
This classic (Greek) tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother Read More »
History
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

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 »
The Man from Dakota (1940) Leslie Fenton, Wallace Beery, John Howard, Dolores del Rio

During the Civil War a beautiful woman helps two Union spies cross into the Confederacy and gather information. Read More »