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Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
Subgenre: | conspiracy theory |
Themes: | inheritancewritingfreedomtheatreexecutionpoetryblackmaildeath of fatherincestweddingdrunkennesstorturedrinkingpregnancyprison …politicsghostbetrayalmoneymarriagemurderlovedeath (See All) |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandspaincastleenglanditalyboatsnownew york city |
Characters: | younger version of characterfrenchcatholicreference to godactresswriteractormusiciandancergirlprostituteboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship …father son relationshipmother son relationship (See All) |
Period: | 16th century |
Story: | king philip ii of spainshakespeare playpolitical intriguebritish royaltydeath of queenreference to mary queen of scotsqueen elizabeth itheatre boxjail cellaccidental incestimplied incestmother son incesthandheld mirrorhorse and carriagelooking at oneself in a mirror …wedding ringbag of moneyflashback within a flashback within a flashbackreference to shakespeare's a midsummer night's dreamreference to venus the roman goddessreference to christopher marlowereference to shakespeare's henry vreference to shakespeare's julius caesarreference to shakespeare's twelfth nightreference to shakespeare's richard iiisuccession to the throneassassination threatstratford upon avonprivy councillondon skylinemother murders sonreference to homerline of successionbookend scenescoat of armsflashback within a flashbacktolling bellquill penelizabethan erahissingtower of londonseditionalegoblettudorsonnetbooingreference to shakespeare's macbethamnestypuritananonymityrhymebadmintonpolitical unrestcaricatureheresyreference to platoprinting pressincestuous sexbreaking down a doorpublishingexecutionerfilicideinkcoronationillegitimate sonmessengernoblemanscotsmanbanishmentprotestantreference to shakespeare's romeo and julietleg woundhunchbackspotlightreference to shakespeare's hamletexposebroadway manhattan new york citybritish soldierbettingmusketgiving a toastwalesilliteracyepiloguechandelierfencingwhisperingplaywrightcrownabandonmentplaguetreasonmetaphorgreekhorseback ridingbeheadingbriberydaggerplaycanestabbed in the legroserowboatliteraturebackstageintriguemourningthunderdwarfcannonpicnictorchrebellionaudienceservantfraudlifting someone into the airhidingroyaltytraitorapplauseitalianchessreference to william shakespearekissing while having sexarsonqueenfireworkspoetflowerirelandcrosspursuitcover uptentumbrellaprologueauthorflash forwardpainkingcontroversybridgestabbingmassacrestrangulationambushcandleshot in the backmanhattan new york cityprayerjaildead bodybookshootingbare buttarrestsworddrinkface slapmirrorhorsesongcryingvoice over narrationfirechasesingingdancingmale nuditybare chested maleone word titlesex scenenuditykissdogflashback (See All) |
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Themes: | executiontorturepregnancypoliticsbetrayalmarriagelovedeathmurder |
Locations: | englandboat |
Characters: | frenchcatholicreference to godmusiciandancerprostitutefather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 16th century |
Story: | king philip ii of spainpolitical intriguedeath of queenqueen elizabeth ihorse and carriageprivy councilelizabethan eratower of londontudorheresyexecutionercoronationprotestantcrowntreason …horseback ridingbeheadingdaggerrowboatintriguedwarfrebellionservantroyaltykissing while having sexqueenfireworkscrossstrangulationprayerdead bodyswordface slaphorsecryingdancingone word titleflashback (See All) |
In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, science and sexual promiscuity flourish. Thirteen years later, in the midst of political and economical problems, Charles II asks for the return of his friend John Wilmot, aka the second Earl of Rochester, from e …xile back to London. John is a morally-corrupt drunkard and a sexually- active cynical poet. When the King asks John to prepare a play for the French ambassador so as to please him, John meets the aspiring actress Elizabeth Barry in the playhouse and decides to make her into a great star. He falls in love with her and she becomes his mistress. During the presentation to the Frenchman, he falls into disgrace with the court. When he was thirty-three years old and dying of syphilis and alcoholism, he converts to being a religious man. (Read More)
Themes: | writingtheatreexecutionpoetrydrunkennessdrinkingmoneylovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandcastle |
Characters: | catholicactresswriteractordancerprostitutesingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | queen elizabeth itheatre boxhorse and carriagereference to christopher marlowetower of londoninkbanishmentprotestantreference to shakespeare's hamletbettingepiloguechandelierplaywrightplaycane …backstagedwarfaudienceservantroyaltyapplausereference to william shakespearepoetprologuekingstabbingcandlebare buttsworddrinkface slapsongsingingdancingmale nuditydogkiss (See All) |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Themes: | executionincestweddingpregnancypoliticsbetrayalmarriagedeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | catholicdancergirlprostitutefather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 16th century |
Story: | queen elizabeth ihorse and carriageline of successiontower of londontudorprotestantcrowntreasonhorseback ridingbeheadingintrigueroyaltyqueententking …face slapsongcryingsingingdancingkissdog (See All) |
Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.
