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In this long-awaited film adaptation of Judy Blume's classic, groundbreaking novel, eleven-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates). A timeless coming-of-age story, 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' sparkles with insightful humour while candidly exploring life's biggest questions. - Director:
- Kelly Fremon Craig
- Cast:
- Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates
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Claude Rains delivers a remarkable performance in his screen debut as a mysterious doctor who discovers a serum that makes him invisible. Covered by bandages and dark glasses, Rains arrives at a small English village and attempts to hide his amazing discovery. But the same drug which renders him invisible slowly drives him to commit acts of unspeakable terror. - Director:
- James Whale
- Cast:
- Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan
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The Acrobat (2019)L'acrobate
In an American town undergoing a construction boom, a working man enters a romantic relationship with a Russian acrobat visiting an apartment. Following a trapeze accident, Micha (Yury Paulau) has a broken leg and goes around on crutches. The two men meet every night in the apartment Christophe (Sébastien Ricard) has bought hastily. The two lovers cut themselves off from the outside world, at the heart of winter, and explore their lust without restraint. 'The Acrobat' is a fiercly sexy drama, a no holds barred look at an unbridled animal connection between two unashamed men. - Director:
- Rodrigue Jean
- Cast:
- Sébastien Ricard, Yury Paulau, Victor Fomine
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What is it like to have God like surgical powers, yet to struggle against your own humanity? What is it like to try and save a life, and yet to fail? Shot in a Ukrainian hospital full of desperate patients and makeshift equipment, 'The English Surgeon' is an intimate portrait of brain surgeon Henry Marsh as he wrestles with the dilemmas of the doctor patient relationship. With an original soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, the widely acclaimed English Surgeon openly confronts moral and ethical issues which touch every one of us. - Director:
- Geoffrey Smith
- Cast:
- Henry Marsh
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My Father's Glory (1990)La gloire de mon père
Based on the childhood memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, author of 'Jean De Florette' and 'Manon Des Sources', 'La Gloire De Mon Pere' and its sequel 'Le Chateau De Ma Mere' are two of the greatest and most successful French films ever made. An adult Marcel nostalgically recalls one idyllic summer spent with his family in the hills of Provence. A love affair with the country began and during those perfect days he found new respect for his school teacher father as he adapted to life away from the city. 'La Gloire De Mon Pere' is filled with warmth, humour and love for bygone days of youth; it is one of cinema's finest celebrations of childhood. - Director:
- Yves Robert
- Cast:
- Jean-Pierre Darras, Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel
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12 Angry Men (1957)Twelve Angry Men
Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is guilty of murder. The twelfth has no doubt of his innocence. How can this one man steer the others toward the same conclusion? It's a case of seemingly overwhelming evidence against a teenager accused of killing his father in "one of the best pictures ever made". - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast:
- Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler
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The Last Laugh (1924)Der Letzte Mann
A landmark work in the history of the cinema, Der letzte Mann represents a breakthrough on a number of fronts. Firstly, it introduced a method of purely visual storytelling in which all intertitles and dialogue were jettisoned, setting the stage for a seamless interaction between film-world and viewer. Secondly, it put to use a panoply of technical innovations that continue to point distinct ways forward for cinematic expression nearly a century later. The lesson in all this? That a film can be anything it wants to be... but only Der letzte Mann (and a few unforgettable others) were lucky enough to issue forth into the world under the brilliant command of master director F. W. Murnau. His film depicts the tale of an elderly hotel doorman (Emil Jannings) whose superiors have come to deem his station as transitory as the revolving doors through which he has ushered guests in and out, day upon day, decade after decade. Reduced to polishing tiles beneath a sink in the gents' lavatory and towelling the hands of Berlin's most vulgar barons, the doorman soon uncovers the ironical underside of old-world hospitality. And then - one day - his fate suddenly changes... - Director:
- F.W. Murnau
- Cast:
- Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller
