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Cuisine Royale (Episode 5): Austria – Riegersburg Castle

Riegersburg Castle is one of the largest castles in Austria and in the ownership of Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein. The Lichtenstein dynasty belongs to one of the oldest aristocratic houses in Europe. Dr. Prinz Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein is part of the family that have settled in Austria. The only noble family…


Cuisine Royale (Episode 4): Denmark – Tranekær Castle

Cuisine Royale invites us to share the dining secrets of nobility. Count and Countess Ahlefeld-Laurvig live on the Danish island of Langeland in the oldest ‚dwelling’ o the kingdom: Tranekær Castle. It s June, and the couple have invited their closest friends and family to the castle to celebrate springtime. Not only the impressive banqueting…


Cuisine Royale (Episode 3): Germany – St. Emmeram Castle

St. Emmeram Castle lies in the Bavarian town of Regensburg. It is the largest inhabited Castle in Germany and home to one of the most established European nobles families: Thurn und Taxis. Here, Countess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis will be inviting high profile guests to celebrate the performance of opera legend Placido Domingo. The…


Cuisine Royale (Episode 2): France – Le Lude Castle

When the days get shorter, and the mist still hangs over the meadows late in the morning, it is time for the hunting season to begin at Château du Lude. Le Lude is one of the most beautiful and interesting castles in the Loire Valley. It has played host to Royalty and many illustrious guests,…


Cuisine Royale (Episode 1): Italy – in San Martino Alfieri Palace

The glorious Baroque castle, belonging to the sisters San Martino di Germano, lies in the picturesque Piedmont hillside, between Asti and Alba. For as long as anyone can remember, wine cultivation has always been the main enterprise in San Martino Alfieri. Still today, the steep slopes of the Alfieri estate are home to grapes of the…


Mr. Imperium

Up-and-coming singer Frederica Brown (Lana Turner) meets European Prince Alexis (Ezio Pinza) at an Italian resort hotel in 1939. As they begin dating, Alexis learns his father is dying and returns home to assume control of the kingdom. Twelve years later, Frederica is now a movie star, and Alexis has been deposed, though he may…


Meet John Doe

A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he’d be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.   Epoch Cinema has officially launched! Featuring hit movie, ‘Interview with the Antichrist’ available to rent now. Your donation will help get the film into more theaters…


[New Series!] Cuisine Royale –Coming Oct. 20

The glorious Baroque castle, belonging to the sisters San Martino di Germano, lies in the picturesque Piedmont hillside, between Asti and Alba. For as long as anyone can remember, wine cultivation has always been the main enterprise in San Martino Alfieri. Still today, the steep slopes of the Alfieri estate are home to grapes of the…


Charlemagne: Emperor of Europe (Episode 3)

The third part deals with the end of the conflict between the Franks and the Saxons, shows the events leading up to the coronation of Charlemagne as emperor of a new Roman Empire and describes the internal political innovations that Charlemagne enforced up to his death in 814. A film by: Gabriele Wengler About Charlemagne:…


Charlemagne: War against the Saxons (Episode 2)

The second part of the documentary drama presents Charlemagne’s conquest of the Lombards with the aid of the Roman pope and his triumphant march against the Saxons, who kept making his life difficult with their guerilla-like attacks. A film by: Gabriele Wengler About Charlemagne: The film recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy life of the…