American MastersStagione 34

TV-14

Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holiday, and Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein.

Dove guardare American Masters • Stagione 34

8 Episodi

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
E1
Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolDiscover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
E2
Mae West: Dirty BlondeThe life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
E3
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I AmToni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career in this artful and intimate meditation that examines the life and work of the legendary storyteller.
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers
E4
Unladylike2020: The ChangemakersMark the women’s suffrage centennial with stories of pioneering women who shaped American politics.
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
E5
Walter Winchell: The Power of GossipMeet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now Is
E6
Michael Tilson Thomas: Where Now IsExplore the life and career of the Grammy-winning conductor, pianist and composer. A National Medal of Arts recipient and longtime Grammy-winning music director of the San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas helped set the standard that an American orchestra should champion modern music.
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
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Keith Haring: Street Art BoyExplore the definitive story of international art sensation Keith Haring who blazed a trail through the art scene of ‘80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. The film features previously unheard interviews with Haring.
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to PageAn unvarnished look at the unlikely author whose autobiographical fiction helped shape American ideas of the frontier and self-reliance. A Midwestern farm woman who published her first novel at age 65, Laura Ingalls Wilder transformed her frontier childhood into the best-selling “Little House” series.