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    Séraphin: Heart of Stone 2002 POSTER

    Séraphin: Heart of Stone

    2002

    French

    6.6

    3

    66%

    66%

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    greed

    quebec

    rural

    small town

    Charles Binamé Charles Binamé Director Marie Tifo Marie Tifo as Délima Greenwood Karine Vanasse Karine Vanasse as Donalda Laloge Anne-Marie Cadieux Anne-Marie Cadieux as Olympe Le Potiron Julien Poulin Julien Poulin as Père Ovide
    The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
    Eiffel 2021 POSTER

    Eiffel

    2021

    French

    6.2

    18

    48%

    89%

    19th century

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    eiffel tower, paris

    History

    paris, france

    Romance

    tour eiffel

    world's fair

    Martin Bourboulon Martin Bourboulon Director Emma Mackey Emma Mackey as Adrienne Bourgès Romain Duris Romain Duris as Gustave Eiffel Stéphane Boucher Stéphane Boucher as Pauwels Joseph Rezwin Joseph Rezwin as R. Milligan McLane
    The French government is asking Gustave Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but he simply wants to design the subway—until he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past.
    Lines of Wellington 2012 POSTER

    Lines of Wellington

    2012

    Portuguese

    6.0

    6

    42%

    42%

    19th century

    Action

    Drama

    History

    napoleonic wars

    troops

    War

    wellington

    woman director

    Valeria Sarmiento Valeria Sarmiento Director John Malkovich John Malkovich as Duke of Wellington Michel Piccoli Michel Piccoli as Leópold Scheitzer Maria João Bastos Maria João Bastos as Maria de Jesus Almeida Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve as Severina
    Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal.
    Belizaire the Cajun 1986 POSTER

    Belizaire the Cajun

    1986

    English

    6.5

    1

    64%

    69%

    19th century

    Action

    cajun

    Drama

    History

    louisiana

    racism

    Romance

    whipping

    Glen Pitre Glen Pitre Director Michael Schoeffling Michael Schoeffling as Hypolite Leger Steven McChattie Steven McChattie as James Willoughby Will Patton Will Patton as Matthew Perry Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as The Preacher
    In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish to eradicate all Cajuns. Complicating matters is that Belizaire's former flame is now married to his biggest rival, an affluent landowner's son. Before he knows it, Belizaire is caught up in a web of murder, lies, and prejudice.
    As in Heaven 2021 POSTER

    As in Heaven

    2021

    Danish

    6.2

    5

    95%

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    giving birth

    sibling

    teenage girl

    woman director

    Tea Lindeburg Tea Lindeburg Director Jesper Asholt Jesper Asholt as Doktor Lund Thure Lindhardt Thure Lindhardt as Far Anders Flora Augusta Flora Augusta as Kusine Grethe Cyron Melville Cyron Melville as Lasse
    One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of her siblings, the first in her family to go to school and full of hope and confidence in life. But when her mother goes into labour, it quickly appears that something is wrong. As night falls and the labour progresses, Lise begins to understand that a day that began in childhood might end with her becoming the woman of the house.
    Jude 1996 POSTER

    Jude

    1996

    English

    6.9

    20

    80%

    73%

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    loveless marriage

    pig slaughter

    Romance

    teacher

    victorian england

    Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom Director David Tennant David Tennant as Drunk Undergraduate Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher as Priest Kate Winslet Kate Winslet as Sue Bridehead Paul Bown Paul Bown as Uncle Jim
    In late 19th-century England, Jude aspires to be an academic, but is hobbled by his blue-collar background. Instead, he works as a stonemason and is trapped in an unloving marriage to a farmer's daughter named Arabella. But when his wife leaves him, Jude sees an opportunity to improve himself. He moves to the city and begins an affair with his married cousin, Sue, courting tragedy every step of the way.
    Effigy: Poison and the City 2019 POSTER

    Effigy: Poison and the City

    2019

    German

    7.2

    2

    100%

    19th century

    Action

    based on true story

    Crime

    germany

    gesche gottfried

    History

    serial killer

    true crime

    Udo Flohr Udo Flohr Director Ruben Apel Ruben Apel as Hans Uwe Bohm Uwe Bohm as Kommissar Tonjes Peer Roggendorf Peer Roggendorf as Rademacher Rumpff Tim Ehlert Tim Ehlert as Rechtsanwalt Voget
    1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers. -- Based on a true story.
    Vincent & Theo 1990 POSTER

