The Frigid Sea

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for on...

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Peter Webber

Cast

Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson

Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Julie Delpy

Cast

William Hurt, Daniel Brühl

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Runtime

2h 12m

Director

Randall Wallace

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Jeremy Irons

A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

Runtime

2h 31m

Director

Terrence Malick

Cast

Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting H...

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Masaki Kobayashi

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita