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Noi Albinoi (2002)Nói albínói / Noi the Albino
Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi (Tómas Lemarquis) drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland, cut off from the outside world by a shroud of snow. He dreams of escape from this white-walled prison with Iris (Elín Hansdóttir), a pretty young city girl who works in a local gas station, but his clumsy breaks for freedom spiral out of control and seem doomed to end in failure. - Director:
- Dagur Kári
- Cast:
- Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir
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Irreversible (2002)Irréversible
When Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and his girlfriend Alex (Monica Bellucci) decide to go to a party with their friend Pierre (Albert Dupontel), they are totally unaware that their world is about to be torn apart in the most unimaginably brutal way possible. Plunged headlong into a nightmarish world of darkness, where an act of extreme sexual and physical violence will serve as the spark for yet more violence, Marcus and Pierre soon discover what they themselves are capable of. - Director:
- Gaspar Noé
- Cast:
- Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel
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C.C. "Bud" Baxter (Jack Lemmon) knows the way to success in business...it's through the door of his apartment! By providing a perfect hideaway for philandering bosses, the ambitious young employee reaps a series of underserved promotions. But when Bud lends the key to big boss J.D. Sheldrake (Fred MacMurray), he not only advances his career, but his own love life as well. For Sheldrake's mistress is the lovely Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), elevator girl and angel of Bud's dreams. Convinced that he is the only man for Fran, Bud must make the most important executive decision of his career: lose the girl... or his job. - Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Cast:
- Jack Lemmon, Edith Simmons, Shirley MacLaine
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Some Like It Hot (1959)Not Tonight, Josephine!
When Chicago musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a gangland shooting they quickly board a southbound train to Florida, disguised as Josephine and Daphne, the two newest and homeliest members of an all-girl jazz band. Their cover is perfet... until a lovelorn singer (Marilyn Monroe) falls for "Josephine", an ancient play-boy (Joe Brown) falls for "Daphne", and a mob boss (George Raft) refuses to fall for their hoax! - Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Cast:
- Marilyn Monroe, Paul Frees, Tony Curtis
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The Godfather: Part III (1990)The Godfather: Part 3 / The Death of Michael Corleone
In the final instalment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) seeks to legitimise his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld. Now in his sixties, Michael is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime, and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be fiery Vincent (Andy Garcia)...but he may also be the spark that turns Michael's hopes of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)The Godfather: Part 2 / Son of Godfather / The Second Godfather
Al Pacino heads the star cast as Michael Corleone, heir to the criminal empire established by his Mafioso father, the late Don Corleone. The time is mid-1940's: Michael is now in charge of all gambling activities in Nevada, making certain that any and all political or mob enemies are quickly bought off, compromised, or disposed of. Throughout the film, Michael's travels are paralleled with the early experiences of his father, played in flashbacks by Robert DeNiro. - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
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The Godfather trilogy is the benchmark for all cinematic storytelling. Francis Ford Coppola's masterful adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Corleone family in this celebrated epic. Collectively nominated for a staggering twenty-eight Academy Awards, the films are the winner of nine including two for Best Picture for The Godfather and The Godfather part II. Explore the phenomenal impact The Godfather films had on our culture, on other filmmakers, on the cinema and – over 35 years later – the enduring legacy and influence Coppola's Godfather trilogy has generated, as the films are lovingly quoted and mercilessly parodied in contemporary media. Hear the unlikely tale of the masterpiece that almost never happened! - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro
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A landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's 'Chinatown' stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. - Director:
- Roman Polanski
- Cast:
- Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
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Summer-time and New York's sweltering Lower East Side provides the setting for Victor Vargas, a self-styled teenage Casanova, in his quest to become a man. Living in a cramped apartment with his younger 'Victor wannabe' brother Nino, his antagonistic sister Vicki and his hilariously cantankerous grandmother, Victor tackles the complex emotions of the transition from adolescence - taking responsibility for his life, protecting his family and experiencing first love with the most beautiful girl on the block, 'Juicy Judy'. - Director:
- Peter Sollett
- Cast:
- Victor Rasuk, Donna Maldonado, Kevin Rivera
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