Franz Grillparzer

The Monastery of Sendomir

Two riders on their way to Warsaw stop at a monastery for the night and ask an old monk there to tell them the story of its founding.

The Ancestress

The long dead ancestress of a noble family returns to haunt her last two remaining descendants. She can not rest until the entire family line has passed away. When she reappears, the household knows it is an ill omen. The patriarch of the family is old, and without a son. He is eager for his daughter to marry. She has her eye on a handsome young nobleman named Jaromir, but he isn't quite who he appears to be. This may be the opportunity the restless spirit has been waiting for for so long...

The Jewess of Toledo

The love affair between King Alfonso VIII of Castile and Rahel la Fermosa, a Jewish woman.

The Waves of the Sea and Love

Romantic silent film about a merchant ship carrying gunpowder, while two men vie for the hand of the captain’s daughter.