Zenia is a ravishing, smoky-maned villain with more life stories than a snake has skins. A young man claws his way to success in 19th century Paris. Classic tale of possessive and thwarted passion, one of the forerunners of today's soap operas and romance novels. The story of the adventurous knight-errant and his squire Sancho Panzo, who set out to right the wrongs of the world. Madame Ranevskaya, who has spent five years in Paris to escape grief over her young son's death, returns to her home in Russia ridden with debt.
Magic illuminates the beauty and family life of Haiti.
A moral allegory of the redemptive power of love, it is also a finely drawn picture of early nineteenth-century England. Tragic consequences bring on her downfall. The story of children struggling to survive in a decaying family. Lonely bellringer and his love for the beautiful gypsy girl whom he rescues from hanging and reunites with her mother. Though there is no violence and everyone is provided for in the utopian World State, our hero senses something important is missing.