Portrait Movies

A portrait of a figure standing towards a painterly seascape becomes a portrait of the photograph itself, its borders, surfaces and meanings.

In 1962 Joris Ivens was invited to Chile for teaching and filmmaking. Together with students he made …A Valparaíso, one of his most...

Sylvie Vartan has had an extraordinary life: a Bulgarian child forced into exile, who became the icon of a youth in the midst of revolution in...

Her chansons made her world-famous: Juliette Gréco. The French singer and actress died on September 23 at the age of 93. To mark the occasion,...

Documentary that retraces Isabelle Adjani's life and career.

Zina left Algeria to fulfill her childhood dream of driving trucks. At every turn, her cabin becomes a space of freedom and the highway a battlefield.

How have the changing views on children been reflected in their representation in art? From Baby Jesus to the first photographic portraits, an...

A reclusive telemarketer has only one semblance of a friend: His telecommuter boss. But the telemarketer's social circle seems to improve greatly...

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)...

The general public discovered Bilal Hassani during Eurovision 2019 with his song "Roi" (King), a true anthem to diversity that sparked waves of both...

The life of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, famous french painter, who lived, enjoyed, loved in the late 1800s Paris' Montmartre cultural life. He...

Rolland, a 70 year-old man, exiled by his family due to his sexual orientation, makes peace with the past by finding himself in a small ghost town in...

In the silence and darkness of a trembling mountain, we discover the underground world through the eyes of a boy, an old miner and a woman. Where...

A Korean writer travels to Vietnam to do research for her story about a cursed portrait of a Vietnamese girl named Muoi.

Jul, a true rap phenomenon, has become in just a few years the new face of Marseille. A kid from the working-class neighborhoods who, with a €20...

This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl method’ is conveyed here vividly and...