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.
Nelson Pereira dos SantosSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Glauber RochaSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Leon HirszmanSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Joaquim Pedro de AndradeSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Carlos DieguesSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Paulo César SaraceniSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ruy GuerraSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Luiz Carlos BarretoSelf - Film Producer (archive footage)
Walter Lima Jr.Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Gustavo DahlSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
On-set documentary about the making of the film "Y tu mamá también."
A making-of documentary featuring interviews with director Michael Haneke, actor Juliette Binoche, and producer Marin Karmitz, as well as on-set footage of cast and crew of "Code Unknown".
Documentary about the making of the 1967 Czech film "Marketa Lazarova".
Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people. The recognition of an unparalleled professional career, an intimate dialogue with a tireless worker who took the stage at the age of twelve and never got off. A movie star who seduced millions of viewers around the world, a singer who reinvented a musical genre, a woman who broke the mold…
Documentary about the making of Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor.
Documentary about the making of Wim Wenders' 1984 film, with interviews conducted in 1989.
Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.
Fernando Fernán Gómez (1921-2007), actor, writer, playwright and film director, was for decades one of the most important figures in Spanish culture. His close friends and relatives reveal another facet in which he stood out above all: that of being an excellent conversationalist, capable of hypnotizing and seducing those who listened to him.
Short documentary about the making of the 1987 film.
A captivating portrait of French actor Michel Piccoli, who has worked with the greatest filmmakers of his time and has built a dazzling career of remarkable merit and success, focusing on his work during the 1970s and his professional relationship with Claude Sautet, Romy Schneider, Marco Ferreri and Luis Buñuel.
French television program discussing Jean Renoir's 1932 film "Boudu Saved from Drowning".
In a series of four documentaries, Marcel Ophuls pays tribute to his father Max, and in this last one discusses his role as an assistant director on "Lola Montès".
An analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1957 film "Mon oncle" which discusses the stylistic similarities between it and the other Monsieur Hulot films.
Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".
Episode of the French television series "Cinéma Cinémas" which documents the discovery of the negatives that led to the completion of the color version of Jacques Tati’s 1949 film "Jour de fête".
Interview with director Louis Malle conducted by Wallace Shawn, produced for the BBC-TV programme "Arena".
An interview with American director, Anthony Mann. This documentary was first seen as episode 8 of the BBC TV series "The Movies." (A 17-minute excerpt from this show appears on the Criterion Collection's release of "The Furies.")