
In his film version, Curt Goetz shifts the focus away from the poetic output towards the young Friedrich Schiller himself Read More »
Biography
Korczak (1990) Andrzej Wajda, Wojciech Pszoniak, Ewa Dalkowska, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Biography, Drama

Account of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Read More »
The King of Kings (1927) Cecil B. DeMille, H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Biography, Drama, History

Mary Magdalene becomes angry when Judas, now a follower of Jesus, won’t come to her feast. She goes to see Jesus and becomes repentant. Read More »
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) Henry Levin, George Pal, Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karlheinz Böhm, Animation, Adventure, Biography

The fictionalized lives of the story-telling Grimm brothers are brought to life in this all-star fantasy film. Read More »
Kaigenrei / Coup D’Etat (1973) Yoshishige Yoshida, Rentarô Mikuni, Yasuo Miyake, Akiko Kurano, Biography, Drama, History

Ikka Kita is a revolutionary, who suffers when he is brought his younger brother’s clothes, still smeared with his blood. Read More »
Hardcore (1977) James Kenelm Clarke, Fiona Richmond, Anthony Steel, David Cole, Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Erotic

Titillating revelations, sexual conquests and comic capers abound as 70s sex icon Fiona Richmond charts Read More »
I Want to Live! (1958) Robert Wise, Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Biography, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Barbara Graham is a woman with dubious moral standards, often a guest in seedy bars. She has been sentenced for some petty crimes. Read More »
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) George Sidney, Busby Berkeley, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, Biography, Comedy, Musical

A story very loosely based on the love story of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler who meet at a shooting match. Read More »
Édith et Marcel / Edith and Marcel (1983) Claude Lelouch, Evelyne Bouix, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Biography, Drama, Romance

Before World War II, Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan were both on their way to becoming legends in their own lifetimes. Read More »
Nude (2010) Yûichi Onuma, Naoko Watanabe, Ken Mitsuishi, Aimi Satsukawa, Biography, Drama

After graduating from high school, young Hiromi moves from Niigata to Tokyo to pursue her dreams of becoming an actress. Read More »