Old woman Berthe (Marthe Villalonga) leaves her house to live in her daugter Emilie's one. Emilie (Catherine Deneuve) and her brother Antoine (Daniel Auteuil) have fallen out three years ago and have not seen each other since, but Emilie invites him for Christmas. Memories will come up, and will be depicted both Berthe's destiny and the strange relationship between Emilie and Antoine.
Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) is the eldest daughter of an impoverished New South Wales farming family. Bold and determined, Sybylla dreams of succeeding as an acclaimed writer. But in a time of sexist ignorance and bigotry Sybylla has frequent clashes with procrustean conformists. Though it is her love for the dashing Harry Beacham (Sam Neill) that will truly test her desire to succeed as a writer. As events twist and turn, Sybylla is painfully forced to realise the emotional cost of putting her career over love. 'My Brilliant Career' is a delicate parable of one woman's fight for independence, and the sacrifices of the heart that must be made along the way.
In the tradition of 'Fantasia',' Make Mine Music' is a glorious collection of nine musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favourites as "Peter And The Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition, you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey At The Bat", "The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met" and "Johnnie Fedora And Alice Bluebonnet", the whimsical adventure of two hats who fall in love in a department store window. Every member of your family will bond to a favourite within this musical medley of fun and fantasy from Disney!
In the wake of Argentina's dramatic economic collapse in 2001, Buenos Aries became a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. Part of a new movement of workers, occupying bankrupt businesses and creating jobs in the ruins, thirty unemployed car workers return to their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. Here they are forced to run the gauntlet of courts, police and politicians who can either give them legal protection or evict them from the factory. Set against this is a crucial presidential election, in which Carlos Menem the architect of the economic collapse, is the front-runner. The workers armed only with slingshots and an abiding faith in shop-floor democracy, must wait and see the outcome and prepare to take on the bosses, bankers and a system that sees their factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale.
After being 'retired' from the army, an ex-Colonel nurtures a bitter resentment at his country's ingratitude. Luckily for him he's not the only one and he assembles a small group of bankrupt or embittered ex-army officers in a bid to stage an ingenious bank robbery.
The true story of an FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) who becomes Donnie Brasco, 'The Jewel Man', to infiltrate one of the mob families. Donnie manoeuvres his way into the confidence of ageing hit man, Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino) who trusts Donnie and vouches for him to the mob.But Lefty and Donnie become friends when they should be enemies. As Donnie moves deeper and deeper into the Mafia chain of command, he realises he is not only crossing the line between federal agent and criminal but it also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death sentence...
Since the day her husband left her, Judith (Holly Hunter) has allowed memories and fantasies to dominate her life. Years spent playing the role of the perfect wife to an imperfect spouse have left her feeling cold and dormant. Enter Pat (Danny DeVito), the elevator operator in Judith's plush building, a man with dreams and sorrows of his own. Slowly Judith and Pat heal each other's pain as they reveal their deepest desires to each other, but can they reveal their desire for each other?
Set in a five-story guesthouse in the middle of a Parisian working class neighbourhood, "Daybreak" opens on the top floor of the building with shouts and a gunshot. A door opens and the body of a man tumbles down the stairs. As the police start to besiege the building and a crowd gathers, the killer, Francois (Jean Gabin), flees the crime scene and locks himself in his room. After failing to shoot their way into his room the police climb on top of the roof, and Francois, starts to recall previous events... His love for Frangoise (Jacqueline Laurent), the beautiful florist, and her love for Valentin (Jules Berry), the attractive dog trainer. Also starring the renowned Arletty as Clara, Valentin's assistant and suggested lover.
22 year-old Mafioso Johnny Tempio lies dead in an open coffin, his grief-stricken family gather to pay their last respects. His brothers, Ray (Christopher Walken) and Chez (Chris Penn) want revenge. Their prime suspect is Gaspar Spoglia (Benicio del Toro) head of a rival crime family, whose wife was having an affair with Johnny. The surviving brothers' wives Jean (Annabella Sciorra) and Clara (Isabella Rossellini) want to avoid the inevitable bloodshed, but nothing can stop the insistent Ray and the volatile Chez from putting Johnny's killer in the ground.
Erik (Espen Klouman Hoiner) and Philip (Anders Danielsen Lie) have been best friends since childhood and both want to become writers. While Erik's manuscript is refused by the publishers as lacking in talent, Philip is eagerly welcomed and overnight becomes a young star in Norway's literary scene. Soon, their young dreams clash with reality.
Africa’s slave legacy is explored by internationally acclaimed Senegalese Mbalax singer Youssou N’Dour and world renowned jazz pianist Moncef Genoud in Return to Goree. Starting out from the Goree trading post, where African slaves were processed on to ships bound for the Americas, Youssou N’Dour traces the journey they made and their influence on the cultures they became part of. Pierre-Yves Borgeaud’s film accompanies N’Dour as he travels from Dakar to Atlanta, New Orleans, New York City and finally Luxembourg, revealing in the history of jazz the rich legacy of his ancestors. Gathering together some of the world’s most exceptional musicians and singers from gospel, traditional jazz and soul, including Idris Muhammad, Ernie Hammes and Gregoire Maret, Youssou N’Dour’s return to Goree becomes a celebration of Africa’s enduring musical culture.
When the President of the United States is caught in a scandal just two weeks before the election, it's up to his White House advisor Ronnie Bream (Robert De Niro) to clean up the mess. Ronnie joins forces with Hollywood Producer Stan Moss (Dustin Hoffman) to divert the country's attention from the President's crime. They decide that what is needed to stop the media spotlight is a war, but lacking a real war, they fake one. Actresses play pretty refugees and rock stars record hit songs about freedom. Soon America is rallying around the President. But trouble arrives when a rough and tough Senator gets wise to the pair's tricks. Meanwhile, Election Day gets closer and closer...
Jimmy Reardon (River Phoenix) is a womanising teen living in '60s Chicago. He spends his days hanging out with his wealthy friend Fred (Matthew Perry) sipping coffee and smooth-talking his way into the arms of women. Jimmy is flummoxed after he graduates high school. He is faced with a tough decision - either go to business school and please his family, or get a full-time job. Lovestruck and defiant, Jimmy decides on neither. He is intent on making it to Hawaii, where he will win the love of his sweetheart and abscond from adult responsibility. The only trouble is, Jimmy's only got one night - and he doesn't have a penny to his name...
Stunning supermodels and glamorous celebrities are all just part of the scene in "Unzipped" - a hilariously revealing look at the high-powered world of fashion! 'Featuring the world's sexiest models, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and more!
Debbie doesn't want it, She doesn't need it. And she really doesn't like it, but she's got a new gun and she's stuck with it. When her adoring husband hands her the neat little handgun for personal protection, she's not convinced it's such a good idea. But there is a psycho loose, and the woman across the street is a junkie. The neighbourhood is going down hill fast. To cap it all the weirdo next door takes a very keen interest in Debbie's new toy, and when he borrows it a spate of armed robberies break out in the area. Under all this pressure, can Debbie hold to her marital bliss, or it is all about to go up in smoke?
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