1. Finding Babel
The subversive masterpieces of Russian-Ukrainian writer Isaac Babel challenged the reality of life under rising totalitarianism, and led to his arrest and execution in 1940. In Finding Babel, Andrei Malaev-Babel confronts complex traces of a turbulent history that echo in his grandfather's writing and in the conflicts of today's Ukraine and Russia. Babel's fiction is woven into Andrei's search with ethereal animation that puts the viewer, like Babel's readers, between fantasy and reality.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
2. Qui êtes vous Mr. Iguerbouchène ? (Qui êtes vous Mr. Iguerbouchène ?)
Mohamed Iguerbouchène was born on February 7, 1907 in Aït-Ouchen in Algeria. He left for England in 1923 where he studied music and harmony. Subsequently, he went to Vienna, Austria, to learn piano techniques where he won 1st prize in harmony and piano. Mohamed Iguerbouchen became a composer, he composed four symphonies and several film scores including the famous “Pépé le Moko” with Jean Gabin. Mohamed Iguerbouchène bowed out on August 21, 1966 following a long illness.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor (Klaus Kinski - Ich bin kein Schauspieler)
Klaus Kinski is one of the few German actors who has achieved international fame. He made headlines. And disappeared behind them. Kinski lived his parts 24/7. This film tells the story of a man who no longer could understand the difference or distinguish between fantasy and reality.
4. MICHAEL KOCÁB - ROCKER VS. POLITICIAN (Michael Kocáb – rocker versus politik)
The title of this documentary about Michael Kocáb alone suggests that art and politics will collide onscreen. Although this cinematic portrayal focuses primarily on the artistic pursuits of the protagonist — who reminisces with slight improvisation his years at the conservatoire and his performances with his band Pražský výběr — the film also maps his political and personal milestones and conveys his current world views and personal reflections on historical and political events. The documentary is playful and spontaneous and features dynamic shots with rock music that has stood the test of time.
5. L'abbraccio - Storia di Antonino e Stefano Saetta (L'abbraccio - Storia di Antonino e Stefano Saetta)
(L'abbraccio - Storia di Antonino e Stefano Saetta)
7. Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
8. Julia (Julia)
Julia is a young transgender woman who left her home country of Lithuania. Now living in Germany, she walks the streets of Berlin, working as a prostitute to survive. This documentary revisits Julia over a ten-year period of her life.
9. There Was a Little Ship (Il était un petit navire)
A woman, hospitalized for a relatively long period, observes what surrounds her. She has time to dream, to revisit certain moments of her life. These memories, like small bubbles begin with her birth in Marseille in 1949 and bring us to Antwerp, Paris, New York, England… to end in Flanders in 2015, after she gets out of the hospital. There Was A Little Ship is a filmic-biographical essay, sincere and poetic.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
10. Ramón Masats: el ojo irónico (Ramón Masats: el ojo irónico)
A journey through the life and outstanding work of the Spanish photographer and filmmaker Ramón Masats.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
11. Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick , who wrote over over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
12. Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
Two part biography of Greta Garbo - 1. The Temptress 2. The Clown. Reminiscences of her early life in Stockholm, with excerpts from her films. Narrated by Bibi Andersson.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
13. Vzpomínka na Josefa Skupu (Vzpomínka na Josefa Skupu)
(Vzpomínka na Josefa Skupu)
14. Meritorious Artist Terezie Brzková (Zasloužilá umělkyně Terezie Brzková)
(Zasloužilá umělkyně Terezie Brzková)
15. Dan and Margot
Memories have the power to haunt us forever, whether or not they actually happened. For Margot, the man named Dan who stalked and tormented her for three years of her life is as real as any criminal—even if he's the manifestation of her first serious schizophrenic episode. Margot proves incredible strength in her first-hand accounts of her road to healing. Through art and therapy, she found relief. Through relief, she found a chance at life.
16. All About Bette
Biography of Bette Davis hosted by Jodie Foster.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. ¡Ay, Carmen! (¡Ay, Carmen!)
The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director Pedro Almodóvar's first muse and a brilliant artist in her own right.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
18. Ugly Beauty
Documentary in which art critic Waldemar Januszczak argues that beauty is still to be found in modern art, despite several recent books claiming the contrary.
19. Hitler et les apôtres du mal (Hitler et les apôtres du mal)
(Hitler et les apôtres du mal)
It has an average vote of 8.7 on TMDB.
20. The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion (L'Arc de Triomphe, passion d'une nation)
The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.