Themes: | weddingdrunkennesstorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsdeathlovemurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandcastleenglandboat |
Characters: | catholicdancerprostitutesingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | protestantbritish soldiertreasoncannonrebelliontraitorarsonirelandcontroversymassacrestrangulationcandlejaildead bodyarrest …drinkface slaphorsesongfiresingingdancing (See All) |
In 1767, the British Princess Caroline is betrothed to the mad King Christian VII of Denmark, but her life with the erratic monarch in the oppressive country becomes an isolating misery. However, Christian soon gains a fast companion with the German Dr. Johann Struensee, a quietly idealistic man of …the Enlightenment. As the only one who can influence the King, Struensee is able to begin sweeping enlightened reforms of Denmark through Christian even as Caroline falls for the doctor. However, their secret affair proves a tragic mistake that their conservative enemies use to their advantage in a conflict that threatens to claim more than just the lovers as their victims. (Read More)
Themes: | executiontorturepregnancyprisonpoliticsbetrayalmarriagelove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | englandsnow |
Characters: | frenchreference to godprostitutehusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagelooking at oneself in a mirrorfencingtreasonhorseback ridingbeheadingintriguetorchrebellionservantroyaltyreference to william shakespearequeencrossflash forward …kingcandledead bodybare buttarrestface slapmirrorhorsecryingvoice over narrationdancingbare chested malesex scenenudityflashbackkissdog (See All) |
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. They are put to the test, however, when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requir …ing genuine courage. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennesstorturedrinkingprisonghostbetrayalmoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | castlesnow |
Characters: | actordancergirlprostituteboyfather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagecrownplaguehorseback ridingdaggercannontorchfraudlifting someone into the airitalianqueenfireworkscrossprologueflash forward …kingstabbingcandleshot in the backbookarrestsworddrinkmirrorhorsefiredancingdogflashbackkiss (See All) |
After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.
Themes: | executiondrinkingmarriagemurderdeath |
Locations: | boat |
Characters: | musiciandancergirlprostituteboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagelooking at oneself in a mirrorbritish soldiergiving a toastgreekhorseback ridingcanemourningthunderchesscrosspursuittentumbrellaflash forward …candleprayerdead bodybookshootingbare buttsworddrinkface slapmirrorhorsesongcryingchasesingingdancingmale nuditybare chested maledogflashbacknudity (See All) |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredeath of fatherweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Characters: | catholicmusiciandancerprostitutesingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagecoronationchandelierhorseback ridingrowboatintriguemourningaudiencelifting someone into the airroyaltyapplausequeenfireworkstentking …candlebare buttsworddrinkmirrorhorsesongcryingvoice over narrationsingingdancingdogkissnudity (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Themes: | executiondrunkennesstorturedrinkingpoliticsghostbetrayalmoneylovedeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | reference to godboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | messengerepiloguewhisperingplaguetreasongreekhorseback ridingbeheadingrowboatdwarftorchtraitorcrosscontroversymassacre …candleprayerdead bodybookbare buttarrestsworddrinkhorsecryingvoice over narrationfirechasesingingmale nuditynudityflashbackdogkiss (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
Themes: | writingpoetrydrunkennessdrinkingmoneymurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | frenchreference to godwriterdancersingerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail celllooking at oneself in a mirrorgiving a toastepilogueabandonmentrowboatrebelliontraitorreference to william shakespearepoetpursuitprologueauthorflash forwardstabbing …manhattan new york cityjailbookbare buttarrestdrinkface slapmirrorsongcryingvoice over narrationchasesingingdancingmale nuditybare chested malekissflashbacknudity (See All) |
'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | frenchreference to godwritergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorscotsmanreference to shakespeare's romeo and julietwhisperinghorseback ridingirelandpursuitprologueflash forwardbridgeshot in the backdead bodyshootingbare buttdrink …mirrorhorsesongcryingvoice over narrationfirechasesingingdogkissflashback (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
Themes: | theatreexecutionweddingdrunkennessdrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneymarriagemurderdeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | boat |
Characters: | actressactordancerprostitutehusband wife relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagewedding ringbackstagecannonservantkissing while having sexpursuitflash forwardcandleprayershootingbare buttdrinkmirrorhorse …cryingvoice over narrationdancingmale nuditybare chested malesex scenekissflashback (See All) |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Themes: | executiontorturedrinkingprisonbetrayalmoneydeath |
