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poster The World and Its Woman

The World and Its Woman

A Russian peasant girl rises to fame as an operatic diva. She becomes beloved of a Russian prince. When the 1917 revolution overthrows the czar's government, the pair attempts to cross the icy steppes and…

poster Love Everlasting

Love Everlasting

90mn - Romance, Drama

Grand Duchy of Wallenstein. Elsa Holbein is the young beautiful daughter of General Julius, the Chief of the General Staff. After a spy named Moise Sthar steals military documents, Julius is accused of be…

poster Onésime's Theatrical Debut

Onésime's Theatrical Debut

Onésime came down and threw himself on stage, starting into the great aria at which he excelled. We must say, in respect for the truth, that he earned what critics calls "the estimated success": Onésime, …

poster My Cousin

My Cousin

50mn - Drama, Comedy

Sincere but struggling sculptor Tommasso (Caruso--bushy moustache, gawky) works in an ornamental plaster shop, but his masterpiece on the side is a bust of his cousin Caroli (Caruso--no moustache, polishe…

poster That Hamilton Woman

That Hamilton Woman

125mn - Drama, History, Romance

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

poster By the Cross

By the Cross

49mn - Drama, History

A costume drama from Roman times. Three out of the original six reels survive.

poster Marc Antony and Cleopatra

Marc Antony and Cleopatra

74mn - Drama, History, Romance

Based loosely on Shakespeare's play, Plutarch's "Life of Antony", and Pietro Cossa's dramatic poem, "Cleopatra", this movie was spectacular for its time. It offers location shots made in Italy and Egypt, …

poster The Kreutzer Sonata

The Kreutzer Sonata

The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of je…

poster Concert

Concert

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

poster Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God

Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God

Two charming con artists pose as missionaries to swindle a small-town church congregation, but find themselves reluctantly becoming heroes when they must protect the locals from a ruthless gang of land-gr…

poster Hearts in Exile

Hearts in Exile

59mn - Drama, History, Romance

In Czarist Russia, attractive Anna Ivanovna has consecrated her life to work among Russia's persecuted poor. She dispenses food, medicine, and funds to the needy, from a busy charity headquarters. Two men…

poster Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

89mn - Adventure, Fantasy, Drama

Timeless tale of Beauty and the Beast set in the period of the Vikings. Freya, a warrior and the beautiful daughter of a Viking king, is held prisoner on an island castle by a Beast whom has been cursed b…

poster Salomé

Salomé

Based on Oscar Wilde's version of the story, what is noteworthy is the sheer luxury of the production, an attempt to capture the wild and weird Aubrey Beardsley illustrations that transfigure the work. Th…

poster Vanina

Vanina

Vanina loves rebel leader Octavio, who gets caught. He gets a pardon and marries Vanina. When he is captured again, Vanina helps him to escape prison. They are both caught, and after his execution she die…

poster Romeo e Giulietta

Romeo e Giulietta

37mn - Drama, Romance

The 1912 Italian version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

poster Broadway Love

Broadway Love

A small-town girl who goes to New York hoping to become a Broadway star falls in with a fast crowd.

poster The Greater Call

The Greater Call

Women’s weepies were a nickelodeon staple in the early years of movies. In these one-reel dramas, women trapped in no-win situations confronted heart-wrenching decisions: Should a young woman wed her penn…

poster The Worldly Madonna

The Worldly Madonna

Ms. Young portrays two roles. As Janet, a convent novitiate, she agrees to exchange places with her sister, Lucy, a cabaret dancer, who believes she has killed a man.

poster The Price of Beauty

The Price of Beauty

Countess von Würzen is of a certain age, but she still captivates the men she meets on her way. When her daughter Elsa announces her engagement to the young, handsome Leopold von Raven, the countess sudde…

poster The Devil in a Convent

The Devil in a Convent

3mn - Horror, Comedy, Fantasy

A priest is officiating at a convent, when suddenly he is transformed into the devil, who frightens away the nuns and turns the place into pandemonium.

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