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1. Sonntagskind - Die Schriftstellerin Helga Schubert (Sonntagskind - Die Schriftstellerin Helga Schubert)

The remarkable 83-year-old Helga Schubert lives in the remote landscape between Schwerin and Wismar. Her days are filled with the loving care of her sick 95-year-old husband, Johannes Helm, once a professor of psychology and passionate painter. But amidst this rural tranquility, Helga is anything but idle. Every day she dedicates herself to her passion, writing.

It has an average vote of 9.5 on TMDB.

2. Io sono nata viaggiando (Io sono nata viaggiando)

A journey back through Dacia Maraini's and her trips around the world with her close friends cinema director Pier Paolo Pasolini and opera singer Maria Callas. An in-depth story of this fascinating woman's life. Maraini's memories come alive through personal photographs taken on the road as well as her own Super 8 films shot almost thirty years ago.

It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.

3. Tropenparadies Bali - Eine Perle Indonesiens (Tropenparadies Bali - Eine Perle Indonesiens)

(Tropenparadies Bali - Eine Perle Indonesiens)

4. The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation (Désir et rébellion : « L'Art de la joie » – Goliarda Sapienza)

Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.

5. KOESNO, Jati Diri Soekarno (KOESNO, Jati Diri Soekarno)

Several historical facts were raised again to remember the story of the President who was born in the village of Peneleh, Surabaya, who is also Arek Suroboyo.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

6. The Emma Bovary Trial (Le Procès d'Emma Bovary)

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused, the real one, is, through him, Emma Bovary, heroine with a thousand faces and a thousand desires, guilty without doubt of an unforgivable desire to live.

It has an average vote of 6.75 on TMDB.

7. Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis (Tueur, trader et psychopathe : l'Amérique de Bret Easton Ellis)

In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an extraordinarily disturbing book that transported its readers into the mind of Patrick Bateman, a cynical mergers and acquisitions executive obsessed with brands, inconsequential details, pop culture and brutal murder.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

8. The ABCs of Book Banning

In recent years, more than 2,500 books have been removed from school districts around the US, labeled as banned, restricted, or challenged, and made unavailable to millions of students. By no accident, the themes targeted are the usual scapegoats of the American Right—LGBTQ+ issues, Black History, and women’s empowerment—impeding the power of future generations to develop their own thoughts and opinions on critical social issues. By weaving together a lyrical montage of young readers and authors, THE ABCs OF BOOK BANNING reveals the voices of the impacted parties, and inspires hope for the future through the profound insights of inquisitive youthful minds.

It has an average vote of 5.933 on TMDB.

9. Jean de la Fontaine and His Fables (Jean de La Fontaine : l'homme qui aimait les fables)

An account of the life of the French poet Jean de la Fontaine , author of more than one hundred fables and a model for many other European fabulists of later times.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

10. Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner

Documentary about author Christopher Isherwood, in which he is interviewed about his life and work and which features extracts from films of his novels and stories.

11. Wuthering Heights: Love, Hate and Vengeance (« Les Hauts de Hurlevent » : amour, haine et vengeance)

In 1847, British writer Emily Brontë , perhaps the most enigmatic of the three Brontë sisters, published her novel Wuthering Heights, a dark romance set in the desolation of the moors, a unique work of early Victorian literature that stunned contemporary critics.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

12. Who's Afraid of Lady Chatterley? (Le Procès de lady Chatterley : orgasme et lutte des classes dans un jardin anglais)

England, 1960. The Crown sues the publisher Penguin Books in order to ban the publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover, a novel by the British writer D. H. Lawrence , published privately in Italy in 1928, which celebrates nature and deals with sex without taboos.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

13. Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell (Un écrivain dans l'enfer nazi : « Les Bienveillantes » de Jonathan Littell)

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from the detached point of view of Maximilian Aue, a high-ranking Nazi officer.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

14. Gertrude Stein: When You See This, Remember Me

The thoughts, words, and compelling presence of Gertrude Stein flows richly through this portrait of the author's Paris years from 1905 through the 1930s.

15. Provocando con Sampedro (Provocando con Sampedro)

(Provocando con Sampedro)

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

16. Vom Glanz und Vergehen der Gruppe 47 (Vom Glanz und Vergehen der Gruppe 47)

(Vom Glanz und Vergehen der Gruppe 47)

17. Back to Linggajati

Joty ter Kulve grew up in the house where the historic Linggajati agreement was concluded in 1946. She experienced the Second World War in Indonesia, was imprisoned in camps and left for the Netherlands after the war. Now she returns, perhaps for the last time, to the place where she grew up. The young documentary maker Twan Spierts accompanied Joty to that historic place, where the first step was taken towards the independence of the Dutch East Indies. The documentary was previously broadcast on Omroep West.

18. Bising: Noise & Experimental Music in Indonesia (Bising: Noise & Experimental Music in Indonesia)

Indonesian noise, the largest scene of extreme and independent music scene is the biggest in South-East Asia. This documentary gives an extensive overview with numerous bands, artists and speakers, all from Jakarta, Bandung, Bekasi, Yogyakarta, and Tokyo, who freely talk about their own definitions and approaches to noise music.

19. This Is Our Scene Too! (Ini Scene Kami Juga!)

A documentary about women in the Indonesian DIY hardcore/punk scene, including interviews with musicians, photographers, and zine-makers.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

20. Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire ,Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , Night of the Iguana, The , and Suddenly, Last Summer . Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow ', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.