Katherine of Alexandria, brought up as a nomad and living in the desert, was aged just 11 when Emperor Maxentius saw her whilst out on patrol. Consumed by her beauty, impudence and uncanny talent for languages, he abducted the child, killing her family. The slaughter was witnessed by her young friend, Constantine, who would later become Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. He never lost hope of finding Katherine. As a young woman, Katherine refused to submit to Maxentius' offers of marriage and she continually denounced his brutal enforcement of pagan religion upon the masses. Still obsessed with her beauty, Maxentius brought Katherine before 50 of Rome's finest scholars in an open court in Alexandria, where she eloquently demolished their arguments. When Constantine learned of Katherine's whereabouts and imprisonment at the hands of Maxentius, he led his army from York in a desperate bid to save her.。传奇摄影师杰克·卡迪夫(Jack Cardiff)生平回顾纪录片。 身为影史上首位获颁奥斯卡终身成就奖的摄影师,童星出身的杰克·卡迪夫早从四岁就演出第一部电影,十五岁转任摄影助理,就此展开横跨九十年的辉煌电影生涯。从《红菱艳》到《非洲皇后》到《第一滴血续集》,一生拍摄过逾百部作品,电影史的轨迹俨然镌刻在他的每一个镜头之中。马丁斯科塞斯导演也在片中向这位传奇摄影师献上礼赞。