Documentary, Music
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
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Mosley: It's Complicated
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Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu
Our Need for Consolation
Tajemství života Boženy Němcové
Preacher's Kid
I Am Ali
Citizenfour
Janko Kráľ
Peter Dvorský
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Seymour: An Introduction
Being James Bond
Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
White Hotel
Nostradamus IV
Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
RBG
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
SIMILAR MOVIES
Mosley: It's Complicated
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2021
The life and career of controversial F1 and political figure, Max Mosley.Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas
IMDB 8.5 | Nov , 2001
Have you ever had a dream that felt so real, you couldn't tell the difference between the real world and the dream world? On November 18, 2001, the world's biggest star, Britney Spears, brought her "Dream Within a Dream" Tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in legendary Las Vegas. Watch this defining concert, witnessed by millions of fans, as it was broadcast live on HBO.Srinatha Kavi Saarvabhoumudu
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1993
Born to Bhimamba and Marayya, Srinatha earns the title Kavi Sarvabhowma. He dedicates many of his works to kings in exchange for gifts and leads a luxurious life as a courtier.Our Need for Consolation
IMDB 10 | Jun , 2012
Swedish writer Stig Dagerman (1923-1954) was a literary sensation who after a few productive years, suddenly fell silent. Struggling with writer's block, Dagerman wrote the essay "Our Need for Consolation" about his inner demons and his quest for freedom. For the first time in English, featuring Stellan Skarsgard as an on-camera narrator, this film brings Dagerman's powerful words to life in the form of a visual poem.Tajemství života Boženy Němcové
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2022
Preacher's Kid
IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 2010
Longing to experience more of life, twentysomething preacher's daughter Angie strikes out on her own for the very first time and joins a traveling gospel show.I Am Ali
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2014
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.Citizenfour
IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 2014
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.Janko Kráľ
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1972
Peter Dvorský
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2022
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 1997
"It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds that made their label so famous.Seymour: An Introduction
IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 2015
Ethan Hawke directs this intimate documentary portrait of classical pianist, composer, author, teacher and sage Seymour Bernstein.Being James Bond
IMDB 7.8 | Aug , 2021
Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs
IMDB 7 | May , 2007
The grail is not the gold, nor the books of ancient wisdom, but the 3,000 year old DNA of the mummies, which may lead to a cure for malaria.White Hotel
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2001
When two women with a video camera follow an HIV research team to Eritrea, Africa, they find a strange and magical country which transforms their documentary into an intimate investigation of their own capacities to love, suffer and forgive.Nostradamus IV
IMDB 4.7 | Jan , 1944
This Carey Wilson Miniature takes a further look at prophecies by 16th century seer Nostradamus.Wisdom of Changes - Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2011
As a young missionary, Richard Wilhelm in 1899 to China, which was then exploited by the colonial powers. He lived there revolts against foreigners, the end of the imperial dynasties and the First World War. In these times of turbulent upheavals he was indefatigable in search of the deepest truth that helps people deal with change and able to shape their own lives. Richard Wilhelm baptized not only Chinese, but accomplished one of the largest translation services of the 20th century: Confucius, LAOTSE the most important texts of Daoism and especially the I CHING THE BOOK OF CHANGES. The book also served many readers in the West as inspiration. Wilhelm is still one of the most important mediators of Chinese culture in Europe.RBG
IMDB 7.5 | May , 2018
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now 84, and still inspired by the lawyers who defended free speech during the Red Scare, Ginsburg refuses to relinquish her passionate duty, steadily fighting for equal rights for all citizens under the law. Through intimate interviews and unprecedented access to Ginsburg’s life outside the court, RBG tells the electric story of Ginsburg’s consuming love affairs with both the Constitution and her beloved husband Marty—and of a life’s work that led her to become an icon of justice in the highest court in the land.Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
IMDB 7.9 | Jan , 2018
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 2018
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.