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Documentary about the making of Wim Wenders' 1984 film, with interviews conducted in 1989.

A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.

Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci is interviewed on the British television series about his film "The Last Emperor."

The short piece shows what the cast and crew did on the first day of production but mostly just serves as an overview of general movie-making bits.

Made up almost entirely of archival interviews with Italian film director Roberto Rossellini (with audio interviews playing over various...

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the...

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the...

This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German...

This promotional short film for "Soylent Green" (1973) begins by showing clips of films that depicted what the future might be like beyond Earth. The...

Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from...

In a series of four documentaries, Marcel Ophuls pays tribute to his father Max, and in this last one discusses his role as an assistant director on...

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

TV Documentary about Ingmar Bergman from 1998.

How could the Cannes Film Festival become the biggest cinema event in the world? For 75 years, Cannes has succeeded in this prodigy of placing...

A short film in which Isabella Rossellini discusses the life and work of her father, Roberto Rossellini.

Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public...

César Neira, an almost forgotten Spanish actor, gets involved by chance with Teresa, a teacher from a small village in the province of...

Exploring the edits to receive an R rating from the MPAA.

Three-part interview with French film director Jean Renoir, conducted by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.

A documentary on Fellini’s lost alternate ending for 8½