Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act finally sets in, Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. But eighteen years after his fateful oath, his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.
In 1890s Canada, a police inspector applies the latest scientific methods of deduction, much to the chagrin of his superiors.
Xiao Mingming is a martial arts novel enthusiast who, as the novel's protagonist Xiao Qiushui, journeys through a fictional martial arts world and grows from a passionate youth into a noble hero.
The unrestrained swordsman Huo Zhanbai seeks medicine for a friend's child and encounters the pharmacist Xue Ziye. Over eight years of daily interaction, they progress from having their own convictions to deepening understanding, mutual redemption, and a promise to meet under a plum tree the following year. However, due to the responsibilities they bear, they find it difficult to express their love, leaving behind a regret of eternal separation. Amidst the joyous toasts in the snowy night and a farewell across a thousand miles, a poignant and unforgettable missed opportunity unfolds—a love destined to be unable to endure, depicting a tale of redemption and letting go in a life-and-death romance.
In the vast desert, three cities stand in a delicate balance of power, with a turbulent political landscape filled with constant conflict. The most beautiful woman of the desert, Princess Huang Beishuang of a fallen clan, is unexpectedly chosen as the envoy for a peace marriage and sent to Yunpei City. Along the way, she becomes entangled with three influential men of the desert. What begins as a complex game of mutual manipulation turns into a love-hate struggle between the rebellious "black lotus" and the three powerful figures of the desert. Refusing to be a pawn of fate, Huang Beishuang uses her intelligence, bravery, and unwavering determination to establish her place in the perilous desert. In the process, she develops romantic feelings for the northern lord, Huo Qingyun. The stunning beauty embarks on a dream-like journey through the desert, navigating a web of illusions and dangers as she stirs up the winds of change in her quest for dominance.
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Wayo, a freshman at Kantaphat University, reconnects with his longtime crush Phana, leading to unexpected closeness and blossoming relationships with others.
Tokiko’s mother died 20 years ago and her father Tetsuya is now in his 70's. Her father has a free spirit and is cute. Tokiko is in her mid 40's and still single. She has a strong personality. In their past, Tokiko and Tetsuya did not have a good relationship. It got so bad that they almost ended their relationship, but now they occasionally meet. They go out to eat together and have conversations. Tokiko decides to publish an essay about her father Tetsuya. To collect information for her essay, she meets Tetsuya and listens to various stories, but it's not just pleasant memories.
The romance between top star Hoo Joon and his anti-fan reporter Lee Geun-young who end up living together.
Tomoki Sakai is a first-year high school student. He has talent for diving and has been partaking in the sport for six years. He is also member of the dive club MDC, but the club is on the verge of shutting down due to budget deficits. Kayoko Asaki becomes the new coach of MDC and informs the team that they must produce an athlete on the national dive team for the next Olympics. Otherwise, their team will shut down forever. Tomoki Sakai has rival divers: Yōichi Fujitani and Shibuki Okitsu.
Soviet live-action film adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring, aired once in 1991 by Leningrad Television and then thought lost. It was rediscovered in 2021. It includes scenes of Tom Bombadil and the Barrow-wight omitted from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
An anthology of erotic stories by famous writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne, Marquis de Sade, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marquis de Foudras, Daniel Defoe, Anton Tchekov, Jin Ping Mei, and Aristophanes.
Interesting modern actualization made by Italian broadcasting service (RAI) of immortal, well-known characters created by the genial American novelist Rex Stout.
Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus carrying a giant sword, that is actually half of a scissor. She is looking for the woman who holds the other half of her sword who killed her father. It is said that Satsuki Kiryuin knows the identity of the killer but when Ryuko confronts her she is beaten by the student council and their powerful "Goku Uniforms" whom she cannot match in strength. However, once Ryuko receives her own "Kamui" by the name of Senketsu, the odds are lifted in her favor.
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.
The year is 2368 and a group of scientists are on the brink of a major breakthrough as they begin to tap into the memory of a man who died in the 1990s.
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on Arthur Hailey's 1965 novel of the same name, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling and set in the elegant and fictitious St. Gregory Hotel in San Francisco. Establishing shots of the hotel were filmed in front of The Fairmont San Francisco atop the Nob Hill neighborhood. Episodes followed the activities of passing guests, as well as the personal and professional lives of the hotel staff.
Nanotechnology researcher Wang Miao is taken to the Joint Operations Center by police officer Shi Qiang, who's investigating the mysterious suicide wave among scientists worldwide, and recruited to sneak into an organization called the Frontiers of Science to help the investigation. When Wang Miao is contacted by the leader of the organization, Shen Yufei, she introduces him to a sophisticated VR video game called Three-Body, but soon he discovers that it's more than just a game.
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