The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation

Documentary on Belgian director of greek descent Jean Daskalidès.

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The accused...

In 1991, American Psycho, the third novel by controversial writer Bret Easton Ellis, provoked heated discussions among critics and readers alike; an e...

An analysis of The Kindly Ones, Jonathan Littell's controversial novel, published in 2006, which dissects the ruthless mechanisms of the Shoah from th...

An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70),probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century:...

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985),a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious history of the Hollywood musical.

An account of the life and work of the charismatic and seductive Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, from his beginnings as a soccer player in the Spain of...

The incredible life of Jorge Semprún (1923-2011): son of a republican intellectual; exiled in the early days of the Spanish Civil War; survivor of the...

A memory of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962),woman, actress, goddess, myth, in the words of the Spanish director and scriptwriter José Luis Garci, who retu...

How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has little to...

Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still considered a superstar after 50 years of career. She fasci...

The life of the legendary Italian photojournalist Paolo Di Paolo through his photographs, which capture the essence of a fascinating and turbulent Ita...