Madame Desbassayns: Myth and Reality of an Icon of Slavery
2015-01-01The life of Mrs. Desbassayns is exceptional in more than one way in the history of slavery on the island of Réunion. Married at the age of 15 to the f...
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Casablanca revisitada
1992-01-01A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop cul...
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
2005-12-07Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery delivery...
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Frate Francesco
1927-04-29Frate Francesco/The Passion of St. Francis (1927) aka Santo Francesco was the third Italian film on the life of Saint Francis of Assisi. St. Francis, ...
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The Butcher of Prague
2011-06-02Czechoslovakia, 1941. As the war continues, Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Nazi-occupied Prague and establishes a regime of terror that ...
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Footprints
1961-10-01This early short by Jaromil Jireš anticipates the formal and stylistic experimentation that would characterize VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS.
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Saint-Germain ou La négociation
2003-12-20This is the TV adaptation of a novel by Francis Walder. The scene happens in 1570, during the religions wars between catholics and protestants in Fran...
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Stockholm Bloodbath
2024-01-19In 1520, the notorious and power-hungry Danish King Christian II is determined to seize the Swedish crown from Sten Sture, no matter what it takes. Me...
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Mikolka-Parovoz
1957-07-08A story of eleven years old Mikolka and his adventures during October Revolution.
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Salvatore Giuliano
1962-03-01Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side. Local a...
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Mumtaz Mahal
1944-10-13Mumtaz Mahal tells the story of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, tracing their deep love, her death during childbirth, and his grief that leads h...
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The Sword with No Name
2009-09-24Mu Myeong is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who meets and falls in love with lady Ja Yeong who will become the future Empress Myseongseong. A few years l...
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