Margaret Thatcher is a legendary woman politician who left an indelible mark on history. About the fateful episodes of her life tells the biographical drama Margaret Thatcher (Margaret). 1990 was the final year for the political career of the famous Iron Lady. In Parliament, Sir Geoffrey Howe delivered a denouncing speech that shattered Thatcher’s strategy. It was the beginning of the end of the Prime Minister’s career. Intra-party divisions led to the Iron Lady leaving the premiership, and the
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Margaret Thatcher is a legendary woman politician who left an indelible mark on history. About the fateful episodes of her life tells the biographical drama Margaret Thatcher (Margaret). 1990 was the final year for the political career of the famous Iron Lady. In Parliament, Sir Geoffrey Howe delivered a denouncing speech that shattered Thatcher’s strategy. It was the beginning of the end of the Prime Minister’s career. Intra-party divisions led to the Iron Lady leaving the premiership, and the chair of party leader passed to the more liberal John Major. The film is full of documentary details, thanks to this film, the viewer can get a reliable portrait of a great woman, starting from the very first steps in politics.
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret more
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia close
An Austrian teenager marries the Dauphin of France and becomes that country's queen following the death of King Louis XV in 1774. Years later, after a more
An Austrian teenager marries the Dauphin of France and becomes that country's queen following the death of King Louis XV in 1774. Years later, after a life of luxury and privilege, Marie Antoinette loses her head during the French Revolution. close
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother more
As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life. close
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty more
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession. close
June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and more
June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev. She wants to return to France immediately; he knows that they are captives and must watch every step. close