V polovici sedemnásteho storočia mali ľudia bližšie k prírode, bližšie k Bohu a bližšie k iracionálnym javom, ktoré dnes považujeme už len za rozprávky. Sedemčlenná rodina farmára Williama, ktorá v tej dobe žila v relatívne bezpečnej osade v Novom Anglicku, sa po vážnom konflikte so susedmi rozhodla kolóniu opustiť a vydala sa dobývať americkú divočinu. Po krátkom putovaní sa usadili v zemi nikoho, blízko rozľahlého temného lesa, o ktorom by každá citlivá povaha povedala, že pôsobí hrozivo. Zlé tušenie členov farmárovej rodiny podporujú aj nevysvetliteľné udalosti, ktoré sprevádzajú ich nový život. Vrcholom série katastrof je zmiznutie farmárovho najmladšieho syna priamo pred očami najstaršej dcéry Tomassin, ktorá ho strážila. Tomassin obviňujú zo všetkých nešťastí a dokonca aj z čarodejníctva, napriek tomu, že práve ona je jediná, ktorá si aspoň čiastočne zachová zdravý rozum. A to, čo sa skrýva v temnom lese a doteraz hralo len úlohu pozorovateľa, sa rozhodne udrieť.
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
Tajomná história ožíva v rozprávaní bývalého dedinského učiteľa, ktorý bol priamym svedkom zvláštnych udalostí, ktoré sa odohrali niekoľko mesiacov pred vypuknutím prvej svetovej vojny na jednej severonemeckej dedine. Všetko sa začalo jedného letného dňa. Jediný doktor v krajine bol zranený pri páde z koňa. Nasledoval barónov syn, ktorého našli zbitého pred dverami zámku. Čudné a zdanlivo neopodstatnené násilné činy narastajú a s nimi aj napätie na dedine, kde si ľudia pomaly prestávajú veriť. Prísna výchova a pevná spoločenská hierarchia sa začínajú otriasať v základoch a na povrch vychádzajú tutlané konflikty medzi chudobnými a bohatými, zneužívanými slúžkami a ich pánmi, či deťmi a prísnymi rodičmi. Až keď už je neskoro, začne byť dedinčanom jasné, že násilie sa rodí priamo v ich strede...
Puritánska Amerika sedemnásteho storočia. Malá dedina pohltená divokou prírodou. Žena, Hester Prynneová, je pranierovaná a nútená nosiť šarlátové písmeno "A" ako trest za to, že splodila nemanželské dieťa a odmietla prezradiť meno otca. Hrdosť a láska robia výsmech puritánskych obyvateľov znesiteľnejším. Do dediny prichádza starší cudzinec, ktorého Hester ako jediného spozná. Muž sa vydáva za lekára, stará sa o Hester a pátra po totožnosti jej milenca... Jeho záujem sa čoskoro sústredí na mladého, prepracovaného a nervózneho pastora Dimmesdalla. Medzi oboma mužmi čoskoro narastie nepriateľstvo. Dimmesdall však čoskoro začne podliehať psychickému tlaku. Keď v dedine zastaví loď, Hester v nej vidí dokonalý prostriedok na oslobodzujúci útek pre seba, svoju dcéru a milenca...
While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.
During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with William Bradford's wife Dorothy.
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.
When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.
Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far when she breaks up her daughter's budding relationship with sweet artist Warren Foster. Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.
In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.
So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World. A marriage of feature-film quality historical reenactments with the latest scholarship and analysis of original source material, this definitive look at the Pilgrims' progress will shed light on the reality of their experience.
Oliver Beresford is a stern, Puritanical, and uncompromisingly rigid father. When shameful stories about his daughter Judith surface, rather than determine whether the stories are true, he bans her from his house. Her brother David, a pusillanimous reprobate, has secretly married and fathered, then abandoned, a child. Judith takes care of the child and finds a way to restore her family through the love for the babe.
Follows a Canadian filmmaker through Asia as she examines her father's relationship with his 23 year old bride-to-be who lives in the Philippines.
Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.