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After doctor Walter Bernsdorf (Paul Lukas) slays his unfaithful wife (Gloria Stuart) in a fit of jealous rage, his best friend and attorney Paul Held (Frank Morgan) promises to do all he can to spare him from the gallows. As he crafts a temporary insanity defense, the counselor starts perceiving echoes of the dead woman's behavior in his own spouse (Nancy Carroll)...and his snowballing suspicions might foment another tragedy. - Director:
- James Whale
- Cast:
- Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas
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A group of weary travellers, a spooky mansion, and a madman on the loose upstairs! Director James Whale's 'The Old Dark House' is one of the best and most entertaining horror films of the 1930's. Caught in a storm whilst journeying through a remote region of Wales, a group of travellers take refuge in a sinister mansion inhabited by the bizarre Femm family and their mute butler, Morgan (Boris Karloff). Trying to make the best of a bad situation, the group settles in for the night, but the Femm family have a few skeletons in their closet, and one of them is on the loose... - Director:
- James Whale
- Cast:
- Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton
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"The Sand Pebbles" tells many stories. It's the story of China, a slumbering giant that rouses itself to the cries of its people - and of the Americans who are caught in its bloody awakening. It's the story of Frenchy (Richard Attenborough), a crewman on the U.S.S. San Pablo who kidnaps his Chinese bride from the auction block. Most of all, it's the story of Jake Holman (Steve McQueen), a sailor who has given up trying to make peace with anything - including himself. - Director:
- Robert Wise
- Cast:
- Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen
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Director Ken Russell's 'Mahler' is a dazzling depiction of Gustav Mahler's tormented life. The blend of history and psychological analysis produces a fascinating study of art and sensuality. The film takes place on a single train ride, in which the sickly, aged composer Gustav Mahler (Robert Powell) and his wife, Alma (Georgina Hale), confront the reasons behind their faltered marriage and dying love. Flashbacks and sequences chronicle his turbulent and dysfunctional family life as a child, his discovery of solace in the 'natural' world, his brother's suicide, his conversion from Judaism to Catholicism, his rocky marriage and the death of his young children. Revel in Mahler's stirring music, the exquisite cinematography and lavish sets. - Director:
- Ken Russell
- Cast:
- Robert Powell, Georgina Hale, Lee Montague
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An unexpected moment in a session with a client confronts a psychologist with his own inner world. Alienated by the isolation of his seemingly perfect city life, the psychologist encounters an extreme inability to understand and embrace his own human nature. His inescapable desires for his male client force the psychologist to look at who he does not want to be. It is the only way that he can find out who he really is. 'Easy Tiger' is an intimate portrait of a vulnerable man during a true and insurmountable romance. - Director:
- Karel Tuytschaever
- Cast:
- Evgenia Brendes, Giada Castioni, Mickaël Pelissier
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All the Mornings of the World (1991)Tous Les Matins Du Monde
After the death of his wife, master musician Monsieur de Sainte Colombe (Jean-Pierre Marielle) becomes a recluse, dedicating his life to his young daughters and to music. Years later, a talented young violin player arrives, asking to be Sainte Colombe's protege. But when the master refuses, the young man embarks on an affair with Sainte Colombe's daughter and a heart-breaking tale of lust and longing unfolds. - Director:
- Alain Corneau
- Cast:
- Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Duclos, Jean-Pierre Marielle
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Calcutta (1946)Calcuta
When their buddy turns up murdered, two commercial pilots (Alan Ladd and William Bendix) working the China-to-lndia route search for the culprit, uncovering a smuggling operation in the process. As the investigation gets closer to the truth, the smugglers continue to kill to protect their illicit business. Does their dead friend's fiancee (Gail Russell) hold the key to his murder, or is she an innocent target herself? - Director:
- John Farrow
- Cast:
- Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix
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Poppy Field (2020)Câmp de maci
"Poppy Field" follows the struggle of a young Romanian gendarme, Cristi (Conrad Mericoffer), who tries to find the balance between two apparently opposing parts of his identity: that of a man working in a macho hierarchical environment and that of a closeted gay person who tries to keep his personal life a secret. While his long-distance French boyfriend, Hadi (Radouan Leflahi), is visiting him, Cristi is called in for an intervention at a movie theatre, where an ultra-nationalist, homophobic group has interrupted the screening of a queer film. After one of the protesters threatens to out him, Cristi spirals out of control. - Director:
- Eugen Jebeleanu
- Cast:
- Conrad Mericoffer, Alexandru Potocean, Radouan Leflahi
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