The story of the “Oresteia” begins with King Agamemnon's return to Argos after the fall of Troy. The chorus, composed of old Argives, recalls the sacrifice offered to the gods by Agamemnon, in Aulis, of his daughter Iphigenia to gain their favor.
Medea is a powerful witch who gets revenge on her cheating husband Jason by killing their children.
Explore NowPremiering on BBC as a part of their Sunday-Night Theatre program, this 1955 adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play closely follows the original text. The Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
Explore NowTelevision adaptation of Chekhov's story about the spoiled widow Madame Ranevskaya.
Explore NowA light hearted adaptation of Shakespeare's play about middle class life in Elizabethan England.
Explore NowThe story of a man who has committed a crime but gets the chance to live his life again and avoid all of his past mistakes.
Explore NowThe actress Johanne Heiberg and author Hans Christian Andersen bump into each other one night and nothing will ever be the same.
Explore NowBlind-Jonas is in a poorhouse dreaming about his past, in contrast the young girl Cecilia shows up dreaming about her future.
Explore NowA young girl is torn between marrying the old man herr Sleeman for money or the young hunter out of love.
Explore NowAxel and Bertha are a married couple who are both artists in 1880s Paris, the film addresses the topic of gender equality in marriage and society, for example the property rights of married women.
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