Movies and TvShows featuring "bloodletting" theme.

Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his wife and three daughters poor. They move to a small cottage in Devonshire. Marianne falls in love with the dashing Willoughby, but he then abandons her. Elinor's hopes of romance with Edward are crushed when she learns of his engagement to Lucy. After a series of trials, Edward is released from his engagement and proposes to Elinor. Marianne marries Colonel Brandon, while Willoughby regrets his choices.

Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin and discover a mysterious younger couple already there. Her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, and Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.

The Passion of Joan of Arc is a silent film that tells the story of the trial and martyrdom of Joan of Arc in the 15th century. It portrays her psychological drama, the agony she goes through, and the injustice she faces in a religious and political trial.

Fellini's Casanova is a biographical drama that delves into the life of Giacomo Casanova, the renowned Italian adventurer and writer. Set in 18th-century Venice, the film explores Casanova's escapades, his relationships with women, and his encounters with the Catholic Church and the Inquisition. With its grotesque imagery and nonlinear narrative, Fellini's Casanova offers a unique and captivating portrayal of a legendary figure.

Madame Bovary is a story about Emma Bovary, a young and passionate woman who seeks love and escape from her mundane life in 19th century France. She engages in adulterous relationships, indulges in luxurious spending, and tries to find fulfillment outside of her marriage. However, her pursuits lead to tragic consequences.

The Cuckoo is a movie set in Lapland during World War II. The story revolves around a Captain, a Finnish woman, and a Russian soldier who are all forced to coexist in a small cabin. Despite their language barriers and cultural differences, they learn to understand and rely on each other, forming a unique bond. The movie explores themes of friendship, patriotism, and the effects of war on individuals.

A historical drama depicting the rise to power of King Louis XIV of France and his transformation of the country into an absolute monarchy.

In this avant-garde short film, a man with a leg amputation interacts with an incompetent nurse in a single location. The film explores themes of unhappiness and the color black.

After talking to an AI online, our protagonist, Mayne, is receiving strange phone calls from an unknown person. Soon he will have to face heavy threats, and get engaged into an action packed adventure to save humanity from evil forces.

Ran comes to Japan, and makes an immediate impression by assassinating a Yakuza boss and his associates, while they dine in a restaurant.

In the middle of the 17th century, the Marquise de Sévigné wanted to make her daughter a brilliant and independent woman in her own image. But the more she tries to control the young woman's destiny, the more she alienates her. Mother and daughter then experience the throes of a singular and devastating passion. A major work of French literature is born from this devastation.

When David's sister returns home after a long absence, their complicated past comes back to haunt them.

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.

For over 30 years, the so-called First Transmission video from Psychic TV, has been the stuff of, well, “snuff film” legend. First advertised in the back pages of Thee Grey Book , The First Transmission was an ultra weird touchstone of the underground VHS tape trading scene of the 1980s.

Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death.

A young girl, the daughter of a lesbian couple, lies peacefully abed listening to one of her mothers reading her a bedtime story. The off-beat tale she hears is set in medieval times and chronicles the exploits of poor Lady Eleanor, an independent, free-spirited young aristocrat who would much rather spend her time riding and being outdoors than staying cloistered inside tending to needlework. Still she is a dutiful daughter and reluctantly abides by her late father's wish that she marry Lord William. William knows that he is not her dream lover, but he is patient and eventually she gets pregnant. Eleanor is terrified, for her mother lost her life and the life of her baby giving birth. Not wanting to suffer the same fate, she sneakily tries to engage the local midwife to come and abort the fetus. Unfortunately, the midwife has been accused of sorcery by the local priests and has been sentenced to die. Fortunately, young Gwenyth, a new midwife shows up.

The Black Panther star uncovers the astounding true story of the Agoji, Benin’s female army – or as Europeans labeled them, the 'Amazons – then finds the last warrior left alive.

A man hunts a vampire who, a decade prior, slew his wife and abducted his daughter.

Michael Mosley takes an in-depth look at blood. He carries out six experiments on his own blood, from starving it of oxygen to injecting it with snake venom and even eating it.