1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.

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...
A dramatized account of Denmark's first women's rights activist, Mathilde Fibiger. Based on letters ...

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

Group of old friends gather in a summer villa to celebrate a surprise birthday party for Mitzi, who ...

For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time...

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...

Set in the frozen steppes of Mongolia, a young nomad is confronted with his destiny after animals fa...

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...

A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. Duri...

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending ...

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614),...