Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock’s “The Trouble With Harry.” It wasn’t too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.
Category: Documentary
Documentary
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Mariposas Violeta
This short 40-minute documentary collects the testimony of twelve women survivors of sexual violence in Colombia. They were victims of the paramilitaries, the FARC and ELN guerrillas and agents of the State. Their heartbreaking testimony is the imprint of the deepest pain and, at the same time, the greatness of transforming it.
Each of them agreed to speak after a process of more than five years with the No Time to Callar campaign, which has accompanied them and worked alongside them, at different times.
Violet Butterflies, in addition to a journalistic short, is an act of memory. -
The Secret Life of Formula 1
A Discovery programme revealing the history, technology, drivers, engineers and fans of Formula 1 racing.
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Lucky!
The extraordinary story of Bernie Ecclestone’s meteoric rise from post-war car dealer to the creation and 50-year reign over the cutthroat world of Formula One.
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Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story
Keanu Reeves tells one of the greatest sagas in Formula 1 history. Through the insights of Ross Brawn and revered racing icons like Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello, all is revealed in this gripping four-part series. From the formation of Brawn GP see their remarkable journey through strategic manoeuvres and financial trials during an exceptionally competitive era in the annals of the sport.
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Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane – both on and off the track – during one cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
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McGREGOR FOREVER
Conor McGregor’s brutal strikes and trash-talking swagger made him the UFC’s biggest draw. This rousing docuseries follows his dynamic career.
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Life of Ivanna
A sensitive and intimate portrait of Ivanna, a nomadic reindeer herder in the Russian Arctic and mother of five small kids. Ivanna is forced to leave the traditional way of life and emigrate to the city, following her own dreams, due to the quickly deteriorating conditions of life in the tundra. We follow her life for several years.
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Nunca Más
Set in Argentina during the aftermath of the 1983 return to democracy, this film depicts the historic Trial of the Juntas, where military leaders responsible for crimes against humanity during the dictatorship (1976-1983) face justice.