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The British Empire flowers; exotic India colors English imaginations. Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a painter and a singer, leaves a home for girls to be a governess, armed with pluck, a keen wit, good looks, fluent French, and an eye for social advancement. Society tries its best to keep he …r from climbing. An episodic narrative follows her for 20 years, through marriage, Napoleonic wars, a child, loyalty to a school friend, the vicissitudes of the family whose daughters she instructed, and attention from a bored marquess who collected her father's paintings. Honesty tempers her schemes. No aristocrat she, nor bourgeois, just spirited, intelligent, and irrepressible. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | wealthvengeanceunrequited lovegamblinggriefdeath of motherpovertydeath of fatherseductiondancepregnancyprisonjealousymoneyrevenge …lovedeathmurder (See All) |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandgermanyenglandcemeterychurch |
| Characters: | military officeraunt nephew relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshiplittle girlartistbabymusiciandancersoldierfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship …husband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships (See All) |
| Period: | 1810s1820s1830s1800s19th century |
| Story: | gambling debtsocial ambitionbaden baden germanyking of englandhorse and wagonbritish soldierhorse and carriagedebtor's prisonsword fightmoney lendergarden partynapoleonic erayear 1802year 1815reference to alexander the great …french lessonregency periodpavilionarmy captainsitaryarnbombay indiasareebed riddenclass systemcurrypedicuregonggolddiggerrapierempire fashionbenefactorreference to napoleonsocial classbrussels belgiumnapoleonic warspeacockhalf sisterart dealermerchantpuppet showmarionettegovernessgold coinsocial climberponystagecoachspinstercoalfather son estrangementbagpipesnewlywedentertainerrags to richesbourgeoisievanitybritainbritish armychandeliertutortoastfencingperformerestatesubtitlesphysicianface masknew jobgamblerplaying cardscamelauctionaristocratloss of husbandparrotmarital separationnotepet dogcard playingenglishrowboatevacuationloss of sonmourningfanhaunted by the pastambitionpicnicorchestrahonororphanageservantgossipworking classelephantfaintingmedicinefireplaceclass differencesbattlefieldcasinoballetpigcountrysidepianistdebtgravemarriage proposalgraveyardcoffinpainterbirdwidoweatingorphanprayerpianodead bodyvomitingpaintingletterswordhorsefoodtitle directed by femalecorpsesongpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditybased on novelf rateddog (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)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | wealthunrequited lovegriefdeath of motherpovertydeath of fatherpregnancyjealousymoneymurderdeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | babydancersoldierfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1800s19th century |
| Story: | horse and wagonhorse and carriagepeacockmerchantgold coinponyestatephysicianloss of husbandcard playingevacuationloss of sonmourninghonorservant …gossipfaintinggravemarriage proposalwidowprayerdead bodyletterswordhorsefoodsongpartysingingdancingbased on novelf rateddog (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: | prisonmoneydeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | babydancerbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1800s19th century |
| Story: | british soldierhorse and carriageempire fashionreference to napoleonnapoleonic warsstagecoachbagpipesbritish armyorphanagepaintereatingorphanprayerdead bodypainting …horsefoodcorpsedancingfemale nudity (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: | gamblingdeath of motherdeath of fatherseductiondeath |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipbabymusiciandancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagereference to alexander the greatstagecoachchandelierparrotpet dogcard playingrowboatmourningfanorchestragossipelephantcoffineating …paintingletterswordhorsefoodtitle directed by femalesongpartysingingdancingfemale nuditybased on novelf rateddog (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: | unrequited lovepoverty |
| Locations: | london englandenglandchurch |
| Characters: | military officerbabyfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1810s1800s19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriageregency periodempire fashionestateparrotpicnicservantclass differencesbirdpianoletterhorsepartysingingdancing …based on novelf rateddog (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: | unrequited lovegamblinggriefpregnancyjealousymoneylovemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and wagonbritish soldierhorse and carriageservantdebtgravemarriage proposalgraveyardcoffinwidoweatingorphanpianodead bodyletter …swordhorsefoodsongpartysingingdancingbased on novelf rateddog (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: | unrequited lovepregnancymoneylovedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipbabydancersingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | notecard playingrowboatorchestraorphanageservantgossipfaintingpianistmarriage proposalcoffinbirdeatingorphanpiano …dead bodyvomitingletterhorsefoodcorpsesongsingingdancingcigarette smokingbased on novel (See All) |
'Louisa May Alcott' (qv)'s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of ho …w the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world. (Read More)
| Themes: | pregnancydeathlove |
| Characters: | little girlartistbabysoldierfemale protagonistsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and wagonhorse and carriagegovernesstutorpet dogfireplacepianistmarriage proposalpainterpianopaintinglettertitle directed by femalepartysinging …dancingbased on novelf rated (See All) |
