dieterle, Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger
Dr. Paul Ehrlich was the German physician who developed the first synthetic antimicrobial drug, 606 or Salvarsan. Read More »
The Countess (2009) Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt
A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking Read More »
FantastiCozzi (2016) Felipe M. Guerra, Luigi Cozzi, Caroline Munro, Sybil Danning
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi Read More »
Man of Conquest (1939) George Nichols Jr., Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas. Read More »