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The reign of Charles II (1660-1685) is considered one of the most extraordinary in history. With a string of mistresses, a legion of illegitimate children and a series of cataclysmic events ravaging his country, Charles II (played by Rufus Sewell) was a dynamic personality in a decadent Royal Court. His fascinating exploits are brought to life in a powerful drama, with a thoroughly modern twist.
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This is a stunning cinematic interpretation of the classic story of the big-nosed bard and his unrequited love for Roxanne. A riveting and powerful performance from Gerard Depardieu with such superb rhyming subtitles, by Anthony Burgess, one almost forgets the movie was made in French. The action is enthralling, the cinematography fantastic, the movie entertaining; a must see film if you enjoy poetry, romance, humor, action, suspense, period pieces, aesthetically pleasing images, theatre, Fre find out more...
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Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Carl Dreyer's Day of Wrath is a harrowing account of individual helplessness in the face of growing social repression and paranoia. Anna, the young second wife of a well-respected but much older pastor, falls in love with his son when he returns to their small 17th century village. Stepping outside the bounds of the village's harsh moral code has disastrous results: Anna faces the stake, accused of witchcraft.
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In the home of master painter, Johannes Vermeer, resides beautiful young maid, Griet. Increasingly drawn to the girl, Johannes sees in her a fellow spirit and as he brings her deeper and deeper into his confidence so the intensity of their relationship begins to create a fractious atmosphere within the household, a mood at odds with the inspiration she embues within the painter himself. The Girl With A Pearl Earring, taken from Tracy Chevalier's remarkable novel, is a visual feast that manages t
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This is Stuart Gordon's fifth adaptation of an HP Lovecraft story. Walter Gilman, a college student studying inter-dimensional string theory, rents a garret in a run-down building in the old New England town of Arkham. He is haunted by terrifying nightmares in which he is visited by a 17th century witch and her familiar, a rat with a human face. He begins to realize that these are not dreams at all but that diabolical forces are gathering to sacrifice his neighbour's infant. As Walter struggles
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Certification15
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A disturbing Danish film, reanacting witchcraft trials from the 15th and 16th on till the early 20th Century. Mixing scenes of reanactment, animation and illustrated slideshows to depict events of alleged real-life events and possessions, we are shown images of extreme cruelty which smack of the experimental edges of medical research. This must have been tantamount to the work of the devil when it first came out. Sick-minds they had back in 1922! The DVD has a choice of soundtracks, the best of
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