After returning from World War II, a young soldier meets a pregnant woman on a bus and agrees to pretend to be her husband to help her avoid embarrassment. As they spend time together on her family's vineyard, they fall in love and confront the challenges of the post-war era.
Shadowplay is a gripping TV show set in 1946 Berlin, where an American cop investigates a murder in the aftermath of World War II. The city is in ruins, and tensions run high as the police protagonist delves deep into the dark secrets of post-war Germany.
In post-World War II Germany, a teenage girl named Lore discovers that her parents, who were high-ranking Nazis, have been arrested. She must lead her siblings across the country to their grandmother's house while avoiding Allied soldiers and facing the harsh realities of the aftermath of war.
In the midst of World War II, a Polish violinist and a German opera singer form a forbidden love amidst the horrors of the German occupation of Poland. As they navigate the challenges of war and prejudice, they find solace in music and create a lasting legacy.
This series investigated the way that history and memory have been used by politicians and others.
At the outset of the Yalta Conference on February 4, 1945, the «Big Three» were all optimistic: victory was in no doubt, and the accord that they had achieved seemed likely to preserve the values they had fought for. However, in just a few months, nothing would remain of this agreement apart from irreconcilable differences. United in war, the Allies would reveal themselves as divided and rivals in peace. How can such a rapid failure of a real effort at entente be explained? With the Yalta Conference in 1945 to 1953, discover a new world order drawn up by three men, looking for a lasting peace... that would lead inevitably to the Cold War. Combining archive footage, photographs, original letters and unique testimonies, these two episodes revisit this crucial period in History. A full immersion into postwar years and an emerging new world order.
Mirror for a Hero is a drama/fantasy movie set in the 1980s. The story follows a sculptor who is trapped in a time loop and forced to relive the same events during World War II. As he navigates through different outcomes and alternate realities, he starts to question his role in the war and the choices he has made. The movie explores themes of fate, identity, and the consequences of one's actions.
1945: The Savage Peace is a documentary that explores the brutal aftermath of World War II in Europe, focusing on the dislocation, revenge, violence, and mass atrocities that occurred. It highlights the struggles of the German population, the ethnic tension, and the devastating impact of the war on civilians.
Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generations. The request is a ruse to enable Pym to marry his wealthy American fiancee while she's still in England, but his masterplan backfires when he finds himself swept into an election campaign and beaten by Labour's Mr Cleghorn – who is then made a peer. In an attempt to save face, Pym decides to stand again – as a socialist. It all proves too much for the Pyms' loyal, true-blue butler, Mr Beecham...
An officer's wife has a romantic dream about her husband's man (servant) and comes to believe it is true. Meanwhile the husband has asked his servant to help him, after the war, to suggest ways to ignite the romance he and his wife had before the war, as well as find a way to make money in a post-war economy.
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