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In this new take on the tragic love story, Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) is a seasoned musician who discovers - and falls in love with - struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer...until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons. - Director:
- Bradley Cooper
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- Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott
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A Journey Through French Cinema (2016)Voyage à travers le cinéma français
French director, screenwriter, actor and producer Bertrand Tavernier looks at the rich history of French cinema and its impact on his life, from his youth as a movie buff to his own career as a filmmaker. Along the way, he explores the works of acclaimed French directors such as Jacques Becker, Jean-Pierre Melville, Claude Sautet, Frangois Truffaut, and Jean-Luc Godard. - Director:
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast:
- Bertrand Tavernier, André Marcon, Thierry Frémaux
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'Mad Men: The Final Season, Part 1', is the beginning of the end for television's most celebrated show -four-time Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series and winner of three consecutive Golden Globes. Set in the captivating world of 1960s New York, 'Mad Men' continues to follow iconic ad man Don Draper (Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm), his colleagues and his family. - Director:
- Scott Hornbacher
- Cast:
- Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton, Christina Hendricks
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Inspector Nardone: Series (2012)Il Commissario Nardone
Inspector Nardone is an authentic and straightforward Neapolitan, endowed with a strong moral code and a great sense of humour and humanity. After having previously exposed corrupt colleagues, Nardone is re-assigned to the Milan Police Department where he has to deal with a rapidly changing post-war crime scene. The rules have changed and Nardone must fight to restore law-and-order in the sophisticated and urbane Milan. A city which, nevertheless, Nardone loves unconditionally. Based on a real-life figure, Mario Nardone was a legend in Milan during the 50s and 60s. - Director:
- Fabrizio Costa
- Cast:
- Sergio Assisi, Samantha Michela Capitoni, Franco Castellano
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Meet Charlie, the head receptionist at the luxury five-star Hotel Babylon. Ambitious, charming and handsome, Charlie is our guide to this world of fantasy and indulgence, a world where you can be who you want to be - as long as you have the money to pay for it..... and know who to ask! While the guests see the ice-cool, smooth service of a professional team - we get to see the affairs, skullduggery and rivalries behind the Staff Only doors. From glamorous General Manager Rebecca who runs a fantastic business, but can't stop her marriage crumbling; Tony the concierge who can get you anything, from anywhere; beautiful receptionist Anna with an eye for a wealthy and eligible guest; Head of Housekeeping Jackie, whose chambermaids have seen it all, to Charlie, on the way up but with a shady past that could see him crash down even faster - all have their own stories..... As self-indulgent rock stars, foreign millionaires, hotels inspectors, long-stay eccentrics, highclass hookers and competition winners fill the luxury suites, these are the staff who drive their rollercoaster of hedonism and excess around the clock - always with the utmost discretion. So check in and follow the passion, tear, adventures and shocks behind the sheer decadence, plastic smiles and glittering chandeliers. - Director:
- Alrick Riley
- Cast:
- Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Emma Pierson
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Nathalie (Karin Viard), a middle-aged divorced university professor, changes from an affectionate woman to being irrepressibly jealous of everyone close to her. Her best friend, her new colleague, her ex-husband…everyone finds themselves at the mercy of her eccentric behaviour, even her beautiful 18-year old daughter Mathilde (Dara Tombroff)! Entangled by her sarcastic nature and conflicted emotions, Nathalie navigates through this unexpected mid-life crisis in a funny, touching...and politically incorrect way. - Director:
- David Foenkinos
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- Karin Viard, Anne Dorval, Dara Tombroff
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The village of Shillingbury is a tranquil place, staunch in the established old-fashioned values of rural England. It is a picture postcard place of honeysuckle and home-made strawberry jam teas, fine thatched roofs, a timbered pub and contented folk. A place where God's in his heaven and all's right with the world.
1. The Shillingbury Blowers
Young successful musician Peter Higgins and his wife Sally decide to get away from the hustle of London and buy a cottage in Shillingbury. Pride of the village is the Brass Band, conducted by Old Saltie who doesn't take well-meaning advice in his stride.
2. The Shillingbury Tinker
If money is not the root of all for Shillingbury's tinker, Cuffy, then it's certainly a prophet of change and not necessarily for the better.
3. The Shillingbury Melon
A prize melon and enforced retirement provide the unlikely catalyst which gives Pete and his father-in-law a common interest in gardening. Their approach, however, is vastly different.
4. The Shillingbury Cloudburst
When one tasty rumour follows another certain people in Shillingbury become convinced that the permissive society has finally reached the village - and they don't like it one bit!
5. The Shillingbury Legend
Entente cordiale comes to Shillingbury when the village is "twinned" with a French village in the Dordoyne. For one Frenchman at least nostalgia has ceased to be a thing of the past.
6. The Shillingbury Miracle
Curious midnight manifestations convince Jake that his farmhouse is bedevilled by ghosts. Can this be the Shillingbury miracle Reverend Norris had in mind when bemoaning dwindling congregations?
7. The Shillingbury Daydream
In a crisis the good people of Shillingbury always rally to a cause. Unexpectedly it takes some of them to Buckingham Palace.- Director:
- Val Guest
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- Robin Nedwell, Diane Keen, Jack Douglas
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Kingsley Amis's classic novel, about a group of university friends reunited in retirement, was adapted into a critically acclaimed comedy drama by Andrew Davies, and originally broadcast on the BBC in 1992. It's a turbulent story of ageing, friendship, lust, nostalgia and nationalism. Alun Weaver (John Stride) has found success as a celebrated London-based writer. After returning home to Wales with his alluring wife Rhiannon (Sheila Allen) he reunites with university friends who chose to remain in the valleys. Long dormant romances are rekindled and rivalries are resurrected, posing a threat to marriages and friendships. Not long after the old friends are reunited Alun kicks the bucket, leaving the rest of the group to deal with the fallout. Coming to terms with their loss, they reminisce, whinge and above all, drink. - Director:
- Tristram Powell
- Cast:
- John Stride, Sheila Allen, Ray Smith
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Returning for its sixth season, Mad Men - four-time Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series and winner of three consecutive Golden Globes - explores the glamorous and ego-driven "Golden Age" of advertising in late-1960s New York City. Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and the rest of the award-winning cast continue to captivate as they deal with the after effects of adultery, divorce, a merger, and an ever-changing social climate. - Director:
- Scott Hornbacher
- Cast:
- Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser
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Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, 'LA Law' is the multi award-winning courtroom drama that was a huge commercial and critical hit. Join an all-star cast at Los Angeles law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak, where many of the battles occur outside as well as inside the courtroom. In the season premiere, the office is shocked by the death of founding partner Norman Chaney, leaving the entire team to deal with the fallout. Tensions rise further when Michael Kuzak (Harry Hamlin), Arnie Becker (Corbin Bernsen), Anne Kelsey (Jill Eikenberry) and new associate Victor Sifuentes (Jimmy Smits) take on new cases that prove complex and challenging. Tackling topical issues of the day, reflecting the social and cultural ideologies of the late 1980s and early 1990s, 'LA Law' went on to win an unprecedented 6 Emmy Awards and 5 Golden Globe Awards. - Director:
- Gregory Hoblit
- Cast:
- Harry Hamlin, Raechel Donahue, Chuck Street
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Season Five of "Mad Men", four-time Primetime Emmy winner for Outstanding Drama Series and winner of three consecutive Golden Globes, plunges into the seductive and intriguing world of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. Jon Hamm and the rest of the award-winning cast continue to mesmerise as they adapt to changing times, social revolution, and a radical world. Lust is back. Adultery is back. Deception is back. - Director:
- Jennifer Getzinger
- Cast:
- Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser
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1900's Vienna, a hotbed of philosophy, science and art, where a clash of cultures and ideas collide in the city's grand cafes and opera houses. Max Liebermann (Matthew Beard) is a brilliant young English doctor, studying under the famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (Franz Josef Koepp). When Max comes into contact with Oskar Rheinhardt (Jürgen Maurer), a Detective Inspector struggling with a strange case, he agrees to help him investigate a series of unusual and disturbing murders. Max's extraordinary skills of perception and forensics, and his deep understanding of deviance, lead them to solve some of Vienna's most mysterious and deadly cases. - Director:
- Robert Dornhelm
- Cast:
- Matthew Beard, Jürgen Maurer, Charlene McKenna
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La Grande Vadrouille (1966)Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
During World War II, when their combat aircraft is shot down by the Germans, three English airmen (including Terry-Thomas as Sir Reginald) parachute to the comparative safety of Nazi occupied France. One lands on the scaffold of an amiable painter and decorator, Augustin (Bourvil). Another lands on top of a concert hall and is rescued by the irascible but patriotic conductor Stanislas Lefort (Louis de Funes). The third ends up in the otter enclosure of a Parisian zoo. When they try to help the airmen keep a rendez-vous at the Turkish baths in Paris, Augustin and Stanislas quickly find that they themselves have become targets for the German soldiers. Assisted by the daughter of a puppeteer and an anti-German nun, the two reluctant heroes accompany the three airmen on a reckless trek across France towards the safety of the neutral zone. - Director:
- Gérard Oury
- Cast:
- Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Claudio Brook
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Oleg's bedroom is unexpectedly searched by the PGU. Evgheniya tells Elizabeth of an upcoming student "immersion" event, but when investigated, the Jennings find that she is meeting with only one, and having an extramarital affair. Elizabeth decides not to make a scheduled visit to Kansas; in a show of solidarity, Philip calls Deirdre to cancel his pending return. However, she ends their relationship... - Director:
- Chris Long
- Cast:
- Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Keidrich Sellati
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When Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on "The Green Book" to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger as well as unexpected humanity and humor - they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the journey of a lifetime. - Director:
- Peter Farrelly
- Cast:
- Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
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