Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court

Rasputin: Murder in the Tsar's Court 2016

5.80

St. Petersburg, Russia, December 30th, 1916. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated. The story of the humble peasant who became the most influential adviser to czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of the last czar, Nicholas II Romanov.

2016

The Kennedy Dynasty

The Kennedy Dynasty 2023

7.50

The story of a powerful political and economic dynasty, fundamental to understanding the turbulent destiny of the United States of America throughout the 20th century; of nine brothers who had truly extraordinary lives, marked by both greatness and tragedy: the story of the Kennedy family.

2023

The Books He Didn't Burn

The Books He Didn't Burn 2023

8.00

Explores how Hitler’s personal library provides a look into his mind and how it significantly informed his worldview.

2023

The Wikipedia Promise

The Wikipedia Promise 2021

6.60

In 2001, Jimmy Wales published the first article on Wikipedia, a collaborative effort that began with a promise: to democratize the spreading of knowledge, monopolized by the elites for centuries. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true?

2021

The World According to Irving

The World According to Irving 2012

6.70

John Irving's literary worlds are satirically exaggerated, socially critical, unexpectedly magical. But how do these dazzling, sometimes bizarre, narrative worlds emerge? A unique insight into his writing workshop and a search of the places and people who have become part of his stories.

2012

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars

The Romanovs: Glory and Fall of the Czars 2013

6.20

Yekaterinburg, Russia, July 17th, 1917. Czar Nicholas II Romanov and his entire family are brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks. This tragic event puts an end to the long dynasty that had ruled the country with an iron hand since the coronation of Michael I Romanov in 1613.

2013

My Name Is Fleming, Ian Fleming

My Name Is Fleming, Ian Fleming 2015

6.00

The man who invented James Bond: The story of Ian Fleming, real-life spy, ladies' man and sportsman, who was there at the birth of MI-5 and the CIA, and gave the world one of its most enduring and iconic heroes: Bond. James Bond.

2015

Generation Sputnik

Generation Sputnik 2016

6.50

From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the moon—, the beginnings of the space conquest were depicted in popular culture: cinema, television, comics and literature of the time contain numerous references to an imagined future.

2016

Loriot 100

Loriot 100 2023

8.50

Documentary about German comedian Loriot alias Vicco von Bülow, who would have been 100 years old in 2023.

2023

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder

Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder 2017

7.30

A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb mind who had ten commandments, of which the first nine were: “Thou shalt not bore.”

2017

Let's Play, Boy

Let's Play, Boy 2008

5.30

The history of Playboy magazine as told by Hugh Hefner.

2008

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime

Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime 2018

7.43

British author Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's most translated author: her heroes, private detective Hercule Poirot and amateur sleuth Miss Marple, are known the world over. But who is the woman behind her bestsellers? A biographical search for clues, the unraveling of an iridescent personality whose existence and works were shaped by the tragic history of the 20th century: the eventful life of the Queen of Crime.

2018

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal 2024

8.30

To mark the 60th birthday of the multi-talented comedian, singer and author Hape Kerkeling, the two documentary filmmakers André Schäfer and Eric Friedler have created a quiet, thoughtful and entertaining portrait of this often anarchic humorist. The film tells of his rapid rise as a teenager, his time and the blows of fate during the AIDS epidemic, the controversial forced outing, his confident exit from the show business and his new beginning. The film is a sensitive insight into the family history and a fast-paced journey through the career stages of a formative figure in German TV entertainment.

2024

Bugatti: A Thirst for Speed

Bugatti: A Thirst for Speed 2018

6.70

The story of the Bugattis of Milan and Molsheim, the eccentric family behind the brand: Carlo, the patriarch and furniture designer; Rembrandt, the troubled sculptor; Ettore, the gifted engineer; Jean, the unfortunate heir. Art and design. Beauty and luxury. The fastest cars. Races. The need for speed.

2018

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf

The Wonderful Journey of Selma Lagerlöf 2020

4.00

The extraordinary story of Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), creator of Nils Holgersson, a memorable and legendary literary character, and the first female storyteller to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909); a woman as pioneering in her life as in her remarkable work.

2020

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World 2020

7.00

Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he was a man full of contradictions, who enjoyed card games more than movies; he was an eternal nomad who spent half his life in a hotel.

2020