Tributes - Retrospectives - Cinema on cinema
DENMARK | 92 minutes | 2012
A chronically shy bodybuilder is determined to find love, even if it’s to be found in a Thai red light district.A wistful tale revolving around a 38-year-old gentle giant under the thumb of his controlling mother, this 2012 Danish film is about the struggle to overcome crippling shyness and take charge of one’s own happiness. Dennis’s massive physique hides a heart in pain, ready to move to the other side of the world to find love. An understated character study with a powerful emotional punch.
No biography
A sensitive tribute to the life and work of the physician who flouted Nazi rule to champion children’s rights, Korczak transcends the gravity of the...
Feature film , Biography
POLAND , Germany , United Kingdom | 92 minutes | 1990
A candid-camera view of professional wrestling as seen in the Montréal Forum, where some of the biggest bouts are staged, and in back-street wrestling...
Short film
QUéBEC/CANADA | 92 minutes | 1961
This unsung documentary about women’s bodybuilding features abundant sweat, ripped bodies and 80s nail polish. In 1977, the unlikely docudrama Pumping...
Feature film , Documentary
UNITED STATES | 92 minutes | 1985
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