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Orchard Street

1955

Orchard Street

1955
6.8
This short film documents the daily life of the goings-on on Orchard Street, a commercial street in the Lower East Side New York City.
Irish Destiny

1926

Irish Destiny

1926
6
An IRA man races to Dublin to warn his colleagues of a forthcoming raid, but he is captured by British forces.
A Tale of Two Cities

1911

A Tale of Two Cities

1911
5
A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
Master Will Shakespeare

1936

Master Will Shakespeare

1936
5.5
A short biography of William Shakespeare that highlights the various jobs he worked at in the theater.
Exhumed

2003

Exhumed

2003
2
Three stories across the centuries of individuals given the power to raise the dead, set in feudal Japan, 1940s USA, and a post-apocalyptic future.
King Lear

1953

King Lear

1953
8
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
Steel and America

1965

Steel and America

1965
5.5
A short film by Disney in which Donald Duck is involved in showing the history of Steel and America.
The Last Woman of Shang

1964

The Last Woman of Shang

1964
6.5
In order to exact revenge upon him, a young woman (Lin Dai) marries the Emperor Chou (Shin Young-kyun), who killed her father.
Hijikata Toshizo: The White Trail

2004

Hijikata Toshizo: The White Trail

2004
6.2
Historical samurai OVA about the deputy leader of the Shinsengumi, who fought on the side of the Shogun prior to the Meiji Restoration.
The Fight for Life

1940

The Fight for Life

1940
5
The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz' first "dramatic" film, utilizing the talents of several top New York stage actors. A tribute to the Chicago Maternity Center and its efforts to provide the best possible care for destitute mothers, the film is based on the book of the same name by Paul de Kruif. Myron McCormick plays the largest role as a dedicated intern, while others in the cast include such theatrical heavywrights as Will Geer, Dudley Digges and Dorothy Adams. The film's many vignettes range from the tragic (a mother dying in childbirth in the opening scene) to the exultant (another mother rescued from the brink of death in a disease-ridden tenement). Filmed in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, Fight for Life is a worthwhile effort, though Lorentz seems more comfortable with the "actuality" scenes than with the dramatized passages.
Natal 71

1999

Natal 71

1999
6
Natal 71 is the name of a record given to the soldiers of the portuguese colonies overseas for Christmas 1971. Niassa's Songbook is the title of an audiotape illegally recorded by soldiers during the war years, in Mozambique. They are memories from a country which was shut from the rest of the world, poor and ignorant, laid to sleep by a stale and primitive propaganda which tried to hide all the conflicts from us and kept us from thinking and recognising the repressive nature of the regime we lived in.
Man of the House

1936

Man of the House

1936
6
This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.
Assassination in February

2001

Assassination in February

2001
6
A reflection on the assassinations of social democrat politician Fernando Buesa Blanco and his bodyguard Jorge Díez Elorza, perpetrated by the terrorist gang ETA in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, on February 22, 2000.
The Butterfly Chalice

1965

The Butterfly Chalice

1965
6
The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...
The Coin

1962

The Coin

1962
5.5
The collection of TV series based on Albert Maltsa’s stories. Action happens at the time of the Great depression.
Bonhoeffer

2003

Bonhoeffer

2003
6
Dramatic documentary about the young German pacifist and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who resisted the Nazi regime and was hanged two weeks before World War II was over.
The Glass Rabbit

2005

The Glass Rabbit

2005
6.5
The period of late World War II, Toshiko was living in downtown Tokyo with her family. Japan was more towards losing the War at the time and people were suffering with lack of materials. On March 10th 1945, she lost her mother and two younger sisters by the bombing in Tokyo. She picked up "Glass Rabbit", which shape was changed by the fire, out of the wreck one day and she experienced the terror of the War. Moreover when she had to evacuate to the suburbs, her father was killed by US army on the way at the station. Now that she became all alone, she felt so lonely and despaired that she almost found no meaning to be alive. But despite of her loneliness and sorrow, she aroused herself, thinking about all her family who were gone. "I must survive for my family.... Otherwise, who will be visiting their grave." This is the story of one girl, which should not be forgotten.
Secret Service

1931

Secret Service

1931
6
In 1864 a Secret Service agent for the Union army goes undercover in Richmond and pretends to be a Confederate captain.
Tico-Tico no Fubá

1952

Tico-Tico no Fubá

1952
8
Tico-Tico no Fubá is a 1952 Brazilian comedy film directed by Adolfo Celi and starring Anselmo Duarte. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. The film is a fictionalized biography of Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880–1935), who penned the song "Tico-Tico no Fubá" that became an international hit in the 1940s.
Dog's Heads

1955

Dog's Heads

1955
5
Dog's Heads (Czech: Psohlavci) is a 1955 Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič, based on the novel of the same name by Alois Jirásek. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

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