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Georgiana Spencer became Duchess of Devonshire on her marriage to the Duke in 1774, at the height of the Georgian period, a period of fashion, decadence, and political change. Spirited and adored by the public at large she quickly found her marriage to be a disappointment, defined by her duty to pro …duce a male heir and the Duke's philandering and callous indifference to her. She befriends Lady Bess but finds she is once again betrayed by her husband who wields his power with the three eventually living uncomfortably together. Against this background, and with the pressures of an unfaithful husband, strict social pressures and constant public scrutiny, Georgiana falls passionately in love with Charles Grey, a rising young Whig politician. However, despite his ongoing liaison with Lady Bess, the Duke refuses to allow her to continue the affair and threatens to take her children from her. (Read More)
| Themes: | fashiontheatregamblingunfaithfulnessblackmailextramarital affairdeceptionweddingdrunkennesspregnancyadulterypoliticsrapeinfidelitymarriage …deathfriendship (See All) |
| Locations: | theatre performancecastlelondon englandchurch |
| Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshipmaidlove trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | man and woman in bedmember of parliamentpolitical speechtheatre boxundressing a womantheatre audienceflintlock riflebaby carriagehorse drawn carriagehorse and carriagechurch bellmarital rapemarital infidelityarranged marriagebath england …beauty marklabor painstorywhigdevon englandpeerwestminstergoutcambridge universitygeorgian eracradledining room1770sillegitimate daughter1780spolitical rallyharpsichordduchessmanor houseembroiderycandelabradukenobilityinfantparliamentroulettegooseswanlesbian subtextpolitical activistaristocracyscoldingillegitimate childheirpondepiloguechandelierpolitical campaigntoastestatepublic humiliationpigeonrainstormdeceitcard playingstrong female leadorchestraservantroyaltystrong female characterscandalloss of mothergeneralwaterfallelectionchildbirthwigspeechpassionprologueflash forwardno opening creditsdinnerpoliticianwomanmansioncandlewineorphanmenage a troisbedrifleletterbare buttmirrorhorsebased on bookpartydancingfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditydogsex (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: | theatregamblingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriage1770s1780sharpsichordduchessdukechandeliercard playingorchestraroyaltyscandalchildbirthwigdinner …womancandlebedletterbare buttmirrorhorsepartydancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditysexdog (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: | extramarital affairpregnancyadulterypoliticsinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | maidlove trianglefamily relationships |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriagemarital rapearranged marriage1770saristocracyillegitimate childpublic humiliationservantroyaltychildbirthflash forwardcandleletterbare butt …mirrorhorsedancingfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditydog (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: | theatreunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennessadulteryinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | castlelondon england |
| Story: | theatre boxtheatre audiencehorse and carriageparliamentepiloguechandelierestatecard playingorchestraservantroyaltyscandalpassionprologuecandle …winebedletterbare buttdancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditymale nuditydogsex (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingpregnancyadulterypoliticsrapeinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | castlechurch |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagearranged marriageillegitimate childroyaltychildbirthwomandancingsexdog |
Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enc …hanted. (Read More)
| Themes: | blackmaildeception |
| Locations: | castle |
| Characters: | maidlove trianglebabyfemale protagonistfamily relationships |
| Story: | flintlock riflehorse drawn carriageharpsichordcandelabrarainstormstrong female leadservantloss of motherwigprologueflash forwardno opening creditswomancandlebed …riflemirrorhorsepartydancingbare chested maledog (See All) |
When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and their three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageabil …ity of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery John Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingmarriage |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagearranged marriagedevon englandgeorgian eraillegitimate childestaterainstormservantcandleletterhorsepartydancingdog |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
| Themes: | deceptionweddingdrunkennessmarriagedeathfriendship |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse drawn carriagegeorgian eramanor housearistocracyheirrainstormstrong female leadservantroyaltystrong female characterprologuemansionrifleletterhorse …partydancingdog (See All) |
Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous …in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingdrunkennesspregnancypoliticsinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | maidlove trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | baby carriagehorse and carriageembroideryestatecard playingstrong female leadservantstrong female characterscandalloss of motherchildbirthpassionwomanrifleletter …mirrorhorsepartydancingdog (See All) |
