The Steel Road / 1929

Bold and exhilarating documentary account of the building of the Turkestan-Siberian railway, presented as a heroic triumph of Soviet progress over natural adversity.

Crimes of the Mind / 2014

The true story of Carolyn's Raeburn's daughter who graduated from high school at the age of 16. Laura was bright, popular and enthusiastic about the future, but the summer before she was to begin college, an event occurred changing forever the lives of her and her family. Laura visited a boarding ranch in the country to learn horseback riding. And there, she entered a world dominated by a strange and fearsome woman who took control of Laura's mind. She was groomed to replace the woman's dead daughter. Carolyn spent the next five years of her life, much of her sanity and more than half a million dollars to get her daughter back.

La Influencia / 20077.01 voti

A disoriented and vulnerable woman, overburdened with daily life problems and more: her belongings are impounded, her cosmetics shop has been closed down, and her children's future is unknown. The children's vitality draws a sharp contrast against the apathy shown by their mother, who slowly plunges into a deep depression.

Una ragazza e quattro mitra / 1965

Quattro operai delusi cercano sistemi facili per far soldi, e dopo un accurato allenamento teorico e pratico, decidono di rapire una famosa diva, l'attrice Brigitte Bardot. Purtroppo per loro, finiscono per prendere la sua controfigura, ma otterranno ugualmente un riscatto perché la produzione del film in cui la ragazza sta recitando decide di sfruttare la situazione per lanciare il film. Alla fine però la ragazza sarà liberata e i "quattro mitra" torneranno alla loro vita di tutti i giorni. Il terzo film di Claude Lelouch, il suo primo vero successo, mescola non senza ironia toni ed elementi molto diversi, dal film di gangster alla commedia sentimentale, passando anche per il thriller.

The Murder of Gabby Petito: What Really Happened / 2022

Aspiring influencer Gabby Petito sets out on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, but she soon disappears, and the ensuing mystery goes viral. New footage of the couple sheds light on their struggles that led to the nightmarish outcome.

Québec sur ordonnance / 2007

Émoji-nation / 2021

A playful and offbeat investigation into the world of emojis: the little ideograms we use in our instant messaging. How did a fun, pop Esperanto go from being a work of art to being an instrument of cultural domination?

Kochuu / 2003

A film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the Nordic building-tradition. Winding its way through visions of the future, traditions, nature, concrete, gardens and high-tech, KOCHUU tells us how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite the ways of modern man with the old philosophies in astounding constructions. Interviews with, and works by, Japanese architects Tadad Ando, Kisho Kurokawa, Toyo Ito and Kazuo Shinohara and Scandinavian architects Sverre Fehn, Kristian Gullichsen and Juhani Pallasmaa.

Budda. Dzieciak '98 /