1922. France. The young man Dmitry Ovsyannikov emigrates with his friend Andrei Yusupov to France, where Andrei’s relatives live in the suburb of Paris more
1922. France. The young man Dmitry Ovsyannikov emigrates with his friend Andrei Yusupov to France, where Andrei’s relatives live in the suburb of Paris – Orly. Andrey, a doctor by training, goes to work in Paris, and Dmitry remains in Orly and gets a job as an actor in the local theater Madame Ormont, the wife of a large industrialist, where he meets a young charming fashionista Marie Recard. Stormy romances, profitable acquaintances ... and soon Dmitry becomes part of the local beau monde. . . close
Investigative journalist David Holthouse attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature.
Investigative journalist David Holthouse attempts to solve a bizarre twenty-five year old triple homicide that was said to be the work of a mythical creature. close
A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest more
A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue. close
The year is 1930. In a small Tartar village, a woman named Zuleikha watches as her husband is murdered by communists. Zuleikha herself is sent into exile, more
The year is 1930. In a small Tartar village, a woman named Zuleikha watches as her husband is murdered by communists. Zuleikha herself is sent into exile, enduring a horrendous train journey to a remote spot on the Angara River in Siberia. Conditions in the camp are tough, and many of her group do not survive the first difficult winter. As she gradually settles into a routine, Zuleikha starts to get to know her companions. The eclectic group includes a rather dotty doctor, an artist who paints on the sly, and Ignatov, Zuleikha's husband's killer. A screen version of the best-selling novel by Guzel Yakhina. close
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their more
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears. close
The film Quiet Flows the Don is a collaboration between Russia, Britain and Italy. The film by Sergei Bondarchuk is based on the novel “The Quiet Don” more
The film Quiet Flows the Don is a collaboration between Russia, Britain and Italy. The film by Sergei Bondarchuk is based on the novel “The Quiet Don” by the Soviet writer Mikhail Alexandrovich Sholokhov. The premiere of the film "The Quiet Don" in Russia took place on November 7, 2006, the world premiere - February 6, 2009.
Against the background of political turmoil (revolution, World War I and Civil War), a dramatic love story of a young Cossack, Grishka Melekhov (Rupert Everett) unfolds. Gregory falls in love with a married beauty, Axinha (Dolphin Forest). The father of the family opposes the relationship and forcibly marries his son to another girl. . . close