jens-rentals's - Rented List
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Julianne Moore gives a unique, moving and Oscar winning performance as successful linguistics professor Alice Howland who, in the midst of her settled life, discovers she has early onset Alzheimer's disease. As Alice regresses, feeling her memories and personality fading away, she tries to salvage what she can from the remaining moments with her family. Exploring the profound effect that such a devastating revelation can bring, 'Still Alice' is a sincere, sobering and inspiring story about human identity and love. - Director:
- Richard Glatzer
- Cast:
- Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart
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For Frank Keane life has been empty since the unexpected death of his wife. But everything changes when, out driving one day he stops to help the victim of a car crash. The stranger shares with Frank a compelling tale of young love, youthful innocence and ballroom dance. He explains that he was on his way to keep a 40 year-old promise to his childhood sweetheart and with his dying breath begs Frank to keep that promise. And so, in the unlikely setting of Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Dancing & Charm School, a twist of fate finds Frank feeling passionate and alive for the first time in years. - Director:
- Randall Miller
- Cast:
- Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen
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From legendary Director Joshua Logan comes a timeless romance starring Leslie Caron (Gigi) as a beautiful young girl in Marseilles whose declaration of love for handsome Marius (Horst Buscholz) forces him to chose between a life with her and fulfilling his longing for adventure at sea. Based on the Marseilles Trilogy by Marcel Pagnol, this adaptation superbly captures the original s bitter sweet mix of romance and regret. Also starring Maurice Chevalier and Charles Boyer this colourful classic features stunning cinematography by the legendary Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes) and was nominated for five Academy Awards including best picture. - Director:
- Joshua Logan
- Cast:
- Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer
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A sinister and enthralling mystery thriller adapted from the novel by crime and suspense writer Agatha Christie. Starring Hayley Mills as an affluent heiress who marries a mysterious and charming chauffeur. Soon after moving into their dream house strange things begin to happen, culminating in a tragic death. Murderous twists and thrilling turns with a stunning climax set to shock even the most devoted Christie fans. - Director:
- Sidney Gilliat
- Cast:
- Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland
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Carol (2015)The Price of Salt
When Carol (Cate Blanchett) walks into a New York City department store and meets Therese (Rooney Mara) an unlikely friendship sparks. Carol is an elegant socialite going through a bitter divorce while Therese is just starting out in life; unsure of who she wants to be. Mesmerized by each other, they face a choice: deny their hearts desires or defy society's conventions but in doing so, risk life as they know it. - Director:
- Todd Haynes
- Cast:
- Cate Blanchett, Blanca Camacho, Rooney Mara
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The Belier Family (2014)La famille Bélier
For the Beliers their sixteen-year-old daughter Paula is a vital member of their eccentric clan. As the only non-deaf member of the family she acts as their ears and mouth. Family life is thrown into disarray however when Paula discovers an untapped gift for singing and with the encouragement of her music teacher decides to audition for the prestigious Maitrise de Radio France music college in Paris. - Director:
- Eric Lartigau
- Cast:
- Karin Viard, Sébastien Agius, Giulia Foïs
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Frederick Wiseman, master documentarian, takes the audience behind the scenes of a British institution, on a journey to the heart of a museum inhabited by masterpieces of Western art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. National Gallery is the portrait of a place, its way of working and relations with the world, its staff and public, and its paintings. - Director:
- Frederick Wiseman
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When Gerda (Alicia Vikander) asks her husband Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) to fill in as a portrait model, Einar's long-repressed feelings surface and she begins living her life as a woman. Embarking on a groundbreaking journey that's only made possible by the unconditional love of her wife, Einar fights to become the person she's meant to be, transgender pioneer Lili Elbe. - Director:
- Tom Hooper
- Cast:
- Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Tusse Silberg
