Everybody has a mother. But still, motherhood remains a state filled with silences. Between society’s mandate to be a ‘good mother’ —always patient, caring and happy— and the private reality of mothers around the world, a huge void in understanding remains. Aiming to break this silence through candid interviews with mothers of all backgrounds and generations in Latin America, Malamadre narrates the untold story of motherhood, from the mothers’ point of view.
Everybody has a mother. But still, motherhood remains a state filled with silences. Between society’s mandate to be a ‘good mother’ —always patient, caring and happy— and the private reality of mothers around the world, a huge void in understanding remains. Aiming to break this silence through candid interviews with mothers of all backgrounds and generations in Latin America, Malamadre narrates the untold story of motherhood, from the mothers’ point of view.
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes the original screen tests of some of the actors for "The Godfather" film, and some candid moments on the set of "The Godfather: Part III."
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
A promotional making-of documentary for the film The Matrix (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in the film. This is very interesting, seeing as how they're giving away the cinematic secrets that they created solely for the this movie, that have now been spoofed and referenced in countless other films.
With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and his extraordinary life away from the stage and screen with Brando himself as your guide, the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective, entirely in his own voice. No talking heads, no interviewees, just Brando on Brando and life.
From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.