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Floating Weeds Diary
Floating Weeds Diary
A travelling theater troupe, led by Umagoro Ichikawa, comes to play in a mining town, and manages to sell every seat. Before the play begins, however, a miners' strike is announced, creating an uproar. In addition, the players find they have been cheated out of their profits by a crooked impresario.
Floating Weeds Diary 1955
American Royalty
American Royalty
The American Royalty docuseries showcases an in-depth perspective of the Miss America Pageant. Experience the hundred year history, influence, controversy, and evolution of this iconic institution.
American Royalty 2022
Beyond America
Beyond America
Under an Eastern European totalitarian regime, a prominent dissident writer survives repression by resuming a submissive sexual relationship with her former lover. After their split-up years ago, he had joined the Secret Police in order just to take her back and provide the protection she needed. Struggling to preserve her humanity, she falls in love with a young platonic dreamer, a kind of rebel without cause, whom she initiate in literature and reinvents as a character capable to meet her own desires of freedom. BEYOND AMERICA is a love story and an action drama altogether, with archetypes of an aggressive, totalitarian society.
Beyond America 2008
American Made Movie
American Made Movie
American Made Movie looks back on the glory days of U.S. manufacturing when there was a more balanced relationship between the goods produced and consumed, and illustrates how technology and globalization have changed the competitive landscape for companies doing business in America, as well as overseas. By illustrating the successes of companies and entrepreneurs that, of their own accord, have prospered without adopting the practices of their competitors, American Made Movie shows the positive impact these jobs can have on national and local economies in the face of great challenges.
American Made Movie 2013
Milady and the Musketeers
Milady and the Musketeers
Very stylish Italian swashbuckler - The Three Musketeers from the viewpoint of Milady de Winter
Milady and the Musketeers 1952
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamura enthusiastically plays the young Jirocho from Shimizu in this chivalrous story.
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region 1960
Výstřely v Mariánských Lázních
Výstřely v Mariánských Lázních
Film by Toman and Gajer.
Výstřely v Mariánských Lázních 1974
The Amazing Nina Simone
The Amazing Nina Simone
The life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone through interviews with over 50 of the subject’s friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The film has been called the best of the three Nina Simone films by The New Yorker Magazine.
The Amazing Nina Simone 2015
Psí kůže
Psí kůže
Psí kůže 1984
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
Nothing Is Truer than Truth
NOTHING IS TRUER THAN TRUTH is a feature length documentary about Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, A-list party boy on the continental circuit, who spent a year and a half in Venice and traveling in Europe, learning about commedia dell'arte and collecting the experiences that would become the Shakespeare plays. Shot in Venice, Verona, Mantua, Padua, and Brenta, the film ventures to actual sites De Vere visited in 1575-76, including the settings for THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, OTHELLO, ROMEO & JULIET, and TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. The film features renowned Shakespeare scholars, actors, and directors, including Sir Derek Jacobi, Mark Rylance, Tina Packer, and Diane Paulus, and argues that De Vere's bisexuality is the reason for the pseudonym Shake-speare.
Nothing Is Truer than Truth 2018
The Barrel
The Barrel
An experimental work of autofiction which captures the lasting impressions that an environment can have. A personal recollection leads to a ruin of historical significance, culminating in a tale of bizarre local folklore. This bewitching short makes for a wistful and meditative experience.
The Barrel 2023
Human Relationships
Human Relationships
Lee Sun-fung is renowned for adapting literary classics for the silver screen. To commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Union Film Enterprise known for producing quality films and co-founded by Lee, Human Relationships is adapted from writer Ba Jin's novel into film. The Yiu family moves into a manor. Mrs Yiu, while frustrated by the way her step-son is spoiled by her husband and mother-in-law, develops a friendship with a kid (Michael Lai) who steals flowers from the mansion's garden. She later learns that he is the son of the place's former owner whose downfall at middle age is the result of being spoiled when young. Lai was only a child but gained a foothold among seasoned veterans like Cheung Wood-yau, Ng Cho-fan and Pak Yin.
Human Relationships 1959
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew
A Jew who mocked Jesus on the cross is visited by a devil and an angel.
The Wandering Jew 1904
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Rita Levi-Montalcini
In 1986, Rita Levi-Montalcini receives the Nobel Prize, but something is missing. After meeting a young violinist, the scientist faces a difficult choice: take refuge in fame or get back in the game.
