In bustling era of 19th-century Louisiana, sugar is as valuable as gold Read More »
History
Oedipus the King (1968) Philip Saville, Christopher Plummer, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson
This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother Read More »
Days of Hope (1975) Ken Loach, Paul Copley, Pamela Brighton, Nikolas Simmonds
Days of Hope (1975) was Ken Loach’s first historical piece Read More »
Sakuran (2006) Mika Ninagawa, Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shîna, Yoshino Kimura
A young girl is sold into a red-light district brothel and tries to adapt to life as an oiran (courtesan). Read More »
Land of the Pharaohs (1955) Howard Hawks, Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin
In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) is obsessed with acquiring gold Read More »
Seven Minutes / Georg Elser – Einer aus Deutschland (1989) Klaus Maria Brandauer, Rebecca Miller, Brian Dennehy
A true story about Johann Georg Elser, a quiet carpenter Read More »
Proud Heritage / Mircea (1989) Sergiu Nicolaescu, Serban Ionescu, Adrian Pintea
Following the 1394 Battle of Rovine between the Wallachian and Ottoman armies Read More »
Victoria the Great (1937) Herbert Wilcox, Anna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, Walter Rilla
The story opens on the morning of 20 June 1837, when the Lord Chamberlain and Archbishop of Canterbury Read More »
Nero’s Big Weekend / Mio figlio Nerone (1956) Steno, Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson
Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Read More »
Drums in the Deep South (1951) William Cameron Menzies, James Craig, Barbara Payton, Guy Madison
Best friends Clay Clayburn and Will Denning graduate from West Point Read More »