Cleopatra hasn’t been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Read More »
History
Chasing the Deer (1994) Graham Holloway, Brian Blessed, Iain Cuthbertson, Matthew Zajac
The Jacobite Rebellion of Scotland, and thirty years after the first battle, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his army make a stand at Culloden. Read More »
Sandakan 8 AKA Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo (1974) Kei Kumai, Komaki Kurihara, Yôko Takahashi, Kinuyo Tanaka
A journalist interviews an old woman who was forced into prostitution Read More »
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel AKA Beaumarchais l’insolent (1996) Édouard Molinaro, Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Manuel Blanc, Michel Aumont
The life story of the titular Beaumarchais (Fabrice Luchini), playwright and adventurer Read More »
The Winter War AKA Talvisota (1989) Pekka Parikka, Taneli Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Timo Torikka
Set during World War 2. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, Russia attacked Finland in November 1939. Read More »
My Enemy’s Enemy (2007) Kevin Macdonald, Raymond Aubrac, Robert Badinter, Klaus Barbie
A look at the history of one-time Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie, infamously known as “The Butcher of Lyon.” Read More »
The Buccaneer (1958) Anthony Quinn, Yul Brynner, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer
During the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Read More »
The Princess of Montpensier AKA La princesse de Montpensier (2010) Bertrand Tavernier, Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel
Bertrand Tavernier is in top form with this gripping, superbly mounted drama Read More »
Triumph of the Will AKA Triumph des Willens (1935) Leni Riefenstahl, Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Max Amann
Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens) is a filmed record of the 1934 Nazi Party Convention, in Nuremberg. Read More »
Heartbeat Detector AKA La question humaine (2007) Nicolas Klotz, Mathieu Amalric, Michael Lonsdale, Edith Scob
Paris today. Simon works as psychologist in human resources department of petrochemical corporation. Read More »