Historical Movies

Michael Cockerell sheds new light on the tragi-comedy of the 1970s by focusing on some of its most controversial characters. With fresh filming and...

Xiao Xiao is sold into arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy, who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected...

For the first time, this documentary includes two exclusive interviews with Vladimir Putin and full details about actions in Crimea during spring...

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it...

It adroitly tells the story of a "counter culture" young man who when his grandfather dies, packs the body in dry ice, and stores him in a Tuff Shed,...

A biography of Vincent van Gogh using only images and the letters he wrote to his brother Theo.

Ships from Europe brought Christianity to the shores of Japan in 1549. For decades the seeds of faith grew under the watchful gaze of the Shogun, but...

In 1912, a mysterious patient is brought at the asylum. Little the doctor knew, that his would be the only secrets revealed.

Joža Čop, an illiterate man of the people, earned great respect from his fellow compatriots. He once famously said: "I’ve never...

In the beginning of times, humans and demons existed side by side in peace. Thousands of years later, the master of Youli clan violently launched a...

In 1915, four young Crowborough boys prepare to be deployed to the front lines into the blind journey ahead.

Telescopic chronophotography of the 1882 transit of Venus as observed from Lick Observatory.

The story of a young rascal with a tough past who enters a house of generational chefs and learns to cook authentic Shandong cuisine.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

The story is based in the times of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The film depicts the life of his soliders who sacrifice their life for their Maharaj.

This is a short documentary about the old City of Buenos Aires and the new one. It’s an observational piece where the old photos of the same...

The difficult relationship between a young gay South Asian man and his father, refracted through images of the late film star Sabu of Jungle Book and...

Highlighting the canal’s quiet beauty and fascinating people, Part 2 travels from the Genesee Waterways to Spencerport, Brockport, Holley, and...

This is a sad tale of a noble lady who is entranced by an opera singer. Hoping to get closer to the singer, the lady takes up lessons with her....