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Following on from his 'Take Off Your Clothes and Live', and influenced by the worldwide success of Italian 'Mondo' movies, legendary British low-budget movie mogul Arnold Louis Miller concocted this fascinating exploitation-style documentary.

Peering behind the grimy net curtains of London life into seedy bars and clubs, and burrowing beneath the glittering facade of the capital's glamorous cocktail lounges and casinos, 'London in the Raw' presents a cynical, sometimes startling, vision of life in 1960s London.

A young woman (Lorna Heilbron) is invited to stay at the remote country mansion belonging to her girlfriend (Angela Pleasence). But the peaceful retreat is interrupted by the menacing presence of the local gamekeeper (Peter Vaughan) and events soon take a disturbing turn.

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Paul Giamatti stars as a lovable yet long-suffering lawyer and high school wrestling coach who takes us on a brilliantly heartfelt journey through the game of life...where you can't lose 'em all.

When Mike Flaherty (Giamatti) comes across a teenage runaway who also happens to be a champion wrestler, Mike's luck turns around in spectacular fashion. But his win-win situation soon becomes more complicated than he ever imagined when the boy's family affairs come into play.

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Thirty-year-old Antoine leaves Paris and reluctantly returns to the south of France to look after the family mobile grocery van while his father recovers from a heart attack. He gradually warms to his experience in the hills and his encounters with the villagers and love for the countryside.

Evocatively capturing the bucolic beauty of provincial France, this gentle feel-good charmer sparkles with quirky humour and joie de vivre and guarantees to warm hearts with its classic story of a man finally coming of age.

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His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Sean Penn stars in this stirring celebration of Harvey Milk, a true man of the people.

Based on the inspiring true story of the first openly gay man elected to major public office, this compelling film follows Milk's powerful journey to inspire hope for equal rights during one of the least tolerant times in the history of U.S.

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The sensational follow-up to London in the Raw sets out to reflect society's decay through a sideshow spectacle of 1960s London depravity - and manages to outdo its predecessor.

Here, we confront mods, rockers and beatniks at the Ace Cafe, cut some rug with obscure beat band The Zephyrs, witness a seedy Jack the Ripper re-enactment, smirk at flabby men in the sauna and goggle at sordid wife-swapping parties as we discover a pre-permissive Britain still trying to move on from the post-war depression of the 1950s.

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Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins), a widower of five years, lives an aimless life as a college economics professor in suburban Connecticut.

When Walter reluctantly agrees to fill in for a colleague at a conference in New York City he discovers a young couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), have been scammed into illegally renting his vacant flat. Walter agrees to let them stay until they find a place of their own. However when an interaction with the police lands Tarek, an undocumented New Yorker, in an ICE detention centre, Walter emerges as the only person able to visit Tarek. When Tarek s mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) appears in search of her son, Walter s emotional commitment in Tarek's case is sealed. As the four people struggle to deal with the stark realities of the US immigration system and their own individual lives, their shared humanity is revealed in awkward, humorous and dramatic ways.

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For young, gifted art student Angelique, love has a name: 35-year-old cardiologist Loic. The only problem is that the object of her affections is not only a father-to-be but happily married... to someone else.

But when you are madly in love and desire something enough, nothing will stand in your way. A compelling and ingenuous feature debut from talented writer- director Laetitia Colombani, 'He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not' is a provocative and unsettling study of amour around you. A taut tale of passion and obsession recalling both Fatal Attraction and Play Misty For Me, the affair is expertly told from two visually and emotionally contrasting perspectives. 'He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not' will give you a whole new perspective on love and relationships.

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One fateful evening, Martina, the museum's timid night watchman (and avid film fan) comes to the aid of Amanda, on the run from the police. Martino's dream kingdom of silent movie characters becomes a sanctuary for Amanda, as she awaits rescue by her roguish, car thief boyfriend Angel.

Spellbound by the museum, Amanda develops a surprising romantic connection with Martino, who until now has only found companionship in his celluloid dreams. Torn between newfound feelings for Martino and her troubled relationship with the irresistible Angel, Amanda attempts to balance the affections of her two lovers... and to finally choose between them.

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Fin McBride (Peter Dinklage), a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an abandoned train depot in the middle of nowhere, a place that suits him just fine because all he wants is to be left alone. But that is not to be.

Soon after moving in, he meets Olivia (Patricia Clarkson), a distracted artist, and Joe (Bobby Cannavale), a friendly Cuban with an insatiable hunger for conversation who parks his hot dog truck right next door. With absolutely nothing in common, they find their isolated lives coming together in a friendship none of them could foresee.

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Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Ever since then, each day was dull for Kousei. One day, he meets one violinist by the name of Kaori Miyazono.

This care-free, independent, and sometimes short-tempered girl had an eccentric playing style that immediately fascinated Kousei. His once monotonous life was about to change forever.

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Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) first met in their twenties in 'Before Sunrise'; Reunited in their thirties in 'Before Sunset'; and, now, in director Richard Linklater's amazing 'Before Midnight', they face the past, present and future; family, romance and love.

Now on a writer's retreat in Greece, the couple looks for a night of passion, but instead their idyllic night turns into a test of their relationship and a discussion of what the future holds for them.

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Sid loves being a DJ and he has a girlfriend Trisha. When Trisha proposes marriage! Sid panics. Marriage is terrifying; it's for somebody else. Not him, and the only way that Sid can keep Trisha in his life is by committing to her.

As confused Sid marches over to Trisha's office to make sense of the mess in his head he ends up instead, asking her to marry him, only to stop her from crying! Now begins his nightmare as Sid wades through an engagement, he meets Trisha's family and what you have is the craziest and funniest romantic comedy of the season 'Pyaar Ke Side/Effects' featuring the most impossible on screen couple Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat.

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The late, great Czech filmmaker Vera Chytilova followed her iconic film Daisies (1966) with the even more extraordinary Fruit of Paradise.

Examining issues of truth and lies, friendship and betrayals she creates, through a symbolic retelling of the Adam and Eve story, a ravishing tapestry of ideas, textures, and visual tropes set to composer Zdenek Liska's incredible score. As a result, Chytilova was condemned by the authorities for her 'vehicles of nihilism' and banned from filmmaking for several years. Acknowledged since as a key film of the Czech New Wave but unseen for many years, Fruit of Paradise is a cinematic tour de force by a group of artists working at the peak of their powers.

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Munna is in love with the voice of popular Radio Jockey Jhanvi (Vidya Balan). Her effervescent greeting of Good Morrning Mumbai on her daily radio show makes Munna's heart skip a beat each time he listens to her.

Life is beautiful for Munna - his dadagri' business is flourishing, he listens besottedly to the radio for hours every day, he dreams of marrying Jhanvi. There is just one 'minor' problem. Jhanvi thinks Munna is a Professor of History. And in all her innocence, Jhanvi even invites Munna to give history lecture to her family. Poor Munna! What should he do? As Munna tries to sort of this "minor" entanglement in his otherwise perfect life, Circuit comes up with a bright solution. And then, the most unusual thing occurs in Munna's life. What happens when the 'Present' meets the 'Past'? What happens when our very own "Professor of History" encounters a 'Figure from History'?