The young noble Don Monza is caught and thrown out by the nun Virginia de Leva when she catches him flirting with one of her nun sisters across the stone wall between their gardens. He hears the rumor that she’d have an affair with her trustee – so he kills him in a set-up duel and aims to take his place. Against her initial resistance, Monza manages to win her heart – and to get into her bed. This doesn’t stay a secret for long, but Monza, now in love, does everything to keep it going.
Category: History
History
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The Last Emperor
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People’s Republic.
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The Untouchables
Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
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Mandoukhai the Wise: Episode 2 – Mandoukhai the Wise
Set in the 15th century after the collapse of Genghis Khan’s empire, and follows Mandoukhai from her youth when she’s forced to marry the new ruler to her violent death after unifying the vast Mongolian empire.
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Illustrious Energy
Chan and his older mate Kim prospect for gold in 1890s Otago. Marooned until they can pay off their debts and return to China; they’ve been fruitlessly working their claim for 12 and 27 years respectively. Chan faces racism, isolation, extreme weather, threatening surveyors, opium dens and a circus romance.
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To Kill a Priest
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
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Eight Men Out
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning team owned by Charles Comiskey – a penny-pinching, hands-on manager who underpays his players and treats them with disdain. And when gamblers and hustlers discover that Comiskey’s demoralized players are ripe for a money-making scheme, one by one the team members agree to throw the World Series. But when the White Sox are defeated, a couple of sports writers smell a fix and a national scandal explodes, ripping the cover off America’s favorite pastime.
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Mylène Farmer: Pourvu qu’elles soient douces (Libertine II)
Story of two women’s feud continues during the events of The Seven Years’ War Music video for Mylène Farmer’s song Pourvu qu’elles soient douces
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The Stone Soul
The events take place in the XIX century, in the Carpathian mountains. It is the screen adaptation of the novel by Hnat Khotkevych based on the legend of brave leaders who fought against the Austrian Habsburgs and the Polish magnates for the happiness and freedom of its people. And also it is a romantic story about a fatal overwhelming love.
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The Diary of King Yonsan
A historical drama about the life of Prince Yeonsan of Joseon,.