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Behind the Scenes: The Traitor (2022)

Drawing on archives and interviews, including one with Italian director Marco Bellocchio, this is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of his film about reformed mafia member Tommaso Buscetta. ...

Il était une fois... « 120 battements par minute » (2022)

Zaps, sit-ins, die-ins, flyers, parades: in the early 90s, to fight against the general indifference to the AIDS epidemic, the Act Up movement invented a new language, a new style of activism, spectacular and provocative, which still inspires new generatio ...

Anaïs Nin, vivre sans entraves (2022)

Once upon a time... "Shoplifters" (2021)

How did an intimate film made on a modest budget win a Palme d'Or and attract 4 million viewers in Japan? With its principal craftsmen, including one-man band Hirokazu Kore-eda, we take a look back at a little gem of cinema made... with the family. ...

Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake" (2021)

The documentary, filmed in England in autumn 2020, sheds light on the genesis and background of the social drama. ...

Once Upon a Time... "Loveless" (2020)

A documentary about the Russian movie "Loveless" by Andrey Zvyagintsev ...

#JR (2018)

At 35 years old, photographer JR is a street art worldwide star. Discovered after the Paris' suburb riots of 2005 for his portraits of young people, his collages have adorned the galleries of the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, the Pantheon, the National Asse ...

Once Upon a Time... MUSTANG (2018)

This 2015 documentary by Amine Mestari delves deep into Deniz Gamze Ergüven's film MUSTANG, featuring extensive interviews with the director and cast, as well as exploring the film in the context of the politically volatile situation in Turkey. ...

Once upon a time on Wall Street (2017)

Documentary on Oliver Stone's Wall Street. ...

Il était une fois... « The Queen » (2017)

Released in 2006, British filmmaker Stephen Frears' "The Queen" dramatizes the brief but intense conflict between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Elizabeth II in 1997, following the death of Princess Diana. The documentary underlines the film's boldness. By ...

Il était une fois... « Mommy » (2017)

In 2014, the movie « Mommy » directed by Xavier Dolan, got the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. This was a great achievement for this director prodigy from Quebec, who had just turned 25. The script - a tumultuous relationship between a si ...

Il était une fois... « Le procès de Viviane Amsalem » (2016)

The final part of a family trilogy by Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz. It follows Viviane Amsalem's grueling legal marathon to obtain a divorce. ...

Once Upon a Time... Lost in Translation (2015)

A documentary about the making of Lost in Translation. ...

Il était une fois... « Rosetta » (2015)

Thirty-eighth documentary in the "Un film et son époque" series. It retraces the genesis, shooting and unexpected success of "Rosetta", a film by Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Palme d'Or winner in 1999, "Rosetta" recounts the daily stru ...

Hommage à Gérard Fromanger (2015)

Il était une fois... « Marius et Jeannette » (2014)

Il était une fois... Le Havre (2014)

A documentary about the making of Le Havre ...

Once Upon a Time... 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' (2013)

A documentary about the making of Luis Bunuel's 1972 film. ...

Il était une fois… « La Reine Margot » (2013)

Il était une fois... « Les trois jours du Condor » (2012)

Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother (2012)

Shot in 1999, "All About My Mother" is Pedro Almodóvar's thirteenth feature film. The director was a key figure in the turbulent Movida (the movement for cultural renewal and liberation in post-Franco Spain), explores Barcelona society at the turn of the ...

Il était une fois... « La Haine » (2012)

Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » (2011)

Il était une fois... « Lacombe Lucien » (2011)

Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres (2011)

Il était une fois... « Le père Noël est une ordure » (2011)

Il était une fois... « Le petit monde de Don Camillo » (2010)

Il était une fois... « King Kong » (2010)

Il était une fois... Les Tontons flingueurs (2010)

Once Upon a Time… La Dolce Vita (2009)

Documentary about the 1960 film LA DOLCE VITA directed by Federico Fellini. Using archival photos and film footage, as well as interviews, this documentary looks back on Federico Fellini's film and places it in the historical context of its time. ...

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (2009)

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious. ...

Once Upon a Time...: Children of Paradise (2009)

Television documentary about the making of Marcel Carné's 1945 film "Children of Paradise" ...

Il était une fois... « Les aventures de Rabbi Jacob » (2009)

Once Upon a Time... Lawrence of Arabia (2008)

Once upon a time in 1962, « Lawrence of Arabia », a film by David Lean. Inspired by the life of T.E Lawrence, the film tells the epic story of the British officer who led, between 1916 and 1918, the rebellion of the Bedouin tribes against the Ottoman Emp ...

Il était une fois... « Jules et Jim » (2008)

Il était une fois... « Mon Oncle » (2008)

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Tati's 1958 film "Mon oncle". ...

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2008)

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". ...

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess' (2007)

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess. ...

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' (2006)

Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City". ...

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris (2004)

A behind the scenes look at Bernardo Bertolucci's classic film about the dark side of the sexual revolution: Last Tango in Paris, starring Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider. ...

Once Upon a Time... Tchao Pantin (2003)

A documentary on the making of Tchao Pantin (1983), featuring interviews with writer-director Claude Berri, novelist Alain Page, stars Richard Anconina, Mahmoud Zemmouri, Agnès Soral, cinematographer Bruno Nuytten and others. ...

Il était une fois... « La Haine » (2012)

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess' (2007)

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess. ...

L'Assassinat de Pierre Goldman (2005)

This film attempts to reveal the reasons behind the death of Pierre Goldman and the identities of his murderers. Reviewing each of the unexplained elements surrounding the murder, the director questions friends and witnesses, travels to Venezuela, Guadelou ...

Journal intime des affaires en cours (1998)

After having written "Pendant les affaires, les affaires continuent", Denis Robert, journalist at "Liberation" for twelve years, does it again, but this time with a film made with Philippe Harel which is an extension of his book. Subject: business and the ...