Monsieur Ibrahim

Monsieur Ibrahim 2003

7.10

Paris, 1960s. Momo, a resolute and independent Jewish teenager who lives with his father, a sullen and depressed man, in a working-class neighborhood, develops a close friendship with Monsieur Ibrahim, an elderly Muslim who owns a small grocery store.

2003

Chaplin Today: 'City Lights'

Chaplin Today: 'City Lights' 2003

6.70

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.

2003

Ydessa, the Bears and etc.

Ydessa, the Bears and etc. 2004

5.50

Ydessa Hendeles' exhibition entitled "The living and the Artificial" (consisting of works of art all comprising a photograph of living persons in the company of one or several teddy bears) had puzzled Agnès Varda so much that she decided to go to Toronto where the artist lives and interview her. In front of Agnes Varda's DV camera, Ydessa tells about the singularity of her artistic approach. She also expresses herself about the Holocaust, which both her parents survived.

2004

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid' 2003

5.70

This documentary is featured on the two-disc Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Kid" (1921), released in 2004.

2003

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' 2003

5.40

African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo (YAABA) discusses the influence that Charlie Chaplin has been on his work, along with archival footage of interviews with several of Chaplin's co-stars.

2003

Chaplin Today: 'The Circus'

Chaplin Today: 'The Circus' 2003

6.20

This documentary is featured on the Warner Bros. Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Circus," released in 2004.

2003

Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris'

Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris' 2003

5.90

"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Chaplin had long considered making a dramatic feature. For the first time, he decided to direct. Actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann analyses the film. She talks about the acting, the originality of the characterizations, as well as the "feminine" viewpoint Chaplin adopted for the first time in his films.

2003

Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times'

Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times' 2003

6.40

Award-winning filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne profess their love for the classic "Modern Times." The directors expose their views on the many aspects of the film, Chaplin's brilliancy and they also provide interesting details about the making of Chaplin's masterpiece.

2003

Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux'

Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux' 2003

5.30

A short documentary in the Chaplin Today series about Chaplin's "Monsieur Verdoux." Includes an interview with Claude Chabrol, whose 1963 film "Landru" concerns the same serial killer that inspired Chaplin's film.

2003

Trees, a Global Superpower

Trees, a Global Superpower 2020

8.00

Humanity would not exist without trees. They are the backbone of the biosphere, fertilizing the earth, regulating the climate and water cycles, indispensable to our survival on earth. But just as science is starting to understand the true importance of this little-known genius, its very existence is menaced by man-made disruption. This film provides a science-based exploration into the superpowers of trees, a first-of-its-kind journey below the surface, to better understand them, and also the challenge that we face together in the struggle against global warming – a journey into a new dimension.

2020

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies 2017

5.80

A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for puritanical America and the moguls of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ava Gardner never stopped loving those she loved. She turned women green and made men sweat. And rejected with all her force the bulwark of normality.

2017

The Last Days of Marlon Brando

The Last Days of Marlon Brando 2008

7.00

July 1, 2004, Hollywood lost one of its biggest stars - Marlon Brando. He succumbs to pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 80. Even during his lifetime, the versatile actor was a legend. Surrounded by a unique aura and blessed with great talent, he advanced to become a celebrated star. But his private life resembles a Greek tragedy.

2008

Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother

Si-Gueriki, Queen Mother 2002

5.70

Si-Gueriki is the story of the confrontation of a young man with his history, his roots and culture.

2002