16世纪中叶,英国驻法国大使遭到暗杀,而且死者正是年轻的英国国王亨利八世(乔纳森•莱斯•梅耶斯 Jonathan Rhys Meyers 饰)的叔叔。这让国王极为愤怒,立刻召集大臣,准备兵发法兰西。不过,红衣主教沃尔金(山姆•尼尔 Sam Neill 饰)权衡各方利益,并不赞成英法交战。因此,他想方...设法,让英王、法王通过协商解...
Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman...
In 1672, two witches (Jennifer and her father Daniel) were burned by puritan Jonathan Wooley. In revenge, Jennifer cursed all future generations of the Wooley family, that the sons will always marry the wrong woman and be miserable. In the 20th century, a bolt of lightning frees Jennifer and...
Buster Keaton and Virginia Fox play young lovers who live in tenements, the rear of which face each other, with backyards separated by a wooden fence. Their families feud over the lovers' relationship, resulting in much mayhem and slapstick. The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tene...
ThisveryKafka-esquefilmisKeaton’sresponsetotheFattyArbucklescandal.[citationneeded]Eventhoughthecentralcharacter’sintentionsaregood,hecannotwin,nomatterhowinventivelyhetries.Hegetsintovariousscrapswithpoliceofficersthroughoutthefilm.Eventually,heunwittinglythrowsabombintoapoliceparadeandendsu...