'Antonio Salieri' (qv) believes that 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv)'s music is divine and miraculous. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. He began his career as a devout man who believes his success and talent as a composer are God' …s rewards for his piety. He's also content as the respected, financially well-off, court composer of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. But he's shocked to learn that Mozart is such a vulgar creature, and can't understand why God favored Mozart to be his instrument. Salieri's envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is ready to take revenge against God and Mozart for his own musical mediocrity. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredeceptionweddingpregnancypoliticsmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | maid |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | theatre boxtheatre audiencehorse and carriagewhig1780sharpsichordcandelabranobilityorchestraservantwigcandleletterhorsedancing |
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: | theatregamblingdeceptionweddingdrunkennessrapemarriagedeath |
| Characters: | sister sister relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriagedeceitcard playingorchestraservantpassionflash forwardcandleorphanletterbare buttmirrorhorseparty …dancingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditysex (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat …e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre audienceroulettescandalspeechprologuebedmirrorpartydancingfemale nuditydog |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennesspregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | mother in law son in law relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipbabymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | epiloguespeechpassionwomandancingdogsex |
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: | gamblingweddingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | castlelondon englandchurch |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriageestatepublic humiliationflash forwardwomancandlerifleletterbare buttmirrorhorsepartydancingmale nuditydog |
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)
| Themes: | theatreblackmailweddingdrunkennesspregnancypoliticsmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | castlelondon england |
| Story: | theatre boxhorse and carriageepiloguechandelierservantroyaltyprologueflash forwardcandlebare buttmirrorhorsedancingbare chested malemale nudity …dog (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: | theatreblackmailextramarital affairdrunkennesspregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | maidlove trianglebabymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | card playingorchestraservantscandalflash forwardorphanletterbare buttmirrorhorsedancingmale nudity |
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: | pregnancypoliticsrapemarriagedeath |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagechurch belldukeparliamentservantroyaltypassionwinehorsedancingfemale nuditysex |
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: | fashionweddingpoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | theatre performancechurch |
| Characters: | female protagonistfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriagepolitical rallyillegitimate childpoliticianwomancandlehorsedancingsex |
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: | fashionunfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingadulteryinfidelityfriendship |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | female protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | illegitimate daughterstrong female leadstrong female characterscandalloss of motherwigflash forwardwomanriflelettermirrordancingbare chested maledog |
Aviator Andre Jurieux has just completed a record-setting flight, but when he is greeted by an admiring crowd, all he can say to them is how miserable he is that the woman he loves did not come to meet him. He is in love with Christine, the wife of aristocrat Robert de la Cheyniest. Robert himself i …s involved in an affair with Genevieve de Marras, but he is trying to break it off. Meanwhile, Andre seeks help from his old friend Octave, who gets Andre an invitation to the country home where Robert and Christine are hosting a large hunting party. As the guests arrive for the party, their cordial greetings hide their real feelings, along with their secrets - and even some of the servants are involved in tangled relationships. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreextramarital affairdrunkennessadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | castle |
| Characters: | maidlove triangle |
| Story: | theatre audiencechandelierestatecard playingservantgeneraldinnerwomanmansionwineriflemirrorpartydancingdog |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
| Themes: | theatregamblingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre audiencecard playingwigprologueno opening creditswomanmirrorpartydancingsex |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingpregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeath |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | orchestrachildbirthflash forwardbare buttpartyfemale nuditymale nuditysex |
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: | deceptionrapedeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | babymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagecandelabraflash forwardwomancandlewineorphanriflehorsedancingfemale nudity |
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: | theatreunfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennesspregnancyadulteryinfidelitymarriagedeathfriendship |
| Characters: | babyfamily relationships |
| Story: | lesbian subtextcard playingflash forwardwinebare buttmirrordancingfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditysex |
Daphne, a seventeen-year-old girl from New York goes to England in search of her father, who does not know he had a child with an American girlfriend he met while working in Morocco, and whose aristocratic family did not approve of the woman.
