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Forbidden Dream. by Jin-ho, Hur,film director.; Min-sik, Choi,actor.; Suk-kyu, Han,actor.; Joon-ho, Heo,actor.; Hong-pa, Kim,actor.; Sung-hoon, Park,actor.; Gu, Shin,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Choi Min-sik, Han Suk-kyu, Heo Joon-ho, Kim Hong-pa, Park Sung-hoon, Shin GuOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2019.Sejong, the 4th king of the Joseon Dynasty, has been interested in advancing science and technology. He appoints Jang Young-sil, a slave and scientific genius, to be a low-level officer despite bitter opposition from the court. Jang blossoms his talents by making the most accurate water clock that has ever been made. Sejong wants to create a new calendar that can replace the Chinese one from the Ming Dynasty.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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The Throne. by Lee, Joon-ik,film director.; Hae-sook, Kim,actor.; Geun-young, Moon,actor.; So-Dam, Park,actor.; Ji-Seob, So,actor.; Kang-ho, Song,actor.; Ah-in, Yoo,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kim Hae-sook, Moon Geun-young, Park So-Dam, So Ji-Seob, Song Kang-ho, Yoo Ah-inOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2015.In the year of 1762, 35 years into the rule of King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty, Crown prince Sado is accused of plotting treason by his biological mother Lady Yi. King Yeongjo cannot penalize his own son as a traitor, as it would mean that he would become the father of a traitor threatening his throne, and ends up ordering Sado to take his own life. As Sado’s lieges oppose King Yeongjo’s decision by putting their own lives at risk, King Yeongjo locks Sado in a wooden rice chest to kill him.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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The Secret Mission. by Eom, Yu-na,film director.; Hong-pa, Kim,actor.; Tae-hoon, Kim,actor.; Hyeon, Woo,actor.; Hae-jin, Yoo,actor.; Kye-Sang, Yoon,actor.; ODK Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kim Hong-pa, Kim Tae-hoon, Woo Hyeon, Yoo Hae-jin, Yoon Kye-SangOriginally produced by ODK Media in 2019.Set in the 1940's when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Korean people were banned from speaking their own language. Pan-Soo (Yoo Hae-Jin) has been imprisoned several times and it is nothing special for him to go there. He does not know how to read or write the Korean language. One day, he steals Jung-Hwan’s (Yoon Kye-Sang) bag to help pay for his son's tuition fee. Jung-Hwan is the son of a wealthy Korean family who are pro-Japanese. Yet, Jung-Hwan is a representative of the Korean Language Society. By meeting Jung-Hwan, Pan-Soo's life soon changes. They work together to publish a Korean language dictionary.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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A Radiant Girl. by Kiberlain, Sandrine,film director.; Marcon, André,actor.; Bajon, Anthony,actor.; Widhoff, Françoise,actor.; Marder, Rebecca,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
André Marcon, Anthony Bajon, Françoise Widhoff, Rebecca MarderOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2021.Paris, summer 1942. Irene is a 19-year-old aspiring actress without a care in the world. Her family watches her discover friends, new love and a passion for the theater, all the while without her realizing that time is running out. Legendary French actress Sandrine Kiberlain makes her directorial debut with this allegorical coming-of-age drama set in Nazi-occupied France, that is in turns enchanting and devastating, anchored by a star-making lead performance by Marder "which more than delivers on the luminous promise of the English title" (Screen Daily). A RADIANT GIRL shows us both the dangers of complacency in the face of fascism, as well as the moments of beauty that are possible even under the hardest of circumstances.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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Before, Now & Then. by Andini, Kamila,film director.; Bening, Arswendy,actor.; Salma, Happy,actor.; Jamil, Ibnu,actor.; Basuki, Laura,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Arswendy Bening Swara, Happy Salma, Ibnu Jamil, Laura BasukiOriginally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Set amid the political violence of late-1960s Indonesia, Kamila Andini's intoxicating film BEFORE, NOW & THEN follows Nana, the beautiful wife of a wealthy plantation owner whose inner life remains with her deceased first husband, murdered in the civil war a decade prior. A survivor, Nana values her safety and material comforts, but carries out a haunted existence, dreaming of her lost love. Forced to confront her husband's blatant infidelity, Nana makes an unusual connection with his younger mistress, Ino. The two women, sharing their secrets and desires, discover a newfound freedom and intimacy withheld from them both by the strictures of patriarchal society. Framed by elegant cinematography and a lush score, BEFORE, NOW & THEN is a lyrical, transporting character study in the lineage of Wong Kar-wai and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, "wreathed in poetic melancholy and never less than beautiful" (Deadline).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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Mercy Street: S2. by PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2017.Inspired by real events, Mercy Street journeys beyond the battlefield and into the lives of a distinctive cast of characters — doctors, nurses, contraband laborers and Southern loyalists — realizing the chaotic world of Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia and the Mansion House Hospital in the early years of the Civil War.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical drama.;
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Life with Father. by Curtiz, Michael,film director.; Gwenn, Edmund,actor.; Taylor, Elizabeth,actor.; Dunne, Irene,actor.; Powell, William,actor.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Edmund Gwenn, Elizabeth Taylor, Irene Dunne, William PowellOriginally produced by Film Movement in 1947.A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousness of a bookkeeper.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Motion Pictures.; Historical drama.;
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Shattered Glass. by Ray, Billy,film director.; Sevigny, Chloe,actor.; Azaria, Hank,actor.; Christensen, Hayden,actor.; Lynskey, Melanie,actor.; Sarsgaard, Peter,actor.; Dawson, Rosario,actor.; Zahn, Steve,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Chloe Sevigny, Hank Azaria, Hayden Christensen, Melanie Lynskey, Peter Sarsgaard, Rosario Dawson, Steve ZahnOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2003.Hayden Christensen stars in this critically acclaimed story of a disgraced journalist, directed and co-written by Billy Ray, Oscar®- nominated writer of CAPTAIN PHILLIPS. When renowned journalist Stephen Glass (Christensen) suddenly comes under investigation by a Forbes.com reporter (Steve Zahn), the search reveals Glass has fabricated many of his sensational stories, leading to his ultimate downfall in this gripping, fact-based drama.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Crime.; Historical drama.; Independent films.; Drama.; Motion pictures.;
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The White Line. by Kahikopo-Meiffret, Desiree,film director.; Botha, Charl,actor.; Jazama, Girley,actor.; Scheepers, Jan-Barend,actor.; Van, Sunet,actor.; Gravel Road Africa (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Charl Botha, Girley Jazama, Jan-Barend Scheepers, Sunet Van WykOriginally produced by Gravel Road Africa in 2019.Set in 1963, after the Old Location uprising that shook South West Africa, a black maid's life is changed forever when she encounters an Afrikaner police officer on a routine passbook check. Their illicit love for each other grows over time through the letters they write to each other, and they endure many obstacles beyond the color of their skin. THE WHITE LINE is an authentic Namibian story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; Historical drama.;
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The Boy in the Woods. by Snow, Rebecca,film director.; Heyerdahl, Christopher,actor.; Kohlsmith, David,actor.; Klyne, Jett,actor.; Lizdek, Masa,actor.; Armitage, Richard,actor.; Photon Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christopher Heyerdahl, David Kohlsmith, Jett Klyne, Masa Lizdek, Richard ArmitageOriginally produced by Photon Films in 2023.The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Canada.;
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