Category: Drama
Posted on July 29, 2014 |
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Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
Drama | Romance
Adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel, which is set in the late 1960s and tells the story of twin sisters Olanna and Kainene who have arrived back home in Nigeria, having finished their studies in England. While Olanna moves in with her boyfriend, professor Odenigbo, and his young houseboy Ugwu, Kainene finds her feet as a businesswoman and becomes involved with British writer Richard. When the Nigerian Civil War breaks out, however, the sisters' lives are changed forever.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle, John Boyega, Onyeka Onwenu
Director: Biyi Bandele
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Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Black Kite / Tonbi (TV Mini-Series 2013)
Drama
The drama is based on the best-selling same-titled novel by Shigematsu Kiyoshi. It tells the story of how a widower brought up his only son, after the death of his beloved wife. Ichikawa Yasuo, or Yasu as he is known, is a baka, with no paper qualifications to his name. However, like all normal parents, he dotes on his only son, Akira. Having grown up without his parents around, Yasu himself knows next to nothing of what parenting is about. With his wife, Misako, by his side, he had spent many happy days together with his little family. However, when Akira was 3 years old, Misako passed away suddenly from an accident. Heart-broken, and filled with regrets, Yasu pulled himself together, in order to care for his little son. Together with the help of his friends, Yasu overcame it all, and Akira grew up to be a bright and successful young man. "With nothing but love for his son… that's all there is"
Starring: Masaaki Uchino, Takeru Satô, Kazue Fukiishi, Takako Katô, Kazuya Takahashi, Takuma Otoo, Tsubasa Honda
Creator: Yoshiko Morishita, Kiyoshi Shigematsu
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Tags: Kazue Fukiishi, Kazuya Takahashi, Kiyoshi Shigematsu, Masaaki Uchino, Takako Katô, Takeru Sato, Takuma Otoo, Tsubasa Honda, Yoshiko Morishita
Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Body of Lies / Chatter (2008)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Though this thriller is the fourth collaboration between Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe—following on from 'Gladiator', 'A Good Year' and 'American Gangster'–it marks the veteran director's first pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio. In this adaptation of a novel by David Ignatius, DiCaprio plays a CIA agent who wants the help of a more experienced agent (Crowe) in his investigation of a Jordanian terrorist.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Ali Suliman
Director: Ridley Scott
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Tags: Ali Suliman, Golshifteh Farahani, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe
Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Pickpocket (1959)
Crime | Drama
Michel is released from jail after serving a sentence for thievery. His mother dies and he resorts to pickpocketing as a means of survival.
Starring: Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Pierre Étaix
Director: Robert Bresson
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Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Comedy | Drama | War
Satirical romantic dramedy about a war-time romance between a London widow and an American Navy officer who specializes in procuring hard-to-find luxury goods for a top U.S. admiral. As D-Day approaches, the relationship encounters unlikely obstacles.
Starring: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfell, Keenan Wynn
Director: Arthur Hiller
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Tags: Arthur Hiller, James Coburn, James Garner, Joyce Grenfell, Julie Andrews, Keenan Wynn, Melvyn Douglas
Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Une femme mariée / A Married Woman (1964)
Drama
A young, married Parisian woman has an ongoing affair and is strongly influenced by advertising and fashion magazines.
Starring: Macha Méril, Bernard Noël, Philippe Leroy
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
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Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Raising Cain (1992)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Carter Nix (John Lithgow) is a respected psychologist, loving husband and devoted father who decides to take a year off to help raise his daughter. Carter's wife Jenny (Lolita Davidovich) is pleased to have her attentive husband home – at first. When Carter shows obsessive behavior toward their daughter, Jenny becomes concerned, and to complicate matters, Jenny's old flame (Steven Bauer) re-enters her life. But nothing can prepare her for the emergence of Carter's multiple personalities, and a fiendish plot to recreate the infamous, experiments of his deranged father.
Starring: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower
Director: Brian De Palma
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Posted on July 28, 2014 |
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Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect.
Starring: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein
Director: Ridley Scott
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Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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Black Water (2007)
Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller
While on vacation on Northern Australia, Gracie, her husband Adam and her younger sister Lee decide to take the Blackwater Barry tour in the swamp for fishing. Their guide Jim uses a small motor boat and takes the tourist along the river to a remote spot. When they stop, they are attacked by a huge crocodile that capsizes their boat and immediately kills Jim. The three survivors climb a tree and when they realize that help would never come to rescue them, they decide to try to find a way out of their sheltered location. However, in the muddy water, their boat is flipped and the crocodile stalks the trio under the water…
Starring: Diana Glenn, Maeve Dermody, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press
Director: David Nerlich, Andrew Traucki
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Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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Broken (2006)
Drama | Thriller
During one fateful night at the diner in which she waits tables, Hope, a young transplant to Los Angeles from the Midwest, comes face to face with her own version of the seven deadly sins.
Starring: Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto, Bianca Lawson, Randall Batinkoff, Jake Busey, Michael A. Goorjian
Director: Alan White
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Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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Jenseits der Stille / Beyond Silence (1996)
Drama | Music
Since the earliest days in her childhood Lara has had a difficult but important task. Both her parents are deaf-mute and Lara has to translate from sign-language to the spoken word and vice versa when her parents want to communicate with other people. Getting older and more mature she becomes interested in music and starts to play clarinet very successfully. However her parents are deaf, they cannot share Lara's musical career. The day comes when Lara has to decide between her parents and her own ambitions.
