1. Ekelöf's Blick - En Nordisk Diktarresa (Ekelöf's Blick - En Nordisk Diktarresa)
Ekelöf's Blick is a film about swedish poet and mystic Gunnar Ekelöf. The film is an attempt to visually articulate how Ekelöf saw things, a world characterized by an enigmatic beauty never previously formulated in such a way.
2. Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
A look at the life and work of Christina Lindberg, the most famous Swedish model of the 1970s and star of exploitation cinema.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
3. DJ Punk: The Photographer Daniel Josefsohn (DJ Punk – Der Fotograf Daniel Josefsohn)
Nobody captured the atmosphere of 1990s Berlin better than German photographer Daniel Josefsohn, who died in 2016 at the age of 54, leaving his mark in advertising with his irreverent aesthetic and punk sensibility. It was his spontaneous, imperfect images shot for an MTV campaign in 1994 that first made him famous.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. Berlanga!! (Berlanga!!)
How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has little to do with his own? Since to understand the secrets of an artist it is essential to know the person behind, his family, his friends, his collaborators, as well as prestigious filmmakers and actors trace a collective portrait of a creator as singular as he is universal.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. It Came from Hollywood
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special features on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and a special tribute to the worst film maker of all-time, Ed Wood.
It has an average vote of 5.313 on TMDB.
6. Tell Them Who You Are
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficult genius and a son's path out of the shadow of a famous father.
It has an average vote of 5.778 on TMDB.
7. The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún (Las mil vidas de Jorge Semprún)
The incredible life of Jorge Semprún : son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War; survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II; clandestine communist in Spain during Franco's dictatorship; controversial socialist politician; acclaimed writer, screenwriter and filmmaker.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. Claude Chabrol, the Maverick (Chabrol, l'anticonformiste)
An account of the life and work of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol , a sybarite Buddha, a furtive anarchist, an insolent lover of life.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
9. Though You May Not Know (Aunque tú no lo sepas: la poesía de Luis García Montero)
An account of the life and work of the Spanish poet Luis García Montero; a journey through his experiences, his mentors, his influences and his contact with other artists, both from the literary world and from other disciplines.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Remembering Jean Gabin
Profile of Jean Gabin, the great French actor of 100 films, who died in 1976 at the age of 73. Here his career is traced and he is remembered by some of the many producers, directors, writers and actors with whom he worked. Illustrated with many photographs and film clips. Narrated by Nadia Gray who played opposite Gabin in the early 50's. Interviews with Directors Rene Clement, Jean Dellanoy, Denys de la Patelliere, Granbier-Deferre. Actors Madeleine Renaud, Michele Morgan, Simone Simon, Jean Desailly, Francois Arnoul, Lino Ventura, Danielle Darrieux. Cinema Critics and Historians Claude Beylie, Robert Chazal. Screenwriter Michel Audiard. 1978.
11. Un chico de portada: el arte de Macario Gómez (Un chico de portada: el arte de Macario Gómez)
Macario 'Mac' Gómez talks about his long career as a film poster designer.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. Marilyn, dernières séances (Marilyn, dernières séances)
(Marilyn, dernières séances)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. A. K. (A. K.)
An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran , a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
14. Berlanga: el sentimiento austrohúngaro de la vida (Berlanga: el sentimiento austrohúngaro de la vida)
A journey through the life, work and many artistic miracles of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga .
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
15. Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema (Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema)
The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone ; a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimonies of collaborators, actors, directors and critics who reconstruct every aspect of his creative activity.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
16. Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là)
Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago and she occupies a special place in our imagination. The star is not one to let others get too close, but when she gives you her confidence, she keeps her word. If Deneuve’s career covers a half-century of cinema, it also bears witness to the force of a generation that experienced the deepest transformation of mores. This portrait reflects her entirely. The story of a mystery and an adventure.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
17. Ernst Jünger: Between Nature and Nationalism (In den Gräben der Geschichte – Der Schriftsteller Ernst Jünger)
A portrait of the controversial German writer Ernst Jünger , the great stylist of 20th century German literature.
18. Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte)
This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German film history. Ten people working in film today remember their favourite films of yesteryear.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
19. Louis de Funès Forever (Monsieur de Funès)
A moving and very funny portrait of the personal and professional life of the magnificent French comedian Louis de Funès , as well as a detailed analysis of his masterful acting technique.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
20. Champagne Safari
Travelogue/documentary follows newly married Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan on their honeymoon trip through exotic locales.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.