Perseverance: A Documentary Essay On Tomás Sánchez

In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

Runtime

1h 37m

Cast

Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney

'Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.' This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. He was born in 1929 Tocopilla, a coastal town on edge of the Chilean desert, where he discovered the fundamen...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Cast

Brontis Jodorowsky, Pamela Flores, Jeremias Herskovits

The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

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1h 30m

Cast

Heath Ledger, Kate Ledger, Kim Ledger

A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles (1915-85) that reveals a new portrait of a unique genius, both of his life and of his monumental work: through his own eyes, drawn by his own hand, painted with his own brush.

Runtime

1h 51m

Cast

Jack Klaff, Mark Cousins, Beatrice Welles

As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Morgan Neville

Cast

Alan Cumming, Peter Bogdanovich, Oja Kodar

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as...

Runtime

1h 59m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

Two lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

Runtime

2h 6m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mys...

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Jonathan Demme

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta