Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician Read More »
History
The Libertine AKA Le libertin (2000) Gabriel Aghion, Vincent Perez, Fanny Ardant, Josiane Balasko
The ‘philosopher’ (modernist intellectual of the French 18th-century Enlightenment) Denis Diderot Read More »
The Celluloid Closet (1995) Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright
A comprehensive documentary of the history of gays and lesbians in cinema Read More »
The Passion of Joan of Arc AKA La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley
The sufferings of a martyr, Jeanne D’Arc (1412-1431). Jeanne appears in court where Cauchon questions her and d’Estivet spits on her. Read More »
Macbeth (1948) Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O’Herlihy
In fog-dripping, barren and sometimes macabre settings, 11th-century Scottish nobleman Macbeth Read More »
An Officer and a Spy AKA J’accuse (2019) Roman Polanski, Louis Garrel, Christophe Maratier, Pierre Poirot
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young promising officer Read More »
Ice Palace (1960) Vincent Sherman, Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer
At the end of World War I, Zeb Kennedy, a canner, and Thor Storm, a fishing boat captain Read More »
Vlad the Impaler AKA Deliler (2018) Osman Kaya, Cem Uçan, Erkan Petekkaya, Yetkin Dikinciler
The true story of 7 oddly dressed fearless men of Ottoman army fight against cruel Vlad. Read More »
The Hitler Gang (1944) John Farrow, Bobby Watson, Roman Bohnen, Martin Kosleck
This film shows us the growth of Adolf Hitler out of a tiny radical political adventurer Read More »
Mission to Moscow (1943) Michael Curtiz, Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Oskar Homolka
“Mission to Moscow” was made at the behest of F.D.R. in order to garner more support for the Soviet Union during WWII. Read More »
Wagner (1983) Tony Palmer, Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Miguel Herz-Kestranek
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner’s life and work, from before the 1848 revolution Read More »
The Magnate AKA Magnat (1987) Filip Bajon, Jan Nowicki, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jan Englert
Film traces the fascinating saga of princely Polish dynasty in years 1900-1935. Read More »
Nathan the Wise AKA Nathan der Weise (1922) Manfred Noa, Fritz Greiner, Carl de Vogt, Lia Eibenschütz
One of the main works of the Age of Enlightenment, a powerful plea in favour of tolerance Read More »
Break of Day (1976) Ken Hannam, Sara Kestelman, Andrew McFarlane, Ingrid Mason
Tom Cooper, a married man recently returned from WWI, falls in love with an artist visiting his country town, but he has misgivings after meeting her city friends. Read More »
A Tale of Two Cities (1917) Frank Lloyd, William Farnum, Jewel Carmen, Charles Clary
Charles Darnay is the nephew of the Marquis St. Evremonde in pre-Revolutionary France Read More »