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In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dali arrives at the university; 18 years old and determined to become a great artist.

His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university's social elite - Federico Garcia Lorca and Luis Bunuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico - who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Margarita. Finally, in the face of his friends' preoccupations - and Federico's growing renown as a poet - Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dali family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more that a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls. And then one night, in the phosphorescent water, it becomes something else.

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This debut feature from Gideon Koppel was greeted with huge critical acclaim. A poetic lover-letter to Trefeurig, a farming community in mid-Wales where Koppel grew up, the films shows both the great beauty of the landscape, and the vanishing way of life that it contains.

Koppel’s patient observation reveals moments of great humour and humanity, even the mystical, in the apparently everyday life of the village: the visits of the mobile library; dog shows; the threat to the village school; sheep-shearing, cake making and the plight of a stuffed owl.

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Brothers Beto and Tato Verdusco work on a banana plantation and play football for their village team.

Nicknamed Rudo because of his personality and football style, Beto dreams of becoming a professional football player; Tato’s dream is to be a famous singer, and both share the dream of building a house for their mother. Luck comes their way when ‘Batuta’, a football talent scout, discovers them accidentally. Tato is the first to move to the big city where he becomes the star scorer for a prestigious football club, where his show-off style earns him the nickname of Cursi (Corny). At first, Beto feels betrayed by his brother until he too finds similar success as the goalkeeper for an equally famous team and all animosity is soon forgotten. But not for long...

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Quentin is too far too literal-minded to succeed as a crook. But what he lacks in intellect he makes up for in brute strength. Yet Quentin likes to talk the way most of us like to breath .

Ruby on the other hand is the strong silent type who has managed to hide £15 million purloined from his rival before endiing up in a cell with Quentin who mistakes Ruby's silence for good listening skills. A great, completely one-sided friendship is born.

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'The City of Lost Children' is a dazzling fantasy adventure from Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, creators of 'Delicatessen'.

They bring their surreal vision to the story of Krank (Daniel Emilfork), a tormented scientist who sets about kidnapping local children in order to steal their dreams and so reverse his accelerated ageing process. When Krank's henchmen kidnap his brother, local fisherman and former circus strongman One sets out on a journey to Krank's nightmarish laboratory, accompanied by Miette (Judith Vittet), an orphan girl who has her own.

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Meet Momoko (Kyoko Fukada), a self-absorbed dreamer who fantasizes about fleeing her backcountry home and living life in 18th century Versailles.

When she unexpectedly meets the rebellious Ichigo, a rough-and-tumble biker chick, the two misfits form a unique friendship - together, nothing can stop them! Born from the pages of favorite cult author Novala Takemoto, 'Kamikaze Girls' is a frenetic roller-coaster ride brimming with day-glo visuals and wild hilarity that you will never forget!

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A spellbinding account of the woman best known as Hitler's moviemaker and recently hailed by The New York Times as "one of the greatest woman filmmakers ever". In this remarkable documentary, Leni Riefenstahl addresses her past for the first time on camera.

While she never actually joined the Nazi Party, as the creator of the single most effective propaganda film ever made, Triumph Of The Will, Riefenstahl has spent much of her life trying to live down her association with the Third Reich. Her personal relationship with Hitler is still in question. Feisty and charismatic at 91, Riefenstahl revisits the landmarks of her turbulent life - from her beginnings as a dare-devil actress in German "mountain films" to her direction of such stunning narratives as 'The Blue Light' (1932) and 'Tiefland' (1940's, released in 1954), to her infamous, brilliant documentaries 'Triumph of the Will' (1935) and 'Olympia' (1938) to her anthropological photographs of the now extinct Nuba tribes of Africa. The film brings out the story of Riefenstahl right up to her current passion - scuba diving and shooting films of exotic aquatic life. Altogether, a riveting story that leaves the viewer in total awe of its controversial subject.