    Vincent & Theo

    1990

    English

    6.9

    12

    19th century

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    brother brother relationship

    Drama

    historical figure

    painter

    sibling relationship

    Robert Altman Robert Altman Director Kitty Courbois Kitty Courbois as Anna Van Gogh Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jean-Pierre Castaldi as 'Pere' Tanguy Paul Rhys Paul Rhys as Theodore 'Theo' Van Gogh Tim Roth Tim Roth as Vincent Van Gogh
    The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.
    Amour Fou 2014 POSTER

    Amour Fou

    2014

    German

    6.3

    2

    88%

    48%

    19th century

    biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    love

    poet

    suicide

    woman director

    Jessica Hausner Jessica Hausner Director Christian Friedel Christian Friedel as Heinrich Vincent Krüger Vincent Krüger as Kaufmann 1 Hana Sofia Lopes Hana Sofia Lopes as Older Sister Katharina Schüttler Katharina Schüttler as Sophie
    Heinrich wishes to conquer death through love, and when he meets Henriette, the wife of a business acquaintance, she expresses interest in a suicide pact when she learns she has a terminal illness.
    The Chess Players 1977 POSTER

    The Chess Players

    1977

    Hindi

    7.5

    11

    91%

    85%

    19th century

    Action

    based on short story

    bollywood

    chess

    colonial india

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    preserved film

    Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray Director Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough as General Outram Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi as Khurshid, Mirza's wife Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan as Narration Victor Banerjee Victor Banerjee as Prime Minister
    In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
    Van Gogh 1991 POSTER

    Van Gogh

    1991

    French

    7.1

    8

    77%

    67%

    19th century

    Adventure

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    drawing and painting

    dying and death

    Romance

    sibling relationship

    vincent van gogh

    Maurice Pialat Maurice Pialat Director Elsa Zylberstein Elsa Zylberstein as Cathy André Bernot André Bernot as La Butte Rouge Edith Vesperini Edith Vesperini as Les filles Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc as Vincent Van Gogh
    After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps painting amidst the torments of his failing mental health. He begins an affair with his host’s daughter, however, she soon realizes that he doesn’t love her and that his heart beats only for art.
    Swann in Love 1984 POSTER

    Swann in Love

    1984

    French

    6.5

    4

    56%

    53%

    19th century

    based on novel or book

    courtesan

    Drama

    jealousy

    paris, france

    Romance

    Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff Director Alain Delon Alain Delon as Baron de Charlus Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons as Charles Swann Marie-Christine Barrault Marie-Christine Barrault as Madame Verdurin Ornella Muti Ornella Muti as Odette de Crecy
    In 19th-century Paris, Charles Swann risks his social standing in his obsessive pursuit of prostitute Odette. His overwhelming desire for her comes, in part, from Odette's complete disinterest in him. When he finally weds her, utterly compromising himself in high society, he finds to his horror that his love for her was a complete illusion. At the same time, the Baron de Charlus pursues his own ill-advised romance.
    Louis Cyr 2013 POSTER

    Louis Cyr

    2013

    French

    7.4

    2

    19th century

    biography

    Biography

    circus act

    Drama

    History

    quebec

    strong man

    strongman

    Daniel Roby Daniel Roby Director Elias Toufexis Elias Toufexis as Bryce Johnston Frédéric Lemay Frédéric Lemay as Pierrot Cyr Alain Goulem Alain Goulem as Professor Attila Gil Bellows Gil Bellows as Richard Kyle Fox
    Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.
    Louis van Beethoven 2020 POSTER

    Louis van Beethoven

    2020

    German

    6.3

    3

    18th century

    19th century

    biography

    Biography

    classical music

    composer

    Drama

    History

    Music

    Niki Stein Niki Stein Director Ulrich Noethen Ulrich Noethen as Christian Gottlob Neefe Tobias Moretti Tobias Moretti as Ludwig van Beethoven Johanna Gastdorf Johanna Gastdorf as Therese Sabin Tambrea Sabin Tambrea as Tobias Pfeiffer
    1779. Eight-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, called "Louis", is already known as a musical prodigy. He learns to go his own way - much to the dismay of the people around him. Some years later, he meets Mozart during times of political upheaval. The unconventional genius and French Revolution are sparking a fire in Louis' heart; he doesn't want to serve a master - only the arts. Facing times of family tragedies and unrequited love, he almost gives up. However, Louis makes it to Vienna to study under Haydn in 1792, and the rest is history. Who was this man, whose music has since touched countless hearts and minds? At the end of his life, the master is isolated by loss of loved ones and hearing. Surely though, he was way ahead of his times.
    Hornblower: Loyalty 2003 POSTER

