Country: United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
This film adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting Girl With a Pearl Earring by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Little is known about the girl in the painting it is speculated that she was a maid who lived in the house of the painter along with his family and other servants though there is no...
Country: Italy
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterix and others whod once pledged allegiance to Rome. At first things go badly for the Romans complicated by the fact that Vercingetorix has captured and...
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary, Biography
We live in the age of the bromance. Never has pop culture been so fascinated with male friendships. What do they look like? Why are they important? And how do we talk about them without seeming...unmanly? Films like I Love You Man or the recent GQ article entitled Are You Man Enough for the Man-Date? are just a couple of examples of how society is wrestling with what male relationships...
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography, Drama
The story of James Whale the director of Frankenstein 1931 and Frankensteins Braut 1935 in the time period following the Korean War. Whale is homosexual and develops a friendship with his gardener an...
Country: Germany, France, Belgium, South Africa, Italy, United Kingdom, Luxembourg
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
James Gregory once lived in a farm and had befriended a native youth Bafana and had even had a photograph taken with him. Years later now married to Gloria and father of three children Chris Brett and Natasha James has nothing but shame and regret as many South African Caucasians in the oppressive Apartheid-era ridiculed him leading him to hate Africans. He seeks to redeem himself by...
Country: United States
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Henry Hill is a small time gangster who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else involved in the robbery and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry however is badly affected by his partners success but will he stoop low enough to bring about the...
Country: United States, Spain
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
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...
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