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FAREWELL MY TEACHER2015 / FR / 1X90’Jean Michel Burel has spent 40 years teaching in the unique class of the same village in Saint-Just-et-Vacquières (in the South of France). He retired in 2012.
Director Emilie Thérond decided to go back to her childhood village to follow the last year of Burel’s carrer. Jean-Michel is more than a just teacher. He does not only teach reading or maths but also poetry, the horror of the 2 World Wars, the freedom of speach, the joy of a walk around oak trees or the reasons why seasons are important.
French Distributor: Disney / Release date: Sept 30 2015
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SYRIA: OUR TERRIBLE COUNTRY« WHEN A REVOLT GOES WRONG » THE NEW YORK TIMES
2014 / ARABIC & ENG / 1X83’Follow the perilous journey of Yassin Haj Saleh, a well-known Syrian intellectual and dissident, and the young photographer Ziad Homsi who travel together in a dangerous route from the liberated area of Damascus to Raqqa in northern Syria. They are forced to leave their home country for a temporary exile in Turkey.The film blunlty exposes the evolution of Syria’s revolt that contributed to the emergence of the extremist islamic mindset. The authenticity of this documentary lies in Homsi’s shift of perspective, switching from behind the camera to an active character. His point of view sheds Mr. saleh in a different light, that of a compassionate yet frail man.
SUSPENDED IN TIMEFRENCH BOX OFFICE : 200,000 USD
2014 / FR / 1X77’Far from the clichés, the sisters of the Bonneval Abbey surprise by confiding their thoughts about society, consumption and the time elapsing. For the first time, a camera has entered in the heart of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance to portray these women whose the philosophy is unexpectedly modern in such a secular abbey.
FRANK SINATRA:THE VOICE OF AMERICAHE WOULD HAVE TURN 100 IN 2015
2015 / ENG / 1X90’The documentary ‘Frank Sinatra – The Voice of America’ takes us behind the scenes and uncovers the story around Frank’s voice: What was Francis Albert Sinatra like as a person, and where lies the key to his success? We meet the unknown man behind this winning smile and show why Sinatra became a big star, an icon and to many a hero suffering traumata, that influenced an entire era.
Delivery: October 2015
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MERKIAVELLIWHAT IS SHE REALLY THINKING ?
2016 / ENG & GER / 1X90’She is often described as the new Iron Lady; others say: “Achtung it’s Angela”. But who is that girl? What is the story behind her story? Interviews with childhood friends, long time companions, business executives and global political leaders reveal how an East German daughter of a protestant Pastor, worked her way up to become the most powerful woman on the planet. Her modesty combined with strong will and her strategic and calculative approach left many wondering, how underestimating Angela Merkel paved her way and made her personal Cinderella-Story come true.
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TOO YOUNG TO DIE2012-2015 / ENG / 11X52’The tragic destinies of:
Heath Ledger, Kurt Cobain, John Belushi, Sharon Tate, Natalie Wood, River Phoenix, Vladimir Vyssozky.
To be delivered in 2015: Falco, Bruce Lee, Judy Garland, Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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HUBERT DE GIVENCHY2015 / FR / 1X52’Hubert de Givenchy is not only one of the most talented fashion designer of the twentieth century he is also one of the most discreet. His fate has been written when he met, among others, Audrey Hepburn, Balenciaga, Marlène Dietrich …
From childhood memories to magical Hollywood film sets, from the enthusiasm of his first fashion show to the international standing of his brand, let’s meet the brilliant Parisian designer, a humble, generous and passionate man.
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MARLON BRANDO: AN ACTOR NAMED DESIRE2014 / FR & ENG / 1X90’A decade after his death, a fresh and unflinching look at the most legendary actor of all times, Marlon Brando. Summer 1943. A young 19-year-old man dressed simply in jeans, T-shirt and a red Fedora arrives in New York with just a few dollars in his pocket. His dream is to become the greatest actor in the world. Eleven years later, after appearing in films like; A Streetcar Named Desire, The Wild One, and On the Waterfront, he earned the title of «King of Actors».
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ARTHUR MILLER:MAN OF THE CENTURY2015 / ENG / 1X90’The 60 minute documentary “Arthur Miller – Man of the Century” by director Henrike Sandner portraits the life of a man who, over the course of seven decades, created some of the most memorable stage plays in World Literature, and by marrying Marilyn Monroe turned into an American icon. All his life he was torn between glamour, success, social criticism and love. He never stopped to be curious and was always open to find new ways, pushing his limits. Born in New York in the 1920s his biography is tightly connected to the great themes of the 20th century: World War Two, the Atomic Bomb, the American Dream embodied by Marilyn Monroe, the world of Theater on Broadway and the chivvy of communists during the McCarthy era. All these events accompany a biography as fascinating as one can imagine.
Delivery: October 2015
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CINEMA DOCUMENTARIES
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Ø GRAVITYTHE FIRST DOCUMENTARY SHOT BY ASTRONAUTS
2015/ ENG & GER / 1X52’Accompany the 2 young astonauts, the German Alexander Gerst from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the American Greg Reid Wiseman of NASA, during their first trip in space.
Follow their training and get on board with them to discover their day to day life above us with exceptional images shot inside the ISS.
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