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Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning Philip Roth novel, 'American Pastoral' follows a family whose seemingly idyllic existence is shattered by the social and political turmoil of the 1960s. Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut and stars as Seymour "Swede" Levov, a once legendary high school athlete who is now a successful businessman married to Dawn (Jennifer Connelly), a former beauty queen. But turmoil brews beneath the polished veneer of Swede's life. When his beloved teenage daughter, Merry, disappears after being accused of committing a violent act, Swede dedicates himself to finding her and reuniting his family. What he discovers shakes him to the core, forcing him to look beneath the surface and confront the chaos that is shaping the world around him. - Director:
- Ewan McGregor
- Cast:
- Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning
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Black Book (2006)Zwartboek
September 1944 - Nazi Occupied Holland. When her temporary safe house is destroyed by a bomb, the beautiful young Jewish chanteuse Rachel Steinn (Carice van Houten) joins fellow refugees in an attempt to reach safe Allied territory by boat. Tragedy strikes when a Nazi patrol intercepts their escape, ruthlessly killing everybody on-board including Rachel's family; only Rachel escapes the massacre. Embittered and desperate for revenge, she joins the Resistance where, assigned a new identity as the blond Security Service by seducing senior officer Muntze (Sebastian Koch). Without warning she becomes entangled in a deadly web of double-dealing and betrayal... - Director:
- Paul Verhoeven
- Cast:
- Carice van Houten, Emile Jansen, Sebastian Koch
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When a young hustler called Riva returns home after a successful venture with his pockets full of cash he has only one thing on his mind - to party. But in the depths of a cify rife with crime, corruption, drugs and debauchery, the things you desire can come at a deadly cost - especially when they belong to another... Quickly Riva's dream of decadence becomes a violent nightmare as he is pursued by two angry gangsters. - Director:
- Djo Munga
- Cast:
- Patsha Bay, Manie Malone, Diplome Amekindra
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Dogtooth (2009)Kynodontas
A darkly comic, discomfiting and deliberately provocative work that draws parallels with recent contemporary events. Dogtooth is shocking, compelling and perversely erotic. In a house on the edge of the city live a self-contained family. The only person allowed to leave is the father. The mother remains enclosed, 'protecting' her son and two daughters from the evils of the outside world. However, when the son reaches an age where it is deemed that his sexual needs should be met, this insular and radical environment is threatened by the arrival of a female security guard. Capturing incidents that range from the weird to the repulsive, Dogtooth presents a sharp and frequently startling look at modern life. Particularly evocative of the work of Michael Haneke this is cinema at its most bold and brilliant. - Director:
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast:
- Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia
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Jay (Mark Rylance) and Claire (Kerry Fox) are total strangers but every Wednesday they meet to have sex. Passionate, wordless, and until Jay begins to follow her home, seemingly meaningless sex. Being the manager of a trendy bar and recently split from his wife and young family, Jay's days are long and lonely. Claire's visits fit in with his new life perfectly. But the more he finds out about her the more he discovers she has a life of her own and that she is in fact the one using him. Set against the harsh exteriors of London life, the talents of director Patrice Chereau and writer Hanif Kureishi combine here to make a memorable film with a truly European feel. - Director:
- Patrice Chéreau
- Cast:
- Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody is an enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek), who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history. - Director:
- Bryan Singer
- Cast:
- Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee
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Their Finest (2016)Their Finest Hour
1940, London, the Blitz. With the country's morale at stake, inexperienced screenwriter, Catrin (Gemma Arterton) and a makeshift cast and crew, work under fire to make a film to lift the country's flagging spirits and inspire America to join the war. Alongside fellow screenwriter, Buckley (Sam Clafiin) and a gloriously egotistical actor, Ambrose (Bill Nighy) they set off to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation. - Director:
- Lone Scherfig
- Cast:
- Gemma Arterton, Amanda Pepper, Sam Claflin
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Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is a tough ex-cop turned bounty hunter. Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Charles Grodin) is a sensitive accountant who embezzled $15 million from the Mob, gave it to charity, and then jumped bail. Jack's in for a cool $100,000 if he can deliver the Duke from New York to L.A. on time. And alive. Sounds like just another Midnight Run (a piece of cake in bounty hunter slang), but it turns into a cross-country chase. The FBI is after the Duke to testify - the Mob is after him for revenge - and Walsh is after him to just shut up. If someone else doesn't do the job, the two unlikely partners may end up killing each other in this hilarious, action-filled blockbuster from producer-director Martin Brest. - Director:
