Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears ...
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Britt-Marie, a woman in her sixties, decides to leave her husband and start anew. Having been a hous...
This 1940s drama presents a story of class conflict and its influence on romance. Robert Bradley lea...
The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reac...
This short story of immigration and forbidden love follows Lucy as she discovers her pregnancy and d...
Two young men are sent to a labour camp when they try to escape Romania.
Housewife and soon to be mother Luma and her alias Jennifer strikes up a friendship with the bisexua...
A hedonistic soccer mom embarks on a strange journey of self-discovery, seeking to reconnect with he...
A prosecutor, policemen and teacher take the students Vuica and Nicu to a restaurant to re-enact the...
An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and save...
Lord John Morgan has returned to civilized life in England, but finds he has nothing but disdain for...
A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past...
A powerful, intimate portrait of three women living in the same house during different eras who all ...
In a remote Amazon jungle village, a group of angry diamond prospectors revolt when the local govern...
During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the...
Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry, Zandalee falls prey to...
After robbing and murdering his married lover and then making her death look like suicide, conniving...
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer...
Tracey Lawrence is assautled in her home and is so affected by the traumatic event she now finds all...