Biography Movies

The life and times of the famous French writer Guy de Maupassant.

Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.

While Rodman is no doubt one of the greatest talents in NBA history, he is just as famous for his off-court exploits. 30 for 30 explores the reasons b...

This revealing documentary from director Philippe Kohly examines the storied life of renowned soprano Maria Callas, from her troubled childhood in New...

Fiction and documentary mingle in a freewheeling portrait of Susan Superstar, a New York celebrity on a drug-fueled downward slide that mirrors Edie S...

A year in the company of Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, as he publishes a new novel, launches a record label, works on two television series and adapts...

The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before),interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie...

The adventurous life of Portugal's epic poet, Luis de Camões.

The documentary follows Chilly Gonzales from his native Canada to late '90s underground Berlin, and via Paris to the world's great philharmonic halls....

One of the dominating figures in Elvis Presley's life was his manager, who was known as the "Colonel". No other relationship in Elvis' life was as con...

Giuseppe Moscati, Doctor saint of Naples, was a doctor of the early twentieth century, from an aristocratic family devoted his career to serving the p...

The movie takes place during World War II and depicts the true story of Jan Baalsruds amazing escape from the German army from the coast of Northern N...

The great media prankster, Joey Skaggs, wants to fool the world media AGAIN, and, with the most complex hoax of his career in the pipeline, he now mus...

The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay righ...

An impressionistic biographical look at Siddheshwari Devi (1908–1977),the classical Indian singer whose voice was appreciated by the maharajas and pu...

At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999),became an Englishman in New York. Nossiter's camera follows Crisp a...

He was the first German to win Wimbledon and the youngest male player ever to do so – Boris Becker, the tennis legend. But on his way to the top, ther...

An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988),thirty years after the fatwa uttered...

A look into the life of American actor James Stewart, whose inspiring tale of valor, purpose and faith will win over everyone.