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#AnneFrank: Parallel Stories

#AnneFrank: Parallel Stories

Helen Mirren retraces the life of Anne Frank through the pages of her diary, and that of 5 other women who survived the Shoah.

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A Life for Ballet

A Life for Ballet

The life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.

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Aalto

Aalto

A cinematic journey into the life and work of one of the greatest modern architects: Alvar Aalto, and his partnership with his wife Aino.

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Advocate

Advocate

Jewish attorney Lea Tsemel has made her career defending Palestinians in Israeli courts. For them, she's more than an attorney, she's an advocate.

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Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber became the youngest PhD in the world before going on to become an international foreign correspondent and photojournalist at age 24.

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Alexander Nevsky

Alexander Nevsky

Sergei Eisenstein's landmark tale of Russia thwarting the German invasion of the 13th century.

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An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell

An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcell

Finding unexpected beauty in the discarded and decayed, photographer Rosamond Purcell has developed an oeuvre of work that has garnered international acclaim.

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Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

This vibrant time capsule of 1970s haute couture is viewed through the eyes of Antonio Lopez, the dominant fashion illustrator of the era.

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Ballet Collection

Ballet Collection

The Ballet Collection features 3 films from the barre and beyond—each illustrating the incredible amount of strength, poise, and determination required to excel in the art form.

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Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

A documentary about Candy Darling, the transgender pioneer, actress and Andy Warhol Superstar.

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Bending Steel

Bending Steel

Bending Steel examines the mental and physical battle of inspiring old-world strongman Chris Shoeck.

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Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

Bosch: The Garden of Dreams

BOSCH: THE GARDEN OF DREAMS is a study of Hieronymus Bosch’s renowned painting The Garden of Earthly Delights.

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Botero

Botero

Botero is a poetic documentary of one of the world's most prolific living artists,

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Caro diario

Caro diario

Nanni Moretti directs himself playing himself in this wry look at life.

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Cassandro, the Exotico!

Cassandro, the Exotico!

After 26 years and dozens of broken bones and metal pins in his body, gender-bending lucha libre star, Cassandro, is far from retiring. .

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Center Stage

Center Stage

Maggie Cheung embodies tragic silent screen siren Ruan Lingyu, known as the "Greta Garbo of China," in this moving biopic by Stanley Kwan.

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Classical Music Collection

Classical Music Collection

This collection explores both the formal rigor and history of Western musical tradition, and how its practice lives on in the 21st century.

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Curiosa

Curiosa

A steamy love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, based on the relationship between 19th-century poets Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier.

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Farinelli

Farinelli

The incredible story of the world famous opera singer - who was castrated during childhood in order to preserve his voice - comes to life in this Oscar-nominated drama of high notes and even higher pa...

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Fashion Collection

Fashion Collection

Featuring totemic figures of the fashion industry as well as every day, sartorially-inclined, Film Movement’s Fashion Collection takes viewers on a journey through perhaps the most ...

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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

FRANTZ FANON: BLACK SKIN, WHITE MASK tells the story of the life and work of the highly influential anti-colonialist writer Frantz Fanon.

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Frida:  Viva La Vida

Frida: Viva La Vida

This documentary explores Frida Kahlo’s art as well as her photos, clothes and personal objects not always accessible to the public.

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Gauguin in Tahiti - Paradise Lost

Gauguin in Tahiti - Paradise Lost

A look into the love story between post-impressionist painter Gauguin and the French Polynesia.

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Hero on the Front (1918)

Hero on the Front (1918)

An Allied soldier, stranded alone during World War I, fights off German offensives to save his companions. Based on the true story of Private Milhões.

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Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

HOLLY NEAR: SINGING FOR OUR LIVES tells the tale of a singer-songwriter who inspired generations during the height of the LGBTQ and Women's movement.

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I Am A Dancer

I Am A Dancer

Golden Globes-nominee, I AM A DANCER captures the discipline and dedication of world-renowned ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Now presented in HD.

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I Am Sun Mu

I Am Sun Mu

North Korean defector turned political pop artist Sun Mu prepares for a historic exhibition in China while striving to inspire change with his work.

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Israeli Occupation Collection

Israeli Occupation Collection

What does it mean to be a Palestinian living in Israel today? This collection asks that question and many more. Exploring the nuances of life under Israeli occupation, each film pays close attention t...

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Italian Renaissance Collection

Italian Renaissance Collection

Covering the mid-1300s through the late 1500s, the Renaissance is a period marked by immense cultural advancements, particularly in music, literature, Humanist philosophy, science, technology, and mos...

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Joy Womack: The White Swan

Joy Womack: The White Swan

Joy Womack makes history as the first American woman to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche

Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche

A journey through Klimt and Schiele’s Vienna and the works of the Albertina, Belvedere and Kunsthistorisches Museum.

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Louis van Beethoven

Louis van Beethoven

This lavish historical drama illuminates the story of the world-famous composer from different perspectives.

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Marcel Pagnol: My Father's Glory, My Mother's Castle

Marcel Pagnol: My Father's Glory, My Mother's Castle

Based on the memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, MY FATHER’S GLORY and MY MOTHER’S CASTLE recount nostalgic memories of Pagnol’s youth growing up in Provence.

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My Father's Glory

My Father's Glory

11-year-old Marcel accompanies his parents on a life-changing holiday to the Provence countryside where he discovers newfound respect for his father.

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My Mother's Castle

My Mother's Castle

Longing to return to the hills he grew to love, 11-year-old Marcel finds happiness again when his family finds their own private footpath to Provence.

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Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack

Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack

An intimate look at the life and creative process of feminist, rebel and visual artist Audrey Flack over her often-controversial 40-year career.

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Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality

Salvador Dali: In Search of Immortality

An an eye-opening journey through the life and work of the great Salvador Dalí and his longtime muse and collaborator, Gala.

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Scarlet Diva

Scarlet Diva

A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.

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Sergio Herman, Fucking Perfect

Sergio Herman, Fucking Perfect

At the height of this culinary career, Master chef Sergio Herman feels he needs to let go of his 3-star restaurant Oud Sluis in order to fulfill his dreams. A revealing documentary about perfection, a...

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Sin

Sin

Michelangelo struggles to come to terms with the agonies and ecstasies of his creative genius while two noble factions compete for his loyalty.

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Sisi & I

Sisi & I

Countess Irma (Sandra Hüller) is sent to a commune in Greece to be Empress Sisi’s companion, and is captivated by the eccentric, extravagant recluse.

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Stella: A Life

Stella: A Life

Tortured and threatened with deportation, young German Jew Stella is forced into a fateful tragedy: she begins to track down fellow Jews in hiding.

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That Click

That Click

From Marilyn Monroe to Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio, Douglas Kirkland has photographed the Hollywood elite for more than 60 years.

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The Interrogation

The Interrogation

An FBI interrogator and an IT specialist have to play a criminal mastermind's mind games as they race to uncover his true agenda.

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The King of Laughter

The King of Laughter

The comedies of Eduardo Scarpetta were only rivaled by the drama of his personal life. But at the height of his fame in 1904, he would risk it all.

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Tintoretto - A Rebel in Venice

Tintoretto - A Rebel in Venice

Celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance, the most unexpected mind that the art of painting has ever produced: Tintoretto.

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Water Lilies of Monet - The Magic of Water and Light

Water Lilies of Monet - The Magic of Water and Light

A journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius of Impressionism.

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Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans?

By turns kinetic and intimate, this in-depth documentary examines Newark’s legendary Baraka family from its patriarch Amiri to mayor Ras Baraka.

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