Starring: Sylvie Testud
Director: Caroline Link
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Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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Wszyscy jestesmy Chrystusami / We're All Christs (2006)
Drama
Award-winning Polish director Marek Koterski takes an unflinching look at the pathological effects of severe alcoholism on familial relationships in the no-holds-barred drama We're All Christs (Wszyscy jestes'my Chrystusami). The story concerns Adas (played at ages 33 and 55 by Andrzej Chyra, and Marek Kondrat, respectively), a father caught in the web of alcohol addiction passed down from the generations before him. The disease once threatened to destroy his own relationship with his young son. Now, after admitting his own problem and experiencing therapy and rehabilitation, Adas takes the first steps toward a challenging reconnection with his family and attempts to rebuild long-decimated bonds. As a lapsed Roman Catholic, he begins to turn toward the faith that he shunned as a youth, and recognizes the necessity of turning away from the evil, abusive legacy of his father on earth and toward his Heavenly Father as a far-superior alternative. In the end, his Catholicization will partially entail turning to Christ as a role model by assuming responsibility for his own earthly burdens (and thus, taking up his cross).
Starring: Marek Kondrat, Andrzej Chyra, Michal Koterski, Janina Traczykówna, Malgorzata Bogdanska
Director: Marek Koterski
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Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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God's Not Dead (2014)
Drama
A devout student must prove the existence of God or he will will fail his college philosophy course.
Starring: Willie Robertson, David A.R. White, Kevin Sorbo, Ross Britz, Dean Cain, Trisha LaFache
Director: Harold Cronk
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Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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Veronika Decides to Die / Veronika wa shinu koto ni shita (2005)
Drama
Towa lives in a peculiar sanatorium after committing suicide. Convalescing in sanatorium, she is informed that she has only 7 days to live. Isolated within their worlds, strange people live in this sanatorium and try to avoid making any contact with her. However, Claude a man who lost his power of speech feels sympathetic towards her and their every lovable things give true colors to the life and inspire Towa's honest desire for the life…
Starring: Yôko Maki, Wan Lee, Jun Fubuki, Tomoko Nakajima, Keiko Oginome, Yumi Takigawa, Keiko Awaji, Masachika Ichimura
Director: Kei Horie
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Tags: Jun Fubuki, Kei Horie, Keiko Awaji, Keiko Oginome, Masachika Ichimura, Tomoko Nakajima, Wan Lee, Yôko Maki, Yumi Takigawa
Posted on July 27, 2014 |
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El Cid (1961)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War
Anthony Mann masterfully directs this classic tale of the 11th-century hero (Charlton Heston) who fought to unite Spain. Known as history's "compassionate warrior," the film follows El Cid's remarkable journey from peace-broker accused of treason to the King's fighting champion, and later from exiled hero to legendary martyr. Unequaled in scope, grandeur and adventure, EL CID is an essential part of any film lover's collection.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Gary Raymond
Director: Anthony Mann
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Posted on July 26, 2014 |
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On My Way / Elle s'en va (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Facing a failed relationship and a struggling restaurant, a woman hits the road for a trip with her grandson.
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nemo Schiffman, Gérard Garouste
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
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Posted on July 26, 2014 |
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Fast Girls (2012)
Drama | Sport
Regan Hall's directorial feature debut is a fast-paced sports drama set in London. Sparks fly when Shania (Lenora Crichlow), a sprinter from the city's back streets, comes head to head with Lisa (Lily James), an equally ambitious young runner from a wealthy middle class background. Their fierce rivalry soon reaches breaking point as both girls strive to make it to the top. Bradley James, Rupert Graves and Noel Clarke co-star.
Starring: Lenora Crichlow, Philip Davis, Jamie Howard, Jahvel Hall, Richie Campbell
Director: Regan Hall
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Posted on July 26, 2014 |
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Su ve Ates / Water and Fire (2013)
Drama | Romance
A pretty young girl falls for an enigmatic, shy man who sweeps her off her feet. She becomes pregnant but is not allowed to tell him. His advisers are adamant. Back home, they have set up a wedding with the daughter of an antagonistic family and marriage will put an end to the blood feud between them.
Starring: Özcan Deniz, Yasemin Allen, Kaan Çakir, Pelin Akil, Yusuf Akgün
Director: Özcan Deniz
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Posted on July 26, 2014 |
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The Searchers (1956)
Adventure | Drama | Western
Working together for the 12th time, John Wayne and director John Ford forged The Searchers into a landmark Western offering an indelible image of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays an ex-Confederate soldier seeking his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his five-year search, he encounters something unexpected: his own humanity.
Starring: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, Harry Carey Jr.
Director: John Ford
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Posted on July 25, 2014 |
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Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
When a Russian circus saxophonist defects in Bloomingdale's department store in New York, he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.
Starring: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey, Saveliy Kramarov, Elya Baskin, Oleg Rudnik
Director: Paul Mazursky
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Tags: Alejandro Rey, Cleavant Derricks, Elya Baskin, Maria Conchita Alonso, Oleg Rudnik, Paul Mazursky, Robin Williams, Saveliy Kramarov