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Regarded by his neighbours as a harmless misfit, Josie has spent all his adult life as the caretaker of a crumbling petrol station on the outskirts of a small town in the mid-west of Ireland. He is limited, lonely, yet relentlessly optimistic and, in his own peculiar way, happy.

Garage is the story of Josie's hapless search for intimacy over the course of a summer, which sees his life changed forever. A landmark in Irish cinema. Garage is a beautifully portrayed cinematic drama interspersed with razor sharp shards of black humour, with acutely observed characters that leave a lasting impression.

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It is 1997 and hundreds of thousands live in Rio’s notorious favelas. Drug trafficking militias have complete control within the slums while the police run their criminal enterprises outside.

The elite Bope force fights to combat drug trafficking, but kiiping order has its price and their actions blur the line between right and wrong, justice and revenge. Two of the force's newest recruits, Neto (Caio Junqueira) and Matias (Andr Ramiro), are childhood friends: one is quick on the trigger to maintain order and the other refuses to compromise his ideals. Together they are the perfect replacement. Alone they may not have what it takes to survive.

Based on the bestselling exposé of the Neapolitan mafia, by award-winning journalist Roberto Saviano, Gomorrah is an unforgettable and compelling story of power, money and blood. Five stories are woven together in modern day Naples, set in a brutal world from which there is no escape and no mercy.

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As the tale opens, a manically insane, hyperactive Belgian criminal, "Le Beige," undergoes extradition to trial in Africa.

En route, he temporarily lands in the Marseilles police department for a few hours where Emilien (Frederic Diefenthal) works, and bamboozles him into believing that he's actually a Belgian embassy employee railroaded by the real crook, who is now at large. Emilien foolishly buys the story and sets Le Beige free, prompting an outrageous and explosive series of complications... But luckily enough tor Emilien, his friend taxi-driver Daniel (Samy Naceri) who drove the criminal from the Police Station unaware of him being a criminal, comes to the rescue. When Emilien tells police commissioner Gilbert (Bernard Farcy) where he can retrieve the criminal he gets his old job back and the hunt for the criminal is on!

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12th century Japan: the country is in disarray when a strange star appears in the sky. At the gate of Gojoe Bridge, an invisible, demonic force has been attacking members of the Heike clan, violently beheading before they have a chance to defend themselves.

A Buddhist monk, Benke, convinced that he's spiritually appointed to fight the evil force portended in the skies, arrives at the bridge, accompanied by the swordmaker Tetsukichi. Soon Benkei discovers that the demon is a man - Prince Shanao, who is seeking revenge on the Heike clan for ordering the death of his family. Hiding underneath Goje Bridge, Shanao has perfected his fighting skills and is ready to wreak the ultimate revenge.

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On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings.

After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. Following six and a half years of dreaming of the towers, Petit spent eight months in New York City planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of friends and accomplices, Petit was faced with numerous extraordinary challenges: he had to find a way to bypass the WTC’s security; smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; pass the wire between the two rooftops; anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings.

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The kids at Western Summit High have "issues," and newcomer Charlie Bartlett is coming to their rescue. With a briefcase full of prescription pills and a head full of pop psychology, this rebel with a cause brings hilarious help to the student body and unending grief to their neurotic principal, Mr.

Gardner . Suddenly, Charlie is the hottest man on campus and he's even caught the eye of Gardner's sultry daughter. An outrageous send-up of today's Prozac generation, Charlie Bartlett has your prescription for laugh-out-loud insanity!

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The Two Sides of the Bed is a slick and fast-paced romantic sex farce that throws sexual conventions into total chaos! In ultra-hip Madrid, matters of sex and sexuality are getting very complicated for two young couples and their friends.

Wild-haired Pedro is in love with nightclub chanteuse Raquel, while their best friends Javier and Marta are set to be married. But what seems to be the epitome of hetero bliss proves to be a thin facade when the two women are discovered embroiled in a torrid secret romance. Heart-broken, Javier moves in with Raquel and Pedro, stifling passions and unleashing messy secrets.