Rita Levi-Montalcini 2020
The Abe Clan
The Abe Clan
“19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord’s successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eventually commits harakiri without permission. His eldest son is then punished for Yaichiemon’s suicide, and when he resists, is sentenced to death. The entire Abe clan rebels upon the son’s execution, and the clan is annihilated.” --Alan Poul, Japan Society
The Abe Clan 1938
100 Years of Torture: The History
100 Years of Torture: The History
The movie takes place in four periods: the first, a group of female Christians are raped and crucified in 18th century Japan. The second deals with a man who beats his cheating wife and her lover. The third, is set in WW2 where inquisition soldiers torture, rape and abuse female traitors, and the fourth story deals with soldiers raping and abusing suspected female spies.
100 Years of Torture: The History 1975
A Vida Privada de Salazar
A Vida Privada de Salazar
Na fase final da vida de Salazar, o estadista recorda a sua vida, as suas opções, as decisões que tomou e as que podia ter tomado. Dar a conhecer o homem por detrás de quem governou Portugal durante 40 anos foi o grande desafio: Salazar, enquanto estadista, é conhecido do grande público. O mito do estadista estóico, convictamente religioso e assexuado tem o contraponto neste filme.
A Vida Privada de Salazar 2009
Red Devil and Heroine Su
Red Devil and Heroine Su
A lesbian short film released by RelaApp as a valentine's day special starring real life couple SUN&Shou. One is a righteous, thoughtful, and introverted martial arts master, and the other is a clever, cunning, and arrogant demon. They admire each other and work hand in hand to plan against the enemy; however, they can't help being from two different worlds. In the end that is no match for their lovesickness and affection, the lovers get married.
Red Devil and Heroine Su 2020
Custodians: A Story of Ancient Echoes
Custodians: A Story of Ancient Echoes
The documentary Custodians – A Story of Ancient Echoes follows the journey of a local community in Herschel, Saskatchewan during the summer of 2021 as they work to preserve and protect the pastureland, native grasslands, and important Indigenous artifacts found near the village. Upon discoveries of dinosaurs, marine fossils and significant Indigenous sites and petroglyphs on nearby farmland, an aging population of community volunteers come together to preserve the land and its stories including the Indigenous history, paleontology, and local ecology. “We have found a living library” says Métis Artist Jo Cooper who has spent the past 20 years in Herschel working alongside locals. The stories of the land and the echoes of the past form new friendships, unravel mysteries and model a potential for deep justice, reconciliation and healing between people and the land.
Custodians: A Story of Ancient Echoes 1
Srimadhvirata Parvamu
Srimadhvirata Parvamu
It is an Epic story based on the book Virata Parva of Mahabharatha. After 12 years of Vanavasam, the Pandavas spend their 13th year of exile the Agnaadhavasam in an incognito state with disguised identities at the court of Virata. Follows how they end their exile & the marriage celebration of Uttara and Abhimanyu.
Srimadhvirata Parvamu 1979
I'll be back
I'll be back
Former Chilean political refugee, Porfirio, blind since an accident related to his commitment, returns to Chile for the first time after 30 years of exile in France. Filmed by his niece and guided by his daughter, he goes, hoping to find confirmation in his life-choices. ​
I'll be back 2013
The Diplomatic Pouch
The Diplomatic Pouch
The film's plot is based on the real murder of the Soviet diplomatic courier Theodor Nette abroad. The pouch of the Soviet diplomat, which is stolen by British spies, is taken away by the sailors of a ship sailing to Leningrad who deliver it to the authorities. The intelligence agents make every effort to retrieve the bag.
The Diplomatic Pouch 1927
A Mad Woman
A Mad Woman
A Mad Woman 1964
Maria Queen of Romania
Maria Queen of Romania
Queen Maria of Romania, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, ruled the country during World War I and 1918, achieving international recognition. Despite personal struggles, she was banished from court by Carol's son.
Maria Queen of Romania 2018
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America’s premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and newspapers of the day, the fascinating story of this universally admired monument is told. In interviews with Americans from all walks of life, including former New York governor Mario Cuomo, the late congresswoman Barbara Jordan and the late writers James Baldwin and Jerzy Kosinski, The Statue of Liberty examines the nature of liberty and the significance of the statue to American life. Nominated for both the Academy Award ® and the Emmy Award ®, The Statue of Liberty received the prestigious CINE Golden Eagle, the Christopher Award and the Blue Ribbon at the American Film Festival.
