Rediscovering John Gilbert

2010•32m

Documentary

This documentary features an on-camera interview with John Gilbert's daughter and biographer, Leatrice Gilbert Fountain.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Flicker Alley

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

No providers available for this region.

Cast

Leatrice Joy Gilbert

Self

John Gilbert

(archive footage)

Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

Leatrice Joy

Self (archive footage)

Marlene Dietrich

Self (archive footage)

Similar Movies

Nastassja Kinski, une vie à soi

8.5

2025

Movie

In the 1980s, Nastassja Kinski was an international star and a true sex symbol. In just a few films, she established herself as one of the most talented and promising actresses of her generation. Discovered at age 13 by Wim Wenders and revealed by Roman Polanski at 18, she built her career around the images that directors projected onto her, seeking to break the stereotypes that people wanted to box her into. However, after a 10-year career, Nastassja Kinski disappeared, leaving us with a mystery.

Nastassja Kinski, une vie à soi

2025

8.5

Discovering Audrey Hepburn

8.0

2015

Movie

Always the epitome of style, Audrey Hepburn fittingly started out as a model before being spotted by a movie producer. Her first major film, Roman Holiday, won her an Academy Award for Best Actress and catapulted her to stardom. Further performances in Funny Face and Sabrina Fair confirmed her status as one of the most adored actresses around. But it was when she donned a Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's that Audrey Hepburn became an enduring style icon, her name synonymous with playful decadence and grace.

Discovering Audrey Hepburn

2015

8.0

Peter Falk Versus Columbo

7.4

2019

Movie

For millions of viewers, Peter Falk is Columbo. Despite playing the quintessential blue-collar TV detective of the '70s and '80s, his early career is rarely explored. Using archive footage, interviews and extracts from his films and the TV show, the documentary pays tribute to the immortal character of Columbo, while shedding light on the actor’s life, one full of twists and turns, ups and downs.

Peter Falk Versus Columbo

2019

7.4

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2025

Movie

The film explores the personal and professional life of Stella Stevens, one of Hollywood's last starlets. Her career spanned from the final days of the male dominated old Hollywood studio system, through the evolution of the new Hollywood, which coincided with the struggle for women's rights, and human rights of all races and identities, for which she was an advocate.

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2025

Luca Guadagnino: Projecting Desire

2025

Movie

Video essay exploring Luca Guadagnino's filmmaking methods, focusing on the passionate dynamics of desire and ardent longing for connection that sizzles across his cinema.

Luca Guadagnino: Projecting Desire

2025

No Image

Emma and I - A Portrait by Marcello Avallone

8.0

2021

Movie

An insight into the careers of Italian actress Erna Schürer and Italian filmmaker Marcello Avallone.

Emma and I - A Portrait by Marcello Avallone

2021

8.0

It’s Lulu

7.0

1999

Movie

Lulu is one of the most well-known Scottish singers thanks to her iconic hits including the 1964 hit cover of The Isley Brothers' song 'Shout'. After her success with 'Shout', Lulu went on to win the joint first place title on the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 with the track 'Boom Bang-A-Bang'. In 1993, Lulu appeared on Take That's iconic track 'Relight My Fire' which gave Lulu her first and only number one on the official UK music chart. Lulu was awarded an OBE in 2000 by the Queen for her services to music and it was upgraded to a CBE in 2021. Lulu was born as Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, on Nov. 3, 1948, in Lennoxtown near Glasgow in Scotland.

It’s Lulu

1999

7.0

Political Cinema

10.0

2025

Movie

Through abrupt soundtrack shifts, this short film jumps between historical political imagery to explore the cinematic language of propaganda, unpacking complex concepts through sensory explosions — from the Brazilian military dictatorship to the Chinese revolution.

Political Cinema

2025

10.0

Model

1987

Movie

Animation using photos and copies. The double image on the left and right makes the woman's face change rapidly.

Model

1987

No Image

Fanfares

1993

Movie

Six composers work on a composition to be performed in a shopping mall.

Fanfares

1993

Making of Prens

2024

Movie

The prince has managed to become the audience's darling since day one. So how was Bongomya established, how were the characters formed, where to find the Wild Butterfly Principle? The answer to all of them is Preparation in Prince!

Making of Prens

2024

Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

2017

Movie

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

2017