D. W. Griffith Masterworks

Marfa (Lillian Gish), a Russian peasant girl, is in love with Jan (Frank Bennett). However, her uncle and aunt (A.D. Sears and Pearl Elmore) want her to marry an older, wealthy man. Colonel Griegoff (Walter Long) wants her, but Marfa will have nothing to do with him. When he tries to have his way with her, she knocks him out with a club and runs off. Along with her uncle and aunt, she emigrates to America. Jan, who wants to make his fortune, is on the same ship. They all settle in the Russian district of Los Angeles. Once again, Marfa's pushy relatives try to force her into an arranged marriage, but they are foiled by Jan and the police. A quick glance at this plot shows why Lillian Gish preferred to downplay many of the films she made with directors other than D.W. Griffith.

Three disaffected youths in California – couple John (Robert Carradine, The Long Riders) and Mary (Melanie Griffith, Body Double) along with their friend Scott (Desi Arnaz Jr., A Wedding) – abruptly quit their jobs and take a ferry headed to Alaska in the pursuit of a new life running a salmon fishing business. Shortly after arriving, they are robbed, spurring a ripple effect of violence and its repercussions.

This is Martin Scorsese's contribution to the British Film Institute's "Century of Cinema" series. In 1994, the British Film Institute commissioned a set of films to mark the centenary of the movies. They would trace the history of several national cinemas, and the BFI's choice for interpreting the history of American film fell to director Martin Scorsese, a longtime champion of film history and preservation.

Features new remastered editions of five works from the director whose movies crossed new frontiers.

In Hollywood, "A novelty became an industry and, finally, an art form."
Filmmaker Chuck Workman writes, produces and directs a definitive look at the sounds and images that have shaped our lives. From D.W. Griffith to today's film schools and new technology, this incredible compilation of clips and testimonial includes everybody's favourite movies, stars and directors.

Marie de Medici: Obsession with power.
She was an Italian princess who became queen of France. Coming from the Medici, sulphurous family of Tuscan bankers, Mary will experience luxury, power, humiliation and destitution too. Mother of several European sovereigns, grandmother of Louis XIV, the life of Marie de Medici is full of fairy tales.