Oscar Wilde, after two years of hard labor, where he was sent for “gross obscenity” with males, is leaving for continental Europe, away from general harassment. He has almost no money, and his friends, with the exception of a few close ones, turned away from the famous writer. But this does not prevent Wilde from embarking on everything serious: he arranges booze and mass orgies for the last money, and during a break between them he cries for the family left in England and tells the story of the Happy Prince to two Parisian rags. More …
1708 England is fighting for the Spanish legacy with France. Queen Anne is over forty, and she does not care about the war, nor about the government of the country. After seventeen pregnancies, each of which ended in tragedy, the unhappy woman sits in her palace, seizing gout and stress cakes and pukes. Her closest friend, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, takes all the “care” on herself, manipulating the sick queen in the interests of her husband, who leads the English army on the front line. In the midst of events in the palace appears Abigail Hill – cousin of Sarah Churchill. Having entered the job as a servant, Hill masterfully spreads himself first on his cousin, and then on the queen herself. In this triangle takes place the action of “The Favourite”.
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Maya Vargas (Jennifer Lopez), a simple supermarket employee with the appearance of a Hollywood diva, dreams of a management position. She is confident that after 15 years of successful work, she deserved her career advancement. However, the chief leaves her assistant manager, and takes a self-confident fool obsessed with team building and role-playing games in the top position. The reason is simple: the newcomer has a university degree, while Maya does not. She had no time to get a higher education. She grew up without parents and achieved everything in life herself. More …
American climber Alex Honnold decided to conquer one of the highest and most difficult peaks in North America – Mount El Capitan. In 2017, he made a solo ascent, i.e. climbing alone, without insurance, relying only on their own strength and experience. The National Geographic team filmed his crazy idea, recording Alex’s every step. Climbing higher and higher along a practically steep rock, both Alex and the film crew understood that any mistake along the way could be fatal for a climber. “Free Solo” is a National Geographic documentary about rock-climber Alex Honnold. More …
A young guy named Lucas, who loves animals very much, rescues the puppy Bella from death and takes it. The dog is very fond of the owner, but because of sad circumstances once was hundreds of kilometers away from him. But Bella is not discouraged – she is sure that she will be able to return home, because love – even if it is love of a dog and owner – can not be stopped. On the road, Bella is waiting for incredible adventures, dangers and amazing discoveries. More …
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Endeavour is a TV series starring Shaun Evans, Roger Allam, and Sean Rigby. Set in the 1960s, the show follows Endeavour Morse in his early years as a police constable. Working alongside his senior partner DI Fred Thursday, Morse… More …
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After World War II, Britain struggled to take its place in the new world order. The main heroine of the series “Traitors”, a brave young woman, comes to the public service in 1945, just when the Labor Party is striving for victory. She makes a decision to spy for the Americans, who are determined to do everything possible so that England’s growing socialist ambitions do not play into the hands of the Soviet Union. Trying to understand what she is fighting for and what she is capable of, she must learn to think independently and play by her own rules at a time when information seizes the world and nothing is what it seems. More …
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In the center of the plot of the series “The Widow” is a young woman named George. After her husband died in a plane crash, she suddenly turned into a young widow. That’s just the body of a dead man was not found. The main character fell into a deep depression. But once George decided to watch the news on TV. On the screen, she saw a man very much like her husband. The question immediately appeared in her mind: Is he alive? She decides to find him and is going to Congo, because there was a report from there. More …
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A successful lawyer and part-time teacher Annalize Kitting is renowned for extraordinary approach to the method of education. Her subject matter is not just a theory of legal law, but, above all, the ability to apply legal norms in real life, to make sure that the position of a lawyer in the walls of a court is unconditionally winning. She conducts initial preparation for real cases, which she leads herself. And soon they will need the knowledge they acquired.
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This is an unusual story that tells about a group of friends who are at an impasse in their development. The main characters of the series “A Million Little Things” understand that their daily life is terribly monotonous and painfully boring. However, this understanding does not give them a reason to move forward and change their lives as they want. Soon the death of one of their friends makes the characters change. They believe that such a sign from above can not be unnoticed by them. Life turns into a series of fun and adventurous events that the characters are trying to survive together.
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