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Le Diable boiteux (1948)
Sacha Guitry
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord was born in Paris on 2nd February 1754. Afflicted with a game leg (which earned him the nickname Le Diable boiteux or Lame Devil), he was unable to follow his father in pursuit of military honours and instead opted for an ecclesiastical career...
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Sacha Guitry
Le Dialogue des Carmélites (1960)
Philippe Agostini
May, 1789. In Compiègne, a town in northern France, two young women enter a Carmelite convent, each determined to devote their lives to the service of Christ...
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Philippe Agostini
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
George Stevens
In July 1945, Otto Frank, a man in his mid-fifties, arrives at a disused spice factory in Amsterdam and climbs a staircase to a concealed annex on the top floor of the building...
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George Stevens
Diplomatie (2014)
Volker Schlöndorff
It is the night of the 24th-25th August 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of one man, General Von Choltitz, who has just received orders from the Fuhrer to blow up the capital...
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Volker Schlöndorff
Don Quichotte (1933)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Don Quixote squanders his fortune by buying books about chivalry, which he reads assiduously. After doing so for many years, he believes he is himself a knight, sent on a divine mission to wrong all of the injustices in the world...
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Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Don't Lose Your Head (1966)
Gerald Thomas
In the early 1790s, a bloody tide of revolution sweeps across France. Supporters of the old order, the châteauneuf-swigging aristocrats, are losing their heads by the cartload, thanks to a new nifty little device called the guillotine (the world's first disposable razor)... [More...]
Gerald Thomas
In the early 1790s, a bloody tide of revolution sweeps across France. Supporters of the old order, the châteauneuf-swigging aristocrats, are losing their heads by the cartload, thanks to a new nifty little device called the guillotine (the world's first disposable razor)... [More...]
The Elephant Man (1980)
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
David Lynch
In Victorian England, Frederick Treves, a senior surgeon at the London Hospital, comes across a heavily deformed man being exhibited as a freak in the East End of London... [More...]
The End of St. Petersburg (1927)
Vsevolod Pudovkin
A village lad leaves his impoverished home and heads for St Petersburg, hoping to find work in the city. He seeks out another man from his village but is given a cold reception... [More...]
Vsevolod Pudovkin
A village lad leaves his impoverished home and heads for St Petersburg, hoping to find work in the city. He seeks out another man from his village but is given a cold reception... [More...]
L'Enfant sauvage (1970)
François Truffaut
Summer, 1798. In the forests of a rural area of southern France, a party of hunters discover and capture a 12 year old boy who appears to have spent his life living like a wild animal... [More...]
François Truffaut
Summer, 1798. In the forests of a rural area of southern France, a party of hunters discover and capture a 12 year old boy who appears to have spent his life living like a wild animal... [More...]
Fabiola (1949)
Alessandro Blasetti
In the fourth century AD, the Roman Empire is crumbling and the growing cult of Christianity is to blame. A young Gaul, Rhual, is a Christian, but he must keep this a secret if he is to realise his dream of becoming a gladiator in Rome... [More...]
Alessandro Blasetti
In the fourth century AD, the Roman Empire is crumbling and the growing cult of Christianity is to blame. A young Gaul, Rhual, is a Christian, but he must keep this a secret if he is to realise his dream of becoming a gladiator in Rome... [More...]
Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)
Christian-Jaque
In the mid-1700s, Fanfan la Tulipe is an inveterate skirt-chaser whose days of youthful debauchery appear to be at end when he is forced into marrying his latest amorous conquest, a farmer's daughter... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
In the mid-1700s, Fanfan la Tulipe is an inveterate skirt-chaser whose days of youthful debauchery appear to be at end when he is forced into marrying his latest amorous conquest, a farmer's daughter... [More...]
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Ingmar Bergman
December 1907. The once-famous actress Helena Ekdahl welcomes her family to her home to celebrate Christmas. Her sons - Gustav Adolf, Carl and Oscar arrive with their wives and children... [More...]
Ingmar Bergman
December 1907. The once-famous actress Helena Ekdahl welcomes her family to her home to celebrate Christmas. Her sons - Gustav Adolf, Carl and Oscar arrive with their wives and children... [More...]
La Fayette (1962)
Jean Dréville
In 1776, the British colonies in America have begun to rise up against the British crown, intent on creating their own independent republic... [More...]
Jean Dréville
In 1776, the British colonies in America have begun to rise up against the British crown, intent on creating their own independent republic... [More...]
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
John Gilling
Edinburgh, 1828. Dr Robert Knox is an eminent anatomist who needs a regular supply of human cadavers for his anatomy lectures... [More...]
John Gilling
Edinburgh, 1828. Dr Robert Knox is an eminent anatomist who needs a regular supply of human cadavers for his anatomy lectures... [More...]
La Folie des grandeurs (1971)
Gérard Oury
Don Salluste is the all-power minister and tax collector of the King of Spain. He delights in tyrannising the peasants with his band of loyal Black Knights... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Don Salluste is the all-power minister and tax collector of the King of Spain. He delights in tyrannising the peasants with his band of loyal Black Knights... [More...]
French Cancan (1954)
Jean Renoir
Nini, a pretty laundry worker, is recruited by Monsieur Danglard, along with a number of other attractive young women, to join his theatre company... [More...]
Jean Renoir
Nini, a pretty laundry worker, is recruited by Monsieur Danglard, along with a number of other attractive young women, to join his theatre company... [More...]
