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.

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

In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally impair...

In 1763, Britain defeated France in the worldwide Seven Years War - referred to in the American Colo...

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no...

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th...

In 1794 Bützow, widow Hornborstel, a top goose breeder, presses Mayor Hane to marry her. Rebuffed, h...

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

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native...

Young, pretty and innocent, Fanny Hill has lost her parents and must find her way in life amidst the...

An unconventional romantic comedy about a young American photographer and a French girl with a taste...

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...

The Count of Maravillas receives an unusual proposal from a masked woman: to kidnap the valido of Ki...

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along...

1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs t...

In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becom...
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...

At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of seve...