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Lucie Aubrac (1997)Amor en temps de guerra
Based on the dramatic true story and novel, Outwitting the Gestapo, Lucie Aubrac is the nail-biting tale of undying love between a couple who are active members of the French Resistance. Raymond Samuel (Auteuil) is arrested at a Resistance meeting during a raid on a doctor's surgery, after a tip-off from an inside informant (Aubrac is their underground pseudonym). Lucie (Bouquet) manages to visit Raymond in prison and attempts to rescue Raymond and his fellow prisoners before they are to be executed. Her absolute devotion to her husband leads to a dramatic conclusion, risking life and limb in her attempt to free him from the hands of the Gestapo in one of the most remarkable love stories ever told. - Director:
- Claude Berri
- Cast:
- Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice Chéreau
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Sophie (Felicity Jones), a young foreign exchange student, arrives to stay with a happy family in up-state New York, taking piano lessons from the father, Keith (Guy Pearce). But Sophie's longing for excitement and Keith's growing disenchantment with domestic life begin to take on a dangerously romantic aspect that soon threatens to throw Keith's comfortable suburban existence into chaos... - Director:
- Drake Doremus
- Cast:
- Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Mackenzie Davis
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Rachel Weisz shines as Hester Collyer, a young woman leading a privileged life in 1950's London as the beautiful wife of high court judge Sir William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale). To the shock of those around her, she leaves her husband for dashing young ex-RAF pilot Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), with whom she has fallen passionately in love. - Director:
- Terence Davies
- Cast:
- Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Ann Mitchell
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Mr. Holmes (2015)A Slight Trick of the Mind
Academy Award nominee Ian McKellen takes on the iconic role of Detective Sherlock Holmes. In 1947, the world famous sleuth has retired to a remote Sussex farmhouse, living in relative anonymity with only his housekeeper Mrs Munro and her young son Roger for company. Cantankerous, demanding and frustrated with the mis-representation of him in Watson's best-selling novels, he diverts his attention to an unsolved case. As the mystery deepens, Sherlock tries desperately to recall the events of 30 years ago that ultimately led to his retirement. - Director:
- Bill Condon
- Cast:
- Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada
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A dangerous but charismatic fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) is hiding out from bounty hunters on a remote island on the Mississippi when he's discovered by two young boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland). An unlikely alliance forms as the boys struggle to help Mud escape his pursuers whilst at the same time reunite him with his long-time love Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). - Director:
- Jeff Nichols
- Cast:
- Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland
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The Salt of the Earth (2014)The Salt of the Earth: A Journey with Sebastião Salgado
For the last forty years acclaimed photographer Sebastiao Salgado has travelled the world, capturing moments that have defined humanity. He has witnessed and documented wars, famine, the mass exodus of people and even genocide. But now he is embarking on a new journey: to discover the grandiose landscapes and epic beauty of nature and encapsulate it in one sweeping photographic tribute to our planet's magnificence. Salgado's inspirational life and incredible body of work is revealed to us in this Oscar nominated by his son, Juliano, and world renowned filmmaker Wim Wenders. Powerful, affecting and truly profound, it is not just a portrait of a great artist but one of life itself. - Director:
- Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
- Cast:
- Sebastião Salgado, Hugo Barbier, Jacques Barthélémy
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"Amy" tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse - in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few can. A once-in-a-generation talent, Amy Winehouse was a musician that captured the world's attention. Her huge success, however, resulted in relentless and invasive media attention which coupled with Amy's troubled relationships and precarious lifestyle saw her life tragically begin to unravel. Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning in July 2011 at the age of 27. - Director:
- Asif Kapadia
- Cast:
- Amy Winehouse, Mitch Winehouse, Mark Ronson
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Adapted from Michael Bond's beloved books, "Paddington" is the magical adventure of a polite young Peruvian bear (voice of Ben Whishaw), who travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, it seems that city life is not all he imagined - until he meets the Brown family, who kindly offer him a place to stay. But little do the Browns realise just how much chaos one small bear can cause - and they soon discover that their lives will never be the same again. - Director:
