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Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history.
Louis began his personal rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister, the Italian Cardinal Mazarin. An adherent of the concept of the divine right of kings, which advocates the divine origin of monarchical rule, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France and, by compelling many members of the nobility to inhabit his lavish Palace of Versailles (formerly a hunting lodge belonging to Louis's father), succeeded in pacifying the aristocracy, many members of which had participated in the Fronde rebellion during Louis's minority. By these means he became one of the most powerful French monarchs and consolidated a system of absolute monarchical rule in France that endured until the French Revolution.
Actors: Lasco Atkins (actor), Stanley Tucci (actor), Phyllida Law (actress), Kate Winslet (actress), Stuart Matthews (actor), Helen McCrory (actress), Danny Webb (actor), Alan Rickman (actor), Alan Rickman (director), Jane Trower (miscellaneous crew), Adrian Scarborough (actor), Matthias Schoenaerts (actor), Andrea Calderwood (producer), Derek Warman (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Ehle (actress),
Plot: A female landscape-gardener is awarded the esteemed assignment to construct the grand gardens at Versaillers, a gilt-edged position which thrusts her to the very centre of the court of King Louis XIV. Can she overcome the challenges of this new and complex world, and the ghosts of her own past tragedy, to secure a future with the man she loves?
Genres: Drama,Actors: Corey Burton (actor), Steffen Schlachtenhaufen (producer), Michael Teh (actor), Sean Carlo (actor), Louis Tarantino (producer), Andy Schlachtenhaufen (producer), Jared Berezin (miscellaneous crew), Douglas Cohen (director), Douglas Cohen (writer), Douglas Cohen (producer), Claire Dodin (actress), Kathryn Shemanek (costume designer), Ardeshir Radpour (actor), Kevin Browne (editor), Paul Cabana (producer),
Plot: A rapid-fire history of our world, from the beginning of time as we know it to present day. This two-hour CGI-driven special delves into the key turning points: the formation of earth, emergence of life, spread of man and the growth of civilization--and reveals their surprising connections to our world today.
Keywords: agriculture, airplane, america, amphibian, anthropocentrism, arab, asteroid, automobile, bacteria, big-bangActors: DeeDee Bigelow (actress), Jonathan Louis Lewis (miscellaneous crew), Josh Raymond (actor), Magda Marcella (actress), Thomas La Barbera Christensen (actor), Kate Marzullo (editor), Kate Marzullo (director), Kate Marzullo (writer), Arman Pardisi (actor), Jenna Brighton (actress), Joanne Higginbottom (composer), Assis Eloy (actor), Kenneth Thompson (actor), Sara Lara Hernandez (producer), Sara Lara Hernandez (actress),
Plot: Trapped in a loveless but well-positioned marriage with the King's brother, the Duchess of Orleans ('Minette') faces a crucial moral dilemma and temptation when she finds herself pursued by a dashing courtier who desires her as a woman and not a princess.
Keywords: france, student-filmActors: Alexandre Dumas père (writer), Jon Baker (miscellaneous crew), Leonor Varela (actress), Gérard Depardieu (actor), Peter Sarsgaard (actor), Joe Sheridan (actor), Gabriel Byrne (actor), Jean-Pol Brissart (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Olivier Hémon (actor), Jeremy Irons (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Hugh Laurie (actor), Sally Jones (miscellaneous crew), John Malkovich (actor),
Plot: Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 years behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country?
Keywords: 1660s, 17th-century, 21-gun-salute, abduction, accidental-killing, actor-playing-multiple-roles, anger, assassination-attempt, attempted-suicide, barnActors: R.G. Armstrong (actor), Timothy Bottoms (actor), Alexandre Dumas père (writer), Bruce Resnik (miscellaneous crew), Meg Foster (actress), Nils Allen Stewart (actor), Sanford Hampton (producer), Edward Albert (actor), James Gammon (actor), Allan Kolman (actor), Dennis Hayden (producer), Dennis Hayden (actor), Mark Terry (producer), Mark Terry (miscellaneous crew), Dana Barron (actress),
Plot: A lad jousting with his tutor is kidnaped and carried to the Bastille where his head is locked in an iron mask. Jump ten years: Musketeers return from war in Morocco to find Paris starving while Louis XIV and his retinue idle at Duke Fouquet's estate. Louis is enamored with his host's virginal daughter, Valliere, herself in love with Athos. The queen mother calls the Jesuit Aramis to her deathbed to confess that Louis has a twin, "a second born, he was first conceived, the oldest and true heir," the man in the iron mask. Aramis secures his release and hides him while Porthos and Athos school him for his destiny. D'Artagnan remains loyal to Louis: love, schemes and politics entwine.
