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Micro budget documentary about Precious Muir, a young fashion model who immigrates to the US in search of success When her ambitions are challenged by industry biases, she takes out a loan to undergo breast enlargement surgery

In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor Its an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious of a man Oof a certain ageO looking back He tells stories about Fellini and De Sic

The times and life of the unique Ella Fitzgerald

One of 12 Westerns made in 12 months during 2020, this film tells the true story of Pearl Hart, played by Lorraine Etchell, a woman who goes through a series of bad relationships with men, eventually turning to a life of crime with a

The life and work of the enigmatic folk rock singer songwriter

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa But as his star rises, his mentors declines

A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans

The lives of a group of highly gifted young physicists known as the Via Panisperna Boys, led by Enrico Fermi One of them, Ettore Majorana, mysteriously disappeared in 1938

Delving deeper than any film has done before, engaging with world renowned Kahlo experts, exploring how great an artist she was, discover the real Frida Kahlo

A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government

In 1899, a care free young man must prepare to take over his familys Chinese banking empire

Jeff Garlins documentary on the work of John Waters

From one of the foremost woman directors comes a personal story of how history and the individual impact each other A young woman Juli returns to her homeland only to find the horrors she escaped have infected it also

Documentary about Mark Hogancamp After a vicious attack leaves him brain damaged and broke, Mark seeks recovery in Marwencol, a 16th scale World War II era town he creates in his backyard Inspired the movie Welcome to Marwen 20

This is a tribute to an artist whose songs told the story of Italy at a time of rapid social and cultural change Thanks to the testimony of the singers manager and friend Tobia Righi, and an effective and original use of archive ma

Biography of Andrew Johnson, who followed Abraham Lincoln into office and became the first President of the United States ever to be impeached

Edwardian child Enid Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents rows before the father deserts the family Whilst training as a teacher after the Great

A documentary that celebrates Rick Hall, the founder of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and the signature sound he developed in songs such as Ill Take You There, Brown Sugar, and When a Man Loves a Woman

With the support of her family and the man she loves, the 14th child of a modest family will become the most famous singer in the world

Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God

David Beckham, a household name, footballing icon and at one point the most hated man in England A comprehensive look at David Beckhams footballing career focusing on his England redemption, World Cup dreams, trial by media and

All Black captain Richie McCaw has lived his dream with characteristic precision and calculated determination Hes 34 and perhaps the best rugby player ever But the dream is almost over He is old by professional sport standards an

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A documentary on the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone

This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz He becomes a star, falls in love with a non Jewish dancer, and marries her In the

Documentary feature film focusing on the life and times of Eva Hesse, a ground breaking artist who was active in New York and Germany in the 1960s

Mosca is a night shift cab driver, a widower and father of two girls Between his daily job and the memories of his wife, he tries to figure out his role as a father Mosca mixes sleep and vigil to put up with her loss MOSCA is t

Based on the true story of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, rivals for the USA Olympic Figure Skating team When Kerrigan is savagely attacked, people begin to wonder if the intense rivalry between them was motivation for someone

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This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her superstar pinnacle and back down She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but no

Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices

Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women, leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A M Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s

Yves Saint Laurents life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career

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A documentary portrait of Brazilian ballet star Marcelo Gomes

43 years ago, Jane Pittman, a promising basketball star ran off the court Coming Back to the Hoop is a film about the transformative power of basketball and the healing it brings when you connect with something larger than yourself