The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor 1987

7.62

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 to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

1987

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky 1990

6.50

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

1990

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope 2005

7.04

The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.

2005