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Two worlds collide, along with the two men who embody the values and essence of these worlds. Attila, King of the Huns (Gerard Butler), is a visionary who sees more in his people than they see in themselves.

While the Huns are content to plunder and extort the surrounding nations, Attila looks beyond to the possibility of an empire and new world order. Roman General Flavius Aetius (Powers Boothe) embodies the best and worst of Rome in the final years of her existence. He is motivated by one overriding goal: Rome must continue to rule the world. Two different visions of destiny, held by the two strongest men of the century; these conflicts are at the heart of Attila the Hun.

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Meg Ryan stars in this dark psychological thriller, where desire and death mix in the shadows of New York. Frannie (Meg Ryan) is a lonely but determined woman living alone in Manhattan, who becomes involved in an investigation, following the gruesome slaying of a young woman in her neighbourhood.

It soon appears that she may know more about the murder than she thinks< after witnessing what could have been the prelude to the crime. Drawn to the homicide detective investigation the case, she discovers the dark side of passion when she embarks on a risky and turbulent affair with him. But as the death toll rises, each victim getting closer to Frannie, she begins to wonder if her new lover is hiding a deadly secret!

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A rich business man and his young wife Julia hire David to teach guitar to their teenage daughter Vivianne. Julia quickly seduces David and they begin a steamy affair, which unbeknownst to them is being filmed by the next door neighbour, whom David has befriended.

When an unknown assailant attacks David, he realises that he's become involved in a web of intrigue that runs deep. An elaborate manipulation plays out, with murder, kidnapping, suicide, a payoff, videos and a surprise pairing. The shadowy characters and the dark sensual backdrops make this a thrilling provocative film.

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Adele (Isabelle Adjani), daughter of French author and patriot Victor Hugo, is beautiful, composed and filled with the same brilliant writing talent as her famous father. However, Adele is driven not by literary aspirations but by love.

Impelled by a need that will not be denied, she has run away from home to follow her handsome, womanizing lover (Bruce Robinson) across an ocean to wintry Halifax, Nova Scotia. Wild with desire, she'll risk everything to renew their brief affair. And if she can't win him back, there'll be a terrible price to pay.

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The tale of a beautiful royalist English gentlewoman, Grace Elliott (Lucy Russell), living perilously in France during the Revolution, and her doomed relationship with Philippe, Duke of Orleans, (Jean-Claude Dreyfus).

Although a cousin of King Louis XVI, the Duke is nonetheless a supporter of revolutionary ideas. The Lady manages to persuade the Duke to risk his life to rescue an outlaw, with tragic results but fails to keep him from voting for the King's execution.

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Opella and Dave are young, beautiful and engaged to be married. In an attempt to spice up their sex life, they act out increasingly complex sexual fantasies. When one of the fantasies goes too far, Dan becomes distraught.

He says their escapades are becoming too dangerous and an angry Opella stroms out of the house. Awakening the next morning, Dan finds her dead in the jacuzzi. Unable to remember what happened, he contacts his brother, the only person he feels he can trust. Together they devise a plan to dispose of the body and develop an alibi to cover their tracks. But as they discover, keeping a skeleton in the closet isn't a very easy thing to do.

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Mona Lisa Smile is a funny, inspiring and uplifting film about an art history professor with a lot to teach about life and much to learn about love. Katherine Watson (Julia Roberts), a recent graduate is hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College in 1953.

Determined to confront the outdated values of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional minded students to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

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In 1880's Sudan, thousands of British-led Egyptian troops are massacred by the forces of Arab fanatic Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier), who believes he is the Mahdi, and nothing less than Mohammed's chosen warrior in battling against Anglo-Egyptian rule.

Legendary Major General Charles George Gordon (Charlton Heston) is sent by Prime Minister William Gladstone (Ralph Richardson) to save the city of Khartoum from the Mahdi, but given only one aide (Richard Johnson), limited support from the British government that sent him there, and a fearless opponent determined to create a new empire, Gordon sees that further bloodshed is imminent.

Focusing on four families working and living on the farm of a landowner in the Bergamo region of northern Italy, Ermanno Olmi presents a year in their lives, charting their daily activities and the natural flow of existence: birth, marriage, death, and the trials and tribulations in between.

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A beautiful tribeswoman (Jessica Alba) becomes both concubine and language tutor to a young English colonial (Hugh Dancy), and in the heat of the jungle their passion grows into a forbidden love affair. But the lovers are forced to separate after they are threatened for defying duty and tradition.

When the young man returns a year later with his new bride, the heat of passion reignites and intensifies as secrets surface that are as deep and dark as the jungles that those who keep them inhabit.

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When a young, sexy woman with the physique of a model and the beauty capable of silencing a room Cynthia James) is rescued off the streets by a wealthy business tycoon (Thomas James), she thinks her problems are solved.

Unfortunately, when her financial problems are solved the rest of the world continues to unravel. Cynthia finds herself often silenced and left alone by the man who she once saw as her saviour but now sees as her tormentor. In her search for happiness she finds herself in a dead end relationship with her husband (Gary Orland) and a dangerous affair with (Drew Snyder). Cynthia knows her only way out is murder. When detective (Connie Troy) starts snooping around, Cynthia is forced to pour on the innocence as she and her dead lover's ex-wife (Donna Snyder) make off with all the cash.

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Set during the reign of Louis XV, Fanfan La Tulipe (Gérard Philipe) a known womaniser and skilled swordsman is forced by his countrymen to marry his latest conquest, a peasant girl.

But on his way to the wedding he encounters a 'fortune teller' who tricks him with predictions of marrying a Princess, so he enlists in the Kings army to follow his fortune.

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Storm clouds gather over Europe on the eve of World War II, but the cafes of Paris thrive. And thee, Elena (Audie England, Red Shoe Diaries), a beautiful young American writer, reveals her love for Lawrence (Costas Mandylor, Mobsters), a handsome French novelist.

Their steamy relationship sets Elena on a wondrous path of sexual awakening. When Lawrence leaves for New York, Elena continues to explore her most intimate feelings further, pushing all limits, going beyond pleasure to discover the Delta of Venus - secret place of hidden desire. Director Zalman King (Wild Orchid, Two Moon Junction) turns the erotic words of renowned author Anais Nin, into a shocking, sensuous portrait of a woman who knows no bounds.

Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) has a secret - a terrible fifty-year-old secret that the esteemed college classics professor kept hidden from everyone including his wife, his children and his down-and-out young lover (Nicole Kidman) - and it's about to ruin his entire life.

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Set against the backdrop of the world's most dangerous hot spots, this thrilling romantic adventure stars Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie as Sarah Jordan, a sheltered American socialite living in London.

When she meets Nick Callahan a renegade doctor, his commitment to humanitarian efforts in war-torn nations moves her deeply. Driven by her passion for Nick and his life's work, Sarah risks everything to embark on a perilous journey that leads to the most volatile far corners of the earth.