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Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle
Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle
The story of the rise of Alexander Stravisky, a brilliant and seductive crook, in Paris of the roaring twenties. But unchecked greed and corruption does not go unpunished. The political decadence he feeds off will also cause his downfall.
Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle 2016
Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley
Following the sudden death of her husband, a young widow in a 19th century Australian settlement faces eviction from her property; an unexpected visit from her untrustworthy brother-in-law further complicates the situation.
Paradise Valley 2023
The Conspirator
The Conspirator
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant interference and attempts at defeating the Nobunaga family.
The Conspirator 1961
The Gold Spinners
The Gold Spinners
The Gold Spinners is a story about the birth, glory, and disappearance of a peculiar, invisible, and mighty business empire, the film studio Eesti Reklaamfilm, the only company producing commercials in the Soviet Union.
The Gold Spinners 2013
Iuda
Iuda
Judas, a seasoned thief, finds himself in the market square where Christ is giving a sermon and his apostles are collecting alms. He follows them and steals their money, only to be caught red-handed. Nevertheless, the Teacher forgives him. What is more, He invites the thief to become one of His followers and offers him a position as the group’s treasurer. Shocked by Christ’s unexpected offer, Judas decides to join the apostles, if only to figure out what is going on. He gradually starts to comprehend Christ’s message, but feels that the apostles are blindly following their teacher. Judas argues with them, and tries to defend his right to divine the truth of God. But when he fails to make them understand, he realizes that Christ’s teachings may sink into oblivion without benefiting humanity. His solution is to betray Christ. “By killing a man, have I not saved a God?”
Iuda 2014
The Origin of Miracles
The Origin of Miracles
A documentary film covering the life of President Syngman Rhee and the contributions he made to the Republic of Korea, spanning his childhood, focusing on his independence movement, the founding of the nation, the process of leading to victory in the Korean War, and the process of laying the foundation for Korea's industrialization.
The Origin of Miracles 2023
Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure
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Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure
Lewis and Clark blaze a trail to the western waters in this epic satire and spoof on American ego.
Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure 2016
Pas de politique à table
Pas de politique à table
Pas de politique à table 2010
Genkuro Yoshitsune
Genkuro Yoshitsune
An exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from the period of his stay on Mount Kurama to his reconciliation with his brother Yoritomo.
Genkuro Yoshitsune 1962
Hakam Qaraqush
Hakam Qaraqush
The heart of Governor Qaraqosh (Zaki Rustom) is tied to the heart of the girl (Nour Al-Huda), a girl from the common people, so he decided to appoint her father (Siraj Munir) as prime minister so that he could marry her. (Siraj Munir) takes advantage of his ministerial position and the people’s love for him to redress grievances. And tyranny against people, and at the same time (Nour Al-Huda) relates to the love of one of the young men who decides to revolution.
Hakam Qaraqush 1953
Conflict
Conflict
The movie is about the subject of arrests and different forms of repression, physical and moral torture, that were faced by the Islamist opponents of Ben Ali's Regime and their families.
Conflict 2015
Il destino degli uomini
Il destino degli uomini
Il destino degli uomini 2018
Marquis de Sade
Marquis de Sade
Joe d'Amato tackles the sultan of sadism – ol' Rocco Siffredi again – in this hard-core reworking of his life story.
Marquis de Sade 1994
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
Sawatari Shusui was told about 7,000 ryo of buried gold by Osuke, who claimed to be a princess of the Fujiwara family. Shusui speculates that powerful people in the Date family and the shogunate are planning to overthrow the shogunate using buried gold and gets excited about a major national crisis. He gets separated from Osuke due to interference but with the help of his sister Kikuji and others he tracks down Osuke's whereabouts. He then realizes that Osuke is not from the Fujiwara family but is actually the daughter of Edo elder Itakura Shōken who has been confined under the pretext of an epidemic disease. Having promised to help Osuke, Shusui goes up to Edo Castle and advises shogun Tsunayoshi not to visit Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine which has been restored by Date family because "evil spirits are attached". However, Tsunayoshi is furious and orders him to stay under house arrest.
