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    Emily 2022 POSTER

    Emily

    2022

    English

    6.8

    28

    87%

    83%

    19th century

    Action

    author

    Biography

    deathbed

    Drama

    england

    fictional biography

    History

    Romance

    woman director

    Frances O'Connor Frances O'Connor Director Emma Mackey Emma Mackey as Emily Brontë Adrian Dunbar Adrian Dunbar as Patrick Brontë Paul Warriner Paul Warriner as Reverend Miller Oliver Jackson-Cohen Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Weightman
    The imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. Explore the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte and Anne; her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman and her care for her maverick brother whom she idolises.
    Mary Reilly 1996 POSTER

    Mary Reilly

    1996

    English

    5.8

    15

    26%

    40%

    19th century

    Action

    Drama

    Horror

    housemaid

    jekyll and hyde

    laboratory

    monster

    Romance

    servant

    Thriller

    Stephen Frears Stephen Frears Director John Malkovich John Malkovich as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde Julia Roberts Julia Roberts as Mary Reilly Bob Mason Bob Mason as Policeman Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as Sir Danvers Carew
    A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
    Storm Over the Nile 1955 POSTER

    Storm Over the Nile

    1955

    English

    6.2

    5

    25%

    25%

    19th century

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    khartoum, sudan

    remake

    Romance

    sudan

    War

    Zoltan Korda Zoltan Korda Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Dr. Sutton James Robertson Justice James Robertson Justice as Gen. Burroughs Christopher Lee Christopher Lee as Karaga Pasha Roger Delgado Roger Delgado as Native Spy
    In 1885, while his regiment is sent to the Sudan to battle the rebellious Dervish tribes, British Lieutenant Harry Faversham resigns his officer's commission in order to remain with his fiancée Mary Burroughs in England. His friends and fellow officers John Durrance, Peter Burroughs and Tom Willoughby brand him a coward and present him with the white feathers of cowardice. His fiancée, Mary, adds a fourth feather and breaks off their engagement. However, former Lieutenant Faversham decides to regain his honor by fighting in the Sudan incognito.
    Rosalie 2023 POSTER

    Rosalie

    2023

    French

    6.8

    2

    75%

    77%

    19th century

    Action

    based on true story

    bearded lady

    Drama

    historical drama

    History

    Stéphanie Di Giusto Stéphanie Di Giusto Director Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel as Abel Deluc Benjamin Biolay Benjamin Biolay as Barcelin Lucas Englander Lucas Englander as Camilius Guillaume Gouix Guillaume Gouix as Pierre
    France, 1870s. Rosalie is a young woman unlike any other. She hides a secret: she was born with a face and body covered in hair. She’s concealed her peculiarity all her life to stay safe, shaving to fit in. Until Abel, an indebted bar owner unaware of her secret, marries Rosalie for her dowry. Will Abel be able to love Rosalie and see her as the woman she is, once he finds out the truth?
    Love's Everlasting Courage 2011 POSTER

    Love's Everlasting Courage

    2011

    English

    6.8

    4

    65%

    65%

    1800s

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    christian faith

    Drama

    Family

    pioneer women

    sequel

    Western

    Bradford May Bradford May Director Tyler Jacob Moore Tyler Jacob Moore as Ben Kirk B.R. Woller Kirk B.R. Woller as Bruce Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd as Irene Bruce Boxleitner Bruce Boxleitner as Lloyd
    Clark Davis struggles to maintain his land and support his family during a long drought. With a bank loan to repay, his wife, Ellen, takes a job in town as a seamstress, but soon becomes ill with scarlet fever. Devastated to lose his beloved wife, Clark and his young daughter Missie turn to his parents Irene and Lloyd for support. Clark must find a way to save his farm and survive Ellen's death without losing the person he loves most: his daughter.
    The Mystery of a Hansom Cab 2012 POSTER

    The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

    2012

    English

    6.4

    1

    43%

    43%

    19th century

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    melbourne, australia

    murder

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Shawn Seet Shawn Seet Director Peter Stratford Peter Stratford as Judge Jessica De Gouw Jessica De Gouw as Madge Frettlby Chelsie Preston Crayford Chelsie Preston Crayford as Sal Rawlins Shane Jacobson Shane Jacobson as Samuel Gorby
    Melbourne, 1886. Two gentlemen climb into a hansom cab late one murky night. One man climbs out, the other travels on to St Kilda. On arrival, the driver finds the second man dead; murdered. The ‘high-society’ killing sends shockwaves through the young city, still flush from its gold-rush boom.
    Cabrini 2024 POSTER

