The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.

In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, sacred land of the La...

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is ...

Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a rec...

Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman -- naively seeking to win th...

After the World War I, Mussolini's perspective on life is severely altered; once a willful socialist...

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, find that their chances at marriage s...

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...

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childh...

A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that bind...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...

For six hundred years Sweden had controlled most of Finland until the war with Russia that ended in ...

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pai...

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family...

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in...

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia d...

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his di...

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

Based on a Anton Chekhov short story, this slight tale has some good moments as the drama of a young...

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a rewar...