Loosely based on a tale by Russian master Ivan Turgenev, this finely calibrated drama mainly unfolds in the confines and surroundings of a countryside inn. A family from the big city, seeking a late-evening repast, are surprised to witness (and enjoy) a traditional form of vocal performance. A seemingly straightforward affair at first, it steadily discloses offbeat undercurrents, which gradually emerge and then fully flower in the transcendent finale.
Loosely based on a tale by Russian master Ivan Turgenev, this finely calibrated drama mainly unfolds in the confines and surroundings of a countryside inn. A family from the big city, seeking a late-evening repast, are surprised to witness (and enjoy) a traditional form of vocal performance. A seemingly straightforward affair at first, it steadily discloses offbeat undercurrents, which gradually emerge and then fully flower in the transcendent finale.
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.
Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford.
A brother and sister's battle over a prized heirloom piano unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived — and who defines a family legacy.
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
After a long stint in gay conversion therapy, James, a young piano prodigy, returns home to his family farm and his emotionally-distant father, Richard. After Richard pressures James to give up his music career and take over the farm, James agrees as a way to make up for his past. Soon, however, James finds himself face-to-face with a former lover, Charlie, who wants to help him turn away from his new beliefs and family expectations and follow his dreams of studying music.
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.