    Cabrini

    2024

    English

    7.3

    53

    90%

    98%

    1900s

    19th century

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    immigrant

    new york city

    somber

    Alejandro Monteverde Alejandro Monteverde Director Katherine Boecher Katherine Boecher as American Nurse #2 David Morse David Morse as Archbishop Corrigan Andrew Polk Andrew Polk as Deputy Mayor Jenkins John Lithgow John Lithgow as Mayor Gould
    Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
    Lost in the Arctic 2023 POSTER

    Lost in the Arctic

    2023

    English

    5.2

    3

    19th century

    Action

    Documentary

    historical drama

    historical figure

    historical reinterpretation

    missing expedition

    sailing ship

    Renan Ozturk Renan Ozturk Director Jacob Keanik Jacob Keanik as Self - Expedition Guide Mark Synnott Mark Synnott as Self - Expedition Leader Tom Gross Tom Gross as Self - Franklin Historian Renan Ozturk Renan Ozturk as Self - Nat Geo Filmmaker
    Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.
    Elisa & Marcela 2019 POSTER

    Elisa & Marcela

    2019

    Spanish

    6.7

    23

    58%

    58%

    1900s

    19th century

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    early 1900s

    gay marriage

    lesbian relationship

    Romance

    spain

    Isabel Coixet Isabel Coixet Director Rolando Molina Rolando Molina as Andres Mick Wingert Mick Wingert as Marcella's Father / Village Priest Jesse Corti Jesse Corti as St. George Priest Kyle McCarley Kyle McCarley as Village Doctor
    The film tells the true story of Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, two women in 1901 Spain who fell deeply in love. To overcome societal and legal barriers to their relationship, Elisa assumes a male identity, enabling the pair to marry in secret. Their daring act makes them the first recorded same-sex couple to marry in Spain, but their love is tested as they face relentless persecution and sacrifice.
    The Mark of Zorro 1940 POSTER

    The Mark of Zorro

    1940

    English

    7.5

    29

    92%

    79%

    19th century

    Action

    Adventure

    california

    corrupt governor

    Drama

    Family

    mask

    Romance

    swashbuckler

    sword fight

    Western

    Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian Director Janet Beecher Janet Beecher as Senora Isabella Vega Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Sentry Fortunio Bonanova Fortunio Bonanova as Sentry Herman Hack Herman Hack as Soldier
    In 1820 Spain, the son of a California nobleman comes home to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On one hand, he plays the useless fop, while on the other, he is the masked avenger Zorro.
    The Book of Fish 2021 POSTER

    The Book of Fish

    2021

    Korean

    7.5

    2

    19th century

    Action

    black and white

    Drama

    encyclopedia

    exile

    fish

    fishing

    Joon-ik Lee Joon-ik Lee Director Woo-jin Jo Woo-jin Jo as Pang Eun-jin Pang Eun-jin as Lee Seung-Joon Lee Seung-Joon as Bul Chul Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol as Yag jeon Jeong
    When the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon is exiled to Heuksando Island during the Catholic Persecution of 1801, he decides to write a fish-based encyclopaedia.
    Silk 2007 POSTER

    Silk

    2007

    English

    5.8

    11

    7%

    29%

    19th century

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    japan

    Romance

    silk

    François Girard François Girard Director Keira Knightley Keira Knightley as Hélène Joncour Michael Pitt Michael Pitt as Hervé Joncour Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joncour Callum Keith Rennie Callum Keith Rennie as Schuyler
    French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
    Great Expectations 2012 POSTER

    Great Expectations

    2012

    English

    6.3

    17

    70%

    50%

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    charles dickens

    Drama

    Romance

    secret benefactor

    young gentleman

    Mike Newell Mike Newell Director Sophie Rundle Sophie Rundle as Clara Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham Sally Hawkins Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Joe
    Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
    Miss Julie 2014 POSTER

