Seventy years on, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when ‘the few’ of the RAF faced the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. As they fly historic planes, meet the veterans, explore the tactics and technology, Colin and Ewan discover the importance of the Battle andContinue reading “The Battle of Britain – 2010”
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The Whore – 2010
Constance, 1410. Marie, daughter of the richest bourgeois of the city, is on the eve of marrying a prestigious lawyer, son of an earl. Although the compromise fills with pride the girl’s father, anxious to ennoble, Marie is not just convinced about her fiancé, who she has only seen twice. Her suspicions are confirmed tragicallyContinue reading “The Whore – 2010”
The Way Back – 2010
Peter Weir’s follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man’s struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film details their perilous & uncertain journey to freedom, as they cross deserts, mountains, & severalContinue reading “The Way Back – 2010”
Carlos – 2010
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police. Director : Olivier Assayas Cast : Ahmad Kaabour|Alexander Scheer|Antoine Balabane|Christoph Bach|Edgar Ramírez|Fadi Abi Samra|Julia Hummer|Nora von Waldstätten|Rodney El Haddad|Talal Jurdi Genre : Crime|Drama|History|Thriller Release Date : 10/11/2010Continue reading “Carlos – 2010”
Long live the knights! – 2010
Director : Karel Janák Cast : Dany Mesároš|David Prachař|Pavel Kříž Genre : Adventure|Comedy|History Release Date : 1/8/2010 Country : Czech Republic
The Other Dumas – 2010
Alexandre Dumas, at the height of his career, takes Auguste Maquet, his chief literary collaborator or ‘ghost writer’ ten years his junior, to meet a young unknown admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are at the summit of their artistic collaboration for they have just published “The Count of Monte Christo”, “Queen Margot” and “TheContinue reading “The Other Dumas – 2010”
Le Café du pont – 2010
During the war, on the banks of the Garonne, there is a café, the Café du Pont, where workers and sailors gather. Ten-year-old Pierrot’s parents dedicate all their time and energy to the place. The German Occupation imposes restrictions and fear, but Pierrot knows that his father discreetly carries out brave actions and that hisContinue reading “Le Café du pont – 2010”
Little Rose – 2010
Pressured by his superiors to disgrace public intellectual Warczewski, a professor and respected writer whom they believe to be a “camouflaged Zionist,” rough security-services colonel Rozek enlists his sexy but naive girlfriend, Kamila, to insinuate herself into the distinguished older man’s life and report on his every move. Not particularly interested in serving communism butContinue reading “Little Rose – 2010”
Henri 4 – 2010
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France’s beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier’s epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a little bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. In late 16th-century France, Catholics and ProtestantContinue reading “Henri 4 – 2010”
The Conspirator – 2010
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life. Director : Faith Conroy|Robert Redford Cast : Alexis Bledel|Evan Rachel Wood|James McAvoy|Jonathan Groff|Justin Long|KevinContinue reading “The Conspirator – 2010”
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