Nøgleord 19th Century

En gotisk fortælling om besættelse mellem en hjemsøgt ung kvinde og den frygtindgydende vampyr, der er forelsket i hende, hvilket forårsager utallige rædsler i kølvandet på den.

Vi befinder os i en europæisk landsby i det 19. århundrede. Victor og Victoria bliver tvunget ind i ægteskab af deres forældre, og de mødes først dagen før deres bryllup! Men selvom der helt tydeligt er en god magi imellem dem, er de begge temmelig nervøse. Victor er faktisk SÅ nervøs, at han ikke kan huske vielsesritualet til bryllups-generalprøven. Han bliver smidt ud af præsten med besked om, at han først skal komme tilbage, når han kan ritualet perfekt. Mens han går i skoven og øver sig, taber han ringen, der lander på en skelethånd, og pludselig bryder en halvrådden kvinde, iklædt resterne af en engang hvid brudekjole, op af jorden. Ved et uheld er Victor blevet trolovet med denne Corpse Bride, som har ligget i jorden og ventet på en gom, lige siden hun blev myrdet på sin bryllupsdag. Hun slæber ham med til underverdenen, hvor der er masser af fest og gang i den. Men kan Victor bare sådan glemme sin rigtige brud?

Man siger, at konkurrence er sundt, men for de to tryllekunstnere Robert Angie og Alfred Borden har det taget overhånd. Fra de mødtes som helt unge, har de konkurreret om at være den bedste, og det har udviklet sig til en intens og altomsluttende besættelse, som bryder ud i lys lue, da Alfred præsenterer det mest mystiske og fascinerende trick nogensinde.

Under guldfeberen i Californien forelsker en landmand sig i en smuk kvinde med en dyster fortid. Kan han få hende til at se sine dæmoner i øjnene og lære at elske igen?

Den omrejsende tandlæge og dusørjæger dr. King Schulz er Det Vilde Vestens mest veltalende mand. Han er også lynende hurtig med en revolver, og da han befrier den sorte slave Django, har han tilmed fået en partner. Sammen går makkerparret i gang med jagte eftersøgte forbrydere, men den største udfordring bliver at redde Django's kone ud af den brutale plantageejer Calvin Candie's kløer.

Et indianerangreb og et voldsomt møde med en bjørn er blot de første prøvelser, der venter Hugh Glass, da han i 1823 leder en gruppe pelsjægere gennem den amerikanske vildmark. Glass forrådes på grusom vis af en af jægerne. Hårdt kvæstet begiver han ud på en opslidende rejse gennem det vinterfrosne vildnis for at få hævn.

Den kække søofficer Edmund Dantes har livet foran sig og planlægger at gifte sig med den dejlige Mercedes. Desværre bliver han forrådt af sin bedste ven og dømt til fængsel på livstid på en fjernt beliggende fængselsø. I fængslet møder Dantes Faria, der lærer ham at fægte og fortæller om en skjult skat. Efter årevis i fængsel flygter Dantes og genopstår som Greven af Monte Cristo for at hævne sig.

I 1900-tallets Transylvanien er alt ved det gamle med unævnelige rædsler, der spreder død og ulykke både nær og fjernt. Heldigvis har den navnkundige vampyrjæger Van Helsing indledt en utrættelig kamp mod nattens skabninger og monstre af enhver art. Og han er ikke sådan lige at bide skeer med.

En dilligence suser gennem vinterlandskabet, på vej mod Red Rock. Her vil dusørjægeren John Ruth overlade sin fangst, morderen Daisy, til hendes skæbne. Undervejs samler dilligencen den sorte dusørjæger major Warren og sydstatsoverløberen Mannix op. I snestormen søger kvartetten ly i et herberg. Her møder de yderligere fire hårdkogte typer. Otte fremmede, der opdager, at de måske alligevel ikke når så langt som til Red Rock.

I det historiske drama 'Napoleon' kan man opleve Oscar-vinderen Joaquin Phoenix i rollen som den magtsyge kejser, Napoleon Bonaparte. Igennem 6 krige skildrer filmen Napoleons ubarmhjertige rejse til rollen som kejser af Frankrig, samt hans komplicerede og nærmest sygelige forhold til hans hustru, Joséphine.

