Alexander Korda's bit for the British war effort shows the world both at peace and on the verge of Nazi domination. Spliced together to form a documentary-style movie of both newsreel and acting. This first of its kind in propaganda films of World War II, shows the might of the English Empire and its eagerness to stand up to the oppressors of morality and free will. Crude, but ...
據《魯迅日記》,魯迅曾於1935年3月11日,同王蘊如、周建人、許廣平至光陸大戲院觀此電影,當時譯名爲《美人心》。
This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark, sardonic turn that offends his patrons. By 1656, he is bankrupt but consoles himself with the company of pretty maid Hendrickje, whom he's unable to marry. Their relationship brings ostracism but also some measure of happiness. The final scenes...
故事开始于十六世纪初,因为皇后凯瑟琳(宾妮·巴尼斯 Binnie Barnes 饰)无法生育,英国国王亨利八世(查尔斯·劳顿 Charles Laughton 饰)同她离婚,另娶了名为恩尼(梅尔·奥勃朗 Merle Oberon 饰)的女子为皇后,哪知道野心勃勃的恩尼整天盘算着推翻丈夫的统治自立为王,当她的阴谋败露之后,亨利八世亲手将她送上了断头台。
恩尼死后,亨利八世娶了奇恩(温迪·巴里 Wendy Barrie 饰)为妻,哪知道在生产时,奇恩因为难产而死,只留下了一个可怜的婴儿威尔斯(迈尔斯·曼德 Miles Mander 饰)。之后,大臣们想要国王迎娶德国公主,可这一次,国王驳回了大臣们的请求。
年方18的艾玛(费雯·丽 Vivien Leigh 饰)听从未婚夫查理安排,由伦敦远赴那不勒斯拜访查理的叔叔威廉公使。对意大利之旅满心期待的艾玛很快发现真相是她被查理出卖给了威廉·汉弥尔顿,虽然伤心欲绝,但她还是选择成为汉弥尔顿夫人,拥有了衣食无忧的优裕生活。三年后,艾玛结识英国海军舰长纳尔逊(劳伦斯·奥利弗 Laurence Olivier 饰),并借巧妙的交际手腕为他提供了帮助,两人不顾各自成婚现实的爱情不断滋长,在国内引发不少风言风语。不久艾玛因威廉去世生活潦倒之际,纳尔逊却又一次为国家踏上了征途……
本片根据英国海军上将纳尔逊与汉弥尔顿夫人的故事演绎而成。
罗伯特和凯瑟琳威尔逊夫妇生活在伦敦,凯瑟琳是一个无聊的家庭主妇,罗伯特是一个单位的记账员。第二次世界大战的爆发彻底改变了他们,夫妇二人相继加入皇家海军为国效力。 在战争中他们变得坚强和更加自信,但在情感上也出现了问题. 随着时间的推移在休假相聚的日子里,他们相互感到对方很陌生话不投机,几乎到了离婚的边缘…
Queen Helen of Troy, in response to her husband Menelaus' lack of interest in her, elopes with Paris to Sparta. Menelaus, egged on by his henchman, starts a war with Paris, finally effecting the return of Helen. The time-honored custom demands that he have the pleasure of killing her, but her seductive loveliness restrains him.
In 1745 a German princess, renamed Catherine, arrives to marry Grand Duke Peter of Russia, whom she initially likes. But his suspicious, unstable nature gradually estranges them, and Peter finds solace with pretty courtiers. Catherine invents her own (fictitious) lovers, temporarily improving matters. Alas, accession to the throne brings out the worst in Peter, and loyal Cather...
Marius is faced with a choice whether to fulfill his passion by sailing the seas or stay and marry the woman he loves.