The story takes place in Monte Carlo, where the impoverished Julian proposes marriage to the wealthy Dora, only to be turned down by the girl's mercenary mother. Several years later, Julian manages not only to obtain a huge fortune, but also a prominent position in the British diplomatic service. Now a suitable husband for Dora, Julian marries the girl. Alas, their happiness is short-lived.
Le mogli e le arance is characterized by a wonderful sereneness. It is the kind of quietude which ma...

Two brothers compete for the love of a woman while the impending war threatens to separate them from...

"Between life and death" - Dr Brinck and his assistant Inger Holm spend days and nights in his labor...

John Stonehouse (William Russell) checks into a hotel, intending to commit suicide. But instead he w...

Valentin Vaala's (and Teuvo Tulio's) first film. Only fragments survive.

A Japanese merchant attempts to drive one of his rivals mad by impersonating a man he had once murde...

Jamil, a soldier in the Bedouin defense forces during a war between Syria and Turkey, deserts his re...
When Pat and Patachon arrive in the small fishing village at the North Sea they are completely unawa...

One of the two earliest horror films ever made. This film is presumed lost. In this black comedy sce...

Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bi...

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a chan...
Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minu...

Like Max Ophüls, Capellani set many films in the theatre – backstage, on stage, in the public eye; H...
In Scotland, a farmer wins the heart of a laird's daughter with his harp playing skills.

Anna works at a bookstore. Lucas is suddenly very interested in books. A romantic comedy in which Ch...

Yeong-deuk and Jeong-sun and engaged. Yeong-deuk comes back home after completing his studies and me...

Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women...
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the w...

In 1908, Director/Producer Shozo Makino (father of Japanese cinema) directed and produced the first...

Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but ...