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Two in the Wave

Two in the Wave

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 6.7

An in-depth analysis of the relationship between New Wave pioneers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, as seen through rare archival footage, interviews, and film excerpts — written and narrated by...

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The Other Side

The Other Side

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Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 6.7

In an invisible territory at the margins of society, at the border between anarchy and illegality, lives a wounded community that is trying to respond to a threat: of being forgotten by political inst...

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Mr. X

Mr. X

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Film Age rating: 18 Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 6.7

The image of a mysterious, solitary filmmaker - a cineaste maudit - who flees from both the media and the public, is unrelentingly bound to the figure of Leos Carax, in France. Elsewhere, the real foc...

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Becoming Traviata

Becoming Traviata

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Film Age rating: 4 Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 6.7

How can emotion come to light on the opera set? Does it come from singing, acting or music? How can someone become the incarnation of Verdi's masterpiece? Following world famous French soprano Natali...

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Tony Parker: The Final Shot

Tony Parker: The Final Shot

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Film Age rating: 9 Year: 2021 IMDB Rating: 6.7

The background and career of Tony Parker, whose determination led him to become arguably the greatest French basketball player.

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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

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Film Age rating: 3 Year: 2018 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice.

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Jane by Charlotte

Jane by Charlotte

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Film Age rating: 5 Year: 2022 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother Jane Birkin in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of reserve. Using a camera lens, they expose themselves to each other, begin to step back, leaving space...

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Nénette

Nénette

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 6.6

Nénette, an orangutan, is the star of the Parisian zoo where she has lived most of her long life. She is a mother of four and has survived three mates, and she bonds only with a few select keepers. Th...

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Public Telephone

Public Telephone

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Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1980 IMDB Rating: 6.5

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The Lebanese Rocket Society

The Lebanese Rocket Society

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Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2012 IMDB Rating: 6.4

Lebanon's brief flirtation with space travel in the 1960s becomes a poignant metaphor for the Arab world's utopian dreams in this riveting documentary.

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