Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.
One year after Dr. Tasha and Prince Alec met and fell in love, Tasha is on her way to spend the holidays in San Saverre and get a taste of royal life. When Alex surprises her with a royal engagement, she spends her first magical days there trying to stay grounded while managing the task of planning a royal wedding. But when Miranda starts scheming to break the two up, it will take a big sacrifice and a Christmas miracle to make sure they get the holiday royal wedding of their dreams.
To Walk Invisible takes a new look at the extraordinary Brontë family, telling the story of these remarkable women who, despite the obstacles they faced, came from obscurity to produce some of the greatest novels in the English language.
Fed up with the hectic, senseless world he lives in, Teddy decides to settle down alone in Siberia, in the midst of winter, in a hut by the shore of Lake Baikal. After an initial period of elation in front of the splendor and magic of unspoiled nature, Teddy soon finds himself confronted with the less glossy side of things : solitude, extreme cold, the necessity to find food, danger... One night Teddy gets lost in a blizzard and would be doomed to a certain death, were it not for Aleksei, a Russian convict living hidden away in the forest nearby, who rescues him in extremis. Friendship soon blossoms between the two men...
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.
In the young Federal Republic of Germany, which in the late 1950s in politics and justice is still interspersed with only superficially purified Nazi cliques, leads the Hessian Attorney General Fritz Bauer a lonely fight against the coverup of Nazi crimes and the restorative policy of the government Adenauer - he is firmly convinced that only in this way can the young democracy be consolidated. Not only his attitude, but also his temperament make Bauer vulnerable, again and again resistance forms from politics, intelligence services and the judiciary against the lone fighter.
Since Charlie is no longer there, the lives of Boris, Elie, and Maxime have been torn apart. These three men, who have nothing in common, all shared one thing: their love for Charlie. One loved her like a sister, one loved her like the woman of his dreams, one loved her like a friend. Except that Charlie is dead and none of them - not Boris, an accomplished businessman, not Elie, a night owl scriptwriter, and not Maxime, still living at home with his mother - know how to deal with it. But because she asked them to do so, they abruptly decide to undertake a journey together, heading for Corsica and the house that Charlie loved so much. Except that here they are stuck in a car together for over 500 miles. It's going to be a long journey. Boris, Elie and Maxime, three men, three generations, no affinity. But by the time they arrive at their destination, they will have realized one majorly important thing: Charlie has changed their lives forever.
In 1815, young Jacquou lives an idyllic peasant life with his parents in the Périgord region of France. But one day, his childhood happiness is cruelly ended when his father is arrested, after a dispute with the arrogant Count de Nansac. With both his parents dead, Jacquou is adopted by Bonal, a kind priest, under whose influence he grows into an assured, morally upright young man. Now an adult, Jacquou has one desire. To repay the Count de Nansac for the evil he once inflicted on his parents...
I 1665 bliver den dygtige sømand og strateg Michiel de Ruyter udnævnt som øverstbefaldende for den hollandske flåde. Holland er en af verdens største søfartsnationer, men politisk er landet splittet. Samtidig er landet i krig med England, og snart må de Ruyter udkæmpe en række drabelige søslag mod den engelske flåde.
Et effektivt drama om klasseforskelle og slet skjult racisme - stiller spørgsmål ved prisen ved at holde fast i sin religiøse overbevisning -og prisen ved at opgive de etniske rødder. Handler om en jødisk dreng, der får et stipendium til en “WASP prep school” fordi han er god til football. Men da han ankommer så vil han gerne passe bedst muligt ind, så han skjuler, at han er jøde. Og han må stiltiende overhøre, hvordan der bliver set ned på jøder. Da han endelig står frem vender alle sig imod ham. Det er faktisk en nuanceret fortælling, for hovedpersonen David er ikke ærlig i starten og skaber problemer for sig selv - og nogle bliver såret over, at han har misbrugt deres tillid og vi forstår dem - på den anden side, så forhindrer hans etniske baggrund ham adgangen til de gyldne haller og den inderkreds han er blevet en del af. Han er der jo kun fordi han spiller godt fodbold. Og det ved han.
When a romance between a widow and a notorious libertine takes an unexpected turn, Mademoiselle de Joncquières becomes instrumental to one lover’s plans for revenge.
A comedy about a dimwitted man who must obtain a high-school diploma before he can inherit an inn.
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.
Den alkoholiserede kommissær Dave Robicheaux vender tilbage til sin hjemegn i Lousiana for at opklare mordet på en ung kvinde. Samtidig indspilles der en storfilm om den amerikanske borgerkrig i området og da Robicheaux opdager, at optagelserne finansieres af en personlighed fra den lokale mafia - Julie "Baby Feet" Balboni - får han mistanke om en sammenhæng. Men da filmens påståede synske stjerne Elrod Sykes fortæller om et lig i et sumpområde der relaterer til en 35 år gammel sag er der slående ligheder til denne sag og mysteriet tager pludselig en uventet drejning...
I Am JFK Jr. - A Tribute to a Good Man is an homage to America's fallen prince and the Kennedy legacy. It is the story of a young man destined for greatness, but determined to be good in a world filled with high expectations.
Two, very different, brothers are reunited for their father's funeral. But, when they arrive at the crematorium nobody is there, not even the corpse, except for Chloe who introduces herself as their sister.
So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family.
To forkælede søstre i Beverly Hills har alt, indtil den dag deres far dør. Det viser sig at han er gået i personlig konkurs, og at de må sælge huset for at afbetale hans gæld. Deres verden styrter i grus, da de tvinges til at flytte ind hos en fjern slægtning i et forarmet kvarter i det østlige Los Angeles.
An innocent young man becomes enamored with a mysterious girl. He is lured into "Black Hole" - a dark, obscure video game world of avatars with deadly serious intentions in the real world.