À l'américaine

Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from their origins in the short films where he first appeared through his ambitious feature productions.

2013-01-01 | fr

Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost Color

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".

1988-02-28 | fr

Gomorrah: Five Short Stories

Documentary on the making of the 2008 Italian film "Gomorrah".

2008-06-05 | it

Max par Marcel: Lola Montès

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".

2009-10-27 | fr

My Dinner with Louis

Interview with director Louis Malle conducted by Wallace Shawn, produced for the BBC-TV programme "Arena".

1984-05-06 | en

Film Is Not a Sausage: Borowczyk and the Short Film

A documentary about Walerian Borowczyk's short films and animation, featuring his collaborators from that time.

2014-09-08 | en

Zelda no Video

This retrospective DVD was released around the time of The Wind Waker. It features interviews with past and present Legend of Zelda producers, artists and programmers, and footage from all the game endings

2003-02-24 | ja

1966-1988: Kieslowski, Polish Filmmaker

Documentary tracing the filmmaker’s work in Poland, from his days as a student through The Double Life of Véronique.

2005-01-01 | fr

Bricks in Motion

BRICKS IN MOTION is a feature length documentary that explores the lives of individuals involved in the hobby of creating stop-motion animated films with LEGO® bricks and other building toys. Filmed in five countries around the world, the film is a journey through the creative life and struggles of a diverse community of storytellers as they bring their spectacular visions to life.

2016-01-01 | en

Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth

Taking an investigative look into the legal battles of the global superstar. Close friends, former staff and researchers paint an intimate portrait of Jackson's complicated world and put allegations of sexual abuse under the microscope. The film defends American singer Michael Jackson against allegations of child sexual abuse made in the documentary Leaving Neverland.

2019-08-13 | en

Quest for the Ring

2001-11-29 | en

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.

2001-05-01 | en

Hard Time: The Making of Prison

Retrospective documentary on the making of the low-budget horror film Prison (1987)

2013-02-10 | en

Locations: Looking for Rusty James

A personal meditation on Rumble Fish, the legendary film directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983; the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, where it was shot; and its impact on the life of several people from Chile, Argentina and Uruguay related to film industry.

2013-08-30 | es

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has crafted a compelling new documentary, 'The Many Miracles of Household Saints', revealing the improbable story behind the making of the film.

2024-01-06 | en

'Obsession' Revisited

A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold and more.

2001-06-26 | en

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

An unflinching and deeply personal journey into the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton told through his own words and songs.

2018-03-30 | en

Coup 53

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.

2019-09-01 | en

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

This is not a documentary about the making of Midnight Cowboy. It is about a humane and groundbreaking masterpiece and the flawed but gifted people who made it. It is about a troubled era of cultural ferment, social and political change, about broken dreams and strivers, then and now. It is about an era that made a movie and a movie that made an era.

2023-06-23 | en

Manzanar

Short film about the Manzanar Japanese American internment camp. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

1972-01-01 | en