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- DirectorYves RiouStarsJulie AndrewsTed AndrewsIngrid BergmanShort biography of the great actress, Julie Andrews. From her childhood in London to her later roles.
- DirectorPriscilla PizzatoStarsAntony BeevorAlexis BerelowitchFedor GuberIn October 1961, the KGB went to the writer Vassili Grossman to seize the manuscript of his novel "Life and Destiny." Built on the model of Tolstoy's "War and Peace", this book traces the fate of a family during the war. From Moscow to the ruins of Stalingrad, from the Ukrainian ghettos to the gulag, it is a great Russian epic written at the height of men, populated by ordinary heroes and tyrants, historical figures and anonymous people. Grossman bears witness to the darkest hours of Stalinism. It exposes the cogs of the implacable totalitarian machine and denounces the perversion of the ideal of 1917.
- DirectorMarcus VinerStarsDavid BowieGerry LeonardSterling CampbellIn a career chock full of "you've never seen him like this" moments, you've never seen David Bowie as you will in A Reality Tour. The rock legend and his ace band blaze through stunners from Bowie's Reality album plus dozens of his greatest hits.
- DirectorFrancis WhatelyStarsDavid BowieRick WakemanJohn HarrisA documentary covering five of the most important years of the influential rock star David Bowie's career.
- DirectorFrancis WhatelyStarsDavid BowieEarl SlickGail Ann DorseyA documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".
- DirectorFrancis WhatelyStarsDavid BowiePhil LancasterDenis TaylorDocumentary following five years of Bowie's early career, from the late 1960s through to the on-stage death of Ziggy Stardust in 1973 and features never seen before archive interviews with some of Bowie's earliest collaborators.
- DirectorAndrew ThompsonStarsRobert LindsayQuentin BlakeWinston ChurchillFighter pilot, inventor, spy - the life of Roald Dahl is often stranger than fiction. From crashing his plane over Africa to hobnobbing in Hollywood and his remarkable encounters with everyone from Walt Disney to President Roosevelt - this is the story of his greatest adventures and how his real-life escapades find expression in his most famous books, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Matilda. Through a vast collection of his letters, writings and archive, the story is told largely in his own words with contributions from his last wife Liccy, daughter Lucy and biographer Donald Sturrock. Long-term collaborator and illustrator Quentin Blake also creates exclusive new drawings for the film which are specially animated to bring Dahl's marvellous world to life.
- DirectorPeter KrügerStarsThessa KrügerJohan LeysenANTWERP CENTRAL takes the viewer on a journey through the physical and mental space of Antwerp's railway cathedral, from its construction to the present day. Drawing inspiration from the book "Austerlitz" by W.G. Sebald, screenwriter/director Peter Krüger approaches Antwerp Central Railway Station as a magical realistic location where present and past, history and daily life, fiction and reality are in constant flux. Running as a thread through the film are the dreams and reminiscences of a traveler, played by Johan Leysen, who arrives at Antwerp Central and through whose eyes we observe the station. He draws our attention not only to the striking architecture and historical context of the building, but also to its hidden and mysterious aspects. A peacock spreads its wings; time stands still; a lion roams the grand waiting hall; an old steam loc enters the station; a choir performs on the monumental staircase leading to the platforms - Reality turns to dream and vice versa. But what is reality? And what is dream? Is time not more than the transformation of space?
- DirectorNathalie MasduraudValérie UrréaStarsRomane BohringerMarguerite DurasAlain RuscioRe-reading of Marguerite Duras' novel "A dam against the Pacific", 70 years after its publication, while the French colonial past is still debated.
- DirectorJenny PopplewellStarsNickole AtkinsonJim BenemannLuke EppleIn 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
- DirectorAlexandra DeanStarsHedy LamarrMel BrooksJennifer HomThe life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
- DirectorJulien DupuyStarsMicky SébastianGabi HinterstoisserKathy BatesStephen King has been one of the world's most successful bestselling authors for decades. How can the success of his horror novels be explained? Undoubtedly with the inventiveness and effectiveness of his literature. But what else is behind the longevity of its success? On the basis of rarely shown interviews with the author, the documentary explores why his horror stories touch the reader so deeply and how the author succeeded in creating such a gigantic work over the years, the intensity and sensitivity of which makes it part of world literature.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsTristan HarrisJeff SeibertBailey RichardsonExplores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
- StarsDeanna ThompsonJohn GreenClaudette HamlinA group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.
- DirectorYves HinantJean LibonStarsAnne GruwezDavid DerumierSerge GraideIn this unapologetic and politically incorrect portrait, an extraordinary and eccentric Belgian judge takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life criminal investigations. The stranger-than-fiction documentary makes for a wild and riveting ride.
- DirectorStéphane de FreitasLadj LyStarsEdouard BaerLeïla BekhtiLoubaki LoussalatStudents learn how to be eloquent.
- DirectorSarah ColtStarsOliver PlattWalt DisneyRichard SchickelA look at Walt Disney's career from early films to Disneyland to ideas for a new community (EPCOT) that was not realized before his death. A great insight into his motivations and values.
- DirectorSarah ColtStarsOliver PlattWalt DisneyNeal GablerExplore the complex life and enduring legacy of the creative genius as he made films such as Cinderella and Mary Poppins and realized his dream project, Disneyland.
- DirectorJean-Christophe RoséStarsDiego Maradona
- DirectorFrédéric TonolliStarsSlava BabenkovCéline SalletteThis documentary tells how Gabor Sztehlo, Hungarian pastor, took in young people during World War II and let them create a Republic.