Keywords: 1600s, based-on-novel, foreign-language-adaptation, identical-twins, independent-film, iron-mask, maskActors: Dmitriy Kharatyan (actor), Alexandre Dumas père (writer), Mikhail Boyarskiy (actor), Alisa Freyndlikh (actress), Valentin Smirnitskiy (actor), Maksim Dunaevskiy (composer), Anatoliy Ravikovich (actor), Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich (director), Igor Starygin (actor), Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich (writer), Venyamin Smekhov (actor), Ivar Kümnik (actor), Georgi Nikolayev (writer),
Genres: Action, History,Actors: Rita Maiden (actress), Pierre Frag (actor), Jacques Préboist (actor), Roberto Rossellini (writer), André Dumas (actor), Roberto Rossellini (director), Fernand Fabre (actor), Raymond Jourdan (actor), Gilette Barbier (actress), Maurice Barrier (actor), Jean Obé (actor), Jean Gruault (writer), Christiane Coste (costume designer), Paula Dehelly (actress), Axel Ganz (actor),
Plot: 1661: Cardinal Mazarin dies. In the power vacuum, the young Louis asserts his intention to govern as well as rule. Mazarin's fiscal advisor, Colbert, warns against Fouquet, the Surintendant who's been systematically looting the treasury and wants to be prime minister. Fouquet believes Louis will soon tire of exercizing power; he overplays his hand, offering a bribe to Louis's mistress to be his ally. She reports this to the king who arrests Fouquet. Louis and Colbert design a brilliant strategy to keep merchants making money, nobles in debt, the urban poor working and fed, and peasants untaxed. Years later, in a coda, we see Louis exercising the power of the sun.
Keywords: 1600s, absolutism, art, character-name-in-title, death, eating, german-accent, italian-accent, long-take, number-in-titleActors: Arnold Bell (actor), Cornel Wilde (actor), Yvonne Sanson (actress), Nino Rota (composer), Arthur Lubin (director), Russell Lloyd (editor), Lidia Simoneschi (miscellaneous crew), Constance Willis (miscellaneous crew), Herbert Lom (actor), Walter Rilla (actor), John Slater (actor), Basil Sydney (actor), Raymond Stross (producer), Jean Wallace (actress), John H. Kafka (writer),
Plot: Squire Pierre St. Laurent returns from wars in India to 17th-century provincial France to find his estate confiscated by governor Narbonne, for back taxes, and resold to Katrina, a Dutch Countess. Katrina offers to return Pierre's property if he will help her get possession of the 'Star of India,' a fabulous sapphire, held at the moment by Narbonne. The Dutch government wants it returned to its Indian worshipers, in order to keep peace. Pierre is a guest at Narbonne's château during a visit from King Louis IV, who wants to acquire the sapphire for his new court-favorite, Mme. de Montespan. Pierre discovers that the "Star" is hidden in the hilt of Narbonne's sword, He challenges Narbonne to a duel, gains possession of Narbonne's sword, extracts the jewel and escapes the castle with Narbonne's men in pursuit. Katrina is on a Dutch ship in the harbor and is soon joined by Pierre and his pursuers.
Keywords: 1600s, 17th-century, battle, brothel, brothel-madam, castle, challenge, chase, chateau, countessActors: Cyril Smith (actor), Percy Walsh (actor), Frank Atkinson (actor), Henry Oscar (actor), Cecil Parker (actor), Tom Walls (actor), Victor Saville (director), Donald Calthrop (actor), Syd Crossley (actor), Peter Gawthorne (actor), W.P. Lipscomb (writer), Howard Marion-Crawford (actor), Gibb McLaughlin (actor), George Merritt (actor), Michael Balcon (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Well, you were high when I met you
Now you're falling like a leaf from a tree
Wanna reach into the sea
And every time the world goes round
You're getting closer to the ground
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Now my gear is down, I've circled round
And I am coming in
Running out of oxygen
And my fuel is running low
Run, realize where do I go
I'm looking down but they don't show
Well, you were high when I met you
Now you're coming down on my frequency
I can't hear you, can you see me?
You're cutting in, I'm breaking up
Your true love trapple and I
Air traffic control
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Air traffic control
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Air traffic control
I've been gone, I've been up away from home
Now my gear is down, I'm circling round
And I am coming in
Running out of oxygen
And my fuel is running low
Run, realize where do I go
I'm looking down, but they don't show
Wanna race into the sea
I can't hear you, can you see me?
I can't see you, can you hear me?
Air traffic control
Hold on, I'm coming in
Air traffic control
Hold on, I'm coming in
Air traffic control
I've been gone, I've been up away from home
Now my gear is down, I'm circling round
And I am coming in
I've run out of oxygen
And my fuel is running low
Run, realize where did you go?