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Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’ (2004)
The making of The Dreamers, its background and relation to the May 1968 student riots in Paris.
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Turner (1966)
A documentary feature offering a general introduction to the work of the painter J.M.W. Turner.
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Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962 (1963)
A documentary feature that attempts to approach the meaning of Francis Bacon's vision of the human predicament, without using words, just solely through it's imaginative and emotional effect.
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Monet in London (1974)
A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at Monet's work in London, particularly with the development of the theme of the dispersion of light by mist on the waters of the Thames.
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A Canterbury Trail (2006)
BBC producer/director David Thompson follows a group of admirers of the film A Canterbury Tale (1944) on their annual location walk in 2005. As this was the year of the centenary of the birth of director Michael Powell the location walk included visits to a lot of the places around Canterbury where Powell grew up. The documentary includes interviews with walk organizers Paul Tritton and Steve Crook as well as with various other people there. Some of the scenes from the film are re-created with people on the walk reading out the lines from scenes filmed at those locations 60+ years ago.
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Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (1993)
The second part of a BBC documentary on the latter half of the career of French director Jean Renoir.
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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II (1993)
Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.
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Rossellini (1990)
A profile of the film director Roberto Rossellini, looking at his life, personality and films, following his career and his relationship with Ingrid Bergman.
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Ennio Morricone (1995)
From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's acclaimed 1986 drama The Mission, film composer Ennio Morricone has crafted more than 500 scores over the course of his enduring career in film. Now fans can take a look back at the life and career of one of cinema's most prolific composers through interviews with both the composer himself and many of his longtime collaborators. From his Italian efforts to his work in America, this documentary covers every aspect of Morricone's career as few have, offering insight into his childhood, his longtime association with Leone, and his ultimate disenchantment with the American studio system.
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Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (2003)
Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.
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Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro (1992)
Documentary about Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer of Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, Reds, Il Confimista, 1900. Vittorio Storaro talks about his work, along with collaborators like Warren Beatty and Bernardo Bertolucci and peers like Nestor Almendros. On-set footage from Dick Tracy and The Sheltering Sky. Storaro explains his zany theories about light and colour, and gives a potted history of lighting in the cinema. Sublime.
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.
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Silent Britain (2006)
Long treated with indifference by critics and historians, British silent cinema has only recently undergone the reevaluation it has long deserved, revealing it to be far richer than previously acknowledged. This documentary, featuring clips from a remarkable range of films, celebrates the early years of British filmmaking and spans from such pioneers as George Albert Smith and Cecil Hepworth to such later figures as Anthony Asquith, Maurice Elvey and, of course, Alfred Hitchcock.
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The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90 (2016)
The Ballet Master: Sir Peter Wright at 90
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Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives (1979)
Dramatizations and actual archival film footage and photographs combine to relate the life of American composer Charles Ives and to document the musical background which influenced his work. Composers Aaron Copland and Elliott Carter reminisce about Ives and discuss his music.
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The Making of 'The Beast' (2015)
Camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the making of The Beast.


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