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The Banquet
6.4

The Banquet

Sep. 14, 2006

The Banquet

Crown Prince Wu Luan is in love with Little Wan but left heartbroken when she marries his father, the emperor. The emperor’s brother, Li, ...
Golden Door
6.8

Golden Door

Sep. 22, 2006

Golden Door

The story is set at the beginning of the 20th century in Sicily. Salvatore, a very poor farmer, and a widower, decides to emigrate to the US with ...
Hana
6.6

Hana

Jun. 03, 2006

Hana

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn’t an ...
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
7.4

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Following in his father’s footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain’s most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a ...
Pope Joan
6.7

Pope Joan

Oct. 22, 2009

Pope Joan

A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Goya’s Ghosts
6.9

Goya’s Ghosts

Nov. 08, 2006

Goya’s Ghosts

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns ...
Flyboys
6.5

Flyboys

Sep. 22, 2006

Flyboys

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and ...
The Conclave
6.5

The Conclave

Oct. 07, 2006

The Conclave

In 1458, five years after the fall of Constantinople to the Turk, eighteen cardinals meet to elect a new pope. Rodrigo Borgia, a 27 year old ...
Yamato
6.4

Yamato

Dec. 17, 2005

Yamato

Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, “Yamato” has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to ...
Jodhaa Akbar
7.5

Jodhaa Akbar

Feb. 13, 2008

Jodhaa Akbar

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.
Nightwatching
6.5

Nightwatching

Sep. 06, 2007

Nightwatching

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt’s romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification ...
Invincible
7

Invincible

Aug. 25, 2006

Invincible

Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the ...
Men from the Fisherman’s Village
6.2

Men from the Fisherman’s Village

After a stormy night on the sea, a group of Estonian fishermen end up in a small coastal Finnish town. As they await the Soviet authorities to ...
Days of Glory
7

Days of Glory

Sep. 27, 2006

Days of Glory

1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, ...
Lincoln
7.3

Lincoln

Nov. 09, 2012

Lincoln

The revealing story of the 16th US President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of ...
Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today
7.3

Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today

How, in November 1945, after the end of the World War II and the fall of the Third Reich, the international prosecutors participating in the ...
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
6.8

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist ...
Alone in the Wilderness
8.6

Alone in the Wilderness

Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is ...
Why We Fight
8

Why We Fight

Jan. 20, 2005

Why We Fight

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki’s ...
The Queen
7.3

The Queen

Sep. 15, 2006

The Queen

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their ...
Good Night, and Good Luck.
7.4

Good Night, and Good Luck.

The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.
Factory Girl
6.3

Factory Girl

Dec. 29, 2006

Factory Girl

In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol’s famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although ...
One Night with the King
6

One Night with the King

This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become ...
Red Cliff
7.3

Red Cliff

Jul. 10, 2008

Red Cliff

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China ...
Joyeux Noel
7.7

Joyeux Noel

Nov. 09, 2005

Joyeux Noel

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man’s land that the French and the ...
Gunner Palace
6.6

Gunner Palace

Sep. 11, 2004

Gunner Palace

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the “Gunners,” tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq ...
A Cock and Bull Story
6.7

A Cock and Bull Story

Jul. 17, 2005

A Cock and Bull Story

Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of “The ...
Marie Antoinette
6.5

Marie Antoinette

May. 24, 2006

Marie Antoinette

An Austrian teenager marries the Dauphin of France and becomes that country’s queen following the death of King Louis XV in 1774. Years ...
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
6.3

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. ...