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Wuthering Heights
(1970) [M]

Haunting, passionate and unforgettable, this “lovely, scenically rich” (Newsweek) version of Emily Bronte’s timeless masterpiece stars Emmy winner Anna Calder-Marshall and Timothy Dalton (Licence to Kill) as Cathy and Heathcliff, two star-crossed lovers destined for doomed romance....  More

Picture Bride
(1994) [M]

The struggles of a young Japanese who leaves her home to marry an stranger are chronicled in this historical drama based on true stories. Picture brides were Japanese women contracted to marry Japanese sugar-cane laborers working in Hawaii. The couple would agree to marry based on the photos they...  More

Beaumarchais (The Scoundrel)
(1996) [PG]

A lavish costume-drama based on the life of the author of two famous eighteenth-century comedies - 'The Marriage Of Figaro' and 'The Barber Of Seville'. He was also an arms dealer, a spy, a woman-chaser, and a defender of human rights. French dialogue.  More

Die Marquise Von O (The Marquise of O)
(1976) [PG]

Rohmer's best films stand up to endless viewings, in fact, they're so detailed and well thought out, you don't get anything significant out of them until you've watched them many times. The Marquise of O is definitely one of his best. It's his only film that doesn't deal with the love problems of...  More

The Return Of Martin Guerre
(1982) [PG]

An award-winning medieval mystery about a young man who unexpectedly returns home, years after abandoning his wife, and attempts to resume his marriage. French dialogue with English subtitles.  More

The Governess
(1997) [M]

Forced to support her family when the murder of her father leaves them penniless, Rosina da Silva assumes a new identity as a governess. Reluctantly leaving her charmed and privileged life behind in London, she journeys to the remote Scottish Isle of Skye and the bleak surroundings of the...  More

Artemisia
(1997) [R]

Visually ravishing and sensual, Artemisia tells the extraordinary story of seventeen year old Artemisia Gentelischi, daughter of the renowned painter Orazio. Although passionately sharing her father's love of art, she is frustrated by the conventions seventeenth century Italy which forbids women...  More

The Emperor And The Assassin
(1998) [MA]

From Chen Kaige, the director of Farewell, My Concubine comes The Emperor And The Assassin - a visually stunning epic exploring the devastating price one country pays for peace and one man pays for power.Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into...  More

Vatel
(2000) [M]

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low...  More

The Tracker
(2002) [M]

The Australian outback, 1922... four men relentlessly track a fugitive, an Aboriginal man accused of murder. In charge of the expedition is the Fanatic (Gary Sweet), calculating and complex. The Follower (Damon Garneau) is new to the frontier, a greenhorn. The Veteran (Grant Page) is along for...  More