Queen of the Desert (
2015) | IMDb:
5.7
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Silk (
2007) | IMDb:
5.8
French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.
Starring:
Keira Knightley
,
Michael Pitt
,
Alfred Molina
,
Koji Yakusho
,
Sei Ashina
,
Miki Nakatani
Directed by:
François Girard
Max (
2002) | IMDb:
6.4
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Starring:
John Cusack
,
Noah Taylor
,
Leelee Sobieski
,
Molly Parker
,
Kevin McKidd
,
Yuliya Vysotskaya
Sunshine (
1999) | IMDb:
7.5
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Starring:
Ralph Fiennes
,
Rosemary Harris
,
Rachel Weisz
,
Jennifer Ehle
,
Deborah Kara Unger
,
William Hurt
The Grave (
1996) | IMDb:
5.7
Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.
Directed by:
Jonas Pate