Band of Angels is a romantic drama set in the deep south during the American Civil War. It tells the story of a biracial slave-owner who falls in love with a slave and faces the challenges of race, social class, and the turmoil of the war. The film explores themes of racism, family, love, and the struggle for freedom.
In this satirical mockumentary, the film explores an alternate history where the Confederate States of America won the Civil War, leading to a very different present-day America. Through a series of television programs, commercials, and historical reenactments, the film exposes the racism, sexism, and revisionist history prevalent in this alternative reality.
Not America, nor Africa, but the Lazio countryside provides the backdrop for this intricate story of death and more or less incestuous love affairs, inspired by the successful American film Mandingo.
Whity is a drama set in the year 1878 in the American South. It revolves around issues of racism, homosexuality, and a dysfunctional family. The story follows Whity, a servant in an evil family, who faces abuse and harassment. As the plot unfolds, Whity's encounters with other characters, such as a bar singer and a prostitute, shed light on the dark realities of the American South.
Pelle's father joins an activist group and Pelle has to face up to his father.
In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later, Eliza flees with her son, Harry, after learning the Shelbys plan to hand them over to a crooked creditor to prevent foreclosure. George also escapes and goes on the run while Eliza and Harry are captured and brought back home. Mother and son are separated as George tries to find them both.
Italian costume drama about convicted women in France being sent to the penal colony on Devil's Island where they must wade through alligator-infested waters and find gold. Life on the island is tough for these buxom, beautifully-swept coiffed maidens - virtually none who look like they had even the slightest knowledge of crimes worthy of such a punishment. Here, if the girls want to get a day of rest they must work the night with the guards and/or warden of the island, but some changes come when Guy Madison arrives as the new warden out to change the horrible lives led by these playmate-wannabes.
Evocation of the life of the journalist Jean Galmot, adventurer, who established himself as a gold digger in Guyana in 1906. Madly in love with this country, he will die for having wanted to give dignity and freedom to the Guyanese people.
Based on the life of Saint Martin de Porres
Life Is to Whistle follows three interconnected stories featuring characters who are struggling with love, loss, and their own identities. The film explores themes of surrealism, sexual repression, and the power of human connection. It takes the audience on a journey through the streets of Havana, where eccentric and diverse characters navigate a whimsical and unpredictable world.
Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.
Romantic adventure film in which the girl Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her gullible father is tricked by a set of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty.
Antonio, a construction worker, falls in love with his stepbrother's girlfriend who is an immigrant from Martinique. The movie explores themes of depression, unconditional love, race relations, and mental illness.
When her father dies, a young Afro-Mexican woman joins the Revolution, the way he was planning to do, and becomes the leader of a Zapatista battalion.
In this FitzPatrick's Traveltalk short, a trip to Haiti serves as a portal into its history, mainly under 19th century ruler Henri Christophe.
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