De Mayerling a Sarajevo (1940)
Género : Romance, Historia, Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 35M
Director : Max Ophüls
Sinopsis
Julio de 1914, atentado de Sarajevo. Francisco Fernando de Austria, heredero del Imperio austrohúngaro, se enamoró de Sophie Chotek, una condesa checa. Las ideas políticas del archiduque ya resultaban bastante problemáticas para la familia real, pero este romance con una joven que no pertenecía a la realeza era inadmisible. La Corona, sin embargo, accedió a la unión matrimonial, pero despojando al heredero de sus poderes, que se limitaban a la rutinaria inspección de las tropas. Sophie solicitó permiso para acompañar a su marido en algunos viajes protocolarios. En julio de 1914, de visita en Sarajevo, la real pareja fue víctima de un atentado perpetrado por Princip, un estudiante nacionalista bosnio. Esta fue la causa inmediata de la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918).
Zhao Li manages a Sichuan Opera troupe that lives and performs together in a rundown theatre in the outskirts of Chengdu. When she receives an order of demolition, she hides the news, fearing that this could spell their end. Secretly, she wouldn’t mind stopping since their life has become harder over the years. But what else can she do? She also worries that her niece Dan Dan, their star, will leave them for a better future in the city. To keep her troupe “family” together, Zhao Li begins a search for a new theatre for them to both sing and live in. As she struggles with bureaucracy, the characters from the opera world that she uses to escape her troubles begin to seep into her real life…
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Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.
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