Must-Watch List Comparable to the Style of Khleb: Cult Guide

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Rasputin and the Empress perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A prince plots to kill the mad monk Rasputin for the good of the czar, the czarina and Russia.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

In early 19th century France, an ex-convict who failed to report for parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive police inspector.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Les Misérables perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Chorus girl Letty Morris flees New York for Los Angeles, evading gangster Legs Caffey. The bus picks up escaped convict Paul Porter who joins Letty's escape as police and Legs give chase.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

Story of a gentlemanly crook who steals a ring to save a queen's honor.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Fugitive Lovers perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of affairs.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

An opera prima donna leaves the Metropolitan to form her own company with Tibbett as leading man, then leaves this company too, which means Tibbett and company must carry on without her.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The Last of the Lone Wolf perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

An idealistic doctor must make some hard choices between his dedication to the profession and his personal life.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

Captain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women fit the bill and are attractive enough to make one question one's allegiance.

Dir: Richard Boleslawski

Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.