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Hero of the Red Light District, 1h49
Directed by Tomu Uchida
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Chiezō Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Yaeko Mizutani, Minoru Chiaki, Sadako Sawamura, Fumiko Okamura

Jirozaemon est un riche et honnête fabricant de soie qui avait été abandonné à la naissance par une famille inconnue mais sans doute aisée. Il est affecté d'une cicatrice au visage dont l'extrême laideur fait fuir les femmes. Comme il souhaite une épouse coûte que coûte, des clients lui arrangent des rencontres : en vain. Ils décident un jour de distraire le malheureux en l'emmenant à Yoshiwara, le quartier des plaisirs de Edo (ancien nom de Tokyo). Là-bas, même les geishas ne veulent pas lui tenir compagnie. Seule Tamatsuru, une prostituée de bas-étage sortant de prison et décidée à monter dans la hiérarchie sociale, accepte la compagnie du « monstre ». Celui-ci s'en émeut. Elle lui promet le mariage s'il l'aide à devenir « première courtisane ». Jirozaemon se ruine pour elle, à un moment où son entreprise traverse une mauvaise passe, avant de réaliser que le tout Yoshiwara s'est moqué de lui.
The Draughtsman's Contract, 1h43
Directed by Peter Greenaway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Peinture, Films about sexuality
Actors Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert, Hugh Fraser, David Meyer, Dave Hill

Mr. Neville (Anthony Higgins), a young and arrogant artist and something of a Byronic hero, is contracted to produce a series of 12 landscape drawings of an estate, by Mrs. Virginia Herbert (Janet Suzman) for her absent and estranged husband. Part of the contract is that Mrs. Herbert agrees "to meet Mr. Neville in private and to comply with his requests concerning his pleasure with me." Several sexual encounters between them follow, each of them acted in such a way as to emphasise reluctance or distress on the part of Mrs Herbert and sexual aggression or insensitivity on the part of Mr Neville. Whilst living on the estate, Mr. Neville gains quite a reputation with its dwellers, especially with Mrs. Herbert's son-in-law, Mr.
Michael Collins, 2h8
Directed by Neil Jordan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, Julia Roberts, Ian Hart

The film opens in 1922, as Joe O'Reilly (Ian Hart) attempts to console Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts), who is mourning the death of Michael Collins.
Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas, 2h2
Directed by Arnaud des Pallières
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Mads Mikkelsen, Bruno Ganz, Paul Bartel, Delphine Chuillot, Denis Lavant, David Bennent

During the 16th century, horse dealer Michael Kohlhaas is taking his horses to market; when he must pass through a local baron's lands, the baron seizes two of his horses, even though tolling rights were abolished in the country. When Kohlhaas discovers that his loyal servant was attacked by the baron's guard dogs, and that his horses have been injured and abused, he attempts to sue for monetary compensation, but his lawsuit is dismissed because the baron has a kinsman in the court. Later, Kohlhaas's wife dies from injuries suffered at the hands of the baron's men.
The Soldier and the Lady, 1h25
Directed by George Nichols Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Anton Walbrook, Elizabeth Allan, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame, Fay Bainter, Eric Blore

Les aventures de Michel Strogoff, depeche par le tsar pour porter un message ultra-confidentiel a Irkoutsk. En chemin, des embuches, et au final, des larmes salvatrices.
The Soldier and the Lady
Directed by Jacques de Baroncelli, George Nichols Jr., Richard Eichberg
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Anton Walbrook, Akim Tamiroff, Colette Darfeuil, Elizabeth Allan, Charles Vanel, Armand Bernard

Les aventures de Michel Strogoff, depeche par le tsar pour porter un message ultra-confidentiel a Irkoutsk. En chemin, des embuches, et au final, des larmes salvatrices.
Michael Strogoff, 1h51
Directed by Carmine Gallone
Origin France
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Actors Curd Jürgens, Geneviève Page, Jacques Dacqmine, Sylva Koscina, Odile Versois, Gérard Buhr

Alors que la Sibérie plie l'échine sous l'invasion des Tartares, le capitaine Strogoff, courrier de la garde impériale, est chargé par le Tsar d'avertir son frère qu'un complot se prépare contre lui. Michel Strogoff effectuera aux côtés de Nadia un grand périple...
Midway
Midway (2019)
, 2h19
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckhart

Le film relate les six premiers mois de la guerre du Pacifique entre le Japon et les États-Unis. Il se focalise du côté américain autour des pilotes du porte-avion USS Enterprise (CV-6) et de l'officier de renseignement Edwin T. Layton.
The Sweet Sins of Sexy Susan, 1h30
Directed by Franz Antel
Origin Austria
Genres Comedy, Historical, Sex comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Pascale Petit, Gunther Philipp, Hannelore Auer, Harald Leipnitz, Rosemarie Lindt, Oskar Sima

In the Kingdom of Westphalia, a drunken inkeeper woman (Ljuba Welitsch), just before her death, bequeaths her inn to Susanne Delberg (Teri Tordai as Terry Torday), barring the sole beneficiary Goppelmann (Oskar Sima) from the inheritance. Goppelmann recruits the local Studentenverbindung to discredit Susanne's establishment. The tide turns when Susanne manages to seduce the student leader Anselmo (Mike Marshall) but through him, she finds herself in a conspiracy against the governor Dulce (Jacques Herlin) and the marching Grande Armée also involving her friend Ferdinand (Harald Leipnitz).
Migrations
Migrations (1989)
, 2h
Directed by Aleksandar Petrović
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Richard Berry, Dragan Nikolić, Erland Josephson, Miki Manojlović, Bernard Blier

Le film est une fresque qui montre le destin des mercenaires dans les guerres baroques du XVIII siècle, au temps de la domination austro-hongroise sur les serbes. Le film suit les destins parallèles des deux frères Isakovitch, Vouk et Archange. Le premier commande un régiment de mercenaires qui ira faire la guerre jusqu'en France, le second, marchand habile et séduisant, s'empare de Daphina, sa belle-sœur, qu'il a recueillie en l'absence de son frère. La tragédie et la mort seront au bout du chemin…
Milady and the Musketeers, 1h28
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
Origin France
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Lebon, Armando Francioli, Maria Grazia Francia, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Massimo Serato

Un homme est condamné à 10 ans de prison pour un vol commis par sa maîtresse.
Miles Ahead, 1h40
Directed by Don Cheadle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Don Cheadle, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Lakeith Stanfield, Austin Lyon

Durant la parenthèse de sa carrière (1975-1981), Miles Davis, à la dérive chez lui, se fait dérober une bande enregistrée. Le trompettiste se fait aider par Dave Brill, un journaliste de Rolling Stone, afin de la retrouver. Entre-temps, il se remémore ses années glorieuses sur scènes et ses années malheureuses avec son épouse Frances Taylor sous l'emprise d'alcool et de drogues avant son grand retour en 1981…
Metamorphosis of a Melody, 1h33
Directed by Amos Gitaï
Origin Israel
Genres Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ronit Elkabetz, Samuel Fuller, Enrico Lo Verso, Shuli Rand, Hanna Schygulla

The film follows Jewish resistance as they face a series of challenges against the Romans. Chronicling the capture of Jerusalem by the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC to the fall and destruction of Jerusalem in the First Jewish-Roman War in AD 70.