Movie | United Kingdom | 10/21/2011 | History | Kings and Queens
A political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her.
Movie | United Kingdom | 02/28/2008 | History | Kings and Queens
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their familys blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Movie | United Kingdom | 03/04/2009 | History | Kings and Queens
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Movie | Russia | 11/11/2009 | History | Kings and Queens
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly destroying anyone who gets in his way. During this reign of terror, Philip, the superior of the monastery on the Solovetsky Islands, a great scholar and Ivan's close friend, dares to oppose the sovereign's mystical tyranny. What follows is a clash between two completely opposite visions of the world, smashing morality and justice, God and men. A grand-scale film with excellent leading roles by Mamonov and Yankovsky. An allegory of Stalinist Russia
Movie | Denmark | 04/06/2001 | History | Kings and Queens
Count Axel is a comedy that takes place somewhere in the Nordic countries in 1783. It's a classic comedy about mixed identities, with strong elements of contemporary humour and satire.
Movie | Russia | 11/01/2007 | History | Kings and Queens
The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called \The Time of Troubles.\ There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one heir, the Czarina Kseniya Godunova. She has married a Polish military leader who wants to claim the Russian throne in her name so he can rule all of Russia. As the Poles move in on Moscow in an attempt to install the czarina on the throne, Andrei, a serf with a life-long infatuation of the czarina attempts to save her from her brutal Polish husband.
Movie | France | 04/18/2007 | History | Kings and Queens
Movie | United Kingdom | 09/09/2007 | Biography | Kings and Queens
This movie is a Sequel to the First Elizabeth movie from 1998, and takes place in the 15th century, following the virgin queen of England, and her epic battle against the Spanish fleet
Movie | United States | 10/20/2011 | Adventure | Kings and Queens
The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
Movie | United Kingdom | 09/15/2006 | Biography | Kings and Queens
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the publics demand for an overt display of mourning.
Movie | United States | 09/01/2004 | Drama | Kings and Queens
Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. A mere ascension into the heights of society is simply not enough. So Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne whose whims enable Becky to realise her dreams. But is the ultimate cost too high for her?
Movie | France | 05/14/2003 | Adventure | Kings and Queens
In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters
Movie | Czech Republic | 04/13/2009 | Fairy Tale | Kings and Queens
Movie | United States | 11/20/2001 | Drama | Kings and Queens
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her familys fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.
Movie | France | 09/18/2002 | Adventure | Kings and Queens
Movie | United States | 07/29/2007 | Drama | Kings and Queens
A film about the last weeks of the life of one of the most famous women of the twentieth century - Diana, Princess of Wales. The sudden and tragic death of Diana in August 1997 shocked the world as much as the assassination of President Kennedy. The tragedy, which occurred August 31, 1997 from the beginning was surrounded by many conflicting rumors and the most improbable assumptions.
Movie | France | 02/09/2009 | History | Knights
A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking, with the belief that bathing in the blood of virgins will preserve her beauty.
Movie | France | 03/13/2002 | History | Crime
13th century France. To live, to survive, requires weapons. Which do you choose? Weapons of war, which give the power to punish and kill? Or the sword of knowledge, which gives the power to read and heal? Two brothers, separated long ago, must do battle. Alongside, and coming between them, a woman... Thomas, the mercenary, his body marked by scars of varying degrees of valor, left the family farm many years ago. When he returns, his mother, the local healer, is dead. She passed on her skills to her younger son, Arnaud. But he has lost his memory after a beating from a gang of ruthless outlaws. And so, Arnaud's young and defiantly resourceful wife, Guillemette, must persuade Thomas to help her in the quest for lost knowledge.
Movie | France | 09/16/2008 | History
Docudrama about the life of Louis XIV nicknamed the Sun King, the King of France who ran a glamorous court, expanded the borders of France, loved women and parties and built an incredible palace for himself - the Versailles.