| Themes: | fashionwedding |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | female protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | member of parliamentparliamentchandelierroyaltyscandalpoliticianwomanmansionmirrordancing |
Dominated by her possessive mother and her bullying consort, Conroy, since childhood, teen-aged Victoria refuses to allow them the power of acting as her regent in the last days of her uncle, William IV's rule. Her German cousin Albert is encouraged to court her for solely political motives but, fol …lowing her accession at age eighteen, finds he is falling for her and is dismayed at her reliance on trusty Prime Minister Melbourne. Victoria is impressed by Albert's philanthropy which is akin to her own desire to help her subjects. However her loyalty to Melbourne, perceived as a self-seeker, almost causes a constitutional crisis and it is Albert who helps restore her self-confidence. She proposes and they marry, Albert proving himself not only a devoted spouse, prepared to take an assassin's bullet for her, but an agent of much-needed reform, finally endorsed by an admiring Melbourne. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreweddingpregnancypolitics |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | female protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagearranged marriageduchessparliamentpublic humiliationroyaltyelectiondinnerletter |
In 18th century France, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont play a dangerous game of seduction. Valmont is someone who measures success by the number of his conquests and Merteuil challenges him to seduce the soon to be married Cecile de Volanges and provide proof in writing of his s …uccess. His reward for doing so will be to spend the night with Merteuil. He has little difficulty seducing Cecile but what he really wants is to seduce Madame de Tourvel. When Merteuil learns that he has actually fallen in love with her, she refuses to let him claim his reward for seducing Cecile. Death soon follows. (Read More)
| Themes: | extramarital affairadulteryrapemarriagedeath |
| Locations: | castle |
| Characters: | love triangle |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | arranged marriagegeorgian eraaristocracypassionwomanletterfemale rear nudityfemale nuditysex |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingdrunkennessmarriagefriendship |
| Locations: | castlechurch |
| Characters: | maid |
| Story: | dukeroyaltyprologueflash forwardwomanhorsepartydancingbare chested malesexdog |
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: | weddingdrunkennesspoliticsdeath |
| Locations: | castlelondon englandchurch |
| Characters: | maidlove triangle |
| Story: | speechno opening creditspoliticiancandlemenage a troisriflehorsedancing |
Living in India, Mary Lennox, a young, privileged girl, is left orphaned when her parents are killed in an earthquake. She is sent back to England where she goes to live on her uncle's estate. It is a fairly isolated existence and she has to find things to keep herself occupied. She finds a sickly y …oung boy...and a secret garden. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendship |
| Characters: | maidfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagemanor houseestatepigeonstrong female leadservantstrong female charactermansionorphanhorsefemale nuditydog |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | weddingpoliticsrapemarriagedeathfriendship |
| Characters: | babymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre audiencepigeonservantloss of mothergeneralchildbirthspeechflash forwarddinnerorphanbedriflelettermirrorparty …dancingdogsex (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennesspregnancyadulteryrapeinfidelity |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | maidbabymother daughter relationship |
| Story: | childbirthflash forwardno opening creditscandlewinebare buttmirrorhorsepartydancingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditysexdog |
Laconic and self-contained, Edward Wilson heads CIA covert operations during the Bay of Pigs. The agency suspects that Castro was tipped, so Wilson looks for the leak. As he investigates, he recalls, in a series of flashbacks, his father's death, student days at Yale (poetry; Skull and Bones), recru …itment into the fledgling OSS, truncated affairs, a shotgun marriage, cutting his teeth on spy craft in London, distance from his son, the emergence of the Cold War, and relationships with agency, British, and Soviet counterparts. We watch his idealism give way to something else: disclosing the nature of that something else is at the heart of the film's narration as he closes in on the leak. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingpregnancyadulterypoliticsmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | family relationships |
| Story: | church bellmarital infidelitycambridge universitypigeonprologueflash forwardwineriflepartydancingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditysex |
A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigat …e further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreunfaithfulnessblackmailextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessadulterypoliticsinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | maid |
| Story: | chandelierpolitical campaignestaterainstormservantscandalelectionwigno opening creditspoliticianmansionlettermirrorpartydancing |
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora gets engaged to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him to a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin but is robbed on the road. Without an alte …rnative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War. He deserts and is forced to join the Prussian Army where he saves the life of his captain and becomes his protege and spy of the Irish gambler Chevalier de Balibari. He helps Chevalier and becomes his associate until he decides to marry the wealthy Lady Lyndon. They move to England and Barry, in his obsession of nobility, dissipates her fortune and makes a dangerous and revengeful enemy. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessadulteryinfidelity |
| Locations: | castle |
| Characters: | maidlove triangle |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | 1770s1780snobilityestatecard playinghorsedancingfemale nudity |
Two friends, John (played by Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn), crash weddings to pick up women. One day they crash the wedding of the daughter of the Treasury Secretary, Secretary Cleary (Christopher Walken). Instead of short-term flings they end up being invited to the Clearys' island estate, … and potentially meet the loves of their lives... (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingadulteryrapeinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | estatedeceitpoliticianbedrifleletterbare buttpartydancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditymale nudity |
