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A night in June 1791, the libertine writer, Restif de la Bretonne, decides to follow a mysterious carriage as it discreetly leaves the Royal Palace. From one way station to the next, the passengers of the stage coach have time to become acquainted as they talk of life, love, politics and the revolution... They soon learn that the royal family is fleeing Paris and heading for Varennes where the passengers witness their arrest. A landmark night in the history of France.

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In 1431, Joan is taken to the castle of Rouen in chains to be tried by an Ecclesiastical Court under the English invaders' command. She faces this outrage with disarming humility. Found guilty of heresy, she is sentenced to die at the stake; she is burned alive amidst the jeers of the crowd. Carl-Theodor Dreyer's restored masterpiece.

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After having failed their Quest for the Holy Grail, the Knights of the Round Table return to King Arthur's Court. Sir Lancelot falls in love with Queen Guinevere and runs the gauntlet for her. But, in the end, the clash of passions annihilates King Arthur and his Knights.

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Two brothers, Marc and Yves Toledano, are imprisoned and tortured by the Bourges Guestapo for being members of the Resistance. A German soldier miraculously comes to their rescue, manages to snatch Marc from the Gestapo and make contact with the Resistance to get Yves liberated. At the Liberation, during the debacle, the German soldier decides to be with his fellow soldiers. Based on Marc Toledano's novel.

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In 1944, in Milan, the Germans ask small-time swindler Bertone to pretend to be General Della Rovere, a patriotic hero who has just been killed so they can spy on the resistance fighters. Bertone is then immediately contacted by Bianchelli who, however, is tortured and dies before being able to convey his message. Bertone, overwhelmed by what has just happened, realizes his mistake, refuses to collaborate with the Germans and chooses to die with the other condemned prisoners. Gold Lion, Venice Festival, 1959.

The Golden Lion

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To escape Herod, the Hebrews are forced to flee the Promised Land where Moses had brought them. Mary, Joseph and their son are among fugitives. In Judea, ten years later, John the Baptist baptizes Jesus in the waters of the Jordan and designates him as the Jews' long-awaited Messiah. A new religion is born.

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In the sixteenth century, after finding a nobleman's body in the streets of Venice, Pierre, a young baker, is arrested. The examining magistrate, Lorenzo, is convinced of his innocence and does his utmost to defend the young baker during the trial. But the burden of proof is too great and the young man is sentenced to death. At the last minute, when the executioner's sword is poised over Pierre's head, Lorenzo finally confesses he is the murderer, but the sword has already done its deed.

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Cambodia,1971. While working on the restoration of the Angkor Wat temples, French ethnologist François Bizot is taken prisoner by the Khmer Rouge. Detained in a camp in the middle of the jungle, Bizot is accused of spying for the CIA. His only hope of survival is to convince Douch, the young head of the camp, that he is innocent. While the Frenchman discovers the reality of Khmer Rouge indoctrination, an indefinable bond develops between the prisoner and his jailer...

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In a Villeville bustling with the upcoming jousting tournament, two men covet young Isabelle Ginori: François de Baynes, womanizer and overbearing leader of the Protestants, and Henri de Rogier, a Catholic nobleman and Isabelle's beloved. Queen Catherine de Medicis is aware of the conflict opposing the two men, and commands that the adversaries fight in the Tournament according to the Rules of Divine Judgement; the champion will win Isabelle's hand.

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Year 79 in Pompeii, Lycias and Helen fall in love but the High Priest of Isis and Helen's tutor won't have it and tries to get Lycias to drink a love potion. However, a young slave warns the Priest that she will reveal his plot. The High Priest attempts to silence her but in vain, so he kills her and fixes it so that Lycias is blamed. The young man is sentenced to be thrown to the lions but he manages to escape. Under cover of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, he flees the city with Helen.