The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion / 2010

Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path

The Life Of My Friend / 2017

A young man was born in a small Russian city, but now lives in the Caucasus, in a foreign culture. He works as a mountain guide and enjoys life, but remains a stranger among the people he lives with. He will have to leave his carelessness behind and grow up.

Gharib's Story

The Life of a Horse-Trader / 1963

Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick woman Yuki at a vague shop after violence.

Gambler's Dilemma / 1969

The love story between a traveling guest and a geisha who inadvertently becomes the leader of her father's yakuza clan, after his death.

Life of an American Fireman / 19036.29 voti

Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive on the scene, and effect the safe rescue of a woman from the burning house. But wait, she tells them of her child yet asleep in the burning bedroom...

The Maias: Story of a Portuguese Family / 20144.01 voti

Adattamento per il grande schermo dell’omonimo romanzo di Eca de Queiros, uno dei capolavori della letteratura europea dell’800, Os Maias-( Alguns) Episodios de Vida Romantica di Joao Botelho è risultato probabilmente il miglior film visto al Festival del Cinema di Roma: opera dal respiro amplissimo, epopea che si dipana nello spazio di mezzo secolo, il lavoro di Botelho è uno dei maggiori esempi di Teatro nel Cinema all’insegna di un gusto estetico e narrativo raffinatissimo che apre il suo sguardo sulla società portoghese, e di Lisbona in particolare, del XIX secolo.

Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind / 20037.01 voti

Joni Mitchell, una musicista, pittrice e poetessa, un genio creativo che nei suoi trent'anni di carriera ha prodotto un numero riguardevole di brani che passano dal folk al jazz. Il DVD "Joni Mitchell: Woman Of Heart And Mind" racconta la storia del percorso di questa innovativa ed indipendente artista, attraverso performance live ed interviste con David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor, David Geffen, Herbie Hancock e la stessa Joni.

Mr. Reliable / 1996

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.

Il magico mondo di Walt Disney / 20145.02 voti

La straordinaria storia di un ragazzino che dal Missouri conquista il mondo grazie al suo incredibile talento e alla sua innata voglia di stupire ed emozionare le persone. La più grande lezione che ci ha insegnato è che i sognatori non si arrendono mai: credere in sé stessi, anche quando il presente è difficile da affrontare. Signore e signori, ecco a voi il magico mondo di Walt Disney.

Always Amazing / 2018

Always Amazing is the story of The Amazing Johnathan’s storied career as a comedian/magician, the unlikely friendship that was cemented after meeting a 12-year-old boy while on tour in Australia and the unfortunate terminal diagnosis that brought them back together for one last run of shows.

Blind Woman's Curse / 19708.01 voti

Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi’s gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.

Bare Essence of Life / 2009

Youjin is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can't focus on extended conversations. His life revolves around farming his grandmother's vegetable garden. Yojin experiences a new kind of feeling when he meets a pretty young lady named Machiko. The feelings are strong enough that he feels the need to be with her and gain her affection.

Heroin King of Baltimore: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams / 2013

Baltimore City officials asked drug kingpin Melvin Williams to stop the riots happened following Martin Luther King's assassination. After helping the authorities out, Williams was then labeled a threat, framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society.

Vincent van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius / 1997

The tragic story of the immortal artist whose works are among the world's most treasured masterpieces today, but who was almost completely ignored in his own lifetime.

90° South / 1914

The Everlasting Story / 2021

It’s a magical story about the incredible adventures of the young warrior called Koshi. There is only one goal in his life – to defeat the White Shadow, a monster who made him an outcast. But everything changes when Koshi meets a young dryad and circus actress May. By chance the destiny of all fairy creatures ends up in their hands, and now they have to make a tough choice between their own lives and saving the world from Ancient Evil.

Life Is All About Friends / 2006

Through the eyes of a child named Unni, the film captures the reality of a village in Kerala, India in the 1970s. He belongs to the superior caste of Nairs. His friends Raju, Ramu and Gopi, who go to school with him, belong to the lowest caste of all. His friend Gopi in particular has already had a life full of hardship and tragedy.

Bonanno - La storia di un Padrino / 19996.02 voti

In un'America senza eroi, dove il corso della storia veniva deciso da gente senza scrupoli, l'unica regola che potesse far sopravvivere un uomo e la sua gente era 'la lealtà alla famiglia'... e questo Joseph Bananno lo sapeva già quando era scappato dalla Sicilia e da Mussolini . Affiliatosi al clan Castellamarese, Bananno divenne subito il più giovane boss malavitoso che avesse mai sfidato il clan di Gambino. La lotta contro Lucky Luciano e gli accordi segreti con Franklin Delano Roosvelt fecero di lui il più potente criminale dell'epoca.

The Kon Ichikawa Story / 20066.01 voti

The life of iconic Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.