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A trio of the screen’s best actresses – Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore - star as three women from different eras who are linked by their common yearnings and fears. Virginia Woolf (Kidman), in a suburb of London in the early 1920s, is battling insanity as she begins to write her first great novel, Mrs. Dalloway. A wife and a mother in post-World War II Los Angeles, Laura Brown (Moore) is reading Mrs. Dalloway and finding it so revelatory that she begins to consider making a devastating change in her life. Clarissa Vaughan (Streep), a present-day version of Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, lives in New York City and is in love with a friend who is dying of AIDS. - Director:
- Stephen Daldry
- Cast:
- Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore
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Shy, unassuming teenager Mary 'Mouse' Bedford (Mischa Barton) is enrolled at a prestigious all girls' boarding school. Upon arrival, she is welcomed by her two attractive and sexually adventurous roommates, the carefree Tori (Jessica Pare) and excitable Paulie (Piper Perabo). Mary soon discovers that Tori and Paulie are embroiled in a passionate relationship, yet when Tori's younger sister finds out, and threatens to break the secret to her friends and family, Tori breaks oft the relationship. Unable to deal with losing the other half to her whole, Paulie will do anything to get her ex-girlfriend back, even if it means risking her life... - Director:
- Léa Pool
- Cast:
- Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton
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A desire for independence and personal expression clashes with tradition in director Deepa Mehta's love story with a twist exploring family values, love and loyalty in India. With Sita (Nandita Das) arrives at the New Dehli home of Jatin (Jaaved Jaaferi), her husband in an arranged marriage, she soon discovers that untold secrets and lies are simmering beneath the happy surface. But what is the real reason behind the strange tension between Jatin's brother Ashok (Kulbushan Kharbanda) and his duty-bound wife Radha (Shabana Azmi)? What part does their elderly paralysed mother Biji (Kushal Rekhi) play in the unfolding drama? And why is Sita so keen to rebel against the notion of unquestioning devotion to one's husband? A cataclysmic event is about to turn everyone's world upside down as the harsh realities of contemporary Indian society are put under the spotlight. - Director:
- Deepa Mehta
- Cast:
- Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Karishma Jhalani
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The Journey (2004)Sancharram
Ligy J. Pullappally presents a story of two beautiful young women living in an idyllic Indian village. Young Kiran, who is both studious and reserved finds herself falling in love with her best friend, the outgoing and charismatic Delilah. But when the scandal sweeps the town and the girl's secret is discovered, Delilah's mortified mother confronts her and demands that the relationship ends. Worse still, to save her reputation and the family name, an arranged marriage is planned. A sensual and beautiful tale of forbidden love, which tells a story of sexual taboos in a traditional community. - Director:
- Ligy J. Pullappally
- Cast:
- Suhasini V. Nair, Shrruiti Menon, KPAC Lalitha
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Rebellious Catholic schoolgirls, hidden secrets and a fiery romance all unfold in 'Loving Annabelle', the newest addition to the lesbian cult classic canon. The alluring and brazen Annabelle (Erin Kelly) arrives at the all-girl private school after a string of expulsions and it's up to her beautiful blonde teacher Simone (Diane Gaidry) to keep the teen on the straight and narrow. Not an easy task when both yearn for each other and Simone desperately tries concealing her lesbian past! Talented director Katherine Brooks brilliantly crafts a sizzling love story steeped in profound eroticism, fierce passion and mounting moral dilemmas. - Director:
- Katherine Brooks
- Cast:
- Erin Kelly, Diane Gaidry, Laura Breckenridge
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In the dark and twisting alleyways of Dickensian London the stories of two very different young women collide with terrifying consequences... Twenty year old petty thief, Sue Trinder, is part of an elaborate scam to defraud a wealthy heiress, Maud Lilly, of her inheritance. Encouraged by Mrs. Sucksby who has looked after her since she was orphaned, Sue assists conman Richard Rivers in his bid to dope with Maud before having her committed to a madhouse and claiming her fortune for himself. But Sue's plans are turned upside down when she falls in love with Maud... and the tale twists further as the two young women are separated just as they begin to realise the strength of their passion for each other... - Director:
- Aisling Walsh
- Cast:
- Elaine Cassidy, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton
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Heck and Rachel are a young London couple about to embark on a new life together when an unexpected meeting turns Rachel's world upside down. What follows is the romantic, hilarious and sometimes poignant journey familiar to anyone who has ever fallen in love at first sight. And what if you discover that the one person you are destined to spend the rest of your life with might not be your boyfriend, but a perfect stranger? Imagine Me & You shows that the path to true love isn't always straight... - Director:
- Ol Parker
- Cast:
- Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode
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Set in England in the 1890's, 'Tipping the Velvet' is a colourful, passionate and entertaining love story, which follows our heroine's growth into womanhood.
Episode 1The glamorous world of the 19th -century music hall provides the backdrop for Nan's first love affair with Kitty Butler, a popular male impersonator. When Kitty is offered the chance to perform in London, a delighted Nan accompanies her as a dresser, but true success doesn't happen until Nan becomes part of the act.
