France is an Empire (1938)

遠い昔、遙か彼方の銀河では帝国軍の独裁体制が敷かれていた。反乱の機会をうかがう惑星アルデラーンのレイア姫は暗黒卿ダース・ベイダーに捕らえられるが、その寸前に二体のドロイドR2-D2とC-3POを砂漠の惑星タトゥイーンに送り込む。偶然にもそのドロイドを手に入れた青年ルークは、ジェダイの騎士団の一人オビ＝ワン・ケノービや密輸船ミレニアム・ファルコンの船長ハン・ソロたちと共に、反乱軍と帝国軍の闘いに巻き込まれていく。

映像化不可能といわれたフランク・ハーバートの大長編SF小説を、前作「エレファント・マン」で成功をおさめた鬼才デビッド・リンチ監督・脚本により映画化。“デューン”と呼ばれる砂の惑星アラキスを舞台に繰り広げられる勢力争いを壮大なスケールで描く。後にテレビ放映用にナレーションと未公開シーンを加えた長尺版も製作されており、日本では「デューン／スーパープレミアム［砂の惑星・特別篇］」というタイトルで紹介されている。（映画.com）

唐王朝滅亡後、王家には悪意と策謀が満ちていた。王は妃に毒の入った薬を飲ませ、妃は衰弱の一途を辿る。一方、皇太子には想いを交わす娘がいたのだが……。巨匠チャン・イーモー監督作。

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.

20歳にしてマケドニアの王位を継ぎ、世界統一の理想のもと遠征を続けたアレクサンダー大王の波乱の人生を描いた歴史大作。英雄として今なお語り継がれるアレキサンダーをリチャード・バートンが熱演している。

A 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.

A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.

Set in southern Mongolia over 1,000 years ago, the story relates the history of the small tribe called Tai, a colony ruled by the Great Han at that time. This film shows how the Tai people, oppressed by their Han overlords, unite to fight for their freedom.

Costa is travelling from Africa to London, and wishes very much to his nephew Amadeu, and see by himself how well he has been invested large sums of money he is been sending him. Amadeu 'borrows' for 24 hours a wife, a villa, a car, and a servant - for he has been lies to his uncle all the time. All goes well. But, Costa decides to prolong his stay for two weeks...

During the 12th Century a boy is born to a tribal chief. He is named Temujin, which means "blacksmith." Nine years later, his father is murdered by the Tartars After a long struggle, just when Temujin reclaims tribal chief status, the Merkit tribe kidnaps his wife. In order to fight against the Merkits, Temujin has to use his mother as a pawn in exchange for troops from ally tribes. Temujin manages to rescue his wife only to realise that she is pregnant with the enemy's child. Enduring tremendous anguish, Temujin throws himself into battle against the Tartars and slaughters the leader of the intruders. He eventually takes his wife back and accepts her child. Later on, he begins a campaign to unify all Mongolian tribes. By the age of 40, he is bestowed the title "Genghis Khan", which means "oceanic ruler".

Agent Kate Lee Jackson of the GPP (Space Police) frees the mute girl Muna from a prison on the Bentika Empire, a huge floating satellite. She also frees Bavi Stock, a young boxer jailed after accidentally killing an opponent and is in danger of being killed by the brutal prison regime.

A documentary showing the pride France took in its position as an Empire, during the period after the Munich accords when it felt threatened by bullying from Italy and the possibility of war still with Germany.

Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams (1926-1990) returns to his homeland on a “journey to the source of his inspiration” in this vivid Arts Council documentary, filmed towards the end of his life. The title comes from the indigenous Arawak word ‘timehri’ - the mark of the hand of man - which Williams equates to art itself. Timehri was also then the name of the international airport at Georgetown, Guyana's capital, where Williams stops off to restore an earlier mural. The film offers a rare insight into life beyond Georgetown, what Williams calls “the real Guyana.” Before moving to England in 1952 he had been sent to work on a sugar plantation in the jungle; this is his first chance to revisit the region and the Warao Indians - formative influences on his work - in four decades. Challenging the ill-treatment of indigenous Guyanese, Williams explored the potential of art to change attitudes. By venturing beyond his British studio, this film puts his work into vibrant context.

Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.

'An instructional film made on behalf of the Department of Social Welfare, demonstrating a new technique to teach English to illiterate adult audiences in the Gold Coast. (..) This is a film with an almost entirely African cast, depicting an African teacher instructing a group of African students, produced by a predominantly African crew. Yet, the subject of the film – encouraging the widespread teaching of English – jars with this image of a modern Gold Coast. Just as the Gold Coast Film Unit was overseen by British figures – such as Sean Graham and, in this case, George Noble – this film also endorses the retention of British influence within a new national identity'. - Tom Rice, for colonialfilm.org

身長120cmで最大のペンギンとして知られる皇帝ペンギン。愛らしい反面、彼らの生活、特に子育ては厳しい。南極に冬が近づくと彼らは他の生き物とは逆により寒い南へ向かう。敵が少ない極寒の氷原で繁殖を行なうためだ。求愛のダンスでパートナーを見つけたカップルは1つの卵を大切に温め合う。やがて母ペンギンたちは往復120日間をかけて餌を求める旅に出発するがその間、父たちは絶食したまま、ひたすら卵を守り続ける。

衝撃的な性描写が物議をかもし、アメリカ全土を揺るがした伝説のポルノ映画『ディープ・スロート』騒動を検証するドキュメンタリー。2年以上かけて監督、主演者ら関係者100人以上にインタビューを行い、1本の映画が巻き起こした波紋を描く。監督・脚本は、『パーティ☆モンスター』のフェントン・ベイリー＆ランディ・バルバート。70年代当時のアメリカの性文化ばかりでなく、ポルノ産業が創造性よりも商業性重視に転じていく様子も映し出され興味深い。

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.