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Lion in Winter, The (1968)
IMDB rating: 7.90
Plot: In 1183 Henry II summonses his sons Richard, John, and Geoffrey to join him and his prison-bound wife Eleanor at Chinon for a family Christmas, along with King Philip II of France and his sister Alais, Henry’s mistress. Philip is insisting Alais now marries John as agreed years [...]

Feb 23rd, 2010 | Filed under Uncategorized

Last Emperor, The (1987)
IMDB rating: 7.80
Plot: A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally [...]

Nov 28th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized