Documentary, Mystery
A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, and to the city of San Francisco, California, where the magic was created; but also a challenge: how to pay homage to a masterpiece without using its footage; how to do it simply by gathering images from various sources, all of them haunted by the curse of a mysterious green fog that seems to cause irrepressible vertigo…
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IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2021
In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.Comrades in Dreams
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2006
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.Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 2008
Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for Authors). Among them are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wim Wenders.Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself
IMDB 7.9 | Sep , 2023
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IMDB 5.2 | Aug , 2006
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IMDB 8.6 | May , 1989
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IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2021
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IMDB 3 | Aug , 2013
A personal meditation on Rumble Fish, the legendary film directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983; the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, where it was shot; and its impact on the life of several people from Chile, Argentina and Uruguay related to film industry.Aurora's Sunrise
IMDB 8.2 | Apr , 2023
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.Filmmakers for the Prosecution
IMDB 6.5 | Jan , 2023
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 2015
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IMDB 6.6 | Jan , 2017
Sam in the Bag
IMDB 0 | May , 2007
While Trevor and Sam are smoking pot, Trevor’s mom comes home. When she finds out, Trevor reveals his father’s adulterous ways and destroys his family.Do You Like Hitchcock?
IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 2005
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IMDB 10 | Aug , 1996
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IMDB 8 | Sep , 2019
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IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2003
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IMDB 7.4 | Oct , 2006
A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2021
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