Discussing the book "Front and center" with the author John Houseman.

Discussing the film "Pretty baby" with Louis Malle.

Discussing the film "Fire from the Mountain," a biography of Omar Cabezas, a Nicaraguan politician and anti-Somaza agitator, with the film's producer and director Deborah Shaffer.

Studs Terkel plays interview clips of actors [Marcello Mastroianni and Alain Cuny] and the director Federico Fellini discussing their film "La Dolce Vita" and the character Steiner. At the beginning of the program Studs Terkel interviews Nelson Algren, a writer, and Mario Devecki (a person who made the film "La Dolce Vita" happen) about La Dolce Vita and Steiner.

Discussing the validity and truthfulness of the film documentary "Cinema Verite" and can it, ought it compete with current affairs TV? What sort of filmmaking is important, or useful, and for what reasons. What about entertainment films? with film maker Marcel Ophuls.

Interviewing African film maker Ousmane Sembene. Interpreted and translated by Jim Spiegler.