Episode 2
Alone and devastated by her betrayal, Nan cannot return to her family in Whitstable so takes to the streets to survive. In her guise as a male impersonator, she finds a niche in the Victorian sexual underworld and is also drawn into the web of a rich Sapphic society widow who offers sex, excitement and luxury but at a perilous price.
Episode 3
Diana throws out Nan and Blake and Blake disappears with all of the money leaving a totally destitute Nan. The only person she can think to turn to ends up unwelcoming to her. So begins a very different phase for Nan, which leads ultimately to her making the most important decision of her life...- Director:
- Geoffrey Sax
- Cast:
- Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Anna Chancellor
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Alice Jordan has the 'perfect' life: a handsome husband, three adorable children, a beautiful house set in the heart of an idyllic English village. But her life lacks one vital thing: a perfect love, one which makes her feel vibrantly alive and a necessary part of the world. And she finds that love - but not in the arms of another man. She finds it in Clodagh, wild-child daughter of the local gentry. She and Alice embark on a passionate physical affair and, for the first time, Alice finds herself genuinely in love. But it is an illicit love which threatens to destroy her marriage and strike at the very heart of the close-knit village community. - Director:
- Moira Armstrong
- Cast:
- Sophie Ward, Kerry Fox, Nathaniel Parker
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Spiral: Series 7 (2019)Engrenages: Série 7
"Spiral" is back for a thrilling seventh series of criminal investigations in Paris, as it embraces the various perspectives of those involved in the judicial system: the police and the judicial authorities. Berthaud (Caroline Proust) and Gilou (Thierry Godard) are brought back together by a double homicide in a Chinese restaurant located in the district of Belleville. One of the victims is the team's esteemed former superior. All of them will have to face unexpected hurdles and solve a dilemma: give up the truth or betray the institution they have faithfully served. - Director:
- Frédéric Jardin
- Cast:
- Caroline Proust, Philippe Duclos, Thierry Godard
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Spiral (2005 - 2020)Engrenages
Spiral is a French crime drama that follows one case each season. The series follows the lead investigators in both the the French police and the courts as they attempt to solve a complicated murder case. The series follows Police Captain Laure Berthaud (Caroline Proust), a Paris police officer and Prosecutor Pierre Clement (Gregory Fitoussi) as they get entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder as they attempt to solve a grisly murder as the suspects mount and the killers hide. - Director:
- Philippe Triboit
- Cast:
- Grégory Fitoussi, Anne Caillon, Dominique Bastien
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Spiral: Series 1 (2005)Engrenages: Série 1
When the badly beaten body of a young Romanian woman is discovered on a Parisian rubbish dump, the investigation plunges us deep into the murky worlds of prostitution, drugs, business, politics and justice... The investigation is led by Pierre Clement, a young recently-named public prosecutor, who teams up with Police Captain Laure Bathaud and investigating magistrate Judge Roban - three indomitable characters with their own methods, beliefs, demons and visions of justice. As the young woman's identity and past life are gradually uncovered, it soon becomes apparent that her story is tied to a network of corruption touching the very people charged with uncovering the truth about her. - Director:
- Philippe Triboit
- Cast:
- Grégory Fitoussi, Anne Caillon, Caroline Proust
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Spiral: Series 2 (2008)Engrenages: Série 2
A burned corpse is found in the boot of a car in a seemingly isolated case of urban violence. However, the case grows in complexity and danger as each new piece of evidence unearths a duplicitous world of international trafficking, informers, double lives and arms dealing. An audacious plan to strike at the heart of the crime network means that the slightest slip will result in certain deam. - Director:
- Gilles Bannier
- Cast:
- Caroline Proust, Grégory Fitoussi, Philippe Duclos
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Spiral: Series 3 (2010)Engrenages: Série 3
When the mutilated body of a young woman is found on a disused railway track in the North of Paris, Police Captain Laure Berthaud seizes the opportunity to restore a tarnished reputation and leads her squad on the hunt for what she believes to be a deranged serial killer. However, with her personal life in tatters and a potential rift emerging from within her own ranks, Berthaud's world is on the verge of disintegration. Meanwhile the impeccable career of Public Prosecutor Pierre Clement falls into disrepute when his insistence on integrity makes him a pariah in the corridors of justice and ambitious barrister Josephine Karlsson attempts to untangle herself from some dubious associations - with dangerous consequences. - Director:
- Philippe Triboit
- Cast:
- Caroline Proust, Grégory Fitoussi, Philippe Duclos
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Spiral: Series 4 (2012)Engrenages: Série 4
Police Captain Laure Berthaud and her lieutenants, Gilou and Tintin, investigate when a student is abandoned by his accomplices in a forest near Paris after being blown asunder by their homemade bomb. Lawyer Josephine Karlsson is getting herself into dangerous waters defending undocumented immigrants; her colleague, Pierre Clement, surprisingly finds himself representing crime boss, Johnny Jorkal; while Judge Roban returns to the Palais De Justice, sidelined and on the warpath. As the story unfolds to reveal a group of extremists intent on waging a war against the Parisian Gendarmerie and a dangerous arms-trafficking operation, the police and the lawyers begin to turn on each other in another tense and gripping series. - Director:
- Jean-Marc Brondolo
- Cast:
- Caroline Proust, Cyril Aubin, Sedar Aydar
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