Olavi Virta

An account, in his own words and those of his relatives, of the life and work of the brilliant Manue...

With four strikes against her (black, female, poor and a lesbian), our trailblazer, Jewel Thais-Will...

Portrait of the writer Elsa Triolet, wife of poet Louis Aragon. The tile is a play on a famous poem...

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises t...

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally...

The Spanish sculptor meditates about his life and work

Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sud...

From the very beginning, actor Paul Newman captivated the cinema audience with his exceptional azure...

Glamorously eccentric and enigmatic Theremin master Armen Ra recounts his dynamic journey in this li...

Professor Iain Stewart reveals the story behind the Scottish physicist who was Einstein's hero; Jame...

Originally aired as part of the Arena series, this BBC biography of Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex. She...

Céline Dion has not been on stage since March 2020. Interrupted by the pandemic, then postponed due...

Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demago...

Iranian film director Amir Naderi talks to Zar Amir Ebrahimi about his career in this documentary di...

Garden designer Lynden B. Miller explores the life and career of Beatrix Jones Farrand (1872-1959),...

With the young Friedrich Engel’s letters and drawings from the years between 1838 and 1842, a unique...

I Am JFK Jr. - A Tribute to a Good Man is an homage to America's fallen prince and the Kennedy legac...

Shot over the course of a year, this intimate portrait of provocative composer John Adams presents s...

A documentary on the life and career of the Spanish auteur Carlos Saura.