The Lost City of Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon rainforest in search of a lost civilization. Along with his son and a small team, Fawcett faces dangerous obstacles, encounters a mysterious tribe, and discovers evidence of an ancient, advanced civilization. The film explores themes of obsession, discovery, and the courage to venture into the unknown.
In 'Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure,' Scamp, Lady and Tramp's mischievous son, feels constrained by the rules of his home and longs for independence. Torn between his domestic life and the allure of the outside world, Scamp runs away from home. Along the way, he encounters new friends, experiences new adventures, and learns important life lessons.
1911 is a movie that depicts the events of the Xinhai Revolution in China, which led to the downfall of the Qing Dynasty. It showcases the brutality of war, the struggle for power, and the various factions involved in the conflict.
As a cholera epidemic spreads, an aging composer becomes infatuated with a teenage boy on a vacation in Venice, leading to his own downfall.
Temptress Moon is a drama and romance movie set in 1920s Shanghai. It revolves around a forbidden love affair and explores themes of deception, seduction, and betrayal. The story is filled with intrigue and controversy, with elements of opium addiction, blackmail, and mafia influence. The film was banned in China due to its controversial content.
In the early 1900s, a woman named Juliette Flowers seeks revenge for the death of her outlaw lover, Ransom Pride. With the help of a diverse group of allies, including a gunslinging prostitute and a little-person horse thief, she sets out to track down the people responsible and ensure justice is served. Along the way, Juliette faces numerous challenges and confronts her haunted past, as she deals with betrayal, violence, and the harsh realities of the Wild West.
The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York...
Fort Saganne is a epic drama set in colonial Africa during World War I. The story follows a French soldier, Charles Saganne, as he navigates love, betrayal, and the harsh realities of war.
In the Arizona Territory in the 1910s, a female sheriff must navigate a web of deception and politics while falling for a charming con artist. As she runs for re-election, she faces a kidnapping that tests her resolve and loyalty. Will love prevail in this wild frontier?
Amundsen is a movie based on the true story of Roald Amundsen, a famous polar explorer. The film depicts his thrilling adventures in the North and South Poles, his intense rivalry with Robert Falcon Scott, and his exploration of the Arctic regions. It also delves into his personal life, including his extramarital affair and his relationships with Inuit communities. The movie explores themes of ambition, sacrifice, and the human spirit's resilience in extreme conditions.
A collection of short films depicting the lives of businessmen in the Wild West. The stories include themes of wealth, hope, and cowboy culture, all intertwined in an anthology format. The film also explores the relationships between businessmen and their old friends, as well as the kidnapping incidents that occur in this era. With an episodic structure, the movie showcases the development of the businessmen's lives throughout the late 19th century.
The Prince and the Showgirl is a romantic comedy set in 1910s London. A prince visits London for his coronation and meets a showgirl, leading to a forbidden love affair. Despite their different backgrounds and the disapproval of the royal family, they navigate class differences, politics, and intrigue to be together.
Short dramatised documentary showing the ups and downs of daily life on a circus farm. “The only light comes from the flames of the funeral pyre that consumes a dead circus elephant shortly after its corpse has been unceremoniously dragged across a field by 50 carthorses.” (BFI)
Explore the tumultuous years in China's history as it went through revolutionary changes from 1911 to 1949, shaping the course of the nation.
Set in early 1900s France, a widow renews a former romantic interest until it is discovered that he has had a past fling with one of her new employees, a nanny. This sets the two women into many well-mannered accusations and conversations, but no modern brawling, and puts him in the middle or possibly on the outside.
The Ultimate Survivor tells the story of a remarkable survivor from a bygone age: the former East Oxford Picture Palace, on Jeune Street in Oxford, now known as the Ultimate Picture Palace or UPP.
The Sidney Street siege. "HOUNDSITCH MURDERERS: THE GREAT ALIENS OUTRAGE AT MILE END SHEWING (sic) THE ACTUAL SCENES.
In 1939, in a French prison camp, José Garcés of the defeated Spanish Republican army raises the spirits of his fellow prisoners by telling the story of the year he was 8 years old, 1911, in a small town in northeastern Spain. He was a rascal, baffling his father, always in trouble, and in love with Valentina, a neighbor girl. On his roof top at night he sends semaphore messages to her. He writes poems. He gets them into trouble, killing her father's breeding pigeons. When the two families camp at a decaying castle, his tutor, a sympathetic priest, tells him about the most valiant men, the saints, the heroes, and the poets. Already a poet, he learns a lesson about being a hero.
A fascinating pictorial document: On an old, cluttered work ship, a man is helped on with a bulky, old fashioned diving suit. It's a complicated process, many layers and sections are carefully applied. He goes over the side. Some men row out to what looks like a wrecked barge and set dynamite. Then the diver returns and now laughs and acknowledges the camera. The other men, now safely away, blow up the barge.
An early British Kinemacolor short, in which delicate tones and shades of color are beautifully reproduced in examples of highly cultivated sweet pea flowers.