29 Feb 2020
Cocteau - Al Brown: the Poet and the Boxer
Portrait of Panama Al Brown, a great boxer in the 30's, and its story with France, with a focus on its relationship with Jean Cocteau, surrealist, poet, director, artist.
Michelangelo Endless
A painter recounts the life of Michelangelo.
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