In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrètè. Read More »
History
Western Union (1941) Fritz Lang, Robert Young, Randolph Scott, Dean Jagger
Vance Shaw gives up outlawing and goes to work for the telegraph company Read More »
The Iron Mask (1929) Allan Dwan, Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son – an heir to the throne. Read More »
The White Rose AKA Die weisse Rose (1982) Michael Verhoeven, Lena Stolze, Martin Benrath, Wulf Kessler
During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University Read More »
Le bal (1983) Ettore Scola, Étienne Guichard, Régis Bouquet, Francesco De Rosa
The 50 year story of a ballroom in France, from the 1920s. The people who go there is always Read More »
The Youth of Maxim AKA Yunost Maksima (1935) Grigori Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, Boris Chirkov, Valentina Kibardina, Mikhail Tarkhanov
A 1935 USA trade-paper reviewer called it… “an impressive and technically outstanding Read More »
Nightwatching (2007) Peter Greenaway, Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle
The year 1642 marks the turning point in the life of the famous Dutch painter, Rembrandt Read More »
The Haunting of the Tower of London (2022) Charlie Steeds, Richard Rowden, Reece Connolly, Tim Cartwright
When the remains of two murdered Princes are discovered at the Tower of London Read More »
Sangaree (1953) Edward Ludwig, Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Patricia Medina
Originally released in 3-D, the film covers the post-Revolutionary War of Dr. Carlos Morales Read More »
Duel of Champions AKA Orazi e Curiazi (1961) Ferdinando Baldi, Terence Young, Alan Ladd, Franca Bettoia, Franco Fabrizi
A duel takes place in order to put an end to the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. Read More »
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis (2011) Roddy Bogawa, Storm Thorgerson, Tony May, Nick Mason
The album art of Storm Thorgerson is so far deeply embedded into our psyche Read More »
Citizen AKA Obywatel (2014) Jerzy Stuhr, Maciej Stuhr, Sonia Bohosiewicz
The film begins with the protagonist’s tragic accident that happens before his entering television building Read More »
Emilia Galotti (1958) Martin Hellberg, Karin Hübner, Hans-Peter Thielen, Gisela Uhlen
The lecherous, tyrannical prince of Guastalla falls in love with Emilia, the daughter of colonel Odoardo Galotti. Read More »
The Gaucho War AKA La guerra gaucha (1942) Lucas Demare, Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña
The story of the irregular forces on the north of Argentina, fighting against the Spanish Crown for the independence. Read More »
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet AKA Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (2011) Izuru Narushima, Kôji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya
The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930’s to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943. Read More »