Portrait Movies

  • 1966
    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    01966HD

    This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

    Never a Backward Step
  • 1992
    Thor Modéen: Strålande tider, härliga tider!

    Thor Modéen: Strålande tider, härliga tider!

    Thor Modéen: Strålande tider, härliga tider!

    01992HD

    Portrait documentary of the Swedish comedic actor Thor Modéen full of clips from his greatest roles.

    Thor Modéen: Strålande tider, härliga tider!
  • 2024
    Interviews with Abdelkrim Baba Aïssa

    Interviews with Abdelkrim Baba Aïssa

    Interviews with Abdelkrim Baba Aïssa

    102024HD

    In 2024, Abdelkrim Baba Aissa, aged 75, engages in a series of filmed interviews with Algerian journalist Thoria Smati. They address the chronology...

    Interviews with Abdelkrim Baba Aïssa
  • 1980
    Portrait: Gerald Squires of Newfoundland

    Portrait: Gerald Squires of Newfoundland

    Portrait: Gerald Squires of Newfoundland

    01980HD

    Newfoundland painter Gerald Squires has referred to his portraits as "confrontations," though not intending the hostility that word can convey. This...

    Portrait: Gerald Squires of Newfoundland
  • 2022
    Cell phones P.s. Just a small add on

    Cell phones P.s. Just a small add on

    Cell phones P.s. Just a small add on

    102022HD

    A grandson shows his grandmother how to navigate an iPad 2 full of clues for solving a puzzle. Over a phone call, she recites an email she wrote...

    Cell phones P.s. Just a small add on
  • 2006
    Something About Halfdan

    Something About Halfdan

    Something About Halfdan

    02006HD

    A moving portrait of one of the most loved and read Danish poets, Halfdan Rasmussen. The film covers both the early years with poverty and wartime on...

    Something About Halfdan
  • 2020
    In the Eye of the Beholder

    In the Eye of the Beholder

    In the Eye of the Beholder

    02020HD

    Maurizio is a young university student living in Zürich, with a passion for diseases. Unlike many others, he can see an inherent beauty in them....

    In the Eye of the Beholder
  • 2025
    Petit Rempart

    Petit Rempart

    Petit Rempart

    02025HD

    Mariem, 53, a former estate agent, has been living at a shelter for several months. Surrounded by women in far more precarious circumstances than...

    Petit Rempart
  • 1970
    Sankara

    Sankara

    Sankara

    71970HD

    Sankara
  • 2007
    Dancing with Myself

    Dancing with Myself

    Dancing with Myself

    02007HD

    Documentary film about three people in the Berlin disco, club and dance scene who want to overcome the deficits of their everyday lives, at least for...

    Dancing with Myself
  • 2020
    Brassens by Brassens

    Brassens by Brassens

    Brassens by Brassens

    7.7142020HD

    An intimate portrait of Georges Brassens, giant of French song.

    Brassens by Brassens
  • 2024
    I ké volé

    I ké volé

    I ké volé

    02024HD

    Alix left his native island, Martinique, and its musical culture, to study opera singing in Paris. Portrait of a young man who now embraces all his...

    I ké volé
  • 2025
    Home Again

    Home Again

    Home Again

    02025HD

    Rolland, a 70 year-old man, exiled by his family due to his sexual orientation, makes peace with the past by finding himself in a small ghost town in...

    Home Again
  • 2006
    l'Art de vieillir

    l'Art de vieillir

    l'Art de vieillir

    02006HD

    l'Art de vieillir
  • 2021
    Des idées de génie ?

    Des idées de génie ?

    Des idées de génie ?

    4.52021HD

    Philippe Ginestet, 66, is the owner of the GIFI and TATI chain of stores. With his fortune estimated at 2.3 billion euros, he is the 27th richest...

    Des idées de génie ?
  • 1970
    ESSENTIEL — A Portrait

    ESSENTIEL — A Portrait

    ESSENTIEL — A Portrait

    01970HD

    His work illustrates people. Densha Tattoo reflects on craft, inspiration and the scene. — What is the essence of a human being? One stitch at...

    ESSENTIEL — A Portrait
  • 2009
    Riccardo Cassin, 100 Anni - Un secolo di alpinismo passato alla storia

    Riccardo Cassin, 100 Anni - Un secolo di alpinismo passato alla storia

    Riccardo Cassin, 100 Anni - Un secolo di alpinismo passato alla storia

    102009HD

    Riccardo Cassin, 100 Anni - Un secolo di alpinismo passato alla storia
  • 1973
    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    01973HD

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting
  • 1997
    Mister Karim

    Mister Karim

    Mister Karim

    101997HD

    Mister Karim
  • 2024
    planet v

    planet v

    planet v

    02024HD

    Fidgeting fish, dancing on the train, big stages – we scroll through a phone gallery. How do you find your own identity between ever-changing...

    planet v