Locations: | spain |
Characters: | catholicdancerprostitutefather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriageheresyprinting pressbritish soldierdwarfqueencrossflash forwardpainkingcandleprayerdead bodyarrestdrink …horsedancing (See All) |
England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as 'King George VI' (qv), but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extr …aordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandenglandsnow |
Characters: | reference to godactorsingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagereference to shakespeare's twelfth nightcoronationreference to shakespeare's hamletbritish soldiergiving a toastchandeliertreasonhorseback ridingservantfraudroyaltyapplausereference to william shakespearequeen …crossumbrellakingprayerbookdrinkhorsesongcryingsingingdancingdogkiss (See All) |
Themes: | executiondeath of fatherprisonbetrayalmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandcastleenglandboat |
Characters: | prostitutefather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | jail cellflashback within a flashbackcoronationcrownstabbed in the legrowboatdwarftorchrebellionroyaltytraitorarsonqueenkingbridge …massacrestrangulationambushcandleshot in the backswordhorsefirechasebare chested maleflashbackdog (See All) |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
Themes: | inheritanceweddingdrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagedeathmurderlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | jail cellhorse and carriagebritish soldiergiving a toasthorseback ridingthunderservantapplausepursuitumbrellaprologuebridgecandledead bodysword …drinkmirrorhorsesongcryingvoice over narrationfiresingingdancingbare chested malekissdog (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherweddingdrinkingpoliticsmoneylovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | spainitaly |
Characters: | catholicactressdancerprostitutesingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagepolitical unrestfencinghorseback ridingrosemourningrebellionumbrellacandleprayerjailarrestdrinkhorsesong …cryingvoice over narrationfiresingingdancingone word title (See All) |
Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from … the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. (Read More)
Themes: | writingtheatreweddingdrinkingmoneydeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | italy |
Characters: | catholicactresswriteractordancergirlprostituteboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | giving a toastliteraturemourningdwarfroyaltyapplauseitalianreference to william shakespearepoetcrossumbrellacontroversycandlebookbare butt …arrestdrinksongcryingvoice over narrationsingingdancingmale nuditybare chested malekissdogflashback (See All) |
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Themes: | death of fatherweddingbetrayalmarriagemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | castleboat |
Characters: | dancergirlboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | death of queencoronationcrownhorseback ridingdaggerrowboattraitorkissing while having sexqueenirelandflash forwardkingambushswordhorse …firedancingmale nuditybare chested malekiss (See All) |
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille came into the world unwanted, expected to die, yet born with an unnerving sense of smell that created alienation as well as talent. Of all the smells around him, Grenouille is beckoned to the scent of a woman's soul, and spends the rest of his life attempting to smell her es …sence again by becoming a perfumer, and creating the essence of an innocence lost. (Read More)
Themes: | executiontorturepregnancymoneylovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | boat |
Characters: | catholicdancerprostitutefather daughter relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail cellhorse and carriageheresyexecutionerroserowboattorchitalianfireworksflowercrossprologuebridgecandlejail …dead bodyswordface slapcryingvoice over narrationdancingmale nuditybare chested malesex scenedogkissflashbacknudity (See All) |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d …rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop… (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutionpoetrydrunkennesstorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsmoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london england |
Characters: | reference to godactressactordancergirlboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail celllooking at oneself in a mirrorpolitical unrestbritish soldiergiving a toasthorseback ridingmourninghidingpoetpursuitprologueflash forwardmassacrecandleshot in the back …prayerjaildead bodybookshootingarrestsworddrinkface slapmirrorhorsesongcryingvoice over narrationfirechasesingingdancingbare chested maleflashback (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
Themes: | theatreblackmaildrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagedeathlove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandboat |
