Documentary, History
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.
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Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin
La Cicciolina: Godmother of Scandal
The Green Fog
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Fulci Talks
The First Look
Queen Margot
Fellinopolis
D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle
Heirs of the Beast
My Journey Through French Cinema
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Boundless
Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
The Case of Bruno Lüdke
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
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Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2008
This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German film history. Ten people working in film today remember their favourite films of yesteryear.Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2022
The story of French filmmaker Jean Rollin (1938-2010), one of the most singular voices of European cult cinema, deeply misunderstood and widely misrepresented.La Cicciolina: Godmother of Scandal
IMDB 6.6 | May , 2017
The personal and professional story of Ilona Staller, known as Cicciolina, is probably unique: she left communist Hungary and moved to Italy, where she found a fertile environment for a life dedicated to scandal.The Green Fog
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2018
A tribute to a fascinating film shot by Alfred Hitchcock in 1958, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, and to the city of San Francisco, California, where the magic was created; but also a challenge: how to pay homage to a masterpiece without using its footage; how to do it simply by gathering images from various sources, all of them haunted by the curse of a mysterious green fog that seems to cause irrepressible vertigo…What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
IMDB 5 | Apr , 2004
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways when she begins to question her role in life, her relationships with her career and men and what it all means. As the layers to her everyday experiences fall away insertions in the story with scientists, and philosophers and religious leaders impart information directly to an off-screen interviewer about academic issues, and Amanda begins to understand the basis to the quantum world beneath. During her epiphany as she considers the Great Questions raised by the host of inserted thinkers, she slowly comprehends the various inspirations and begins to see the world in a new way.Fulci Talks
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2021
Rome, Italy, June 1993. Antonietta De Lillo and Marcello Garofalo interview legendary Italian film director Lucio Fulci (1927-96).The First Look
IMDB 7 | Apr , 2024
In Spain, a poor country ruined by the recent Civil War (1936-39), and in the midst of Franco's dictatorship, a film school was created in Madrid in 1947, which became, almost unintentionally, a space of freedom and pure experimentation until its closure in 1976.Queen Margot
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1994
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.Fellinopolis
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 2021
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his personal and creative intimacy, to capture the gears of his great circus, his fantastic lies and his crazy inventions.D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle
IMDB 8 | Sep , 2024
« Emmanuelle » was released 50 years ago. Its main character, played by the young Sylvia Kristel, delve freely into her sexuality, without taboo. This bold movie became one of the great success of french cinema in the 70s, and Emmanuelle became the face of sexual liberation. Through the gaze of a woman, the character is back on the screen in 2024. This new Emmanuelle, written by Audrey Diwan, go in quest of a lost pleasure.Heirs of the Beast
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2016
The story of the making and subsequent success of The Day of the Beast, the Spanish cult film directed by Álex de la Iglesia and released in 1995.My Journey Through French Cinema
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2016
Famous French director Tavernier tells us about his fantastic voyage through the cinema of his country.The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 2002
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.Boundless
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2013
As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of film. A film student from Beijing and avid Johnnie To fan, Ferris Lin boldly approached To with a proposal to document the master director for his graduation thesis. To agreed immediately and Lin's camera closely followed him for over two years, capturing the man behind the movies and the myths. The result is Boundless, a candid profile of one of Hong Kong's greatest directors and a heartfelt love letter to Hong Kong cinema.Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 2022
An account of the life and work of Spanish actress Penélope Cruz: a long journey that began in the working-class neighborhoods of Madrid and ended in the hills of Hollywood.Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2022
Austrian actress Romy Schneider (1938) and French actor Alain Delon (1935), once fervent lovers in the early sixties, maintained a close friendship and a certain working relationship after their breakup until her death in 1984: a universal and eternal love.The Case of Bruno Lüdke
IMDB 6.1 | Feb , 2021
The incredible story of Bruno Lüdke (1908-44), the alleged worst mass murderer in German criminal history; or actually, a story of forged files and fake news that takes place during the darkest years of the Third Reich, when the principles of criminal justice, subjected to the yoke of a totalitarian system that is beginning to collapse, mean absolutely nothing.The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1896
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.His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2010
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
IMDB 8.5 | May , 2008
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.