Udforsk lokket fra det gamle vesten, og hvordan det blev vundet – og tabt – gennem manges blod, sved og tårer. Strækker sig 15 år før, under og efter borgerkrigen, fra 1859 til 1874, påbegynd en følelsesmæssig rejse gennem et land i krig med sig selv, oplevet gennem linsen af ​​familier, venner og fjender, der alle forsøger at opdage, hvad det virkelig betyder at være USA.

Den mytiske grev Dracula inviterer den unge advokat Harker til Transylvanien for at diskurterer omfattende ejendomskøb i London. Slottet er mere end almindeligt skummelt og Greven viser sig at være vampyr med planer om at overtage verden med start i London. Situationen kommer for alvor ud af kontrol da den spidstandede blodsuger ankommer til millionbyen.

Det er omkring århundredeskiftet og da Daniel Plainview får et tip om, at der er olie lige under ørkensandet i den californiske flække Little Boston, rejser han derud med sin lille søn for at søge lykken. Men en ung præst prøver at spænde ben for dem, og udfordrer far og søn i deres ambitioner. Små konflikter vokser sig større og mens magten tager over forsvinder alle menneskelige værdier som kærlighed, håb, sammenhold og drømme.

Den gode Sherlock Holmes har en hjerne ud over det sædvanlige, men holder sig heller ikke tilbage for en god gammeldags nævekamp. Sammen med sin gode ven, dr. Watson, optrevler den berømte detektiv en skummel plan, der truer med at bringe hele landet i knæ. Lord Blackwood er den væmmelige skurk, mens den dekorative Irene Adler, som altid, gør sit for at distrahere Holmes.

Borgerkrigsveteranen John Carter bliver på mystisk vis overflyttet til Mars, hvor han finder en planet hvor indbyggerne er fire meter høje barbarer. Da han bliver taget til fange, må han flygte, men lander i stedet i armene på prinsessen Dejah Toris, der er desperat efter at finde sin egen personlige helt. John Carter havner midt i en konflikt mellem planetens indbyggere og sætter sig for at redde Mars og dens befolkning.

I 1841 er den sorte amerikaner Solomon Northup en fri mand med kone og børn, da han bedøves, bortføres og sælges som slave. Det bliver begyndelsen på 12 års helvede, hvor Solomon må kæmpe både for at holde sig i live og for at bevare sin værdighed. '12 Years a Slave' modtog tre Oscars, blandt andet for bedste film.

Nathan Algren er krigsveteran fra den amerikanske borgerkrig. Han tager til Japan for at lære kejser Meijis tropper at bruge skydevåben i kampen mod landets sidste samurai. Men Algren bliver taget til fange af samuraien og ændrer livssyn, da han møder samuraiernes ældgamle traditioner og deres æreskodeks.

Handlingen strækker sig over 200 år og starter i vor tid på et hotel i San Francisco, hvor vampyren Louis fortæller den unge reporter om sit liv som vampyr. Louis levede for en tid af rotteblod for at slippe for skyldfølelsen ved at tage menneskeliv – men da en lille pige en aften kaster sig i hans arme – kan han ikke længere styre sin blodtørst. Den beregnende Lestat opdager det og gør pigen til vampyr uden at vide, hvilke katastrofale konsekvenser det vil få for ham selv. En ypperlig billedfortælling, som underholder og forfører sin tilskuer i to timer, er denne forrygende flotte filmatisering af kultforfatteren Anne Rices succesroman "En Vampyrs Bekendelser".

San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.

A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West.

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.

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Nineteen-year-old Anna, living at the end of the nineteenth century in the town of Zatonsk, unexpectedly discovers that she possesses supernatural powers. The spirits of the dead literally haunt her, begging to help. Aided by her visions, Anna manages to investigate and solve a number of mysterious crimes which have baffled the police. An experienced detective, 37-year-old Yakov Shtolman, who is assigned to the police department and teams up with Anna and becomes her partner in hunting down criminals.

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It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

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