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1964

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.


- #Drama
- #History
The Gospel According to St. Matthew

2014

Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo

Chronicles a complete season of the International Gay Rodeo Association (IGRA) as the courageous cowboys and cowgirls brave challenges in and out of the arena on their quest to the World Finals.


- #History
- #Documentary
Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year on the Gay Rodeo

2023

One Day We'll Tell Each Other Everything

Set in a warm summer in 1990 in former East Germany, it follows a young woman who begins a relationship with a charismatic farmer who is twice her age.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Romance
One Day We'll Tell Each Other Everything

2010

Confucius

The life story of the highly-influential Chinese philosopher, Confucius.


- #Drama
- #History
Confucius

1973

Executive Action

Rogue intelligence agents, right-wing politicians, greedy capitalists, and free-lance assassins plot and carry out the JFK assassination.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Crime
Executive Action

2023

Full River Red

A pawn tries to get rid of a traitorous minister, Qin Hui, when he leads an army to the border for talks with a Jurchen mission.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
Full River Red

2013

20 Feet from Stardom

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.


- #History
- #Documentary
20 Feet from Stardom

2023

Kidnapped

A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858.


- #Drama
- #History
Kidnapped

1980

A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov

St. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov. He sleeps much of the day. His boyhood companion, Stoltz, now an energetic and successful businessman, adds Oblomov to his circle and introduces him to Olga.


- #Drama
- #Comedy
- #History
A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov

1988

To Kill A Priest

A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.


- #Drama
- #History
- #Thriller
To Kill A Priest

1978

Les Miserables

Jean Valjean (Richard Jordan), convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for several decades by the relentless and cruel Policeman Javert (Anthony Perkins).


- #Drama
- #History
Les Miserables

1985

Adieu Bonaparte

A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradintion and modernization in the context of fighting the French invadors.


- #Drama
- #History
- #War
Adieu Bonaparte

1956

Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin

The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.


- #Drama
- #History