21 Years: Richard Linklater

'Obsession' Revisited

2001 · ★ 7.3

A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold and more.

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

2018 · ★ 7.1

An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.

Alfonso Sánchez

1980 · ★ 6.3

Famous Spanish film critic Alfonso Sánchez talks about his personal life, his work and Anouk Aimée. A sentimental tribute to one of the most relevant figures on the Spanish film scene.

Popcorn and Jellybeans: Making a Thanksgiving Classic

2008

Documentary on the making of the Peanuts Thanksgiving special.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991 · ★ 7.9

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Fellini, confidences retrouvées

2023 · ★ 7.8

Federico Fellini died on October 31st, 1993. Thirty years later, he is still considered as one of the most irreverant moviemaker in the history of cinema. Through a long-previously-unseen interview, directed by Jean-Christophe Rosé in 1981, through extracts of his films and through behind-the-scenes, this documentary draws an intimate portrait of Fellini by himself.

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023 · ★ 6.5

Trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien never wanted the spotlight, but when Leonard Bernstein hired her in 1966 as the first female musician in the New York Philarmonic, it was inevitable that she would become the focus of much interest and fascination. Now 87 years old and recently retired, Orin looks back on her remarkable life and career, insisting that a fuss should not be made, much preferring to play a supporting role to the family, students, friends, and colleagues that surround her.

Vitaa, je m’appelle Charlotte

2024 · ★ 8

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Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz: A Mega Movie and Its Story

2007

A documentary about the making of the television mini-series by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, including interviewees with the principal actors.

ART IS PLAY (this is a film about Hanoch Piven)

A short visual tale about the life, works, and failures of Hanoch Piven, an internationally acclaimed artist who creates funny portraits of people from everyday objects. Through his playful worldview, Piven reminds us how to find faces in unexpected places, how to practice empathy, and above all - how to stop taking yourself too damn seriously!

The Lives of Albert Camus

2020 · ★ 8

Albert Camus died at 46 years old on January 4, 1960, two years after his Nobel Prize in literature. Author of “L'Etranger”, one of the most widely read novels in the world, philosopher of the absurd and of revolt, resistant, journalist, playwright, Albert Camus had an extraordinary destiny. Child of the poor districts of Algiers, tuberculosis patient, orphan of father, son of an illiterate and deaf mother, he tore himself away from his condition thanks to his teacher. French from Algeria, he never ceased to fight for equality with the Arabs and the Kabyle, while fearing the Independence of the FLN. Founded on restored and colorized archives, and first-hand accounts, this documentary attempts to paint the portrait of Camus as he was.

Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist

2017 · ★ 7.9

British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a virtual unknown in the country of her birth. This film explores her dramatic evolution from British debutante to artist in exile, living out her days in Mexico City, and takes us on a journey into her darkly strange and cinematic world.