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 1991
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet)
Indrajeet (Sati Sulochana) is a 1961 Telugu-language Hindu Epic film, based on the life of Indrajit from the epic Ramayana. It tells the story of the life and death of Ravan's son, great warrior Meghanadhudu.
Sati Sulochana (Indrajeet) 1961
The Man in the Movie Camera
The Man in the Movie Camera
Marcello is a professional film restorer and an avid cinephile. While working on some of the most popular titles of Italian cinema, he comes across a strange figure almost hidden among the extras - a man wearing a bowler hat and looking directly toward the camera, perhaps even at Marcello himself! He finds the same man in many other films from different movie ages. He grows obsessed with this figure, even if it seems Marcello is the only one who can see him.
The Man in the Movie Camera 2017
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
In the 14th year of the Genroku period, Asano, the head carpenter of Edo Castle, attacked Kira, the master of ceremonies, with a sword, leading to Asano's forced suicide and Kira's punishment being overlooked. Over a year later in Edo city, Shimohashi Hyogo, a carefree ronin and the nephew of Yagyu Yoshitaka, is ordered by his uncle to investigate the activities of the Ako Ronin, a group sympathetic to Asano's cause. However, Hyogo, who sympathizes with the Ronin's plight, helps out in times of need, rescuing Oishi Kuranosuke and Horibe Yahei from danger. He also teams up with Yaenosuke, a newspaper publisher, and Otaki, a geisha, to plan an attack on Kira's estate.
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki 1995
Howel Parfitt - WWII Stories
Howel Parfitt - WWII Stories
Howel Parfitt tells all about his life as kid during ww2 from the V1 rocket attack, rations, tanks being washed, yanks, VE Day and more. Taken from the interviews in 'WWII: Through the children's eyes' short Winning documentary.
Howel Parfitt - WWII Stories 2022
The Peasants
The Peasants
The Peasants 1939
Saint Mary
Saint Mary
In the year 16 BCE, the people of Jerusalem are awaiting the birth of the son of Imran. Instead of the much-anticipated "Messiah", a girl is born to Imran and Anna. The latter names her ...
Saint Mary 2001
Štvorylka
Štvorylka
A comedy film taking an ironic view of the bourgeois period prior to the First World War.
Štvorylka 1956
Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Rudá záře nad Kladnem
Rudá záře nad Kladnem 1956
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Milan Rastislav Štefánik
Milan Rastislav Štefánik 1935
St. Wenceslas
St. Wenceslas
St. Wenceslas (Czech: Svatý Václav) is a 1930 Czechoslovak historical film about Saint Wenceslas.[2] It was the most expensive Czech film to date,[3] with the largest set constructed in Europe to accommodate an all-star cast of over a hundred, together with 1,000 extras for the lavish battle scenes.
St. Wenceslas 1930
Верность матери
Верность матери
Верность матери 1967
Children of Shatila
Children of Shatila
Many people first became aware of the Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon after the shocking and horrific Sabra-Shatila massacre that took place there in 1982. Located in Beirut's "belt of misery," the camp is home to 15,000 Palestinians and Lebanese who share a common experience of displacement, unemployment and poverty. Fifty years after the exile of their grandparents from Palestine, the children of Shatila attempt to come to terms with the reality of being refugees in a camp that has survived massacre, siege and starvation. Director Mai Masri focuses on two Palestinian children in the camp: Farah, age 11 and Issa, age 12. When these children are given video cameras, the story of the camp evolves from their personal narratives as they articulate the feelings and hopes of their generation.
Children of Shatila 1998
Slasti Otce vlasti
Slasti Otce vlasti
The young Prince Charles (Jaromír Hanzlík), the future King of his country Charles IV, is being educated at the French court in the company of his fiancée Blanche (Daniela Kolárová). One day he receives a summons from his father John of Luxembourg (Milos Kopecký) in Italy. He leaves for Italy accompanied by a deputation from Bohemia. On the way the prince's company fights a battle with armed Milanese against heavy odds. Thanks to Charles's perspicacity, the prince's almost naked soldiers win through. In Lucca in Italy Charles joins his father, and here he experiences an amorous adventure and escapes from the traps laid by the Italian rebels.
