England um 1800. Die Dashwoods sind eine reiche, angesehene Familie. Als das Familienoberhaupt stirbt, vererbt er den gesamten Besitz an seinen Sohn...

Dem knauserigen Harpagon spielt das Schicksal übel mit. Endlich will er seine Kinder unter die Haube bringen. Doch die undankbaren Gören...

Der Ire Sean Thornton hat in den U.S.A. als Boxer Karriere gemacht. Nun kehrt er zurück in sein Heimatdorf. Mit Freuden heißen ihn die...

Die junge englische Witwe Anna Leonowens begibt sich Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts mit ihrem Sohn Louis an den Hof des Königs von Siam, um dessen...

Kolumbien 1968: Lange bevor der Name Pablo Escobar in aller Munde ist, legt eine Familie des matriarchalisch geprägten Wayuu-Stammes den...

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to...

Ein reicher Geschäftsmann aus New Orleans und seine schwangere Frau machen sich auf den Weg nach Kalifornien. Doch das Schicksal entreißt...

A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he...

Ngando and Ndomé share an extremely perfect love. Yet, tradition demands a dowry for Ndomé’s hand that Ngando, an orphan, cannot...

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later...

Young Asians in San Francisco find their love thwarted by clan warfare.

The Woven Path: Perempuan Tana Humba is made up of two short movies that highlight the role of women in Sumba culture. The first part of the...

A handsome young man from Bangkok is sent to an upcountry town to try and stamp out corruption. He falls in love with the local beauty, the eldest of...

Koumba is a brave boy, and a good son who works on a plantation. He leaves his native town of Ngounié to repay the dowry of his sister.

Qudsiya , a normal middle class girl dreams of a simple married life. Unfortunately, her in-laws demand a hefty sum of dowry. Qudsiya's family were...