artistic legacy

31 movies and shows

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Fri, 02 Jul 2021

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

Side by Side

Sun, 19 Aug 2012

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

E. T., an Emotional Blockbuster

Fri, 09 Dec 2022

E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg's endearing movie released in 1982, achieved the triple feat of bringing to life one of the most iconic characters in pop culture, revolutionizing science fiction cinema and establishing itself as one of the highest-grossing family movies in the history of cinema, capable of making the whole world laugh and cry.

My Journey Through French Cinema

Wed, 12 Oct 2016

Famous French director Tavernier tells us about his fantastic voyage through the cinema of his country.

Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World

Mon, 09 May 2016

Experience an inside look at David Bowie's incredible influence on music, art and culture via interviews with some of the people who knew him best.

Caravage - Dans la splendeur des ombres

Fri, 02 Jan 2015

This Is It

Wed, 28 Oct 2009

A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.

Tokyo Phoenix

Sat, 20 May 2017

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular rebirth, Tokyo, the old city of Edo, has become the largest and most futuristic capital in the world in a transformation process fueled by the exceptional resilience of its inhabitants, and nourished by a unique phenomenon of cultural hybridization.

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Sun, 03 Feb 2019

Over a 50-year career and more than a hundred movies, filmmaker John Ford (1894-1973) forged the legend of the Far West. By giving a face to the underprivileged, from humble cowboys to persecuted minorities, he revealed like no one else the great social divisions that existed and still exist in the United States. More than four decades after his death, what remains of his legacy and humanistic values in the memory of those who love his work?

The Rembrandt Century: How Art Became Big Business

Sun, 16 Jan 2022

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced an unprecedented artistic explosion: painters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals were so prolific that they were able to make a living from their talent alone; so much so that, within a prosperous society, thanks to wealth from overseas colonies and financial speculation, collecting works of art became a status symbol.

L'Histoire secrète des Inconnus, le doc événement

Fri, 05 Jan 2024

Grotte Chauvet - Dans les pas des artistes de la Préhistoire

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks

Mon, 05 Dec 2022

A documentary covering 3 decades of Clerks films

Nothing Compares

Fri, 23 Sep 2022

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.

TINA

Fri, 20 Aug 2021

Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.

How the Beatles Changed the World

Mon, 23 Oct 2017

The fascinating story of the cultural, social, spiritual, and musical revolution ignited by the coming of the Beatles. Tracing the impact that these four band members had, first in their native Britain and soon after worldwide, it reappraises the band and follows their path from young subversives to countercultural heroes. Featuring fresh, revealing interviews with key collaborators as well as a wealth of rarely-seen archival footage, this is a bold new take on the most significant band in the history of music and their enduring impact on popular culture.