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11’09’01 September II
2002
Subsequent to the attacks of September 11, 2001, producer Alain Brigand asked 11 directors to make short films for na anthology. All of the filmmakers were given the artistic freedom to reflect on the attack, within a framework of 11 minutes, 9 seconds, and 1 photogram —or 11’09’’01. Danis...
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The Sweatbox
2002
In 1997, Sting was invited by Walt Disney studios to write the music for a new animated film, Kingdom of the Sun, originally planned as an Inca adventure based loosely on “The Prince and the Pauper”, by Mark Twain. The director was Roger Allers, the same as for The Lion King (1994). Sting...
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24 Hour Party People
2002
Manchester, 1976. Cambridge student Tony Wilson is in the show of the Sex Pistols. Completely taken by the moment, he and his friends make up a seal with the name Factory and sign a contract with the Joy Division group (that was to become the New Order), James and Happy Mondays, all of them...
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Chicken Run
2000
They are prisoners - behind barbed wire, fearful for their lives, and dreaming of the world beyond. Every attempt at flight is severely punished. These are difficult days for all. This, however, is not a prison just like any other. They are prisoners of the Tweedy Egg Dairy Farm, a place where a...
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The Unsteady Chough
2004
Dr. Alberto Masi, of Oxford University, shows the inexplicable drop in the numbers of coralline rooks – a very rare species of bird coloured black with a red beak – in the United Kingdom. The expert tries to raise certain explanations for the decline in numbers of the species.
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The Paolozzi Story
1981
Four years of work were required to produce this voluminous cinematic documentation on the life of Paolozzi, one of the most eminent modern artists. The principle of collage, the basis of his works, and its continuity are followed by the film, which also documents his paintings and sculptures...
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Facing Window
2002
Giovanna bears the responsibility for the family practically on her own, for Filippo, the husband she has been married to for nine years, can not hold down a job. She divides her time between a job with a poultry packers, looking after her two children, and the cakes she sells to a café in the...
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The Nature of Existence
2009
This documentary seeks answers to the mysteries of the Universe: Why are we here, and what are we supposed to do about it? Where did the Universe come from, and was it a mistake? Does God exist, and why does he seem so interested in our sex lives? As he roams the globe to the source of each of the...
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The Bridge
2005
Young therapist Mary is dismissed from her job in the wake of a patient suicide. One late night, a fateful phone call connects her to an old man called Simon to whom she feels drawn through her own fears.
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Looking for Eric
2009
Eric the postman is slipping through his own fingers…His chaotic family, his wild stepsons and the cement mixer in the front garden don’t help, but it is Eric’s own secret that drives him to the brink. Can he face Lily, the woman he once loved 30 years ago? Despite outrageous efforts and...
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The Understudy
2008
ebecca is an unemployed actress rooming with an equally unsuccessful screenwriter, Sarfras. Much to the derision of her WASP family, comprising of senators, judges and lawyers, Rebecca ekes out a living by caring for a blind diabetic woman whilst careering from one disastrous relationship to the...
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This Girl`s Life
2003
The life of a famous pornography star on the Internet, narrated in person. The film shows her relationship with her father - now with Parkinson`s disease - her co-existence with her best friend, with the producer, her love life, and the attempts to understand the mystery behind her mother`s...
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Goodbye Mr. Snuggles
2005
Two aged gentlemen decide to go on a walk in the country and take along canvas and easel. Nothing could possibly go wrong, or could it? The situation becomes nasty when a bizarre character, Mr Snuggles, comes on the scene. In a comic finale, that turns the story upside down, the old gentlemen are...
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All or Nothing
2002
The lights are against for Penny and Phil where love is concerned. Life has not been generous to them. Penny spends her days as a cashier in a supermarket. Phil is a taxi driver and makes do as he can behind the wheel. They live on the outskirts of London and are part of the ever more opressed...
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Some Voices
2000
Ray is a charming and affable guy, but also enigmatic and emotionally unstable. After having spent years in a psychiatric hospital, he tries to adapt to the “normal” world. His brother Pete, owner of a bar-restaurant, takes care of him. Over- protective, he keeps up an unstable balance for his...
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High Fidelity
2000
This entertaining romantic comedy by renowned British Director Stephen Frears is based on the novel of the same name by Nick Hornby. Different to Hornby`s book, however, all of it centered in London, action revolves around the Vinyl Championship, a decadent records shop in Chicago. Far from...
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The Real Life of Angel Deverell
2007
Adaptation of a novel written in the fifties by the English writer Elizabeth Taylor. A grocer’ daughter dreams of becoming a famous writer and inhabiting the gorgeous country mansion that she often walks past but cannot enter. The precocious Angel pours all her fanciful romantic longings into...
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Angels and Insects
1995
William Adamson, um naturalista da era vitoriana, volta à Inglaterra depois de uma viagem a Amazônia. Hospeda-se na casa de um colega cientista e se apaixona pela filha dele, Eugênia, com se casa. Algum tempo depois, a vida conjugal entra em crise e Adamson passa se dedicar cada vez mais ao...
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Just a Kiss
2003
Casim Khan is a successful DJ, who hosts some of the liveliest parties in Glasgow and dreams of buying his own club. His parents are Pakistani and fervent Muslims. As a means to keep their customs and traditions intact, they plan their son’ marriage to a cousin who is about to arrive in Scotland....
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Arcadia
1988
Em Arcadia, você não pode confiar em ninguém. O mundo está sob estado de sítio e para a mãe de Gavin, até o café da manhã pode ser uma armadilha. Quando Gavin diz que vai sair seus pais suspeitam o pior. Eles estão certos de que ele vai se tornar um delinqüente. Mas Arcadia não é como...
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The Children
1990
Nova versão do livro filmado em 1929, sob o título "The Mariage Playground" e estrelado por Frederich March. Martin Boyne, homem de meia-idade, aceita se casar com uma velha amiga, a viúva Rose Sellars. Ao viajar para Veneza, onde ela mora, encontra oito crianças, acompanhadas pela governanta....
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Rebecca`s Daughters
1991
Em 1843, o belo e jovem Anthony Raine, soldado herdeiro das terras de seu pai, volta de seu posto na Índia para Pembroke, no País de Gales. Sonha com seu lar e Rhiannon, seu amor de infância, mas desaponta-se ao saber que ela tem dúvidas sobre seu relacionamento e que seus amigos o hostilizam...
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The Emperor`s New Clothes
2001
A historical fantasy on Napoleon Bonaparte’ exile on the island of Saint Helena, following defeat by the English at Waterloo. There, his coreligionaries discover the existence of Eugene, an alcoholic and perfect double. In a conspiracy to recover the power, Eugene takes the place of Napoleon and...
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Auschwitz: a Testemunha Final
1999
Documentário sobre os prisioneiros forçados a limpar as câmaras de gás do campo de concentração de Auschwitz, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. As imagens assustadoras são vistas pelos olhos de três homens de Salônica, na Grécia, que teve familiares nos campos de morte europeus, mas que...