In 1902, in London, the spinster Beatrix Potter lives with her bourgeois parents. Her snobbish mother, Helen Potter, had introduced several bachelors to Beatrix until she was twenty years old, but she had turned them all down. Beatrix Potter has been drawing animals and making up stories about them …since she was a child, but her parents have never recognized her as an artist. One day, Miss Potter offers her stories to a print house, and a rookie publisher, Norman Warne, who is delighted with her tales, publishes her first children's book. This success leads Norman to publish two other books, and Miss Potter meanwhile becomes the best friend of his single sister Millie Warne. Soon Beatrix and Norman fall in love with each other, but Helen does not accept that her daughter would marry a "trader". However, Beatrix's father Rupert Potter proposes that his daughter spend the summer with his wife and him in their country house in Lake District, and if she is still interested in Norman after the summertime, he would bless their marriage. When Miss Potter stops receiving letters from Norman, she is disappointed. Then one day she receives a letter from Millie explaining what had happened to Norman. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthgriefmoneylovedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | little girlartistdancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and wagonhorse and carriagegovernessspinsterestateauctionenglishservantfireplaceclass differencespigcountrysidemarriage proposalpainterpainting …lettersongpartysingingdancing (See All) |
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)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | wealthgamblingjealousylove |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | military officermusiciansoldierfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | sword fightrapiersocial classsocial climberbritish armytutorfencingestategamblermarital separationcard playingrowboatloss of sonhonordebt …widowvomitingpaintinghorsedancingbased on novelfemale nudity (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: | wealthunrequited lovegamblingpovertydancedeathlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandenglandchurch |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipartistdancerbrother sister relationshipsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriageempire fashionestatearistocratclass differencespigpianistmarriage proposalpianoletterhorsesongpartysingingdancing …dog (See All) |
Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like Joe Starrett and his family, whose land Ryker wants. When Shane beats up Ryker's man Chris, Ryker tries to buy him. Then Shane and Joe take on the whole Ryker crew. Ryker sends to Cheyenne for truly evil gunslinger Wil …son. Shane must clear out all the guns from the valley. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | griefdeath of fatherjealousymurderdeathrevenge |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | little girldancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and wagonmerchantponytoastloss of husbandcard playinghonorfaintingpigcoffinwidowprayerdead bodyhorsefood …songpartysingingdancingbased on noveldog (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: | unrequited lovepovertydeath of fatherpregnancyjealousymoneylovedeath |
| Characters: | artistbabybrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | puppet showcoaltoastface maskworking classfireplacemarriage proposalpaintereatingpaintingfoodsongsingingcigarette smokingbased on novel |
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice …, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. (Read More)
| Themes: | prisonjealousymurderrevengedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | dancersoldierfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | british soldierhorse and carriagesword fightbritish armycamelorchestrahonorgravemarriage proposalprayerdead bodyswordhorsecorpsedancing …based on novel (See All) |
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in … love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever? (Read More)
| Themes: | love |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | little girlfemale protagonistbrother sister relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagegovernessestatehaunted by the pastservantfireplacecountrysidemarriage proposalorphanprayerpianopaintingletterhorsesinging …dancingbased on novelf rateddog (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | wealthunrequited lovepregnancyjealousymoneylovedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipbabysoldierbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | ponynewlywedmarital separationservantfaintingclass differencesmarriage proposalgraveyardcoffinprayerletterhorsefoodsongparty …singingcigarette smokingbased on noveldog (See All) |
In Paris, before WWI, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After the war, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim... This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not af …fect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovepregnancyjealousylove |
| Locations: | germanycemetery |
| Characters: | little girlartistmusiciansoldiersingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagereference to napoleonfencingrowboatcountrysidepianistmarriage proposalcoffinpaintinglettersongsingingcigarette smokingbased on novel |
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 fatherpregnancyjealousylovemurderrevengedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | babymusiciansoldierdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagerowboatpigcountrysidepianistbirdeatingprayerpianodead bodyvomitingletterhorsefoodcorpse …singingfemale nuditybased on novel (See All) |
From July, 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents take place in a German village. A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is c …ruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher, who courts a nanny in the baron's household, narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthdeath of motherdeath of fatherdancejealousydeathrevenge |
| Locations: | germanychurch |
| Characters: | babymusiciandancerbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagetutorestatehonorservantgossipfaintingclass differencespianistmarriage proposalcoffinbirdeatingprayerpiano …horsefoodcorpsepartysingingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudity (See All) |
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: | death |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorhusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagegarden partygovernessspinsterestatepicnicorphanageservantclass differencespianistbirdorphanprayerpianodead body …horsefoodsongpartysingingcigarette smokingbased on novelf rateddog (See All) |
