Esther and the King ('60) - DVD

Joan Collins stars as Esther in this melodramatic, routine Biblical story. The setting is Persia in the fourth century B.C., as Esther comes to the attention of the recently widowed King Ahasuerus. The King has been trying to stifle and defeat the campaign of hatred fomented against the Jews by his evil minister Haman (Sergio Fantoni). Before the King can pair off with Esther and defeat the villainous Haman, there are several intervening adventures and an additional, attractive woman who competes for attention.

The Book of Esther [DVD]

Occupied Paris, 1944 With his parents fearing for his safety, 8-year-old Claude (Alain Cohen) is transported to the countryside by a sympathetic neighbor, who has arranged for the boy to live with his farmer father (Michel Simon) until war's end. As Claude came to know his blustery, anti-Semitic host-and vice versa-transformative lessons would follow for both. Claude Berri's semi-autobiographical and sentimental feature directing bow co-stars Luce Fabiole, Charles Denner. 86 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English. In French with English subtitles.