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Archeologist David Redfern (Trevor Howard) has been dispatched to a small North African town to recover priceless artefacts. He wants no trouble - so when he spies gun runners plying their trade, he keeps quiet. But when he falls in love with Anna, a French emigre (Anouk Aimee), Redfern realises he must act. He doesn't realise, however, how dangerous his opponents are... - Director:
- Ronald Neame
- Cast:
- Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimée, Herbert Lom
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Maisie Williams leads an all-star cast in 'The Falling', a bewitching supernatural story of friendship, sexual obsession, forbidden knowledge and dark secrets. When a tragedy rocks her school, Lydia finds herself at the centre of a mysterious fainting outbreak. As her power and influence over the school grows she's driven to uncover the truth behind the strange occurrences. But as Lydia begins to ask questions, she forces old secrets into the light, revealing dark truths. - Director:
- Carol Morley
- Cast:
- Maxine Peake, Maisie Williams, Florence Pugh
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They say they're looking for gold - but what they're really searching for and what they find will surprise even them. Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones are Andy and Lance, two friends who find common ground as part of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club. Their dream is to uncover the final resting place of King Sexred, a wealthy East Saxon King. But while they search for the past, they must also grapple with the present. For Andy that includes trying to keep his head above water with Becky (Rachael Stirling), his long-standing girlfriend. For Lance it's trying to win back his ex-wife Maggie, from the local take-away pizza manager. Both of them face an invasion of their turf by rival detectorists the Antiquisearchers. It's an uphill, down dale, over field and around the meadow struggle. But they know at heart in a buried world of tin can pulls and toy cars, there's something waiting that - if only they could find it - would change their lives forever. - Director:
- Mackenzie Crook
- Cast:
- Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones, Aimee-Ffion Edwards
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Bread and Tulips (1999)Pane e Tulipani
A Woman's Fairy Tale of Hope - a day trip just to get away is the starting point of a new life. Life's little turning points often come in the plainest forms. A casual encounter, a little oversight, a strange coincidence, a twist of fate. When a tour bus leaves without bored housewife and dutiful mother, Rosalba (Licia Maglietta), during a family holiday and not even her husband or children notice until it is too late, see sees an irresistible opportunity for freedom. 'Bread and Tulips' isn't so much about the difficult decisions we make in life, but the ones we make almost out of instinct...the wonderful, crazy spontaneity that makes us human. - Director:
- Silvio Soldini
- Cast:
- Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Giuseppe Battiston
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An erotically charged, profoundly unsettling new saga, 'Penny Dreadful' completely reinvents literature's most iconic and terrifying characters. Dorian Gray, Victor Frankenstein and timeless figures from Dracula join a core of original characters in a dark and brutal quest to save a soul - even as they grapple with their own monstrous temptations. - Director:
- J.A. Bayona
- Cast:
- Reeve Carney, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green
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Birdman (2014)The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance
Determined to prove that he's a true artist, has-been movie superhero Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) risks everything to finance a Broadway show. Now, as he grapples with inner and outer critics, a deranged alter ego, his estranged daughter (Emma Stone) and a temperamental stage star (Edward Norton), Thomson aims to soar above mediocrity. - Director:
- Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Cast:
- Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton
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Ronnie (Joe Mullaney) and Will (Vincent Friell) are two free-wheeling lads living on a housing estate in Edinburgh. Broke and bored, the two decide to politely rob coachloads of tourists travelling through the Highlands for a bit of cash. Donning a wolf and a clown mash and armed with a puffer gun shooting out curry powder, the duo soon become a hit with the tourists and the public alike. As the two follow in the great tradition of Robin Hood and Rob Roy, their exploits make them a tourist attraction bigger than the Loch Ness Monster. But not everyone is a fan - the local police are closing in on them, assisted by a vacationing CIA agent (Ned Beatty). Featuring an infectious soundtrack by Big Country and some stunning Highlands scenery, this much-loved and, until now, much-missed film is a thoroughly enjoyable gem. - Director:
- Michael Hoffman
- Cast:
- Vincent Friell, Ned Beatty, Joe Mullaney
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