- Paul King
- Cast:
- Alexander Bracq, Tim Downie, Madeleine Worrall
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Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a thirty-something single mother working as a maid. her sister Norah, is still living at home with their dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get-rich-quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose Persuades Norah to go into the crime scheme clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other... specialised situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find new respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable business, Rose and Norah open the door to joys and challenges of being there for one another - no matter what - while discovering personal healing in the most unexpected way. - Director:
- Christine Jeffs
- Cast:
- Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin
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Heart-warming comedy about taking chances and rolling with the consequences. One night, two people, on a first date like no other... Meet Nancy (Lake Bell): 34, single, hung-over, and exhausted by her well-meaning but clueless friends' continual matchmaking. Nancy is done with dating. She's reached the end of her rope, and is more than happy to hole up, seal up, and resign herself to a life alone. That is until Jack (Simon Pegg) mistakes Nancy for his blind date at Waterloo Station, and she does the unthinkable and just... goes with it. Because what if pretending to be someone else finally makes her man up, and become her painfully honest, awesomely unconventional, and slightly unstable true self? - Director:
- Ben Palmer
- Cast:
- Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Dean-Charles Chapman
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They are both on the run: the man with the dog he is not allowed to own because the law deems it to be unclean, and the young woman who took part in an illicit party on the shores of the Caspian Sea. They barricade themselves in a secluded villa with curtained windows and eye each other suspiciously. Why has he shaved his head? How does she know he is being followed by the police? They are now prisoners in a house without a view in the midst of a hostile environment The voices of police can be heard in the distance, but so too can the calming sound of the sea. Are we looking at outlaws, or are the man and the young woman merely phantoms, figments of the imagination of a filmmaker who is no longer allowed to work? - Director:
- Jafar Panahi
- Cast:
- Kambuzia Partovi, Maryam Moqadam, Jafar Panahi
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The Source (2011)La Source des Femmes
Nestled in the mountains somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East, the women of one village are on strike. Fed up of trekking miles every single day to the nearest well, newly wed Leila (Leila Bekhti) leads a campaign to force the men to share the duty of bringing water to the village. Overcoming the wrath of the village elders and an unexpected visit from an old flame, Leila brings the colourful local traditions face-to-face with the modern world. - Director:
- Radu Mihaileanu
- Cast:
- Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass
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Flame and Citron (2008)Flammen & Citronen
1944: as WWII’s bloody conflict is ravaging Europe, two fearless and deadly freedom fighters choose to put their lives at stade fighting for the Holger Danske Resistance. Their codenames: "Flame" and "Citron" Intrepid and uncompromising, Flame dreams of an armed counterattack against the oppressive occupying forces, something which sits uneasily with Citron’s more strategic diplomacy. Ordered to hunt down two Nazi officials, this routine espionage exercise spirals out of control as Flame begins to suspect deception amongst their ranks. Soon suspicions become catastrophically real trust turns to deception and betrayal. The race is on to uncover who is ort to stop the Resistance reaching its ultimate target: the hated and feared chief of the Gestapo, Hoffmann. Based on monumental, ground breaking research into on explosive and secret history, 'Flame And Citron' takes you to the heart of war as you’ve never experienced it. - Director:
- Ole Christian Madsen
- Cast:
- Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade
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Timbuktu (2014)Le chagrin des oiseaux
In the acclaimed new film by Abderrahmane Sissako (Bamako) the people of the Malian city, Timbuktu, struggle against an oppressive regime of terror inflicted upon them by invading Jihadists who prohibit every enjoyable indulgence of life. Meanwhile, Kidane lives a peaceful life in the nearby dunes, but when he has an altercation with a neighbour the extremists take it upon themselves to deliver their brand of draconian justice. - Director:
- Abderrahmane Sissako
- Cast:
- Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki
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