Movies: 20th century

  • 2023
    Sombras Brancas

    Sombras Brancas (2023)

    Sombras Brancas

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    At the age of 71, a highly regarded writer, José Cardoso Pires, suffers a major stroke and loses his memory and the ability to relate to the rest of the world. Everybody seems to defy the famous author to write another novel that recounts this advent...

    Sombras Brancas
  • 1964
    The Magic Gown

    The Magic Gown (1964)

    The Magic Gown

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    In the second half of the 20th century, a class of students prepare for the 40th anniversary of the Pioneer Organization in the old palace of Shah. Events unfold when the famous magician Io-Kio presents the magic gown that will throw a group of stude...

    The Magic Gown
  • 2024
    Frieda's Case

    Frieda's Case (2024)

    Frieda's Case

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    Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli....

    Frieda's Case
  • 1915
    Vanyushin's Children

    Vanyushin's Children (1915)

    Vanyushin's Children

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    Vanyushin's Children
  • 2022
    L’épopée des vignerons

    L’épopée des vignerons (2022)

    L’épopée des vignerons

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    L’épopée des vignerons
  • 2002
    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle (2002)

    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle

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    Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works....

    Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle
  • 2009
    Saint François d'Assise

    Saint François d'Assise (2009)

    Saint François d'Assise

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    Messiaen's breathtakingly intense opera on the life of St Francis of Assisi stars Rod Gilfry as the charismatic visionary, beguiled by the glory of creation, yet fearful of both its imperfections and its transience. Pierre Audi's thoroughly engaging ...

    Saint François d'Assise
  • 1990
    New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

    New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (1990)

    New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

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    Inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night, a tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress Desirée Armfeldt and the men who love her: lawyer Fredrik Egerman and Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When Desirée's show travels through Fredrik's tow...

    New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
  • 1918
    The Woman Who Invented Love

    The Woman Who Invented Love (1918)

    The Woman Who Invented Love

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    The Woman Who Invented Love
  • 1969
    Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini

    Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini (1969)

    Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini

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    The tormented love-hate relationship between acclaimed director Federico Fellini and actress Giulietta Masina, blending reality and imagination in depicting their lives....

    Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini
  • 1918
    A Corpse Living

    A Corpse Living (1918)

    A Corpse Living

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    "The Living Corpse" - Fedor Protasov is tormented by the thought that his wife Liza never really made a clear choice between him and Victor Karenin, a more conventional rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running...

    A Corpse Living
  • 1969
    AlGaid

    AlGaid (1969)

    AlGaid

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    Al-Gaid emerges as a captivating epic adventure, unfolding against the backdrop of the 20th-century wintery northern Arabian desert. Boldly redefines the adventure revenge genre and Bedouin soap operas, crafting a unique narrative....

    AlGaid
  • 1930
    Mechanical Principles

    Mechanical Principles (1930)

    Mechanical Principles

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    Close up we see pistons move up and down or side to side. Pendulums sway, the small parts of machinery move. Gears drive larger wheels. Gears within gears spin. Shafts turn some mechanism that is out of sight. Screws revolve and move other gears; a b...

    Mechanical Principles
  • 1969
    Young Stalin

    Young Stalin (1969)

    Young Stalin

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    A diminutive twentysomething 'Soso' (a nickname given to him by his mother) leads a group of revolutionaries in a massive bank heist to rob the Imperial Bank in 1907 Tbilisi. In the process, Soso becomes the man known as Joseph Stalin....

    Young Stalin
  • 2002
    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess (2002)

    Porgy and Bess

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    In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Cro...

    Porgy and Bess
  • 1972
    Friends

    Friends (1972)

    Friends

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    An absurd combination of circumstances turns two idle young men into fugitives from the law....

    Friends
  • 1969
    Enescu, Skinned Alive

    Enescu, Skinned Alive (1969)

    Enescu, Skinned Alive

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    Brilliant composer and violinist George Enescu is at the peak of his career and wants to compose an opera. He falls in love with a princess, Maruca, who inspires and challenges him. She is fascinated by Enescu and his music, she loves him passionatel...

    Enescu, Skinned Alive
  • 1969
    The Eternity Man

    The Eternity Man (1969)

    The Eternity Man

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    In the heart of 20th-century Ukraine, Andriy Voron embarks on an epic journey of survival, love, and healing-one that spans war, imprisonment, and solitude, ultimately transforming him from a young soldier into a wise elder whose spirit transcends ti...

    The Eternity Man
  • 2020
    Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party

    Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party (2020)

    Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party

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    Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party
  • 2023
    Our Tell-Tale Heart

    Our Tell-Tale Heart (2023)

    Our Tell-Tale Heart

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    The famous short-story by worldwide known writer Edgar Allan Poe takes a twisted and never seen turn when adapted to the the controversial and harsh world of the Portuguese dictatorship times of the "New State" in the 20th century....

    Our Tell-Tale Heart