Moscow, 1938. A dangerous place to have a sense of humour; even more so a sense of freedom. Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissidents, stalked by secret police, has both. And then hes offered a poisoned chalice: a commission to…
In 1938, Jezebel was widely regarded as Warner Bros. compensation to Bette Davis for her losing the opportunity to play Scarlett OHara in Gone With the Wind. Resemblances between the two properties are inescapable: Jezebel heroine Julie Marsden (Davis)…
Controversial Mikhail Khodorkovsky began as a socialist, rose to the highest level of Russias wealthy class as a successful capitalist when he was the owner of Yukos Oil, and became famous as a political prisoner when he was jailed…
Set in Spain, this is a generational story of three women: a good mother who is desperately in love with a man who is far from being a saint; a young mother carrying a hard life upon her shoulders;…