Characters: | frenchcatholicdancerboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | rowboatintriguetorchservantcrossumbrellaflash forwardpainstrangulationdead bodybookbare buttdrinkmirrorhorse …songcryingfirechasesingingdancingmale nuditysex scenekissflashback (See All) |
Tells the story of Evey Hammond and her unlikely but instrumental part in bringing down the fascist government that has taken control of a futuristic Great Britain. Saved from a life-and-death situation by a man in a Guy Fawkes mask who calls himself V, she learns a general summary of V's past and, …after a time, decides to help him bring down those who committed the atrocities that led to Britain being in the shape that it is in. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutiontorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsmurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandengland |
Characters: | actressdancergirlboyfather daughter relationship |
Story: | jail cellreference to shakespeare's twelfth nightseditionbritish soldierfencingplaguetreasondaggerroselifting someone into the airreference to william shakespearefireworksflowerprologuestabbing …strangulationjaildead bodyshootingsworddrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationfiredancingmale nuditykissflashback (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | weddingdrinkingbetrayallovemurder |
Locations: | london englandspainnew york city |
Characters: | dancergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reference to shakespeare's macbethcanehidingreference to william shakespearearsonflowercrosspursuitumbrellaflash forwardstabbingbookarrestdrinkface slap …mirrorsongvoice over narrationfirechasesingingdancingbare chested malesex scenekissflashbackdog (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | writingweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | englandnew york city |
Characters: | reference to godwriterdancersingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail celllooking at oneself in a mirrorprinting pressgiving a toastapplausepursuitauthorflash forwardcontroversyjailbookarrestdrinkface slapmirror …songcryingchasesingingdancingbare chested malenudityflashbackkiss (See All) |
In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count …ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)
Themes: | blackmaildrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | englandboat |
Characters: | dancerboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | whisperinghorseback ridingmourningthunderhidingkissing while having sexarsoncrosspursuitcover uptentumbrellaprologuecandleshot in the back …dead bodyarrestdrinkhorsesongvoice over narrationfirechasesingingdancingbare chested maleone word titledogflashbackkiss (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyprisonpoliticsbetrayalmoneymarriagelovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englanditalyboatnew york city |
Characters: | frenchcatholicreference to godwriterdancergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | wedding ringchandeliermourningthunderumbrellacontroversystabbingmassacrecandleshot in the backmanhattan new york cityprayerdead bodyshootingarrest …drinksongcryingchasesingingdancingbare chested maleone word titledognudityflashback (See All) |
A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life cha …nges forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. (Read More)
Themes: | executiondeath of fatherdrunkennesstorturedrinkingbetrayalmoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandboat |
Characters: | dancerprostituteboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail celltorchrebellionhidingarsonpursuittentprologuecontroversybridgemassacreambushshot in the backjaildead body …shootingdrinkmirrorsongcryingfirechasesingingdancingkissnuditydog (See All) |
Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that … there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him. (Read More)
Themes: | inheritancedrinkingbetrayalmarriagemurder |
Locations: | castle |
Characters: | actorsingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 16th century |
Story: | messengerbanishmentmuskettreasonhorseback ridingbeheadingdaggerservantroyaltytraitorflowerumbrellaprologueambushprayer …sworddrinkhorsesongcryingfirechasesingingone word titlekissdog (See All) |
Themes: | drinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | catholicreference to godactresswriterdancerprostitutesingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail cellgiving a toastthunderapplausereference to william shakespearepursuitflash forwardpainprayerjailbare buttdrinkface slapsongcrying …chasesingingdancingbare chested maleone word titleflashbackkissnudity (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | theatredeath of fatherweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymarriagedeath |
Characters: | younger version of characterreference to godactressactordancerboysingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorleg woundgiving a toastaudiencecrossflash forwardbookbare buttdrinkface slapmirrorsongcryingsingingdancing …male nuditybare chested maleflashbackkissnudity (See All) |
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival ma …gicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | theatreexecutiondrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyprisonbetrayaldeathlovemurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandsnow |
