Movies and TvShows featuring "landed-gentry" theme.

The Lodgers is a gothic horror movie set in Ireland in the 1920s. It follows twin siblings Rachel and Edward who live in a haunted manor. They must follow three rules in order to maintain a cursed family legacy. However, when Rachel falls in love with a war veteran, she begins to question the rules.

Emma, a young woman living in the countryside, loves matchmaking and meddling in the affairs of others. As she navigates the challenges of courtship and love in 1810s England, she learns valuable lessons about class prejudice, snobbery, and the importance of honesty.

The Sicilian is a crime drama movie set in Sicily, Italy, during the 1940s. It follows the life of a Sicilian mafia don and his journey of betrayal, political corruption, and social reform. The protagonist, a communist revolutionary, becomes a martyr while fighting for agrarian reform and the rights of the working class. The movie explores themes of power, loyalty, and the impact of class differences on society.

After receiving a letter from Nicholas Van Ryn, Miranda Wells travels to his remote mansion, Dragonwyck. As Miranda becomes wrapped up in the luxurious and mysterious lifestyle of the Van Ryns, she discovers dark secrets and must confront her own desires.

In 19th century London, a young Jewish woman named Rosina da Silva leaves her position as a ladies' companion and takes the role of governess to a wealthy Scottish family on a remote island. As she tries to fit into her new surroundings, Rosina faces various challenges including dealing with her employer's lustful advances and her own struggle with her identity and desires. The movie explores themes of cultural and sexual repression, as well as the complexity of relationships.

An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano follows an aging upper-class couple in Russia as they reflect on their lost love and disappointment. Set in a single day at a dacha, the film explores themes of love, aging, and the illusions of the landed gentry. Based on a play, the movie portrays the disillusionment and one-day timespan of the characters, focusing on their relationship and the disappointment that comes with it.

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...

A young couple, who are forced to stay at a borrowed castle, navigate humorous situations while navigating the complexities of their relationship. Along the way, they encounter interfering relatives, a society girl, and a charming veterinarian.

The film captures the activities of the inhabitants in the countryside, in southern Chile, and the CORA (Corporation for Agrarian Reform). Although the action was filmed in four days and four nights in 1971, the movie was only finished in France in 1973, after the military coup.

Probably something about two famed literary females who meet and have a lot of sex, both with each other and apart. I'm just guessing.

Documentary about the trial of an aristocrat accused of murdering a poacher in Kenya.

Can you be loyal to two nations? It's the question posed to the Anglo-Irish class of the 1930s. Landed Protestants with English accents, growing up in a newly independent, Catholic, and staunchly anti-English Ireland. This doc takes a personal look at this historical identity crisis, rich in contradictions. Tracking one family's fortunes the film explores how, as Irish nationalism took hold, this individualistic family fought to stay in Ireland.