Bhakta Cheta

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opt...

Runtime

1h 21m

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast

Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renou...

Runtime

2h 1m

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Cast

Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson

Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Pavel Lungin

Cast

Pyotr Mamonov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Yuriy Kuznetsov

A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.

Runtime

1h 14m

Director

Herbert Brenon

Cast

Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young

Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Cast

Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis, Gordon Harker