Characters: | actorgirlboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | jail cellhorse and carriageflashback within a flashbackcanebackstagemourningthundertorchaudienceservantapplauseflash forwardcandlejaildead body …shootingdrinkhorsevoice over narrationfirebare chested maleflashback (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Themes: | executiondrinkingmoneymurderlovedeath |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | reference to godwritergirlprostituteboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | alescotsmanhorseback ridingrebellionpursuitumbrellaprologueauthorflash forwardbridgestabbingcandleshot in the backprayerdead body …bookshootingbare buttarrestdrinkface slaphorsesongcryingchasesingingmale nuditybare chested malesex scenedogflashbackkiss (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | theatrepoetrydrunkennessdrinkingpoliticsmarriagelove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandenglandnew york city |
Characters: | frenchactormusiciandancergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | jail celllooking at oneself in a mirrorhorseback ridingapplausepoetumbrellamanhattan new york cityprayerjaildead bodybare buttdrinkhorsesongvoice over narration …firesingingdancingmale nuditybare chested maledognudity (See All) |
Begins when an opera ghost terrorizes the cast and crew of the French Opera House while tutoring a chorus girl. He finally drives the lead soprano crazy so she and her friend leave. The girl is able to sing lead one night but the soprano doesn't want her show stolen so she comes back. The ghost dema …nds they keep giving his protege lead roles. Meanwhile, His pupil falls in love with the Vicomte de Chagny, but the Phantom is in love with Christine, his student. The Phantom is outraged by their love and kidnaps Christine to be his eternal bride. Will Raoul, the Vicomte, be able to stop this dastardly plan? (Read More)
Themes: | theatreghostmurderdeathlove |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | musiciandancergirlsinger |
Story: | theatre boxhorse and carriageflashback within a flashbackchandelierrosebackstagetorchlifting someone into the aircandleswordface slapmirrorhorsevoice over narrationfire …singingdancingflashback (See All) |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
Themes: | death of fatherdrunkennesstorturedrinkingpregnancylovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | boatsnow |
Characters: | musiciangirlfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagetreasonhorseback ridingcanerowboatcannonkissing while having sexcrossflash forwardmassacreshot in the backprayerdead bodybookshooting …drinkmirrorhorsesingingsex sceneflashbackkiss (See All) |
Themes: | executionbetrayalmarriagemurderlovedeath |
Locations: | castlesnow |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorcoronationbanishmentcrownrowboatdwarftorchtraitorchessqueenflowerprologueflash forwardkingbridge …massacreambushcandleswordface slapmirrorhorsevoice over narrationchasebare chested malekissflashback (See All) |
William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. O …nce he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutionweddingtorturepregnancyprisonpoliticsbetrayallovedeathmurder |
Locations: | london englandcastleengland |
Characters: | frenchcatholicboyfather son relationship |
Story: | crownhorseback ridingkissing while having sexprologuecontroversymassacreambushprayerswordhorsevoice over narrationfiremale nuditybare chested maleone word title …sex scene (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | writingdeath of fatherdrunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneymarriagedeathlove |
Characters: | catholicwritergirlboysingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reference to shakespeare's hamletapplausereference to william shakespearepoetirelandauthorflash forwardcandlebookdrinkmirrorsongfiresingingflashback |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | poetrydeath of fatherweddingdrinkingpregnancybetrayalmoneylovedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | spainsnow |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancergirlboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorreference to homercaneapplausecrosspursuitprologueflash forwardcandlebookdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationfire …chasedancingbare chested maledogflashbackkiss (See All) |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingpregnancymoneymurder |
Locations: | london england |
Characters: | frenchreference to godactressdancergirlboyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrorillegitimate soncaneflash forwardstabbingstrangulationcandledead bodyshootingbare buttdrinkface slapmirrorhorsevoice over narration …dancingmale nuditybare chested maledognudityflashbackkiss (See All) |
