Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. Read More »
History
The Weight of Chains (2010) Boris Malagurski, Rade Aleksic, James Bissett, John Bosnitch
The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role Read More »
Shogun’s Shadow (1989) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari
Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. Read More »
A Talking Picture (2003) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich
A meditation on culture. July, 2001: buddies tide as a cruise boat departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and also the Indian Ocean. Read More »
Der Tunnel (2001) Roland Suso Richter, Heino Ferch, Nicolette Krebitz, Sebastian Koch
During the Cold War, Germany was divided into two states – East and West. Read More »
A Portuguesa / The Portuguese Woman (2018) Rita Azevedo Gomes, Clara Riedenstein, Marcello Urgeghe, Ingrid Caven
His home is war. Her home is Portugal. Yet the young, newly married wife of Lord von Ketten Read More »
The Divine Lady (1929) Frank Lloyd, Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner
A partly fictionalized account of history begins with the arrival of slatternly Emma Hart Read More »
Black Arrow (1985) John Hough, Benedict Taylor, Georgia Slowe, Oliver Reed
In England, during the 15th century, many lords and noblemen vie for the throne. Read More »
Lone Star (1952) Vincent Sherman, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford
Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke Read More »
The Purple Heart (1944) Lewis Milestone, Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Read More »