Fate, in the form of a Black Santa, presents Jack with a difficult choice. He could be the president of an investment firm, live in a luxurious apartment, drive the latest Ferrari, and remain a bachelor. Or he could become a family man, but work as a tire salesman, buy his clothes at the supermarket, and drive a minivan.
Sailor Ripley kills a man who attacked him with a knife using only his bare hands. After serving nearly two years, Sailor is released from prison and reunites with his 20-year-old girlfriend, Lula. Together, they set off by car toward New Orleans, but hitmen hired by Lula’s mother are already hot on their trail.
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.
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.
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...
China, the 1920s. The young beauty Songlian becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy feudal lord, and now she must learn to live by and submit to the strict rules of the closed community of a feudal household.
Chicago police officer Nico Taskani stumbled upon a major case. It’s so big that he’s been suspended from duty, and the suspects have been released. Nico has uncovered a trail leading to former CIA agents who are trafficking drugs and even plotting a political assassination. They believe they’re above the law.
The brilliant and tragic fate of the French queen Marie Antoinette will always amaze and horrify future generations. A carefree childhood in the household of her father, the Emperor of Austria. An early marriage at age 15—and to whom!—the heir to Louis XV himself! Her accession to the French throne at 19 and a youth filled with endless entertainment amid the luxury of Versailles. And finally, a sudden, horrific death by guillotine amid the jeers of the Parisian rabble. Historians say that Marie Antoinette paid with her head for hating and failing to understand the common people. But then we'd have to admit that this witty and extraordinary woman was a primitive shrew! The filmmakers behind this movie have a different version, one designed to shed light on all the dark corners of the biography of the most famous queen in French history...