Birth of a legend. Following King Richard's death in France, archer Robin Longstride, along with Will Scarlett, Alan-a-Dale and Little John, returns to England. They encounter the dying Robert of Locksley, whose party was ambushed by treacherous Godfrey, who hopes to facilitate a French invasion of …England. Robin promises the dying knight he will return his sword to his father Walter in Nottingham. Here Walter encourages him to impersonate the dead man to prevent his land being confiscated by the crown, and he finds himself with Marian, a ready-made wife. Hoping to stir baronial opposition to weak King John and allow an easy French take-over, Godfrey worms his way into the king's service as Earl Marshal of England and brutally invades towns under the pretext of collecting Royal taxes. Can Robin navigate the politics of barons, royals, traitors, and the French? (Read More)
Themes: | politicsdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandcastleengland |
Characters: | younger version of charactermother son relationship |
Story: | british royaltyscotsmancrownhorseback ridingdaggerrowboattorchtraitorkissing while having sexqueenkingambushshot in the backswordface slap …horsevoice over narrationfiresingingdancingbare chested maledogflashbackkiss (See All) |
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appoin …ted husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (Read More)
Themes: | writingweddingdrinkingbetrayalmarriagelovedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | london englandcastleengland |
Characters: | writerdancerprostitutesingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingauthorflash forwardcandlebookbare buttdrinkmirrorhorsesongvoice over narrationsingingdancingmale nudity …dogkissnudity (See All) |
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's …use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutionweddingtorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsdeathmurder |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancerprostituteboyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail cellbreaking down a doormessengerbeheadingrebelliontraitorcover upumbrellaprologueflash forwardstabbingambushshot in the backprayerjail …dead bodyshootingarrestdrinkcryingfirechasedancingbare chested maledogflashback (See All) |
In 1944 falangist Spain, a girl, fascinated with fairy-tales, is sent along with her pregnant mother to live with her new stepfather, a ruthless captain of the Spanish army. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun in the center of the labyrinth. He tells her she's a princess …, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks. If she fails, she will never prove herself to be the the true princess and will never see her real father, the king, again. (Read More)
Themes: | executiondeath of fathertorturepregnancylovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | spain |
Characters: | girlsingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | whisperinghorseback ridingdaggerroseservanthidinglifting someone into the airroyaltyqueenflowerumbrellapainkingstabbingambush …shot in the backbookshootingmirrorhorsesongvoice over narrationchasesinging (See All) |
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove him innocent or to leave him imprisoned.
Themes: | writingblackmaildrunkennessdrinkingpregnancyprisonbetrayalmoneymurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | dancergirlboyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | briberyhidingarsonumbrellaprologueflash forwardpaincandledead bodybookarrestdrinkface slapmirrorcrying …firedancingbare chested maleone word titledogflashback (See All) |
Two faiths, two empires, two rulers - colliding in 1588. Papist Spain wants to bring down the heretic Elizabeth. Philip is building an armada but needs a rationale to attack. With covert intrigue, Spain sets a trap for the Queen and her principal secretary, Walsingham, using as a pawn Elizabeth's co …usin Mary Stuart, who's under house arrest in the North. The trap springs, and the armada sets sail, to rendezvous with French ground forces and to attack. During these months, the Virgin Queen falls in love with Walter Raleigh, keeping him close to court and away from the sea and America. Is treachery or heroism at his heart? Does loneliness await her passionate majesty? (Read More)
Themes: | executionpregnancyprisonlovedeath |
Locations: | spainengland |
Characters: | catholic |
Period: | 16th century |
Story: | queen elizabeth ielizabethan eraexecutionerprotestanthorseback ridingbeheadingintriguedwarfroyaltykissing while having sexqueenkingarresthorsefire |
Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a … space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble, moves toward a dying star that's wrapped in a nebula; he seeks eternity with his love. The stories intersect and parallel; the quests fail and succeed. (Read More)
Themes: | executiontortureprisonmarriagemurderlovedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | spainsnow |
Characters: | writerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 16th century |
Story: | wedding ringheresydaggerthundertorchqueenflowercrosspursuitflash forwardstabbingcandlejailswordhorse …cryingfirechasekissflashback (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Themes: | freedomexecutionblackmailweddingtorturedrinkingprisonpoliticsmarriagelovemurderdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | reference to goddancergirlprostituteboyfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | jail cellplaywrightbriberycannonhidingtraitorflowercrosspursuitflash forwardpainprayerjaildead bodybook …shootingarrestdrinkcryingvoice over narrationchasedancingone word titledogkissflashback (See All) |