Stéphane Bern tells the story of King Louis XVI, deposed by the revolution and guillotined on January 21st, 1793. He was a cultured man, passionate about the technical advances of his time, but powerless against the huge deficit in the country. He actively supported the birth of the USA. Louis XVI was the last king to live in the palace of Versailles, where he organized the first flight of a balloon, launched the legendary expedition of Jean-Francois de La Perouse and offered his wife Marie Antoinette, the beautiful setting of the Petit Trianon, as million visitors around the world continue to admire.

In the eighteenth century the mystical midnight hour disappeared and the modern night was born. We n...

The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

Executed for defying society in 1782, Ophelia Danube is offered a path through time to find her love...

A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller and two sisters -- one wh...

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaul...

Constance, an aristocrat from the Vendée, and François-Denis, a navy officer 10 years her senior, fa...

Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D'Aigullon, former street waif Madame du Barry ch...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose...

Giacomo Casanova returns to Venice, to help his brother, falsely accused of robbery.

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical...

Film about the fictitious adventures of Franz Freiherr von Trenck, who lived during the times of emp...

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi...

Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version f...

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...

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...