    Hornblower: Loyalty

    2003

    English

    8.0

    5

    19th century

    Action

    Adventure

    british navy

    Drama

    napoleonic wars

    ship

    War

    Andrew Grieve Andrew Grieve Director Neil Conrich Neil Conrich as Bailiff Ian McElhinney Ian McElhinney as Captain Hammond Ioan Gruffudd Ioan Gruffudd as Commander Horatio Hornblower Tony Haygarth Tony Haygarth as Master Prowse
    Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
    Peterloo 2018 POSTER

    Peterloo

    2018

    English

    6.5

    30

    67%

    42%

    19th century

    Action

    based on true story

    british history

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    massacre

    period drama

    Mike Leigh Mike Leigh Director Leo Bill Leo Bill as John Tyas Karl Johnson Karl Johnson as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary Philip Whitchurch Philip Whitchurch as Magistrate Col Fletcher Philip Martin Brown Philip Martin Brown as Mill Owner
    An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
    A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov 1980 POSTER

    A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov

    1980

    Russian

    7.6

    7

    19th century

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    purpose of life

    Romance

    Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Mikhalkov Director Oleg Tabakov Oleg Tabakov as Ilya Ilyich Oblomov Evgeniy Steblov Evgeniy Steblov as Oblomov's father Elena Solovey Elena Solovey as Olga Nikolai Pastukhov Nikolai Pastukhov as Stoltz's father
    St. Petersburg, mid 19th century: the indolent, middle-aged Oblomov lives in a flat with his older servant, Zakhar. He sleeps much of the day, dreaming of his childhood on his parents' estate. His boyhood companion, Stoltz, now an energetic and successful businessman, adds Oblomov to his circle whenever he's in the city, and Oblomov's life changes when Stoltz introduces him to Olga, lovely and cultured. When Stoltz leaves for several months, Oblomov takes a country house near Olga's, and she determines to change him: to turn him into a man of society, action, and culture. Soon, Olga and Oblomov are in love; but where, in the triangle, does that leave Stoltz?
    The Barber of Siberia 1998 POSTER

    The Barber of Siberia

    1998

    Russian

    7.6

    5

    13%

    88%

    19th century

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    early 1900s

    History

    Romance

    siberia

    Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Mikhalkov Director Julia Ormond Julia Ormond as Dzheyn Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Mikhalkov as Imperator Aleksandr III Jason Done Jason Done as Kadet Richard Harris Richard Harris as Makkreken
    Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. Jane is his assistant. On her travels, she meets two men who would change her life forever: a handsome young cadet Andrej Tolstoy with whom she shares a fondness for opera, and the powerful General Radlov who is entranced by her beauty and wants to marry her.
    Perdida 2023 POSTER

    Perdida

    2023

    Portuguese

    6.1

    1

    19th century

    Action

    affectation

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    Romance

    romantic

    time travel

    Dean Law Dean Law Director Luciana Paes Luciana Paes as Abigail Sergio Malheiros Sergio Malheiros as Lucas Almeida Giovanna Grigio Giovanna Grigio as Sofia Lucinha Lins Lucinha Lins as Sra. Albuquerque
    A modern and independent girl, but when it comes to love, the only novels in her life are those from Jane Austen's literary universe. After using a borrowed cell phone, something mysterious happens and she is transported to a different world, which resembles the 19th century. Sofia is taken in by the family of the charming Ian Clarke, while desperately trying to find a way to return to her life. What she didn't know is that her heart had other plans.
    Guy de Maupassant 1982 POSTER

    Guy de Maupassant

    1982

    French

    5.5

    19th century

    author

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    Romance

    Michel Drach Michel Drach Director Jean Carmet Jean Carmet as François Miou-Miou Miou-Miou as Gisèle d'Estoc Simone Signoret Simone Signoret as Maupassant's mother Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon as Un mec sur la plage
    The life and times of the famous French writer Guy de Maupassant.
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