As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system…

Louis Malle presents his entertaining snapshot of the comings and goings on one street corner in Paris.

Shot during the summer of 1970 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Frederick Wiseman’s film Basic Training focuses on a group of men going through infantry training, showing how they are turned…

In 1960, in the heart of the Saharan desert, France detonated its first atomic bomb in Reggane, Algeria, forever altering the surrounding land and lives. The invisible populations continue to…

The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.

A short documentary on the chateaux of the Loire in France was commissioned by the French Tourist Bureau.

The simple actions of a young boy on the beach provide visual metaphors for the normally unseen world. The camera adds a profound dimension to what the boy has seen,…

The story of the aftermath of the Civil War and how the United States transformed into the “land of opportunity” spanning the years 1865 to 1890. Transporting into the violent…

Hard-hitting journalism. Era-defining fiction. Witty cartoons. The New Yorker marks its 100th anniversary with this look at its past, present and future. The New Yorker’s centennial reveals behind-the-scenes access to…

WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare: housing, unemployment, divorce, medical and psychiatric problems, abandoned and…

After a masterful Shakespearean performance in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is sought for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. Later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly Navy)…