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- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettLiz GilesRod CulbertsonThe early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.
- DirectorOtakar VávraStarsVladimír SmeralElo RomancikJosef KemrIn the 1600s, an overzealous clergy hauls innocent women in front of tribunals, forces them to confess to imaginary witchery, and engages in brutal torture and persecution of their subjects.
- DirectorAkio JissôjiStarsRenji IshibashiSeiran LiKôji ShimizuA decadent Count in 1920's Japan becomes obsessed with the works of the Marquis de Sade. He creates a theatre to show plays adapted from his novels, and recruits thieves, prostitutes and low lives to act out his fantasies.
- DirectorJulie DelpyStarsJulie DelpyDaniel BrühlWilliam HurtA 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
- DirectorJuraj JakubiskoStarsAnna FrielKarel RodenVincent ReganWith an unquenchable thirst for blood, Countess Elizabeth Bathory was one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
- DirectorJuraj JakubiskoStarsGiulietta MasinaPetra VancíkováTobias HoeslThe Feather Fairy lives in the sky and gives snow to the people. She lives with a boy called Jakob, who one day ventures into the human world and falls for a peasant girl.
- DirectorOldrich LipskýStarsMichal DocolomanskýEvelyna SteimarováVlastimil BrodskýIn 1897, in a castle near the town of Werewolfville in the Carpathians, a slightly deranged Professor Orfanik experiments with his new inventions which include, even at this early date, television and a film camera.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsToby IrvineRalph FiennesJason FlemyngA series of events change the orphaned Pip's life forever as he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman.
- DirectorJirí BartaStarsOldrich KaiserJirí LábusMichal PavlícekThe story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with a twist.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsVanessa RedgraveOliver ReedDudley SuttonIn 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
- DirectorFrantisek VlácilStarsJosef KemrMagda VásáryováNada HejnaA grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsGeoffrey RushKate WinsletJoaquin PhoenixIn a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsCate BlanchettClive OwenGeoffrey RushA mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.
- DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsNatalie PortmanScarlett JohanssonEric BanaTwo sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.
- DirectorJosie RourkeStarsSaoirse RonanMargot RobbieJack LowdenMary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
- DirectorLukas FeigelfeldStarsAleksandra CwenCelina PeterClaudia MartiniAfter the loss of her tormented mother, the erratic behavior of a 15th century woman living in an isolated mountain village becomes a threat to the safety of her infant child.
- DirectorRoger CormanStarsVincent PriceBarbara SteeleJohn KerrIn the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
- DirectorRainer SarnetStarsRea LestJörgen LiikArvo KukumägiIn a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
- DirectorJacques DemyStarsCatriona MacCollBarry StokesPatrick AllenThe story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.
- DirectorOz PerkinsStarsSophia LillisSamuel LeakeyAlice KrigeA long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
- CreatorCharley ParlapanidesVlas ParlapanidesStarsDerek PhillipsJessica HenwickElias ToufexisA commoner living in ancient Greece, Heron discovers his true heritage as a son of Zeus, and his purpose: to save the world from a demonic army.
- 199124mTV-PG7.4 (128)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn MaddenStarsMichael GambonBrian HensonDavid MorrisseyTheseus, with help from a beautiful princess, versus the savage Minotaur, half-man half-bull.
- DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczRouben MamoulianStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonRex HarrisonQueen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
- DirectorNick MorrisLaurence ConnorStarsRamin KarimlooSierra BoggessHadley FraserA disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorizes the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves.
- DirectorBrett SullivanSimon PhillipsStarsBen LewisAnna O'ByrneMaría Mercedes10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano singer, Christine Daae. Christine, her 10-year-old son Gustave, and her husband Raoul, the Vicomte de Changy, travel to Coney Island where Christine is scheduled to sing for Hammerstein, but ends up singing for the mysterious Mister Y. They don't know what lies ahead. Christine and Erik confess about their past, Christine and Raoul reunite with old friends, and Christine sings for her mysterious masked man once more.
- DirectorKirk R. ThatcherStarsWill ArnettTaraji P. HensonDarren CrissOn Halloween night, Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion.
- StarsReiko TajimaTarô ShigakiHisashi KatsutaThe story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.
- StarsMegumi HayashibaraYuka ImaiYuri ShiratoriThe male-only planet of Terra II is populated by clones of the six men who were marooned there 300 years before. The only females are robots called "marionettes," who serve as workers and soldiers. Japoness marionettes Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry are different from most others, because each possesses a special circuit that gives them human emotions. One by one, they are accidentally awakened by young Mamiya Otaru and take up residence with him. As a result, Otaru's uneventful life becomes just a tad more interesting. At the same time, conflict between Japoness and the city-state of Gartland is escalating. Is it because Faust, the leader of Gartland, lusts for world domination, or is it something else his heart longs for... something with a connection to Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry?
- DirectorSteve McLeanStarsHarris DickinsonJonah Hauer-KingAlessandro CimadamoreA stylish, sexy film about a young man's journey into an unusual form of escort work, set in an imaginary vision of London's Soho.
- DirectorAbel GanceStarsFernand GraveyAssia NorisJean WeberOut of love for an actress, Isabelle, the Baron de Sigognac joins a traveling troop en route to Paris. When an actor dies, he takes over his role: that of Captain Fracasse.
- DirectorPierre Gaspard-HuitStarsJean MaraisGeneviève GradGérard BarrayThe ruined Baron Philippe de Sigognac, meets one day a troupe of traveling actors. Attracted by Isabelle, and by the enthusiasm of his acting companions, he joins the troupe.