Posts Tagged ‘1700s’

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Countries: France, Germany, Spain
Actors: Whishaw, Ben | Albiol, Francesc | Cunill, Gonzalo | Salvany, Roger | Herrera, Andrés | Chandler, Simon | Calder, David | Felix, Richard | Minichmayr, Birgit | Wilson, Reg | Boisgontier, Catherine | Casas, Núria | Gramaje, Carlos | Thomas, Sian | Smiley, Michael
Directors: Tykwer, Tom
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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world’s finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Bloom, Orlando | Knightley, Keira | Davenport, Jack | Nighy, Bill | Pryce, Jonathan | Arenberg, Lee | Crook, Mackenzie | McNally, Kevin | Bailie, David | Skarsgård, Stellan | Hollander, Tom | Harris, Naomie | Klebba, Martin | Schofield, David
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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Just before their wedding, Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner are arrested by Lord Cutler Beckett for helping the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, but Cutler proposes a deal to Will: their freedom per Jack’s compass. Meanwhile, Jack is afraid of the sea, because he owes his soul to the evil Davy Jones, the Captain of the Flying Dutchmen. When Will meets Jack, the pirate proposes to exchange his compass by a key owned by Davy Jones. Will goes to the Flying Dutchman without knowing how dangerous and diabolic Davy Jones and his crew are.

Sweeney Todd (2006)

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Banzaru, Radu | Bradley, David | Butuc, Zoltan | Currier, Paul | Foxxe, David | Frost, Roger | Gottwald, Ingo | Hardy, Tom | Micu, Radu Andrei | O'Donnell, Anthony | Spahiu, Gabriel | Walker, Ben | Warner, David | Winstone, Ray | Davis, Essie
Directors: Moore, Dave
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A BBC adaptation of the classic tale of the 18th century demon barber of Fleet Street, London, who cuts the throats of his unsuspecting clients in his shop.

Marie Antoinette (2006)

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Countries: France, Japan, USA
Actors: Dunst, Kirsten | Schwartzman, Jason | Davis, Judy | Torn, Rip | Byrne, Rose | Argento, Asia | Shannon, Molly | Henderson, Shirley | Huston, Danny | Faithfull, Marianne | Nighy, Mary | Armesto, Sebastian | Dornan, Jamie | Clément, Aurore | Gallienne, Guillaume
Directors: Coppola, Sofia
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Based on Antonia Fraser’s book about the ill-fated Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of France, ‘Marie Antoinette’ tells the story of the most misunderstood and abused woman in history, from her birth in Imperial Austria to her later life in France.

Mission, The (1986)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Drama, War
Countries: UK
Actors: De Niro, Robert | Irons, Jeremy | McAnally, Ray | Quinn, Aidan | Lunghi, Cherie | Pickup, Ronald | Low, Chuck | Neeson, Liam | Moya, Bercelio | Ismare, Sigifredo | Ontiveros, Asuncion | Moya, Alejandrino | Berrigan, Daniel | Gray, Rolf | Guerrero, Álvaro
Directors: Joffé, Roland
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Father Gabriel ascends the mountains of Brazil to bring christianity to the natives. He is successful and brings about a golden age among them. Mendoza, a slaver, kills his brother in a fit of rage, and only Fr. Gabriel’s guidance prevents his suicide. Gabriel brings Mendoza to work at his mission with the natives, and Mendoza finds peace and asks to become a priest. The church , under pressure, cedes the land to the Portuguese which will allow slavers in again. Mendoza breaks his vows and organizes the natives to resist while Gabriel warns him to help them as a priest.

Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Countries: UK, West Germany
Actors: Neville, John | Idle, Eric | Polley, Sarah | Reed, Oliver | McKeown, Charles | Dennis, Winston | Purvis, Jack | Cortese, Valentina | Pryce, Jonathan | Paterson, Bill | Jeffrey, Peter | Thurman, Uma | Steadman, Alison | Cooper, Ray | Henderson, Don
Directors: Gilliam, Terry
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Baron Munchausen is a character of European myth that might be considered the predecessor of American tales of Pecos Bill or Paul Bunyan. The Baron’s stories are taken to be outrageous and fanciful lies. This is the origin of the name of the psychiatric diagnosis of “Munchausen’s Syndrome”, a particularly bizzare form of hypochondria.

Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Countries: Czech Republic, UK
Actors: Miller, Jonny Lee | Robertson, Iain | Carlyle, Robert | Stott, Ken | Flanagan, Tommy | Walters, Stephen | Thornton, James | Rigby, Terence | Camargo, Christian | Polisensky, Karel | McIntosh, Neve | Lucas, Matt | Walliams, David | Foxxe, David | Gavin, Jake
Directors: Scott, Jake
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Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen’s agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett’s criminal know-how and Macleane’s social connections, they team up to be soon known as “The Gentlemen Highwaymen”. But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson’s coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both: The Gentlemen Highwaymen and Rebecca, who, needless to tell, don’t want to get any closer to him. But Plunkett still has a thing to sort out with Chance, and his impulsiveness gets all of them in a little trouble.

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Countries: Germany, USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Ricci, Christina | Richardson, Miranda | Gambon, Michael | Van Dien, Casper | Jones, Jeffrey | Lee, Christopher | Griffiths, Richard | McDiarmid, Ian | Gough, Michael | Pickering, Marc | Marie, Lisa | Waddington, Steven | Walken, Christopher | Skinner, Claire
Directors: Burton, Tim
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The classic story of “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” is brought to life by the gothic film maker Tim Burton. Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane, and to win the heart of Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci) he will have to brave the nearby woods, even though several decapitated bodies have been found. And then the legend of the axe wielding headless horsemen come together to make this movie.

Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Genres: Drama, Romance
Countries: UK, USA
Actors: Close, Glenn | Malkovich, John | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Kurtz, Swoosie | Reeves, Keanu | Natwick, Mildred | Thurman, Uma | Capaldi, Peter | Sheridan, Joe | Gogan, Valerie | Benson, Laura | Pavlis, Joanna | Hawtrey, Nicholas | Do Nascimento, Paulo Abel | Lalande, François
Directors: Frears, Stephen
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Set in France around 1760-1770. The Marquise de Merteuil needs a favour from her ex-lover, Vicomte de Valmont. One Marquise de Merteuil’s ex-lover, Gercourt, is planning on marrying a young, virtuos, woman called Cecile de Volanges. The Marquise would like Valmont to seduce Cecile before her wedding day. Meanwhile Valmont has a conquest of his own in mind, Madame de Tourvel, a beautiful, married, and God fearing woman. The Marquise doesn’t think that Valmont can do it, she tells him that if he can provide written proof of a sexual encounter with Madame de Tourvel, that she will offer him a reward, one last night with her. But Valmont will find himself falling in love with Mrs. de Tourvel, embrasing the deadly jealousy of the marquise de Merteuil.

Affair of the Necklace, The (2001)

Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Genres: Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Cox, Brian | Swank, Hilary | Pryce, Jonathan | Baker, Simon | Brody, Adrien | Richardson, Joely | Walken, Christopher | Panettiere, Hayden | Kunz, Simon | Brooke, Paul | Eyre, Peter | McCusker, Frank | Shackleton, Simon | Gulliford, Hermione | Hutchings, Geoffrey
Directors: Shyer, Charles
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Paris, 1786: a woman in court. The Crown murdered her father for his views about the poor, now Jeanne wants her home and good name back. She believes all can be set right if she can talk to the Queen, whose House Minister rebuffs her. With the help of a courtside gigolo, she learns to use what others desire to get what she wants. She needs a patron: with forged letters, she convinces Cardinal de Rohan she is the Queen’s confidante and can help him regain royal favor. Jeanne conspires to have the Cardinal purchase a fabulous diamond necklace for the Queen. He delivers it to Jeanne for Marie Antoinette. If the scheme breaks down, what then? Might this affair spark revolution?

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Rush, Geoffrey | Bloom, Orlando | Knightley, Keira | Davenport, Jack | Pryce, Jonathan | Arenberg, Lee | Crook, Mackenzie | O'Hare, Damian | New, Giles | Barnett, Angus | Bailie, David | Berry Jr., Michael | Singleton Jr., Isaac C. | McNally, Kevin
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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This swash-buckling tale follows the quest of Captain Jack Sparrow, a savvy pirate, and Will Turner, a resourceful blacksmith, as they search for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the daughter of the governor and the love of Will’s life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the fierce and clever Barbossa has been cursed. He, along with his large crew, are under an ancient curse, doomed for eternity to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a blood sacrifice is made. Full of edge-of-the-seat action and swashbuckling adventures, this is a movie you won’t want to miss!

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