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Cria Cuervos (1976)Raise Ravens
Shot in the summer of 1975 as General Franco lay dying, Saura's masterpiece takes its title from a sinister Spanish proverb: 'Raise ravens and they'll pluck out your eyes'. A subtle yet unmistakable indictment of the family as a repressive force in Spanish society, 'Cria cuervos' centres on an eight-year-old orphan (the spellbinding Ana Torrent) who believes herself to have poisoned her cold, authoritarian father (Hector Alterio), a high-ranking military man whom she blames for the death of her adored mother (Geraldine Chaplin). - Director:
- Carlos Saura
- Cast:
- Geraldine Chaplin, Mónica Randall, Florinda Chico
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Lost Embrace (2004)El Abrazo partido
A story of a first, bittersweet encounter between a father and his young adult son, the film conjures up an ensemble of engaging characters who pursue their humble dreams with witty humour, irresistible passion and an infectious generosity of spirit. Ariel wants more than an escape from the seedy Buenos Aires mall he calls home and a passport from Poland, where his grandparents fled to escape the Holocaust. He wants to understand why his father left his family short after his birth to fight war in Israel, and why he never returned. When Ariel's father returns to Buenos Aires he brings with him new truths and a new story... - Director:
- Daniel Burman
- Cast:
- Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D'Elía
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Amid an explosive political landscape, three young film buffs are drawn together by their shared passion for movies... and for each other! Left alone while their parents are on holiday, twins Isabelle (Eva Green) and Theo (Louis Garrel) invite American exchange student Matthew (Michael Pitt) to stay with them. So begins an intense, erotic voyage of sexual discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and anything is possible! - Director:
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast:
- Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green
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Stray Dog (1949)Nora inu
When rookie detective Murakami (Toshiro Mifune) has his pistol stolen from his pocket while on a bus, his frantic attempts to track down the thief lead him to an illegal weapons market in the Tokyo Underworld. But the gun has already passed from the pickpocket to a young gangster, and Murakami's gun is identified as the weapon in the shooting of a woman. Murakami, overwhelmed with remorse, turns for help to his older and more experienced senior, Sato (a superb performance by Takashi Shimura). The race is on to find the shooter before he can strike again... - Director:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cast:
- Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji
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In Dublin, two shop assistants share a room. One, Kate (Rita Tushingham) is a quiet, rather naive girl, the other, Baba (Lynn Redgrave) is vivacious and ebullient with an eye for the boys. But when the two befriend a quiet, middle-aged writer (Peter Finch, Network), he makes a beeline for the shy, and lonely Kate. A bittersweet story of an extraordinary romance. - Director:
- Desmond Davis
- Cast:
- Peter Finch, Lynn Redgrave, Rita Tushingham
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Sandy Bates (Woody Allen) is not only tired of being funny, he may even be teetering on the brink of a nervous breakdown. At a retrospective of his films, in between toecurlingly stupid questions from his audiences, he's forced to confront not only the meaning of his work but also past and present relationships with Dorrie (Charlotte Rampling), Daisy (Jessica Harper) and Isobel (Marie-Christine Barrault). Plagued by hallucinations, alien visitations and philistine studio executives trying to change his bleak new film into something more conventionally crowd-pleasing, Sandy struggles to find a reason to go on living. - Director:
- Woody Allen
- Cast:
- Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
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Rainn Wilson takes centre stage in this wildly irreverent comedy about living your dreams -and embarrassing your family - at any cost. Twenty years after being kicked out of his nearly famous '80s rock group, Robert "Fish" Fishman (Wilson) gets a hilarious second chance at stardom when he joins his nephew's high school garage band. Without missing a beat, Fish vows to reclaim the rock-god throne he always thought he deserved... while taking his much younger bandmates along for the ride of their lives! - Director:
- Peter Cattaneo
- Cast:
- Rainn Wilson, Patrick Hagarty, Josh Gad
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Inspired by a true story, Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) is a 1930s convict who has been sent to prison for stealing five dollars. When caught trying to escape, Henri is placed in solitary confinement for several years, emerging as a tortured mad man with a tormented and persecuted soul. In a deluded rage he murders an inmate but when faced with execution he and his lawyer (Christian Slater) must convince the jury that his horrific treatment is to blame, as they attempt to bring down the whole of Alcatraz. - Director:
- Marc Rocco
- Cast:
- Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman
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Set in England in 1952, 'Shadowlands' is the tender and deeply moving true story of the love affair between C.S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) and Joy Gresham (Debra Winger). C.S. Lewis, a highly acclaimed writer lived a quiet and ordered life as a professor of English literature at Magdalen College, Oxford. This solitude is shattered by the arrival of the outgoing American divorcee, Joy Gresham who walks into his life with her young son Douglas (Joseph Mazzello). A deep friendship begins which turns into love when Joy is admitted into hospital with advanced bone cancer. Faced with the possibility of her death, Lewis allows himself for the first time in his life to be open to the joy of love even if it entails vulnerability and the pain of loss. - Director:
- Richard Attenborough
- Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Julian Fellowes
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In the spring of 1998 what we thought we knew changed forever. At a publication known for its integrity, one writer didn't stretch the truth… he created it.
