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1. Cinema Novo (Cinema Novo)

A deep investigation, in the way of a poetic essay, on one of the main Latin American movements in cinema, analyzed via the thoughts of its main authors, who invented, in the early 1960s, a new way of making movies in Brazil, with a political attitude, always near to people's problems, that combined art and revolution.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

2. Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir)

In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

3. Casablanca revisitada (Casablanca revisitada)

A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop culture.

4. The Diary of a Projectionist (Diari d'un operador cinematogràfic)

This is the story of my grandfather, Tiago Florit, who for 50 years was a film operator at the Teatre Principal de Maó, in Menorca. It is a review of his life, from his birth to his death, in a cinematographic key. A true love story to cinema.

5. Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers (Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher)

(Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher)

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

6. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection , hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

7. Comrades in Dreams (Leinwandfieber)

Four lives that could not be more different and a single passion that unites them: the unconditional love for their cinemas, somewhere at the end of the world. Comrades in Dreams brings together six cinema makers from North Korea, America, India and Africa and follows their efforts to make their audiences dream every night.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

8. Volker Schlöndorff: The Beat of the Drum (Volker Schlöndorff : tambour battant)

The life and work of the brilliant German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff, a cross-border artist who, by leaving Germany and making the whole world his place of work, acquired the objective perspective necessary to portray his country's society better than anyone else while providing a unique and original point of view on the troubled history of the European continent.

9. Stuntwomen (Cascadeuses)

The daily life of Petra, Virginie, and Estelle, three stuntwomen, from the dangerous film sets, where they face all kinds of deadly dangers, to the safety of their homes.

It has an average vote of 9.7 on TMDB.

10. Omnibus: François Truffaut

(Omnibus: François Truffaut)

11. Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas (Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas)

Spain, 1932. Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel travels to the region of Las Hurdes, in Extremadura, where he shoots his third film, a very critical and later controversial documentary about the living conditions of the poor peasants, abandoned and forgotten by the national authorities.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

12. Republic of Silence

They grew up in the land of dictators and surveillance, where images are censored, photos are burned, thoughts are discreet, and mouths are kept shut. They grew up in Syria.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

13. [REC]: Horror Without Pause ([REC]: terror sin pausa)

The horror film — directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, and released in 2007 — was an unprecedented triumph for Spanish fantasy cinema. Fifteen years later, those responsible for the creation and worldwide success of this cinematic milestone decode its keys and resurrect the myth.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

14. The Concavenator Valley (El valle de Concavenator)

Three researchers work on a paleontological project focusing on two dinosaurs: one fictional, the one created by special effects genius Ray Harryhausen for the film The Valley of Gwangi ; the other real, the Concavenator corcovatus, whose remains were discovered in 2003 at the Las Hoyas site, in the province of Cuenca , very close to where the filming took place.

15. The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat)

Likely in June 1897, a group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

It has an average vote of 7.106 on TMDB.

16. Journey to Somewhere (Viaje a alguna parte)

A young woman, who has inherited her grandparents' huge house, a fascinating place full of amazing objects, feels overwhelmed by the weight of memories and her new responsibilities. Fortunately, the former inhabitants of the house soon come to her aid.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

17. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah , a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

18. 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 6.219 on TMDB.

19. Rojo Sangre: 10 años a puro género (Rojo Sangre: 10 años a puro género)

Argentinean filmmakers talk about the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival and the history of genre cinema in Argentina.

20. Essay on color and its absence (Ensaio sobre a cor e sua ausência)

An experiment and a dialogue about recording, the act of filming and the colors available to whoever points the camera somewhere.