In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, F...

Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. Aft...

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem him...

Maria Toikka is called to testify in a trial in which her husband Ville is charged. The assurances s...

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of...

In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becom...

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, h...

Prague in the 1870s. Work in Smolík's sulphur factory is hard and dangerous to health. The poorly pa...

In the late 19th century, two Swedish emigrants, Lasse Karlsson and his son Pelle, arrive on the Dan...

A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capita...

Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a...

During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New...

In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a ...

In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, Will...

A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
Three "miniatures" touching on romantic relationships between men and women from different perspecti...