Max Ernst (1891–1976) is considered a pioneer of Surrealist painting. His enigmatic, magical worlds are both mesmerising and disturbing, reflecting his experiences of war and fascism. Marking the 50th anniversary of his death, the documentary tells the compelling story of this ladies’ man and follows his exile in the United States in the 1940s.
UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention is more than 50 years old. The Convention’s mission is to preserve the world’s most beautiful and valuable buildings, cultural landscapes, monuments and areas of natural beauty for future generations. We introduce eleven World Heritage Sites in Europe: Arles, Aachen Cathedral, Tallinn, the Amalfi Coast, Bruges, Granada, Dubrovnik, Florence, Porto, Valletta and the Via Appia
Rebecca Horn is one of the most fascinating female artists of the 20th century. The film explores her poetic, multifaceted and enigmatic body of work, which spans performances, films, installations, sculptures and drawings.
The singer Googoosh was a cult figure and pop icon in Iran in the 1960s and 70s who rose to international fame. Put under house arrest after the revolution, her career lay dormant for more than 20 years before her astonishing comeback in 2000. Her moving story makes her a voice of resistance and a symbol of hope.
Ten years after her death, in 2002, J. David Riva created a multifaceted portrait of his famous grandmother, Marlene Dietrich. Celebrating her unparalleled Hollywood career, the film primarily focuses on her steadfast resistance to the Nazi regime. 2026 will mark the 125th anniversary of Marlene Dietrich’s birth.
Italo Svevo was a writer who was largely ignored for most of his life, only finding success with Zeno’s Conscience, thanks in part to the support of James Joyce. The documentary explores the modernity of his works and the complexity of his personality, as well as that of his evocative hometown: Trieste.
Headshots explores the extraordinary life and tragic death of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus. The film showcases her powerful images that capture the human toll of war and investigates the true circumstances of her 2014 killing, challenging official accounts and exposing deeper truths.
Origin follows the rehearsals of a puppet play presented by amateur puppeteers. The film showcases the age-old tradition of puppet-making while addressing the pressing issues of our time – climate change, flight, water shortages – and highlights the personal challenges faced by the puppeteers.
Together, the two have created one of the most visually breathtaking artistic works of our time since the 1960s with spectacular wrapping projects: Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Their art is deliberately public and accessible to all free of charge; it is intended to be a common experience. This documentary brings the legendary artist couple to life once again with the help of extensive archive material
The film portrays four remarkable European female artists from the Renaissance to Classicism, who carved unusual careers in very different social settings: star of the Renaissance, Sofonisba Anguissola, self-made Baroque artist, Judith Leyster, Angelica Kauffmann, a trailblazer at the time of Goethe, and Marie-Guillemine Benoist, a portraitist during the French Revolution.
Immanuel Kant was already an important philosopher during his lifetime. Three hundred years after his birth, the film shows for the first time Kant’s close connection to his native Königs-berg, a place he never left. Everything he knew came from books or everyday observations. Using sophisticated animation techniques, the film takes us back to 18th-century Königsberg between Europe and the Russian Empire.
Chea Samy, a celebrated dancer at the Cambodian Royal Palace, raises a boy as her own at her home on the palace grounds. Years later, as a forced labourer under the Khmer Rouge, she realises her foster son is Pol Pot. The film tells the almost unknown story of the history and reign of Pol Pot and its connection to classical Cambodian dance.
