Cinema History Filmes

We live with films every day, and it seems nothing easier than answering the question: what is a film? Obviously, a film is, first and foremost, a...

Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status...

Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed...

In 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge expectations, major studio backing and an unlimited budget, after...

Nearly century-old history, Brazilian animation brings rich and stimulating stories and characters that built the path until nowadays.

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to...

Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very...

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different...

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and...

Documentary about Barrandov studios.

An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British...

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films...

Documentary detailing the extensive number of shots long lost from constant film re-cutting of 1925's great silent cinema classic Battleship Potemkin...

A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with...

How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has...

This documentary goes beneath the surface of our favorite films, seeking to better understand the way we view love, relationships, and romance. From...

A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film...