Gallipoli (1981)
Peter Weir
Western Australia, 1915. Archy Hamilton is an 18-year-old rancher who has aspirations of becoming a champion sprinter. When he hears of the Australian military campaign in the Dardanelles he makes up his mind to enlist, although he is three years under age and knows that his family will try to prevent him from doing so... [More...]
Peter Weir
Western Australia, 1915. Archy Hamilton is an 18-year-old rancher who has aspirations of becoming a champion sprinter. When he hears of the Australian military campaign in the Dardanelles he makes up his mind to enlist, although he is three years under age and knows that his family will try to prevent him from doing so... [More...]
Gandhi (1982)
Richard Attenborough
After being subjected to racial intimidation in South Africa, Indian lawyer Mohandas Gandhi organises a non-violent campaign of opposition to the country's discriminatory laws... [More...]
Richard Attenborough
After being subjected to racial intimidation in South Africa, Indian lawyer Mohandas Gandhi organises a non-violent campaign of opposition to the country's discriminatory laws... [More...]
Gate of Hell (1953)
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japan, 1159, during the Heian Period. In the midst of a bloody uprising, the imperial palace of Sanjo falls to the rebel faction... [More...]
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japan, 1159, during the Heian Period. In the midst of a bloody uprising, the imperial palace of Sanjo falls to the rebel faction... [More...]
Die Gezeichneten (1922)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
In western Russia circa 1900, Hannah-Liebe is a Jewish girl growing up in a small town inhabited by Jews and serfs. Driven from the town by malicious gossip, she travels to St Petersburg to live with her older brother Jakov, who has converted to Christianity and now makes a comfortable living as a lawyer... [More...]
Carl Theodor Dreyer
In western Russia circa 1900, Hannah-Liebe is a Jewish girl growing up in a small town inhabited by Jews and serfs. Driven from the town by malicious gossip, she travels to St Petersburg to live with her older brother Jakov, who has converted to Christianity and now makes a comfortable living as a lawyer... [More...]
Le Golem (1936)
Julien Duvivier
In the early years of the 17th century, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II rules Bohemia with an iron grip whilst pursuing the alchemists' dream of endowing inanimate matter with life... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
In the early years of the 17th century, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II rules Bohemia with an iron grip whilst pursuing the alchemists' dream of endowing inanimate matter with life... [More...]
Golgotha (1935)
Julien Duvivier
Judaea, during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. When the self-proclaimed prophet Jesus Christ arrives in Jerusalem, he receives a rapturous welcome from the ordinary people of the city... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Judaea, during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. When the self-proclaimed prophet Jesus Christ arrives in Jerusalem, he receives a rapturous welcome from the ordinary people of the city... [More...]
Les Guichets du Louvre (1974)
Michel Mitrani
Paris, 16th July 1942. Paul, a young student, has just been tipped off that the French police are about to begin a massive round up of Jews in the Saint-Paul district of the capital... [More...]
Michel Mitrani
Paris, 16th July 1942. Paul, a young student, has just been tipped off that the French police are about to begin a massive round up of Jews in the Saint-Paul district of the capital... [More...]
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
Benjamin Christensen
For hundreds, if not thousands of years, witches have predominated in folklore, these being the likely instigators of all the ills and mishaps that afflict mankind... [More...]
Benjamin Christensen
For hundreds, if not thousands of years, witches have predominated in folklore, these being the likely instigators of all the ills and mishaps that afflict mankind... [More...]
Henry V (1989)
Kenneth Branagh
Early in 15th century England, representatives of the Church urge the recently crowned King Henry V to invade France, since he has a legitimate claim to the country's throne... [More...]
Kenneth Branagh
Early in 15th century England, representatives of the Church urge the recently crowned King Henry V to invade France, since he has a legitimate claim to the country's throne... [More...]
L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (1975)
François Truffaut
A young woman arrives in Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia, in 1863, and immediately sets about looking for the man she has lost her heart to... [More...]
François Truffaut
A young woman arrives in Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia, in 1863, and immediately sets about looking for the man she has lost her heart to... [More...]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Wallace Worsley
Paris in the 1480s. From his vantage point atop Notre Dame Cathedral, a deformed hunchback named Quasimodo watches the poor people celebrate their annual Festival of Fools... [More...]
Wallace Worsley
Paris in the 1480s. From his vantage point atop Notre Dame Cathedral, a deformed hunchback named Quasimodo watches the poor people celebrate their annual Festival of Fools... [More...]
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
John Guillermin
England, 1944. The German High Command are apprised of the Allies' intention to launch a full-scale invasion of France but remain in the dark as to where the attack will commence... [More...]
John Guillermin
England, 1944. The German High Command are apprised of the Allies' intention to launch a full-scale invasion of France but remain in the dark as to where the attack will commence... [More...]
Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976)
Federico Fellini
The debauched life of Giacomo Casanova is legendary, a succession of erotic adventures with women who are no more to him than instruments of pleasure... [More...]
Federico Fellini
The debauched life of Giacomo Casanova is legendary, a succession of erotic adventures with women who are no more to him than instruments of pleasure... [More...]
Il Gattopardo (1963)
Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, Sicily is in the vanguard of huge social and political changes that are sweeping across a fragmented Italy, changes that will result in the country's eventual unification after much loss of blood... [More...]
Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, Sicily is in the vanguard of huge social and political changes that are sweeping across a fragmented Italy, changes that will result in the country's eventual unification after much loss of blood... [More...]