Manon Lescaut (1926) Arthur Robison
A tragic love story between a French nobleman and a young seducer.
A tragic love story between a French nobleman and a young seducer.
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
Richard of Gloucester uses manipulation and murder to gain the English throne.
A 1909 French language short film directed by Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes, starring Paul Mounet, Madame Bartet and Albert Lambert.
Who killed this man to rob him of his money in this notorious neighborhood of Paris? The usual local scoundrel such as the one that has almost been lynched by the mob and arrested by the police? Not at all. In fact the poor man is innocent, even though appearances are deceiving.
At the time of its release, L’Assommoir was hugely successful. Based on Zola’s novel, this movie is about the free fall of human beings, deals with degradation, alcoholism and it is, in short, a very pessimistic story.