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- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyStarsMary FullerCharles OgleAugustus PhillipsThe first filmed version of Frankenstein. The young doctor discovers the secret of life, which he uses to create a perfect human. Things do not go according to plan."Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
- DirectorsFrancesco BertoliniAdolfo PadovanGiuseppe de LiguoroStarsSalvatore PapaArturo PirovanoGiuseppe de Liguoro1911 silent film and Italy's first full-length feature film, loosely adapted from "Inferno", the first canticle of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy". It chronicles Dante's travel through the Circles of Hell, guided by the poet Virgil."Divine Comedy" (only the Inferno part) by Dante Alighieri
- DirectorW.W. YoungStarsViola SavoyHerbert RiceElmo LincolnAlice goes with her sister to a picnic and then she falls asleep and starts dreaming about a wonderland full of talking animals and walking playing cards."Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
- DirectorsJames Sibley WatsonMelville WebberStarsHerbert SternHildegarde WatsonMelville WebberAn avant-garde take on Poe's classic story of a traveller taking shelter at a household under a mysterious curse."The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
- DirectorsJean RenoirJean TédescoStarsCatherine HesslingEric BarclayJean StormAn impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame."The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen
- DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods."Gone with the Wind" by Margaret Mitchell
- DirectorsJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her."The Beauty and the Beast" fairytale
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJennifer JonesJames MasonVan HeflinA provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers, and run up ruinous debts."Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert
- DirectorHenry KosterStarsOlivia de HavillandRichard BurtonAudrey DaltonA young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty."My Cousin Rachel" by Daphne du Maurier
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul LukasA ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo."20000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne
- DirectorJacqueline AudryStarsArlettyFrank VillardGaby SylviaThree people who despise each other find themselves sharing a room in Hell - forever."Huis Clos" by Jean-Paul Sartre
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsAnthony PerkinsArnoldo FoàJess HahnAn unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges."The Trial" by Franz Kafka
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsMaurice RonetLéna SkerlaYvonne ClechDepressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?"Le Feu Follet" by Pierre Drieu la Rochelle
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsTerence StampSamantha EggarMona WashbourneA man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there."The Collector" by John Fowles
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinJean RochefortIn the third of the Angélique series, the heroine is sent on a mission by King Louis XIV, and later finds herself the subject of rumors."Angelique and the King" by Anne Golon
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinRoger PigautIn the fourth of the Angélique series, the heroine sets sail in hopes of discovering the truth about a man she once loved and lost."Angelique and the Sultan" by Anne Golon
- DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinJean-Claude PascalIn the fifth and final of the Angélique series, the beautiful heroine is sold into a sultan's harem."Angelique and the Sultan" by Anne Golon
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsJane FondaMichael SarrazinSusannah YorkThe lives of a disparate group of contestants intertwine in a grueling and inhumane dance marathon."They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" by Horace McCoy
- DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsDirk BogardeRomolo ValliMark BurnsWhile recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio."Death in Venice" by Thomas Mann
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsJulie ChristieDonald SutherlandHilary MasonA married couple grieving the recent death of their young daughter are in Venice when they encounter two elderly sisters, one of whom is psychic and brings a warning from beyond."Don't Look Now" by Daphne du Maurier
- DirectorBernard QueysanneStarsJacques SpiesserLudmila MikaëlA 25-year-old male student in Paris becomes indifferent to the world around him, and subsequently feels a strong sense of alienation and hopelessness."A Man Asleep" by Georges Perec
- DirectorFred HainesStarsMax von SydowDominique SandaPierre ClémentiHarry Haller was afraid of his dual nature, namely being human and animal. He decided to die on his 50th birthday. He was saved by the mysterious Hermione."Steppenwolf" by Hermann Hesse
- DirectorMoshé MizrahiStarsSimone SignoretMichal Bat-AdamSamy Ben-YoubMadame Rosa, an ex-prostitute of Jewish origin, lives in a dilapidated old building in Belleville. Tired and worn out by life, she looks after young children, placed in her care by the social welfare people."La vie devant soi" by Romain Gary
- DirectorJuraj HerzStarsZdena StudenkováVlastimil HarapesVáclav VoskaIn this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast."The Beauty and the Beast" fairytale
- DirectorJan SvankmajerStarJan ZácekA horrifying, surrealist version of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" directed by the masterful animator Jan Svankmajer."The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe