Inspired by Kenneth Angerís book “Hollywood Babilonia”, the film tells the story of Italian cinema in the thirties and forties or Cinecittà at the age of Facism.
Combining archive materials and interviews, it shares a unique point of view, between history and gossip, of what we know as « Hollywood on Tiber ».
=> Original Italian version with English subtitles
Richard, a secondary school teacher in his 30’s, just moved from the countryside to East London. Quickly, he faces the violent gentrification occurring in the trendy areas of London. His unclear past combined with his growing psychiatric instability make him an easy target for all communities and he experiences rejection and humiliation. It doesn’t take long for his darkest impulses to unleash, turning him into an uncontrollable murderer…
Determined to stop drinking, Joseph moves into a friend’s house and convinces his ex-wife Emma to join him. In the troubled times of Quebec independence referendum, this is the account of their stormy reunion.
Pepe est un bûcheron qui vit dans un village finlandais idyllique. En l’espace de quelques jours, une suite d’événements tragiques détruit peu à peu sa calme et paisible vie, mais Pepe ne semble pas s’en soucier. C’est comme s’il détenait un secret à l’existence presque insaisissable.
My Friend Fela provides a new perspective on the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, to counter the « eccentric African pop idol of the ghetto” vision people have, according to director Joel Zito Araújo.
Fela’s complex existence is told through the eyes and conversations with close friend and official biographer, African-Cuban Carlos Moore.
As the documentary unfolds, it reveals the many influences and forces that shaped Fela’s extraordinary life: from the relationship with his mother to his many and problematic relationships with women, from his ties with his spiritual advisor Professor Hindu to his mutually influential encounters with...
