Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier. Director : Bertrand Tavernier Cast : Christine Brücher|Evelina Meghnagi|FlorenceContinue reading “The Princess of Montpensier – 2010”
Category Archives: History
After Armageddon – 2010
What have past acts of destruction taught us about what will happen to mankind after the apocalypse? Is it inevitable that disaster will someday strike America on an unprecedented level? How has history prepared us? History’s most dramatic events–Hiroshima, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and others–are examined and analyzed with hard data gathered from their massive aftereffects.Continue reading “After Armageddon – 2010”
The Round Up – 2010
A faithful retelling of the 1942 “Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup” and the events surrounding it. Director : Jacqueline Gamard|Roselyne Bosch Cast : Gad Elmaleh|Hugo Leverdez|Jean Reno|Mathieu Di Concetto|Mélanie Laurent|Oliver Cywie|Raphaëlle Agogué|Rebecca Marder|Romain Di Concetto|Sylvie Testud Genre : Drama|History|War Release Date : 3/10/2010 Country :
Beneath Hill 60 – 2010
The true story of Australia’s cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, technology and science. Few on the surface knew of the brave, claustrophobic and sometimes barbaric work of these tunnellers. Director : Jeremy Sims|KiraContinue reading “Beneath Hill 60 – 2010”
Bruc, the Manhunt – 2010
1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon, he furiously orders the captain of the Imperial Guard to bring back the headContinue reading “Bruc, the Manhunt – 2010”
The Nine Muses – 2010
Part documentary, part personal essay, this experimental film combines archive imagery with the striking wintry landscapes of Alaska to tell the story of immigrant experience coming into the UK from 1960 onwards. Director : John Akomfrah Cast : Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 9/1/2010 Country : Ghana
The Weight of Chains – 2010
The Weight of Chains is a Canadian documentary film that takes a critical look at the role that the US, NATO and the EU played in the tragic breakup of a once peaceful and prosperous European state – Yugoslavia. The film, bursting with rare stock footage never before seen by Western audiences, is a creativeContinue reading “The Weight of Chains – 2010”
This Is Sodom – 2010
When ancient Sodom is doomed to destruction due to its people’s corrupt ways, Lot is the only righteous man destined to be spared. Director : Adam Sanderson|Muli Segev Cast : Alma Zack|Asi Cohen|Dov Navon|Eli Finish|Eyal Kitzis|Maor Cohen|Mariano Idelman|Moti Kirschenbaum|Orna Banai|Tal Friedman Genre : Comedy|History Release Date : 8/5/2010 Country : Israel
Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint It, White! – 2010
The Pictorians have arrived from deep in space. They also have dangly glow-balls on their heads, which is kinda cool, but still. The freaky aliens are using use their crazy rainbow-beam-thingy to paint everything on Earth the same color: white! See, now the title of the movie makes more sense, right? Anyway, if the PictoriansContinue reading “Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint It, White! – 2010”
Sacrifice – 2010
For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the doctor who delivered him. When Tu’an Gu learns of the baby’s escape he seizes every infant in the city, vowingContinue reading “Sacrifice – 2010”