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.
Celeste diventa una delle superstar del pop mondiale dopo essere sopravvissuta a un evento che le ha cambiato la vita. I suoi 18 anni di successi e travagli si intrecciano con alcuni degli eventi storici chiave che avvengono nel mondo.
La storia tragica di Andrei Rublëv, pittore russo del Quattrocento, si intreccia a quella di Boriska, figlio di un campanaro, che dichiara di aver appreso dal padre, in punto di morte, tutti i segreti per la costruzione delle campane. In realtà il ragazzo non sa nulla, ma la campana, alla fine, suona...
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.
Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews with the aunt and uncle who raised him, his paternal grandparents, a New York City cabdriver friend, the owner of his favorite Los Angeles restaurant, outtakes from East of Eden, footage of the opening night of Giant, and Dean's ironic PSA for safe driving.
Sul finire degli anni Sessanta, due famosi produttori discografici scoprono in un bar di Detroit un giovane musicista che con le sue melodie soul e gli intensi testi profetici credevano avrebbe avuto molto da dire nella storia della musica. Quel musicista era Sixto Rodriguez che però dopo una serie di concerti dallo scarso successo e un paio di dischi che nessuno comprò, sparì nel nulla. Per anni, molte leggende hanno cercato di dare risposte alla possibile fine del cantautore, paventando ipotesi spesso fantasiose, fino a quando un giorno in Sudafrica due fan fanno una scoperta eccezionale.
Ambientato nella Hollywood degli anni 50, il film esplora le gravi difficoltà e incertezze che alimentarono il bruciante desiderio di James Dean di divenire un attore di grido, e lo condussero infine al declino. Dalla devastante perdita della madre in tenera età al tormentato rapporto con il padre, dalla sorprendente e rapida ascesa a celebrata icona del cinema alla tragica scomparsa alla giovane età di soli 24 anni.
1972. Ilie Năstase vince il suo primo US Open, raggiunge le finali di Wimbledon e di Coppa Davis ed entra nella storia del tennis. NASTY ripercorre i suoi alti e bassi, le controversie che hanno accompagnato il giocatore numero uno al mondo nel 1973 e l'impronta indelebile che ha lasciato sul mondo del tennis. Affascinante, simpatico e generoso, ma anche irascibile, arrogante e spregiudicato, Năstase ha stravolto l'etichetta classica di questo sport, dando spettacolo in campo e diventando la prima rockstar ribelle del tennis.
Judy at the Palace. Sinatra at Carnegie Hall. Streisand at the Garden. Stritch on Broadway. Legendary performances come along so rarely. Elaine Stritch At Liberty is an autobiographical one-woman show written by Elaine Stritch and John Lahr. The show consists of spoken monologues from Stritch following her life and career, interspersed with showtunes and pop standards which compliment her stories. Many of these songs had been originated by Stritch in major Broadway productions, such as "The Ladies Who Lunch" from Company and "Civilization" from Angel In The Wings. Her experiences and relationship with show business are focal points, but she also explores more intimate, personal themes like her alcoholism and romantic relationships.
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
France is at the heart of Madonna's life. She is inspired by French culture and its values and has surrounded herself with French artists for many years. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Queen of Pop's career, this film revisits the close and unique bond between Madonna and France and features testimonials from close collaborators and French friends who have helped create her unique artistic universe: Maripol, Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien d'Ys, Nicolas Huchard, and Marion Motin. Today's artists such as Florence Foresti, Leïla Slimani, Victor Weinsanto and HollySiz talk about the influence of this emancipating figure, which extends far beyond music.
The world's greatest pin-up model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution. When she saw the film The Notorious Bettie Page, produced by HBO in 2006, the main person concerned reacted unequivocally: “Lies! Lies!” In a long interview recorded shortly before her death, the woman who entered the collective unconscious as the ultimate pin-up gave her version of events to director Mark Mori. In a gravelly voice, Bettie Page tells her own story and lifts the veil on areas often hidden by images that have made so many men and women fantasize since the 1950s: her abused childhood, an eclipse that lasted forty years, her mental illness. Through testimonies and unpublished archives, this documentary brings back to life a body and a face endlessly declined before our eyes, just as Bettie wanted: “I would like people to remember me as I was in the photos.”
Il progetto di un documentario su Bruce Springsteen, fatto dalla sua gente, per la sua gente!
A documentary pilgrimage to the annual James Dean Festival in Fairmount, IN as seen through the eyes of the cultural icon's die-hard fans, affectionately known as 'Deaners'.
The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips from her long career. Plus comments from friends and co-stars.
An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, Garbo offers an intimate look at the life and career of the movies' most luminous, reclusive and mystifying star. A portrait of Garbo the woman is drawn through interviews with biographers and admirers, plus many of the friends, relatives and associates who came closest to penetrating the lonely star's veil of solitude.
Few artists are known around the globe by their first name only - Dolly is one of them. This Movie captures all the reasons why Dolly is an Icon. From the soldout stages of Europé to the hills of Tennessee, Dolly is one woman Superstar who defines Entertainment. Sit back, relax and experience the one and only Dolly Parton
Agnetha Fältskog’s extraordinary singing career began when she was only 15 years old. But in just two years she was knocking The Beatles off the top of the Swedish pop charts writing her own material. This new documentary features exclusive access to Agnetha in the studio and with her colleagues of both recent years and from ABBA, assessing and celebrating her journey as Sweden's 'girl with the golden hair'. This intimate and revealing programme features interviews with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Gary Barlow, Tony Blackburn, record producer Peter Nordahl, Jörgen Elofsson and Sir Tim Rice
The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or evasions. Her childhood, her parents, her beginnings, the rumors, her love affairs, her marriage, her son, her successes, her farewells, her return, her mourning. The journey of an extraordinary popular icon who never stopped fighting. The courage of an artist who never gives up. "Sheila, toutes ces vies-là" is also a journey through time. 60 years of pop music, punctuated by numerous archives, personal films, timeless hits and illustrations by Marc-Antoine Coulon. But also 60 years of fashion, through a legendary wardrobe (her TV show outfits) that Sheila invites us to rediscover.