His home is war. Her home is Portugal. Yet the young, newly married wife of Lord von Ketten Read More »
History
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 »
Ainda Estou Aqui / I’m Still Here (2024) Walter Salles, Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello
A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary Read More »
Gate of Hell / Jigokumon (1953) Teinosuke Kinugasa, Machiko Kyô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata
In 1159, during an attempted coup, one of the court’s ladies in waiting disguises herself Read More »
Compulsion (1959) Richard Fleischer, Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi
In 1924 Chicago, two rich college students, Judd Steiner and Arthur Strauss, decide they can commit Read More »
Marie Antoinette (1938) W.S. Van Dyke, Julien Duvivier, Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore
The life of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) from betrothal and marriage in 1770 to her beheading. Read More »
Question 7 (1961) Stuart Rosenberg, Michael Gwynn, Christian De Bresson, Almut Eggert
Suspenseful story of a boy and his father, each forced to decide his future on his willingness to stand up for what he believes. Read More »