- Martin Brest
- Cast:
- Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)Come As You Are
After Cameron Post (Chloe Grace Moretz) is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she's quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens "struggling with same-sex attraction". At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious "de-gaying" methods, and earnest Christian rock songs - but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she's able to find her place among fellow outcasts. - Director:
- Desiree Akhavan
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace Moretz, John Ellison Conlee, Steven Hauck
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It's the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family's villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father, an eminent professor. Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever. - Director:
- Luca Guadagnino
- Cast:
- Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg
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When her estranged rabbi father suddenly passes away, Ronit (played by Oscar-winner and co-producer Rachel Weisz) returns from New York to the north London Orthodox Jewish community that rejected her years previously after a scandalous transgression. Ronit's presence immediately courts further controversy when she runs into Esti (Rachel McAdams), the wife of her strictly religious cousin Dovid (Alessandro Nivola) and the woman for whom she shared an illicit attraction in their childhood. This happy reunion soon reignites the two women's burning, long-unrequited passions, an act of defiance that could alter the course of their lives forever. 'Disobedience' is a timely and emotionally powerful tale set at the crossroads of tradition and modernity, of personal desires and the demands of faith. - Director:
- Sebastián Lelio
- Cast:
- Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola
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One of the great American independent films of the 1990's, the surprise hit 'Metropolitan' by writer-director Whit Stillman, is a sparkling comedic chronicle of a middle-class young man's romantic misadventures in New York City's debutante society. Stillman's deft, literate dialogue and hilariously highbrow observations earned this first film an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Alongside the wit and sophistication, though, lies a tender tale of adolescent anxiety. - Director:
- Whit Stillman
- Cast:
- Carolyn Farina, J. Harden Rose, Edward Clements
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Two master thieves (Brosnan and Hayek) are finally retiring after one last succesful mission. Residing in their own tropical paradise, their old nemesis, FBI Agent Stan P. Lloyd shows up to make sure they really are retired. Docked in the port is a ocean liner called the "Diamond Cruise" and Stan is convinced that they're not really retired at all, and that this is the next set up. While Lola (Hayek) is busy settling into their new life and trying to find ways to keep busy, Max (Brosnan) is contemplating whether or not to steal the diamond. Now the question is, will he? Will Stan finally catch him after eight years of chasing him? Will Lola help Max steal it? And what of that shady character that has told Max he must steal the diamond for him? - Director:
- Brett Ratner
- Cast:
- Pierce Brosnan, Donald Miller, Salma Hayek
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A Man Called Ove (2015)En man som heter Ove
Based on the international bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman and nominated for 2 Oscars (including Best Foreign Language Film), 'A Man Called Ove' is a heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and a wonderful reminder that life is sweeter when it's shared. An ageing retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, Ove (Rolf Lassgard) is the quintessential angry old man next door. Having entirely given up on life, his days are spent in a constant monotony of enforcing housing association rules and visiting his wife Sonja's gravesite. But when a boisterous young family moves into the neighbourhood, immediately incurring his wrath, things take an unexpected turn. Pregnant Parvaneh (Bahar Pars) and her lively children are the complete antithesis of what ill-tempered Ove thinks he needs -and yet, from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship blooms and Ove's past happiness and heartbreaks come to light. - Director:
- Hannes Holm
- Cast:
- Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg
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Based on a true story, Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) and Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) are two psychopaths with a passion for hot-blooded sex and cold-blooded murder. Placing ads in singles magazines, they prey on a series of rich, lonely women, whom they later swindle and kill. Leaving a trail of bodies that stretches from New York to Michigan, Raymond and Martha believe they're literally getting away with murder, until homicide detectives Elmer C. Robinson (John Travolta) and Charles Hildebrandt (James Gandolfini) pick up their trail. - Director:
- Todd Robinson
- Cast:
- John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto
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