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The Great Conqueror’s Concubine 1994 Part 1 English Sub | Chinese Historical drama
Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu’s weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang’s treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty.…
The Great Conqueror’s Concubine 1994 Part-1English Sub | Chinese Historical drama
Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu’s weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang’s treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty.…
Rude Boy tells the story of Julius, a young man who dreams of becoming a famous artist like Bob Marley. Desperate to develop his music career, Julius agrees to become a drug mule for Jamaican Crime lord Crown and his henchman Gargon in exchange for a passport and visa.…
ROCKERS is a reggae music movie that tells the story of some Jamaican musicians who take on the ‘mafia types’ in the industry. Starring Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace and Richard ‘DirtyHarry’ Hall, with appearances by iconic artists like Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs and more.…
A student drama group are preparing for their school’s annual performance of the Russian play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. The whole story takes place during the final two hours of preparation leading up to the performance. However, the play is in danger of being cancelled due to the inappropriate actions of one of the students while outside the school grounds. The play is an important rite-of-passage for the students and a tradition that connects the past with the present, through the spirit of the cherry blossom.…
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008) is a remake/reworking of “The Cherry Orchard” (1990). While exploring the old schoolhouse within the grounds of her new school, Momo stumbles upon a room full of props and stage instructions for the Russian play The Cherry Orchard. The school’s tradition of presenting an annual performance of the play has long been banned (due to an incident in the past). Momo decides to form a drama group in secret and stage a new production.…
Jasmine Women is a 2004 Chinese film directed by Hou Yong. The film is an adaptation of Su Tong’s novel Women’s Life. It portrays the emotionally troubled lives of 4 generations of Shanghai women between the 1930s and 1980s. The film was well received by critics and was praised for its use of color and the performances of Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen, who both portrayed multiple characters. The film is divided into three chapters: “grandmother, mother, and daughter”; respectively the story of Mo, Li and Hua.…
Los Olvidados (The Young and the Damned) is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel. The film follows a group of troubled street kids, led by the ruthless and cunning El Jaibo (Roberto Cobo), who engage in a life of petty crime and violence. Among them is Pedro (Alfonso Mejía), a young and impressionable boy who becomes increasingly drawn into El Jaibo’s world. As Pedro’s moral compass begins to erode, he becomes embroiled in a cycle of crime and despair.…
Illusion travels by streetcar is a 1954 Mexican film written by Luis Alcoriza and directed by Luis Buñuel. The movie tells the story of two Mexican tram drivers, Juan Godínez (Carlos Navarro) and Tarrajas (Fernando Soto), who are devastated when they learn that their favorite tram, number 133, is scheduled to be decommissioned. In a moment of revelry, fueled by heavy drinking, the two workers decide to take the tram out for a joyride, dubbed “one last spin” through Mexico City.…
Brazilian Movie O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta (English Subtitles)
The “Romeo and Juliet’s Wedding” addresses the Shakespearean theme of the impossible love between two young people, children of rival families. Instead of Verona, its characters live in São Paulo and the rivalry here arises in football. She is a Palmeiras fan and her father, the club’s director, does not allow his daughter to date someone who supports another team. Romeo, a huge Corinthians fan, meets Juliet and try his best to win over her beauty and her family.…
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Hotaro Oreki (Kento Yamazaki) is a freshman in high school. He decides to join the Classic Literature Club following his older sister’s recommendation. There, Hotaro Oreki meets Eru Chitanda (Alice Hirose). They come across a Hyouka anthology which was published 33 years ago. Hotaro Oreki and Eru Chitanda begin to reveal the truth related to the Hyouka anthology, their school and school festival.
Director: Mari Asato…
A dramatic reconstruction of the Life of the great Japanese monk Dogen who flourished in Japan in the 13th century. Dogen introduced Soto Zen Buddhism from China. The film shows that Buddhism was in a very corrupt state in Japan in the 13th century. In order to understand what the Buddha had really taught Dogen travelled to China, where he met the master Ju-ching, whose teaching was to have a life-long effect on the young monk: the practice of Zen is to have the mind and the body fall away, this falling away is the path out of ignorance and vice.…
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle’s wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Gong Li.
Ju Dou (1990)…
China in the 1920’s. After her father’s death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in separate houses within the great castle. The competition between the wives is tough, as their master’s attention carries power, status and privilege. Each night Chen must decide with which wife to spend the night and a red lantern is lit in front of the house of his choice.…
