Portrait Of An Artist Movies

Taking an investigative look into the legal battles of the global superstar. Close friends, former staff and researchers paint an intimate portrait of...

The incredible life of Jorge Semprún (1923-2011): son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War; survivor of the...

A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed Frenc...

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017),a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.

The American writer Stephen King has been one of the world's best-selling authors for decades. How can the overwhelming success of his numerous works...

An account of the life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653),the first female artist to get international acclaim, recognized as a...

The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the side...

Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

In 1948, French singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) receives a Paillard Bolex, his first camera. Until 1982, he will shoot hours of footage, his filme...

The story of the making of The Bell Jar, the unique, semi-autobiographical novel written by American writer Sylvia Plath (1932-63),published in Febru...

Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, kn...

An account of the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941) narrated by US actress Anjelica Huston.

Sicilian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia began a long battle against the ruthless Cosa Nostra when she first photographed the sinister scene of a br...

Known for his spectacular pyrotechnic displays, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang creates his most ambitious project yet: Sky Ladder, a visionary, explosiv...

Portrait of the Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø.

The desolate and mysterious island of Fårö, Sweden, Baltic Sea, 2004. Swedish master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) looks back on his personal a...

Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still considered a superstar after 50 years of career. She fasci...

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 autobiographical res...

A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker Mario Camus (1935-2021).