Catalogue

Filmed during the shooting of « THE WIND WILL CARRY US » (Special Jury prize, Venice 1999), this documentary shows us for the first time Abbas Kiarostami at work and his subtle approach to filmmaking.

An engaging overview of its subject’s career, lovingly made by Irish documentarian Pat Collins in concert with film critic Fergus Daly

The director establishes a link between Lisbon, the setting of all his books, and the closed, ritualistic world of this mysterious writer.

A moving, frank portrait of Maurice Béjart during the labyrinthine creation of a new show, a ballet named “Light”.

Marcel Schüpbach’s film follows Maurice Béjart during the labyrinthine creation of a new show, a ballet called Lumière (light). From rehearsals through to opening night, the incredibly sprightly, 75 years young Béjart calls the shots. His lust for life burst forth from a work which comprises music by artists who …

The dreams and doubts of Carlos Saura, one of Spain’s most distinguished filmmaker, as he directs the new ballet by Aida Gomez.

« Chaplin has an extraordinary way of telling stories. The problem today is that people have forgotten how to tell a story. » Abbas Kiarostami

An insight into Chabrol’s personality through his films. His personality lends his film a unique easily identifiable flavour.

Fascinated by the world of the famous choreographer, Angelin Preljocaj, Olivier Assayas attempts to reveal the secrets of creation by shooting the moments of joy and anguish of this ambitious new piece.

A journey to Ischia and Rome, two key places understand the true writer’s universe.

The definitive film on Fela, the « Black President », creator of Afrobeat. Shot one year before he passed away

Based on a series of interviews with Damian Pettigrew on the theme of the artist and creation a year before Fellini’s death – « the longest and most detailed conversation ever recorded on my personal vision » according to Fellini – this entertaining, unique portrait explores the mythical director’s world. From Federico’s …

For the first time, a live show was recorded at the Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, during a  » Sunday Jump », the weekly concert organized by Femi Kuti in one of the most impressive African city.

The result : 70 minutes of live afrobeat recording and a uniqudocumentary with live concert, interviews, …

From his modest Normandy origins to the greatest international and Parisian addresses, famous French pastry chef Gaston Lenôtre tells about himself, his passion for “patisserie”, his conquest of Paris in the 1950’s and then of the world (his group is now present in 40 countries).

What first distinguishes Isabelle Huppert is her unwavering energy.What surprises, puzzles or fascinates is her courage, her daring ideas and her almost childish stubborness to be an actress. But the secret stems from pleasure, enjoyment felt by an actress who likes the moment when light which arises from her acting, …

A journey into John Woo’s world, from the Los Angeles Chinese Supermarket he used to go, to his method and directing that influenced many other filmmakers.

Abbas Kiarostami comments a few scenes of THE WIND WILL CARRY US.

As he watches a few extracts, Kieslowski explains, frame by frame, the way BLUE, RED and WHITE has been made, shot and edited

On the tracks of the earlier works of Krzysztof Kieslowski, from The Scar to The Double Life of Veronique

Focused on the connection between life and cinema, Louis Malle’s films can be seen as an autobiography in the making.

In 1986, producer Marin Karmitz is eager to record conversations with the great thinkers of the 20th century. Famous French paediatrician and psychoanalyst Françoise Dolto (1908-1988) agrees to give several interviews. With her particular vision of the child, her humor and her inimitable gift to turn psychoanalytic theories simple, Dolto …

These two documentaries are travel books, based on the visual splendour and strenth of the images. With these films, Cartier-Bresson tried to capture the late 60′s USA, during the Vietnam War.

Two years spent in the core of one of the most innovating educational projects of the last 30 years: the Neuville School imagined by Fabienne d’Ortoli, Michel Amram and famous French paediatrician Françoise Dolto. A school where each child is an essential element of the project. A unique documentary that …

More than any other woman, Charlotte Rampling epitomizes sexual liberation, from the swinging sixties when she was a young woman in fashionable Chelsea, to the attractive mature woman that she is today.

An investigation about the actors of Robert Bresson’s film PICKPOCKET (1959), whose lives changed by the making of the film.

Michel Gondry’s aunt Suzette was a school teacher from 1952 to 1986. She tells Michel what it was like to be a teacher at that time in a rural and isolated part of France. Little by little, Michel discovers family stories he was totally unaware of. Using his camera, he …

Wayne McGregor never looks behind. This British choreographer multiplies experiences that are sources of infinite experimentation and improvement. Illustrated by fantastic and even extreme choreographic clips, this documentary makes us discover this passionate artist and contagious creativity. Since dancers from his company are also his research material, he feeds them: …

After modelling for Gilbert & George in 1986, Julian Cole
turned his camera on them. His intimate and moving portrait,
filmed over nearly two decades, reveals for the first time
their remarkable relationship and the individuals that are a
permanent living sculpture. The film traces their lives from
humble beginnings to the world’s artistic stage …

A composition produced uniquely on the basis of HCB’s most famous pictures, accompagnied by Diego Masson’s original music score.