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Modern Education

1909

Modern Education

1909
4
The great men of letters and military conquest pose on subsequent pages of a very special history book.
Ghosts of the Third Reich

2012

Ghosts of the Third Reich

2012
7
Ghosts of the Third Reich documents the poignant and anguished stories of descendants of the Nazis, who confront their family's past and communicate their most profound feelings of guilt by inheritance. These individuals, whose family members were supporters, officers, and elite of the Nazi regime, share a common desire to distance themselves from Nazi ideology and the actions of their ancestors.
After

2012

After

2012
7.5
A film about contemporary life in Auschwitz. In an observation from dusk till dawn, it portrays the theater of everyday life around the grim confines and captures the energies and activities of a world fascinated by this former concentration camp.
Hanoi: Winter 1946

1997

Hanoi: Winter 1946

1997
8
A film about Hồ Chí Minh's attempt to negotiate peaceful autonomy from France in 1946.
Coney Island

1991

Coney Island

1991
6
Before there was Disneyland, there was Coney Island. By the turn of the century, this tiny piece of New York real estate was internationally famous. On summer Sundays, three great pleasure domes--Steeplechase, Luna Park and Dreamland--competed for the patronage of a half-million people. By day it was the world's most amazing amusement park, by night, an electric "Eden".
Black October

2000

Black October

2000
8
A documentary recounting the kidnappings of British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec Vice-Premier & Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte by the FLQ on October 5, 1970 in Quebec.
Ramesses II: The Great Journey

2011

Ramesses II: The Great Journey

2011
7
3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. After ruling the country for 67 years, the great pharaoh dies at the old age of 92. His mummy is burried in the heart of the Valley of the Kings. This is the beginning of his great journey towards the afterlife but only under one condition: that his tomb remains off limits forever. However, in the 19th century, many European adventurers explore the tomb of the king searching for the burial chamber. Then begins an archeological investigation, which reveals the story of Ramesses II after-life.
Caparaó

2007

Caparaó

2007
8
Documentary about the first attempt to fight the military dictatorship since 1964. On the mountains of Caparaó, in august 1966, a group of former officers tried to start a great national reaction against the new regime, in an attempt to replicate a "Sierra Maestra" on Brazilian lands.
Secret Weapon

1990

Secret Weapon

1990
6
Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.
The Nativity

1978

The Nativity

1978
6
The story of the courtship of Joseph and Mary, and of the events leading up to the first Christmas.
The Adulteress

1963

The Adulteress

1963
10
The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker.
The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894

2012

The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894

2012
3
The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 is set in the late 19th century and revolves around the events of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), which was fought between the Qing Empire of China and the Empire of Japan.
Reign Behind a Curtain

1983

Reign Behind a Curtain

1983
7
9/11: Voices From the Air

2012

9/11: Voices From the Air

2012
2
Recall 9/11 via radio transmissions between the cockpit and the control tower, and through cellphone calls between passengers and their loved ones.
The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

1993

The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story

1993
5
True story of Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone, inspired by his mother.
El Torero de Cordoba

1946

El Torero de Cordoba

1946
6
A short documentary about the life and death of the bullfighter Manuel Rodriguez Manolete. It recounts his career this celebrated Spanish bullfighter who was the inspiration for the ill-fated Montalvo in Pandora and The Flying Dutchman.
Superfluous People

1926

Superfluous People

1926
5
Directed by Aleksandr Razumnyj.
The Dancer Barberina

1920

The Dancer Barberina

1920
0.5
Pictures

1981

Pictures

1981
5
Walter Burton's realistic photographs depicting poor treatment of Maori prisoners are rejected by late 19th century government officials. Walter is condemned to making a living from everyday studio work, the frustration of which is apparently quite sufficient to make him a drunk. His brother Alfred is happy to take the photos that the officials want and therefore gets the commissions. Alfred's photos are well received, but when Walter shows his own photos, toughs are sent around to smash up his plates.
Frate Sole

1918

Frate Sole

1918
5
The intersecting lives of Francis and Claire of Assisi. Claire turns down the proposals of the wealthy and dedicates herself to the Lord. Francis is the son of a merchant who turns from his life of cavorting with courtesans to an ascetic life in service of the Lord-- Who opens up the path to sainthood for the both of them.