A small town on the outskirts of London is in an uproar over a series of mysterious murders. A Scotland Yard detective has concluded that a human could not be responsible for the deaths. The crimes share a common feature—cat paw prints and claw marks on the bodies. No one suspects that the cat belongs to an elderly professor who studies the supernatural.
June 1940. France is crumbling under the onslaught of the German invasion, but Brigadier General Charles de Gaulle refuses to accept defeat. After leaving the country with Geoffroy Chaudron de Courcel, he makes his way to London and tries to convince Winston Churchill that France is continuing the fight—even without a government, an army, or widespread support. While de Gaulle is piecing together the “Free France” movement, in occupied Paris, the young Fernand Bonnet de La Chapelle and Livia join the resistance.
One after another, female students are being killed within the walls of the high school—an unknown killer is stabbing them in the genital area. Suspicion falls on a young physical education teacher who is trying to hide his romantic relationship with a high school student.
The old man learns that he doesn’t have long to live and decides that a playground on the site of a foul-smelling vacant lot is what he will leave behind for the world. Alternately insisting and demanding, then pleading and humbling himself, he navigates all the circles of bureaucratic hell to gather the necessary signatures, resolutions, and stamps.
The year is 1381, and England is in the grip of unrest. At the head of the rebels is Wat Tyler, an ordinary peasant whose family perished during the plague. He never dreamed of becoming a leader, but it is he who will change the course of history.
A lovely little girl from a poor Japanese family is sent to work as a servant in a geisha house. Over the years, the beautiful girl blossoms and learns all the secrets of this profession. The most influential men fall under the spell of a famous geisha named Sayuri, who has achieved perfection in her art. But in Sayuri’s heart burns a love for the one over whom her charms hold no power.
World War II, 1944. The headstrong and stern U.S. Army Major John Raisman is given a difficult assignment. To carry out a dangerous sabotage mission in German-occupied territory, he must train a group of 12 war criminals sentenced to death or long prison terms. Those who survive will have a chance at a pardon.
Perseus—the mortal son of Zeus—fights monsters in an attempt to save his beloved Andromeda from a cruel curse. Fortunately, Perseus has his own magical helpers: a beautiful winged horse and an amazingly intelligent owl. But even these companions aren’t always able to help the hero in his battle against powerful enemies.
For decades, two Hutsul clans—the Paliychuks and the Gutenyuks—had been at odds. But it so happened that Ivan Paliychuk fell in love with a beautiful woman from the rival clan—Marichka, the daughter of his father’s murderer, who was destined to live a short but happy life. Ivanko could not be happy without her. But he carried on with his life. He got married. He was loved. He had no children. He ran his household. And he sought the death that had taken his beloved from him...
