The year is 1867, and Jane Budden (Myrna Loy) is looking to change her life. The daughter of a pig farmer, she’s grown tired of the country life and wants to find a husband – preferably one that lives in a big city. Jane decides to visit her cousin in Brooklyn, hoping she’ll meet a… Read More So Goes My Love (1946)
Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones) is a student at Cambridge in the 1960s, studying literature. One day, at a party, she meets Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) – a student of science with a world view completely different from her own. Jane and Stephen fall into an hours-long conversation, and leave the party with a new-found affection… Read More Period film: The Theory of Everything
“This is the story of a hero of the peaceful paths of everyday life. It is the story of a gentle young man who, in the full flower of his great fame, was a lesson in simplicity and modesty to the youth of America. He faced death with that same valor and fortitude that has… Read More The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Jose Ferrer) is a painter living in Paris. Originally born into a family of the French court, Henri moved away from his family in an attempt to find happiness. His legs were badly deformed by a fall in childhood, causing him to have a short stature. His height has been the source… Read More Moulin Rouge (1952)
