Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s aContinue reading “Testament of Youth – 2014”
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Pompeii – 2014
In 79 A.D., Milo, a slave turned gladiator, finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out ofContinue reading “Pompeii – 2014”
Warsaw 44 – 2014
City of Warsaw, Poland, August 1, 1944. Citizens have experienced inhuman acts of terror and violence during five long years of Nazi occupation. As the Soviet Army relentlessly approaches, the youngest and bravest among them rise up as one and face tyranny fighting street by street, but the price to pay will be high andContinue reading “Warsaw 44 – 2014”
Samurai Warriors: Legend of the Sanada – 2014
It was a time of chaos, warriors from across Japan fought endlessly for the right to rule the country. Director : Koujin Ochi Cast : Akio Otsuka|Daisuke Ono|Eiji Takemoto|Jouji Nakata|Makiko Ohmoto|Masaya Takatsuka|Takeshi Kusao|Yuko Nagashima Genre : Animation|History Release Date : 3/20/2014 Country :
Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath – 2014
Stonehenge is an icon of prehistoric British culture, an enigma that has seduced archaeologists and tourists for centuries. Why is it here? What is its significance? And which forces inspired its creators? Now a group of international archaeologists led by the University of Birmingham and the Ludwig Boltzman Institute in Vienna believe that a newContinue reading “Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath – 2014”
Sternstunde ihres Lebens – 2014
Director : Erica von Möller Cast : Anna Maria Mühe|Eleonore Weisgerber|Felix Vörtler|Iris Berben|Lena Stolze|Maja Schöne|Max von Thun|Petra Welteroth|Rudolf Kowalski|Walter Sittler Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 5/21/2014 Country : Germany
The Lost Legion – 2014
Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city. Director : David Kočár|Petr Kubík Cast : Brian Caspe|Christian Dunkley Clark|Eirini Karamanoli|Herbert Heissler|Jana Triskova|Jim High|Michelle Lukes|Tom McKay Genre : Action|Adventure|History Release Date : 12/2/2014 Country : Czech Republic
Leopardi – 2014
A luminously beautiful biopic of the celebrated eighteenth-century Italian poet, essayist and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, who created immortal verse whilst struggling with a debilitating illness. Director : Mario Martone Cast : Anna Mouglalis|Edoardo Natoli|Elio Germano|Iaia Forte|Isabella Ragonese|Massimo Popolizio|Michele Riondino|Paolo Graziosi|Sandro Lombardi|Valerio Binasco Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 10/16/2014 Country : Italy
Memory of the Camps – 2014
On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team – which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Alfred Hitchcock – to complete the film from hours of shocking footage. Unfortunately, thisContinue reading “Memory of the Camps – 2014”
The Second Game – 2014
A deceptively simple set-up: the director and his father watch a 1988 football match which the father refereed, their commentary accompanying the original television images in real time. A Bucharest derby between the country’s leading teams, Dinamo and Steaua, taking place in heavy snow, one year before the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu. Director : CorneliuContinue reading “The Second Game – 2014”