In this romanticized biography, a small German principality’s inexperienced princess, Catherine Read More »
History
Sweet Country (1987) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Jane Alexander, John Cullum, Carole Laure
Anna and Ben are settled in rural Chile in the early 1970’s. They are very isolated and their only real friends are two Chilean sisters, Eva and Monica. Read More »
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) Michael Curtiz, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England Read More »
Les Misérables (1935) Richard Boleslawski, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke
This is by far the best version of Les Misérables ever made in my opinion and the critics. Read More »
The Elementary School AKA Obecná skola (1991) Jan Sverák, Jan Tríska, Zdenek Sverák, Libuse Safránková
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. Read More »
Himiko (1974) Masahiro Shinoda, Shima Iwashita, Masao Kusakari, Rie Yokoyama
A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko Read More »
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) James B. Clark, Celia Milius, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel
When her whole tribe disappears from Westerners, Karana and her brother have to survive themselves. Read More »
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania AKA Pan Tadeusz (1999) Andrzej Wajda, Boguslaw Linda, Daniel Olbrychski, Grazyna Szapolowska
In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia’s client state of Lithuania, think independence will come Read More »
Van Diemen’s Land (2009) Jonathan auf der Heide, Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft
The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia’s most notorious convict. Read More »
The King Is Dancing AKA Le roi danse (2000) Gérard Corbiau, Benoît Magimel, Boris Terral, Tchéky Karyo
Corbiau repeats the Farinelli formula, artistic rivalry and social private drama expressed in dazzling Read More »