Biographical Documentary Movies

Diego Velásquez, painter of kings and commoners, master of the off-frame and mise-en-abyme, stands at the heart of a cinematic journey that...

Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and inspiring...

In the 70s, Amanda Lear was a disco queen, pop icon, model and world star. She enchanted Paco Rabanne, Andy Warhol, Bryan Ferry and David Bowie. She...

Melania is both an ideal symbol of a conservative America and the evil embodiment of limitless ambition. Political journalist Laurence Haïm has...

To tell the story of Joseph Kessel is to tell the story of the entire 20th century. He lived a thousand lives in one: reporter, novelist, exile,...

During the height of the military dictatorship, Jorge Bodanzky documented the construction of the Humboldt University [research station] in Mato...

Giant of cinema, the embodiment of creation, Orson Welles is the man who reinvents the film language at 24-years old. Who is hidding behind this...

He was known as Trinita, but his name was Mario Girotti. The spaghetti western genre was born with the duo formed by the Italian-German actor and...

Learn more about Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign, his personal life and more through this documentary.

American political economist, professor, author, and social media sensation Robert Reich teaches his final "Wealth and Poverty" class to 1,000...

Boris Vian was a man of many interests and talents. He played the trumpet, wrote criticism, essays, novels, poems and plays, did some painting and...

In 2025, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of Erik Satie, father of minimalist music. His texts, brimming with humor and despair, and...

Who, apart from moviegoers, knows Alice Guy (1873-1968) today? However, she was the first woman behind the camera and the first female director and...

A famous figure of the 20th century, Albert Schweitzer was a tireless humanist and polymath who opened a hospital in the Gabonese jungle to bring...