Slasti Otce vlasti 1969
Forgotten Wars, Forgotten Victims
Forgotten Wars, Forgotten Victims
Forgotten Wars, Forgotten Victims (2012) John Tsambazis Over the last 20 years, Africa has experienced some 15 devastating civil wars with over 20 million victims in death, injury or displacement. Yet the West has turned a blind eye. This documentary sheds light about the conflict and post conflict reconstruction in particular in West Africa , discussing issues such as child soldiers and the many damaged victims of war and how they have found support. Missionaries have played a vital role in the restoration and healing process of post war conflict. The documentary is narrated by the former Australian Rock Star Themi Adams, who once toured with the Rolling Stones and who now heads the Orthodox Mission in Sierra Leone. He talks about how his mission in particular is contributing to the recovery process.
Forgotten Wars, Forgotten Victims 2012
A Report on the Banality of Love
A Report on the Banality of Love
In the New York apartment of 69-year-old prof. Arendt , 30-year-old Michael Ben Szaked appears, who had previously arranged an interview with her. He introduces himself as a student at the University of Jerusalem, writing a doctorate in philosophy. He is preparing a project to be sent to the university archive and collecting statements of Jewish intellectuals. The starting point is a book by prof. Hanna Arendt's about Eichmann to be published, which caused a real storm not only in Israel, but also around the world.
A Report on the Banality of Love 2012
Steal Away
Steal Away
An HBCU warrior choir fights the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror against their schools with songs of faith and freedom, and after conquering the world must then conquer their own demons.
Steal Away 1
The Tragedy of King Dan Jong
The Tragedy of King Dan Jong
The Tragedy of King Dan Jong 1956
The Man from the Other Side
The Man from the Other Side
After the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917. A Russian engineer gets the assignment to purchase locomotives from Sweden. Paid in gold. Claimed by the opponents of the revolution.
The Man from the Other Side 1972
Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War
Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War
Most people think that World War II started on September 1st, 1939, when the Germans invaded Poland, and then spread to Asia on September 7th 1941, after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. However, World War II actually started ten years earlier, when Manchuria was invaded by a now-forgotten Japanese general: Kanji Ishiwara. This is the little known truth about the most famous war in history.
Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War 2012
L'Homme aux mains d'argile
L'Homme aux mains d'argile
The fictionalized life, and interpreted by himself, of the popular boxing champion Marcel Cerdan. Training sessions, matches, victories, flight to the U.S.A. where the title of world champion is disputed, form the whole subject of the film.
L'Homme aux mains d'argile 1949
Geografens Testamente
Geografens Testamente
Geografens Testamente explores the mysterious geography of Sweden, The Nordics and Europe with clues into a deep, thrilling and exciting adventure, that you will never forget.
Geografens Testamente 2011
Where the River Divides
Where the River Divides
When the son of a clan leader returns to his village following his baptism, he must choose whether to inherit his father's legacy, or fulfill his newfound purpose and risk his life.
Where the River Divides 2023
Paris l'occupation vécue par les Allemands
Paris l'occupation vécue par les Allemands
Paris l'occupation vécue par les Allemands 2015
Leopoldina - A Imperatriz do Brasil
Leopoldina - A Imperatriz do Brasil
Leopoldina - A Imperatriz do Brasil 2023
Turner: The Man Who Painted Britain
Turner: The Man Who Painted Britain
While Joseph Mallord William Turner is considered by many to be Britain's greatest landscape painter, his private life reveals a man of extremes and contradictions. This docudrama explores the extraordinary story of a brilliant self-made man.
Turner: The Man Who Painted Britain 2002
Father's Land
Father's Land
Father's Land 2022