    Miss Julie

    2014

    English

    5.5

    5

    54%

    24%

    19th century

    Drama

    love

    love triangle

    Romance

    valet

    woman director

    Liv Ullmann Liv Ullmann Director Colin Farrell Colin Farrell as John Samantha Morton Samantha Morton as Kathleen Nora McMenamy Nora McMenamy as Little Miss Julie Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain as Miss Julie
    Over the course of a midsummer night in Fermanagh in 1890, an unsettled daughter of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy encourages her father's valet to seduce her.
    A Woman's Life 2016 POSTER

    A Woman's Life

    2016

    French

    6.4

    3

    82%

    50%

    19th century

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    normandy, france

    period drama

    Stéphane Brizé Stéphane Brizé Director Clotilde Hesme Clotilde Hesme as Gilberte de Fourville Swann Arlaud Swann Arlaud as Julien de Lamare Rémi Bontemps Rémi Bontemps as Paul Nina Meurisse Nina Meurisse as Rosalie
    Normandy, 1819. Jeanne is a young woman full of childish dreams and innocence when she returns home after finishing her schooling in a convent. She marries a local Viscount, Julien de Lamare, who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful man. Little by little Jeanne’s illusions are stripped away.
    The Third Wife 2018 POSTER

    The Third Wife

    2018

    Vietnamese

    6.6

    3

    88%

    66%

    19th century

    Action

    arranged marriage

    Drama

    landowner

    teenage girl

    vietnamese woman

    woman director

    Ash Mayfair Ash Mayfair Director Nu Yên-Khê Tran Nu Yên-Khê Tran as Ha Long Le Vu Long Le Vu as Hung / landowner Mai Cát Vi Mai Cát Vi as Nhan / Hung's daughter Maya Maya as Xuan
    Though only 14 years old, May is selected to be the third wife of a wealthy landowner. Her new home seems idyllic, her husband favours her, and she quickly becomes pregnant with what she is certain will be the desired male progeny. But trouble is quietly brewing: she witnesses a forbidden tryst that will spark a chain reaction of misfortunes — and stir in May urges that until now had been dormant.
    The Return of Frank James 1940 POSTER

    The Return of Frank James

    1940

    English

    6.6

    12

    71%

    47%

    19th century

    Action

    Adventure

    colorado

    Crime

    Drama

    History

    jesse james

    revenge

    sequel

    two gun holster

    Western

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Bystander Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Nellie Blane Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as Randolph Stone George Chandler George Chandler as Roy
    Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.
    Love Finds a Home 2009 POSTER

    Love Finds a Home

    2009

    English

    6.8

    2

    73%

    73%

    1800s

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    christian faith

    Drama

    Family

    Horror

    Mystery

    pioneer women

    sequel

    Thriller

    War

    Western

    David S. Cass Sr. David S. Cass Sr. Director Time Winters Time Winters as Gus Jordan Bridges Jordan Bridges as Lee Owens Patty Duke Patty Duke as Mary Thomas Kopache Thomas Kopache as Reverend Davis
    In this sequel, Lillian has been adopted and it's several years later. Annie, married and pregnant, visits her fellow doctor friend, Dr. Owen. Dr Owen desperately wants a baby, but seems unable to become pregnant. Lillian finds a love interest, an assistant to her adoptive dad, the latter has become quite overprotective.
    Apaches 2023 POSTER

    Apaches

    2023

    French

    5.3

    5

    19th century

    Action

    criminal gang

    Drama

    History

    orphan siblings

    paris, france

    street children

    Thriller

    universal exhibition

    Romain Quirot Romain Quirot Director Alice Isaaz Alice Isaaz as Billie Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon as Gueule de bois Franc Bruneau Franc Bruneau as Jeune puceau Rossy de Palma Rossy de Palma as Sarah Bernardt
    Paris, 1884. The lives of three orphaned children wandering the streets dominated by ruthless criminals change tragically when they carry out a daring robbery.
    The Emperor's New Clothes 2001 POSTER

    The Emperor's New Clothes

    2001

    English

    6.8

    2

    73%

    65%

    19th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    exile

    napoleon bonaparte

    Romance

    Alan Taylor Alan Taylor Director Bob Mason Bob Mason as Captain Nicholls Trevor Cooper Trevor Cooper as Leaud Ian Holm Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand George Harris George Harris as Papa Nicholas
    Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
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