- DirectorYves RiouStarsCatherine FrotJulien RochefortAntoine de CaunesIf Jean Rochefort remains so dear to our hearts, it is because this extraordinary actor alone embodies a cinema and a France imbued with freedom and carelessness. Through his films, archives and the testimony of those close to him, we discover a complex man, a sad clown saved by his taste for words and for fun.
- DirectorPriscilla PizzatoStarsVivien LeighElsa LepoivreGabi FrankeRevealed by "Gone with the Wind", Vivien Leigh entered the pantheon of the seventh art at the age of 24 as Scarlett O'Hara, the most coveted role of the time. The young actress won the Oscar for best actress in 1940. Surfing on her notoriety, Vivien Leigh went on to make five feature films before being crowned a second time in 1952 for her moving incarnation of Blanche Dubois in "A Tramway Named Desire". During the shooting, the actress was prone to crises before being diagnosed bipolar. Interned in England, she will receive electroshock therapy for many years. This documentary draws a moving portrait of the tormented woman behind the icon.
- DirectorMarion HänselStarsMarion Hänsel
- StarsSaddam HusseinJean-Pierre ChevènementFrom the first days of the Iran-Iraq war in 1980 to the defeat of Daech in 2017, this documentary series tells the story of forty years of conflict that led Iraq to chaos. An Iraqi story as much as an American and French one, where diplomatic, economic and military interests mingle, told by those who lived it, in Washington, Paris or Iraq. A dive into 40 years that changed the world. In the early days of 1980, Saddam Hussein, then perceived as a modernist by Western nations, engaged in a total war against his Iranian neighbor. Europe and the United States saw the Raïs as a shield against the Islamist obscurantism of the Mullahs.
- DirectorWilliam KarelStarsSalman RushdieMichel PapineschiBeulah BorrWhen The Satanic Verses were published in 1988, no one yet perceived the rise of Muslim fundamentalism or its consequences. Not even its author, who will live 30 years under the threat of a fatwa pronounced by Ayatollah Khomeini.
- DirectorDominique GuerrierSimone, 89 years old, is not afraid of the Other and refuses to turn in on herself. In 2013, on a winter's day, her desire to make a gesture for refugees led her to a church where more than a hundred undocumented Afghans had found refuge. She then befriended Nafisa and Mohammad, a couple of Afghans who had fled their country.
- DirectorArthur CaryStarsLouis TherouxJimmy SavileKat WardIn light of numerous allegations of abuse and sexual violence against the late Sir Jimmy Savile, Louis Theroux re-examines his media relationship with the enigmatic public figure.
- DirectorNadine TrintignantStarsJean-Hugues AngladeJules BenchetritFrançois BerléandMarie's life as recounted by her mother Nadine. Born into a filmmaker family, Marie debuted as a teenager, enchanting film community and audiences, and was a celebrated star when she separated from her violent lover and disaster struck.
- StarsGleb PavlovskyVladimir Kara-MurzaMark GaleottiA definitive account of Putin's power and how it changed the modern world.
- DirectorLise BaronStarsYann AndréaRobert AntelmeGérard Depardieu25 years ago, Marguerite Duras passed away at the age of 81. At the evocation of this name, one spontaneously thinks of the intellectual superstar Duras, adulated or hated, with her big glasses and turtleneck, who received the Goncourt prize for her mythical novel, "L'Amant". But behind the superstar writer, who either fascinates or annoys, and behind his double novel, the young Indochinese girl, with her hair pulled back and lips underlined with lipstick, which is precisely the subject of "L'Amant", are hidden other, perhaps less well-known facets of the character, a writer, but also a filmmaker, journalist, a woman committed to the left, a transient lover or a loving mother. Marguerite Duras will have had 1000 lives in one and many other faces. This film attempts to get as close as possible to this extraordinary destiny.
- StarsDana CummingsTeresa ThompsonHillar MooreAnthony Templet shot his father and never denied it. But why he did it is a complex question with profound implications. Explore Anthony's psyche prior to the events of June 3, 2019 and the journey of his mental and emotional aftermath.
- DirectorSkye BorgmanStarsKaren ParsleyCharles EnglesMerle BeanA young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
- StarsAnanda LewisHeather Eason LiposkyColin SpeirWoodstock 1969 promised peace and music, but its '99 revival delivered days of rage, riots and real harm. Why did it go so horribly wrong?
- DirectorDominic StreeterStarsDominic StreeterMahmoud Daifallah HmoudJulie PongracTen Dollar Death Trip looks at the deadly opioid crisis happening in North America.
- DirectorAdrien DénouetteThibaut SèveStarsBrad PittSarah-Jane SauvegrainGabi FrankeBrad Pitt is a singular actor in Hollywood's glamorous world, breaking through his "playboy image" and embodying American cinema's renewal. At the beginning there was a humble Midwestern aware of being a smokescreen for the illusions of his time, who has managed to keep control of his image to better serve the most talented directors of our time. To name but a few: David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers, Terrence Malick, James Gray and soon Damien Chazelle. This documentary dives into the brain of a complex, brilliant and endearing personality, far from the cliché of a world-famous movie icon to discover the hidden side of the most handsome man in the world.
- DirectorGaëlle HardyAgnès LejeuneStarsIsabella BartdorffHede BeckTjadke BiallowonsA documentary allowing us to witness genuine conversations with people who know the date of their death.
- DirectorEmmanuelle NobécourtStarsChloé RejonJack NicholsonPatrick McGilliganA story how Jack Nicholson became Jack, one of the most famous film stars.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsMichael J. FoxDavis GuggenheimTracy PollanFollows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
- CreatorGeorges HuercanoPascal VrebosStarsNadine PirottonBernard SohetBernard WesphaelThis docuseries examines the story of Belgian politician Bernard Wesphael, who was accused of murdering his wife, Véronique Pirotton, in 2013. She had been found dead in a hotel room in Ostend.