Carlos Monzon rose from poverty to become one of the world's greatest boxers. But the rage that propelled him to success in the ring couldn't be controlled outside of it, which led him to kill his estranged wife.
The childhood memories of writer Martín Kohan are intertwined with the unreleased archive from the Channel 9 newscast between 1973 and 1980. Through this, a key period of Argentine history is reconstructed, exploring the relationship between personal memory and the public discourse of the time
Short documentary about the origins of the boxer Carlos Monzón, made by the filmmaker Julio Toledo, who followed the athlete during his early years with the idea of making a film about his career and his journey as an international competitor.
55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television screen. Over the next three decades, thousands of creative little films would seduce and build our collective memory. Kitschy or cult spots, humor, slogans, music, stars, gimmicks, grand spectacle or sex appeal: during its golden age, how did advertising convince? Thierry Ardisson has brought together almost 400 advertising clips to relive the era of the conquest of minds and wallets.
Amilcar Brusa, at 87, is already a boxing legend. And after more than half a century training boxers, including 14 world champions, and having lived abroad for more than twenty years, he returns to his native Santa Fe to run a gym training the next generation of athletes.
Rise and fall of Carlos Monzón. The stormy life of one of the greatest idols in Argentine sports.
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
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Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all way to the Vatican.
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Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
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The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
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In a crime-plagued neighborhood near Miami, brutal, bare-knuckled backyard fights give young men a chance to earn money -- and self-respect.
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Mark Terzi goes to Genoa to take on the case of a serial killer who calls himself "The Sphinx".
Mario, “el Rulo,” is a wanderer who travels the country giving artistic performances. One day he passes through the town of Carlos, a municipal employee who dreams of being an artist. A friendship is born between the two of them, and Carlos leaves it all behind to follow Mario.
In Buenos Aires, 17-year-old Bennie seeks out his estranged brother Tetro, a once-promising writer haunted by their family’s past. As Bennie uncovers Tetro’s hidden manuscript, old secrets and rivalries resurface, forcing both men to confront the truth about their father and the tangled legacy that tore their family apart.
A suburban girl struggles to become a star.
Four women decide to go together to have fun at a men's strip show. On the trip, the taxi driver pays attention to their conversation where each one tells the others her ideal of a man. Since then, he decides to pass himself off as the ideal man.
A young composer falls in love with a prostitute who is paid by his father to seduce him, but she doesn't love him.
Two siblings from a humble neighbourhood, a taxi driver and a lingerie store employee, dream of becoming a tango singer and a famous model respectively.
Stelvio Massi's crime thriller centers on a drifter who sets out to help blue-collar workers rise up against the two powerful families who are exploiting them. After settling in an industrial town and witnessing the cruelty of the factory owners, ex-mercenary Marco (Carlos Monzón) assumes the role of union agitator. When a violent confrontation erupts, the labor leader is driven to bring down the corrupt clans.
Alberto and Jorge are two typical "chantas", who are dedicated to deceiving people along with another friend, nicknamed "Palomita". One day "Palomita" is awarded a prize consisting of dollars and two tickets to Caracas, but it turns out that this decomposes and dies. His last wish communicated to his friends Alberto and Jorge is that they take care of his sister. Upon meeting her, she turns out to be a very beautiful girl, with whom they both get involved. Then together with her they get into trouble with a group of criminals and must leave the country, taking a flight to Caracas, where they arrive posing as an Argentine vedette and her two representatives.
Two brothers, Monty and Ted, will inherit $300,000 if they manage to live together for six months.
During the day, a non-conformist young man and his friends try to make a living by doing odd jobs; at night, they sink at the Moderno Bar.
The attraction and rejection that alternate within a couple.
The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
The adventures of professor Sócrates Pérez, a bit of a crackpot and terribly clumsy, but appreciated by his students for his purity and kindness.
The relationships of a businessman with a Japanese company and of his son with women
El Macho is forced to impersonate a dead outlaw killed while stealing a gold shipment. With the help of Kelly he’s able to locate Hidalgo and his outlaw gang.