The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their undergr …ound "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreweddingdrunkennesspregnancypoliticsmarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | babyfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriagechildbirthriflemirrorhorsepartydancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditysex |
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: | theatreunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdeceptiondrunkennesspregnancyadulteryinfidelitydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | baby |
| Story: | theatre audiencebaby carriagehorse and carriageservantflash forwardno opening creditscandleletterhorsebare chested male |
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: | drunkennesspregnancyrapefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | babymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagecradlepigeonpassionflash forwardwomanriflelettermirrorhorsefemale rear nudityfemale nudity |
In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan …, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrunkennesspregnancyadulterypoliticsinfidelitymarriagedeathfriendship |
| Characters: | family relationships |
| Story: | man and woman in bedtoastgeneralspeechprologuebare buttbased on bookpartydancingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditysex |
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
| Themes: | deceptionweddingpoliticsdeath |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationship |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | horse drawn carriagearranged marriagearistocracydeceitservantwaterfallflash forwardno opening creditspoliticianhorse |
Following his parents' death in Africa, John Clayton has been be raised by an ape, was known by the name Tarzan, but eventually left Africa and for his parents' home in England, along with the woman he fell in love with and married, Jane Porter. He is asked by Belgian King Leopold to go to Africa to … see what he has done there to help the country. Initially, he refuses. But an American, George Washington Williams, wants him to accept so he can accompany him. He says that Leopold might be committing all sorts of atrocities to achieve his goal, like slavery. Clayton agrees and his wife insists that she accompany him because she misses Africa. When they arrive, a man named Rom, who works for Leopold, attacks their village and captures Tarzan and Jane. With Washington's help he escapes and sets out to rescue Jane by going across the jungle. Washington joins him despite being told that he might not make it. (Read More)
| Themes: | deceptionpoliticsfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | maidbaby |
| Story: | horse drawn carriagemanor househeirrainstormservantloss of motherwaterfallprologueflash forwardno opening creditswomanorphanrifleletterbare chested male |
It hasn't even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis lost his wife in childbirth. Both his wife and the infant died, and now he has lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts, …and Lestat drains Louis' mortal blood and then replaces it with his own, turning Louis into a vampire. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredeath |
| Period: | 18th century |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriagegeorgian eracandelabrainfantchandelierchildbirthcandleorphanbedmirrorhorsedancing |
Set in the 1930s, the story takes place in an old-fashioned English country house where a weekend shooting party is underway. The story centers on the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years, William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and … friends. As the weekend goes on, secrets are revealed, and it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it? (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessblackmailextramarital affairadulteryinfidelity |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationship |
| Story: | manor houseillegitimate childestatecard playingservantdinnermansionorphanpartydancing |
Tomas is a doctor and a lady-killer in 1960s Czechoslovakia, an apolitical man who is struck with love for the bookish country girl Tereza; his more sophisticated sometime lover Sabina eventually accepts their relationship and the two women form an electric friendship. The three are caught up in the … events of the Prague Spring (1968), until the Soviet tanks crush the non-violent rebels; their illusions are shattered and their lives change forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessblackmailextramarital affairweddingadulterypoliticsinfidelitymarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Characters: | love triangle |
| Story: | swanlesbian subtextpassionwinemenage a troislettermirrordancingfemale rear nudityfemale nuditymale nuditydogsex |
Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, …not the answering of them. (Read More)
| Themes: | friendshipdeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | maid |
| Story: | horse and carriageswanlesbian subtextestateservantdinnerwomanmansionwineorphanriflemirrorhorsepartybare chested male …sexdog (See All) |
James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe star in a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale. Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy) and his equally brilliant protege Igor Strausman (Radcliffe) share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But … Victor's experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingdeceptiondrunkennessfriendship |
| Locations: | castlelondon england |
| Characters: | maid |
| Story: | horse drawn carriagemanor houserouletterainstormno opening creditsriflelettermirrorhorsepartydancingbare chested male |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
| Themes: | fashiondeceptionpoliticsmarriagefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | babymother daughter relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | theatre audiencedeceitflash forwarddinnerwomancandlewinebedmirrorpartydancingbare chested maledogsex |
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: | weddingpregnancyadulterypoliticsrapefriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | castlelondon england |
| Story: | arranged marriagenobilityrainstormspeechprologueno opening creditshorsebare chested malefemale nuditymale nudity |
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
| Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | family relationships |
| Story: | speechwomancandleriflebare buttmirrorpartydancingfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditydog |
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