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: | wealthjealousymoneylovemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipdancersingerdoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | horse and wagonbourgeoisiechandelierfencingestatearistocratcard playingmourningservantfaintingclass differencescountrysidepianistpianofood …songpartysingingdancingcigarette smokingdog (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: | griefmurderdeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | musiciandancersingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | british soldierhorse and carriagebritish armyenglishevacuationloss of sonmourninghonorgravegraveyardcoffinpainterwidowprayerpiano …dead bodyswordhorsefoodsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingdog (See All) |
The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed o …nly to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to London for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee (Vijay Crishna), Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's (Kiran Kher) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance. It caused a rift between the families and even though Devdas tried to convince his father, only antagonism came his way. Finally, he moved away from Paro and wrote a letter to her, asking her to forget him. Only, he didn't realize that he would never be able to forget her ever! And much later, when he reached out to her, it was too late as she was far too humiliated. She scorned him for not standing by her and they parted forever with a heart-broken Paro entering into a chaste marriage with a wealthy, much older man, Zamindar Bhuvan (Vijayen… (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | wealthvengeanceunrequited lovegriefdeath of fatherdancepregnancyjealousylovedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | dancerbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagevanityaristocratcard playinghonorservantmedicineclass differencesmarriage proposalbirdpianolettersongsingingdancing …cigarette smokingbased on novel (See All) |
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: | unrequited lovejealousymoneymurder |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | singermother son relationship |
| Story: | class systembenefactorsocial classestatepet dogcard playingorphanageservantfaintingclass differencesbirdorphanprayerpianoparty …singingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
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: | death of fatherpregnancyprisonmoneymurderdeathlove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | musiciandancersingerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | british soldierhorse and carriagechandelierfencingrowboatmourningpicnicservantprayerdead bodyswordhorsesongsingingdancing …dog (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: | wealthgriefpovertydeath of fatherseductionmoneylovemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | military officerdancerfemale protagonistsingerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagesocial climberfencingmourningclass differencescoffinprayerhorsesongsingingdancing |
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: | griefpregnancyprisondeathmurderrevengelove |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandcemetery |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshiplittle girlbabyfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and wagonhorse and carriagestagecoachentertainerperformerplaying cardsmourningservantfireplacegraveyardcoffinbirddead bodyletterhorse …corpsebased on novel (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: | death of fatherpregnancyjealousymoneyrevengemurderdeath |
| Locations: | cemeterychurch |
| Characters: | musiciansingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1820s1800s19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagegold coinstagecoachloss of husbandfanorchestraservantfireplacepianoletterhorsefoodsongsingingdancing |
The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.
| Themes: | death of motherdeath of fathermoneydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and carriagefanmedicinecountrysidegravegraveyardbirdeatingorphandead bodyletterhorsefoodcorpsesong …singingbased on novel (See All) |
A shy ladies' companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year be …fore. The second Mrs. de Winter clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunrequited lovepregnancyjealousylovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | doctorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | newlywedestatephysiciannotehaunted by the pastservantclass differencesmarriage proposaldead bodypaintingcigarette smokingbased on noveldog |
After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b …ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)
| Themes: | griefdeath of fathermoneylovedeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | cemeterychurch |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipdancerbrother sister relationshipsingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | loss of husbandmourninggraveyardcoffinwidoweatingdead bodyvomitingpaintingfoodcorpsesongsingingdancingdog |
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: | griefpregnancyjealousydeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | babyfemale protagonistsingerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | mourningorchestrapianistgravegraveyardcoffinwidowpianosongpartysingingcigarette smokingfemale nudity |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
| Themes: | death of mothermoneydeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipbabymusicianbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | newlywedplaying cardsfanmourningambitionhonorgraveyardwidowprayerletterfoodsongsingingcigarette smoking |
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: | griefdeath of motherdancemoneymurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | englandcemetery |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshipdancersingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | camelauctionaristocratevacuationmourninggraveyardbirdwidowdead bodyhorsecorpsesongsingingdancingcigarette smoking …dog (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 motherdeath of fatherdancemurderdeathrevenge |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | dancersoldierbrother sister relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | horse and wagonsword fightrowboatambitionhonorbattlefieldorphanswordhorsedancingfemale nudity |
Musical adaptation of 'Charles Dickens (I)' (qv)'s classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor.
