Rocco

Rocco 2016

5.60

Rocco Siffredi is to pornography what Mike Tyson is to boxing or Mick Jagger is to rock’n’roll: a living legend. His mother wanted him to be a priest; with her blessing he became a hardcore performer, devoting his life to one God only: Desire. Rocco Siffredi reveals all, even if it sometimes means busting his own myth: his true story, beginnings, career, wife and children… and the ultimate revelation that will change his life forever.

2016

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science 2017

9.00

New evidence suggests that many of Leonardo da Vinci's ideas can be traced to other scientists as far back as 1700 years. This film was used as the S16E5 episode of the PBS TV series Secrets of the Dead broadcast on 2017/04/05.

2017

Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday

Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday 1998

4.60

Ben works in a morgue. Ben's wife left him and he is into various kinds of alternative sexuality. Teresa dies of an ecstasy overdose on the dance floor. When she is brought to the morgue, she is resurrected -how shall I say?- in Ben's arms (that part based on a true story). From this starting point, the film revolves around the interactions between them and Boris (orgy fan), Abdel (no sentimental life), Ducon (wants to kill himself), Nico (dying of AIDS), etc... A social study of the 90s with heavy references to sex and deat

1998

Aretha Franklin, soul sister

Aretha Franklin, soul sister 2020

8.00

A vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul, who has become a symbol of freedom and power for all African American women.

2020

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas

Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas 2016

7.50

When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact, his work revolves around them. His divas are the best to create a real portrait of Almodóvar and evoke the emotional power of his films. These women are the ideal observers of a cinematic career that, from La Mancha to Hollywood, has changed the image of Spain in the world.

2016

News from the Good Lord

News from the Good Lord 1996

7.30

When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, a taxi driver named Evangile and her brother Nord believe they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God.

1996

Women at War (1939-1945)

Women at War (1939-1945) 2015

7.60

Mothers, nurses, soldiers and deportees - these women fought against persecution for freedom and survival amid the turbulence of World war II.

2015

90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline

90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline 2019

4.90

They're called the "vocal trinity": Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Céline Dion are the first divas of the pop era. But what defines a diva?

2019

Black Music : Des chaînes de fer aux chaînes en or

Black Music : Des chaînes de fer aux chaînes en or 2008

1

Funk, Soul, Rap, Jazz, Swing... For almost two centuries, from the cotton fields of the Deep South to the ghettos in the Bronx, black music has marked the beat of Afro-Americans fight for emancipation. Black American music is a cultural revolution. Its history is political. Its beat makes the world dance.

2008

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home 2008

4.00

A family’s secret, it’s a time bomb ! Despite their fundamentally opposite characters, Albert and Gédéon, former participants of the May 1968 protest movement, share the same house since the disappearance of the woman of Albert. When Claire, the Albert’s daughter, come back to home, secrets of their past « Flower Power » reappear …

2008

The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'

The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin' 2023

7.50

Embodying the American utopia of the sixties, the Mamas & The Papas enjoyed a dazzling career, making their soaring harmonies resonate and projecting their desire for freedom onto an entire generation. A look back at the career of a mythical but often forgotten band, whose music shaped the Californian music scene and cradled the impossible dream of the Summer of Love.

2023

The Curse of Edgar

The Curse of Edgar 2013

7.20

Based on the bestselling novel by Marc Dugain, this original docudrama weaves unique archival footage within a fictional story and sheds a new light on J. Edgar Hoover. This film reveals the FBI director's battle to retain power from the Kennedy clan. From 1960 and 1963, two ideals of America come face to face and two sets of morals clash. Clyde Tolson, Hoover's right-hand man and secret lover, is the last survivor of this psychological drama. He recounts this intense political period when America's destiny has never been as dependent on one of the most powerful and mysterious figures of the time.

2013

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science 2017

7.40

Did Leonardo da Vinci come up with all of his ideas and inventions by himself or did he also borrow some of them from ancient scientists including those who lived 1,700 years before him.

2017