1. The Making of 'Autumn Sonata' (Bakomfilm Höstsonaten)
On-set documentary of the making of Ingmar Bergman's 1977 film Autumn Sonata starring Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullman, examining every aspect of the production. Unusual for this kind of documentary, there is no post-production commentary or interviews.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
2. The Competition (Le Concours)
An all-access tour behind the scenes at France’s premiere film school, La Fémis. Showing us how successful candidates get to follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Louis Malle, François Ozon and Alain Resnais, all of whom attended this prestigious institution. Stumbling over their words, the often-nervous candidates seem vulnerable when confronted with the veterans of the industry, who have the difficult task of discovering true talent among all these eager young people.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
3. Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas (Sexo, maracas y chihuahuas)
A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat .
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
4. A. K. (A. K.)
In 1985, Chris Marker traveled to Japan to attend the filming of Ran, directed by Akira Kurosawa. Marker analyzes the progress of filming; the infinite patience of a team under the orders of a meticulous director down to the smallest detail; the antithetical mixture of the modern with the traditional; of the real with the fictitious; of life with cinema… and literature.
It has an average vote of 6.212 on TMDB.
5. Tony Curtis on 'Some Like It Hot'
Leonard Maltin interviews Tony Curtis on his experience filming 'Some Like It Hot'.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
A look back at the impact Billy Wilder's comedy classic "Some Like It Hot" has left since it's release in 1959.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
7. The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
A look back at the making of Billy Wilder's 1959 comedy classic "Some Like It Hot."
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
8. 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.
9. Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema (Michelangelo Antonioni: Lo sguardo che ha cambiato il cinema)
A look back at the life and works of Michelangelo Antonioni.
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
11. The Pixar Story
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
12. The American Night of Dr. Lucio Fulci (La notte americana del Dottor Fulci)
A testament of the greta B-movie director Lucio Fulci, whose films inspired great director like Quentin Tarantino. Lucio Fulci gift a long meditation about moviemaking fascinating for his sincerity, irony e clearness, about his filmmaking and his particular career.
13. Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'
Award-winning filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne profess their love for the classic "Modern Times." The directors expose their views on the many aspects of the film, Chaplin's brilliancy and they also provide interesting details about the making of Chaplin's masterpiece.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
14. Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (Laurel & Hardy - Die komische Liebesgeschichte von Dick und Doof)
The lives of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy , on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos of all time: a lesson on how to make people laugh.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
15. 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.
16. Trespassing Bergman
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
17. Life Itself
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert : his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
It has an average vote of 7.505 on TMDB.
18. Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive producer Victor Lownes, and actors Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
19. Trintignant by Trintignant (Trintignant par Trintignant)
A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed French actors of the last sixty years, known for his numerous roles on stage and screen.
It has an average vote of 6.667 on TMDB.
20. S Is for Stanley (S is for Stanley)
The incredible story of the Italian Emilio D'Alessandro, personal driver of the great director Stanley Kubrick , who met Emilio by chance in London in 1971 and hired him, thus establishing a deep friendship that lasted thirty years and helped create four masterpieces of cinema. A moving tale about two seemingly opposing people who found their ideal travel companion far away from home…
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.