- Director:
- Billy Ray
- Cast:
- Hayden Christensen, Jeffrey Ford, Chloë Sevigny
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Reckless (2015)Zipper
Sam Ellis (Patrick Wilson) is a man on the rise - a hotshot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future with a beautiful and ambitious wife (Lena Heady). But what was meant to be a one-time experience with a high-end escort instead turns into a growing addiction. His moral compass unravelling, his new demon threatens to destroy his life, family and career, especially as Coaker (Ray Winstone), a seasoned hack and old family acquaintance, suspects his extra-marital exploits and plans to expose him. - Director:
- Mora Stephens
- Cast:
- Patrick Wilson, Lena Headey, Ray Winstone
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The Keys to the House (2004)Le Chiavi Di Casa
Beautifully crafted by acclaimed director Gianni Amelio, The Keys to the House is a compassionate exploration of fatherhood and the often surprising nature of disability. The story follows Gianni (Kim Rossi Stuart), a young father attempting to forge a relationship with his physically and psychologically disabled son Paolo, whom he meets for the first time as a teenager. Accompanying Paolo to a special hospital in Berlin, Gianni meets Nicole (Charlotte Rampling), a woman devoted to the care of her own handicapped child, whose instinctive support and understanding help Gianni come to terms with the guilt of having abandoned his son...Featuring outstanding performances by a remarkable cast, this powerful and moving drama is an unforgettable and ultimately uplifting emotional journey. - Director:
- Gianni Amelio
- Cast:
- Kim Rossi-Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling
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One, Two, Three (1961)One, Two, Three
James Cagney is C.R. "Mac" MacNamara, a top soft drinks executive shipped off to (then West) Berlin and told to keep an eye on his boss' 17-year-old Atlanta socialite daughter Scarlett (Pamela Tiffin) while she visits Germany. Scarlett's tour seems endless, and Mac discovers she's fallen for a (then East) Berlin communist agitator and the young couple are bound for Moscow! Mac has to bust up the burgeoning romance before his boss learns the truth, all the while dealing with his wife Phyllis (Arlene Francis) and her own impatience with German living. - Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Cast:
- James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin
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Code Unknown (2000)Code inconnu
On a busy Paris boulevard a youth scornfully tosses a crumpled paper bag into the outstretched hands of a beggar woman. This is the bond which, for an instant, links several very different characters Anne (Binoche), an actress, her war photographer boyfriend George, his farmer father and younger brother Jean who country to his father's wishes has no interest in inheriting the farm. Amadou a music teacher for deaf mute children and his family who originate from Africa and Maria a Romanian immigrant. - Director:
- Michael Haneke
- Cast:
- Juliette Binoche, Féodor Atkine, Thierry Neuvic
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Douglas's magnificent, award-winning Trilogy My Childhood (1972), My Ain Folk (1973) and My Way Home (1978) is the product of an assured, formidable artistic vision. These are some of the most compelling films about childhood ever made. Presented here in a High-Definition restoration, the Trilogy follows Jamie (played with heart-breaking conviction by Stephen Archibald) as he grows up in a poverty-stricken mining village in post-war Scotland. This is cinematic poetry: Although shot in bleak monochrome and featuring minimal dialogue, the warmth and unexpected humour mean the Trilogy brims with clear-eyed humanity, and affection for an ultimately triumphant young boy. - Director:
- Bill Douglas
- Cast:
- Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith
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