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | wealthpovertydancelovemurder |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | family relationships |
| Period: | 1830s19th century |
| Story: | rags to richesbritainnew joborphanageclass differencescoffinorphanbased on noveldog |
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: | wealthgamblingseductiondanceprisonmoneylovedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Characters: | artistdancerhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagecard playingorchestraorphanageservantfaintingbirdorphanprayerpianoletterhorsepartydancingfemale nudity …based on novel (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 fathermoneydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandgermanyengland |
| Characters: | little girlsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | king of englandbritish soldierhorse and carriagebritainchandelierservantmarriage proposaleatingprayerhorsefoodsongsingingdancingcigarette smoking …dog (See All) |
Three grown prodigies, all with a unique genius of some kind, and their mother are staying at the family household. Their father, Royal had left them long ago, and comes back to make things right with his family.
| Themes: | wealthgriefdeath of fatherdeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | grandfather grandson relationshiplittle girlartistbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | physicianplaying cardsmarital separationpet dogservantballetgravecoffinbirdcigarette smokingdog |
In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19t …h century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin." (Read More)
| Themes: | seductionpregnancydeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | englandcemetery |
| Characters: | musiciandoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriageauctionorchestraorphanageservantgraveyardcoffinorphanprayerdead bodyletterfemale nudity |
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's s …oon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association. (Read More)
| Themes: | povertylovedeathmurder |
| Characters: | little girlmusiciansoldierfemale protagonistsingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageperformerphysicianorchestrapianistgraveprayerpianovomitinglettersongsingingfemale nudityf rated |
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in pre-WWII Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained venee …r of servitude. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthunrequited lovedeath of fatherlove |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | doctorfather son relationship |
| Story: | class systemsocial classbritaintoastestateauctionenglishservantclass differencesmarriage proposalhorsesingingbased on noveldog |
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: | gamblingpovertypregnancyjealousymoneylovedeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | aunt nephew relationshipmusiciandancerfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | rags to richesperformercard playingpianistgraveyardcoffinpianosongpartysingingdancingcigarette smoking |
Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 yea …rs behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country? (Read More)
| Themes: | griefdeath of fatherseductionprisonmoneydeath |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | soldiermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagesword fightrapierrowboatloss of sonorchestrafireplacepiggraveprayerletterswordhorsedancingbased on novel |
'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plo …ts revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge. (Read More)
| Themes: | gamblingprisonjealousymurderrevenge |
| Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1800s19th century |
| Story: | sword fightnapoleonic eraregency periodempire fashiongold coinchandelierservantfireplacecasinoletterswordhorsebased on novel |
In London, solicitor Arthur Kipps still grieves the death of his beloved wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph four years ago. His employer gives him a last chance to keep his job, and he is assigned to travel to the remote village of Cryphin Gifford to examine the documentation of the Eel … Marsh House that belonged to the recently deceased Mrs. Drablow. Arthur befriends Daily on the train and the man offers a ride to him to the Gifford Arms inn. Arthur has a cold reception and the owner of the inn tells that he did not receive the request of reservation and there is no available room. The next morning, Arthur meets solicitor Jerome who advises him to return to London. However, Arthur goes to the isolated manor and soon he finds that Eel Marsh House is haunted by the vengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black. He also learns that the woman lost her son drowned in the marsh and she seeks revenge, taking the children of the scared locals. (Read More)
| Themes: | vengeancegriefdeathmurderrevenge |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | little girlmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | horse and wagonhorse and carriageestateparrotloss of sonfireplacegravegraveyardcoffinbirdwidoweatingdead bodypaintingletter …foodcorpsebased on noveldog (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | melodrama |
| Themes: | vengeancegriefdeath of motherpregnancyprisondeathlovemurderrevenge |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | little girldoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | physicianloss of husbandmarital separationmourningmedicinebirdwidowprayervomitingfoodcorpsepartysingingcigarette smokingfemale nudity |
Several years after leaving the orphanage to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron B …alsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing increasingly popular hats. When she falls in love with English businessman Arthur Capel further opportunities open up, though life becomes ever more complicated. (Read More)
| Themes: | wealthjealousylove |
| Characters: | little girlfemale protagonistsinger |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriageperformerestatearistocratorphanageservantorphanhorsetitle directed by femalesongf rated |
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: | loverevenge |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | artistbabymusiciandancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | rags to richespianistcoffinpaintereatingprayerpianodead bodypaintinghorsefoodcorpsesongpartysinging …dancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditydog (See All) |
The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific …establishment who regard indigenous populations as "savages," the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife, son and aide de camp returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. (Read More)
| Themes: | griefdeath of fatherpregnancymurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | dancersoldierbrother sister relationshipsingerdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagebagpipesbritish armyorchestrafireplacebattlefieldbirddead bodyvomitingletterhorsefoodsongsingingdancing …cigarette smokingdog (See All) |
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