Contains two films, including "A Woman of Paris," a drama in which a small-town girl plans to elope to Paris with her boyfriend, a struggling artist, but through a misunderstanding finds herself alone and instead becomes the mistress of a wealthy playboy; and "A King in New York," in which King Shahdov of Estrovia escapes revolution in his own country by coming to New York where he is hailed as royalty until he speaks out against McCarthyism.
The Russian Revolution depicts how this movement was driven by the new ideas and strong leadership of Vladimir Lenin, and was sparked by the hope for a better way of life.
Examines the causes and effects of uprisings in China throughout the twentieth century, and discusses the efforts of Mao Zedong to create a society free of inequality, poverty, and foreign control.
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
Explains this lesser-known portion of World War II and Cold War history, from the Soviet influence on Japan's surrender in World War II to the creation of the two Korean countries we know today.
In Communist China in 1966, eight-year-old Leap Forward learns about freedom while flying kites with his best friend, by trying to get a caged wild bird to sing, and through the music he is learning to play on a bamboo flute.