The Statue of Liberty 1985
The Spirit of '76
The Spirit of '76
When 12 year old twins Madison & Reagan Church wanted to know why they couldn't find bank bailouts, takeovers of car companies and universal health care in the Constitution they were "studying" in school, they asked their dad where to find it. The result is an exciting journey through the Founding era to discover the truth behind our governments founding document and the men who proposed and opposed it.
The Spirit of '76 2009
Where's Jack?
Where's Jack?
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
Where's Jack? 1969
State Crime
State Crime
State crime is a historic French telefilm, directed by Pierre Aknine and released January 29, 2013 on France 3. It discusses Robert Boulin case and supports the thesis of assassinat1.
State Crime 2013
The Judge Goes to Pieces
The Judge Goes to Pieces
The rapier wit is not only for playful bantering between a couple but also for fighting justice. Famed attorney Sung Sai-kit (Ma Si-tsang) is best known for his sharp pen and silver tongue. His wife Madam Tong (Hung Sin Nui), sympathetic with a wronged widow, tries every trick up her sleeve to get her husband to help. Ma is funny and lovable who morphs from the henpecked husband to the brilliant and shrewd attorney at court, he displays perseverance behind his devil-may-care and nonchalant attitude, even Stephen Chow reincarnated his persona in the 1992 version.
The Judge Goes to Pieces 1948
The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection
Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.
The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection 2021
Agitprop Team 'Kill the enemy!'
Agitprop Team 'Kill the enemy!'
World War II is raging on the Eastern front but the soldier Nikanor has been sent to Siberia: bot as a prisoner, but as the leader of a motley group of entertainers who travel from village to village giving concerts. Still, Big Brother is watching and when the entertainers encounter a strange man in the woods there is trouble brewing. One of the performers falls in love with the mysterious backwoodsman, but the secret service is after him, too.
Agitprop Team 'Kill the enemy!' 2007
The Orlovs
The Orlovs
The drunkard and his wife become orderlies in a cholera barracks during the outbreak.
The Orlovs 1978
Le Grand Retournement
Le Grand Retournement
Le Grand Retournement 2013
La Mort du duc d'Enghien en 1804
La Mort du duc d'Enghien en 1804
Directed by Albert Capellani.
La Mort du duc d'Enghien en 1804 1909
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
A number of slaves risk their lives to escape their masters with their only help coming from the famous secret slave escape network.
Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad 1994
Portugal - Carnations against Dictatorship
Portugal - Carnations against Dictatorship
In April 1974, left-wing factions in the Portuguese military staged a coup against the authoritarian regime which had been in power for half a century. The uprising was largely peaceful and went down in history as the Carnation Revolution. But the path to a democratic Portugal was not easy and not without obstacles.
Portugal - Carnations against Dictatorship 2024
Judgement
Judgement
The film is a historic parable about the topicality of revolution. 1514. The peasants' uprising is over, Dózsa has been arrested. Werbőczy tries to get the imprisoned peasant leader deny the revolution and offers him the lives of his people in exchange.
Judgement 1970
The Mongols
The Mongols
A director of a television series on the history of cinema, who has been grappling with the screenplay of his first feature film, receives an assignment to oversee the installation of a television relay station in a remote region of Zahedan province. He has already hired Turkmen tribespeople for his film and selected his filming location. Meanwhile his wife, who is working on her Ph.D. dissertation about the Mongol invasion of Iran, attempts to dissuade him from accepting the assignment. One night, while working on his history of the cinema series, the director fantasizes a diegetic world that consists of clever juxtapositions of his different worlds: the history of cinema, the history of the mongol invasion, his own film idea and his imminent assignment to the desert.
The Mongols 1973
Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster
Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster
"Titanic - Anatomy of a Disaster" is an original Discovery Channel production that looks into not only the history but the mystery surrounding the sinking of Britain's most luxurious passenger liner. This investigation, narrated by Martin Sheen, shows a research and recovery expedition that uses science to piece together the final hours of the Titanic: Discovery Channel has assembled a unique investigative team of oceanologists, marine engineers, archaeologists, microbiologists, metallurgists, engineers, writers, historians and movie makers to uncover the truth about one of history's greatest disasters.
Titanic: Anatomy of a Disaster 1997
Cervantes versus Lope
Cervantes versus Lope
Mockumentary about the confrontation between Miguel de Cervantes and Lope de Vega around the apocryphal second part of the Quijote signed by Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda. It also tells the relations of other writers and influent persons on the Spanish Golden Age.
Cervantes versus Lope 2016