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141) The Duke of Burgundy
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English
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Butterfly researcher Cynthia and her lover Evelyn play a sadomasochistic role-playing game on their European estate, until one player's zeal may push their relationship too far.
142) I am not a witch
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English
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After an incident in her village, Shula, an eight-year-old girl, is accused of witchcraft. After a quick trial, she is found guilty and locked up in a witches' camp.
145) Limbo
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English
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Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request. Ben Sharrock's second feature is a funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience.
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English
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School's out for the summer, and best friends Will, Jay, Neil, and Simon are headed on an all-expenses paid, outrageous trip to an exotic Greek isle. Imagining endless sun-drenched days, booze-fueled evenings, and booty-filled nights, the young lads are on the loose in virgin territory. But soon they discover that they are in way over their heads. But no matter how hard it gets, they decide to let nothing stand in their way of their summertime fun....
147) The selfish giant
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English
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A contemporary take on the Oscar Wilde fable, thirteen year old Arbor and Swifty are best friends for whom the joys of boyhood are almost nonexistent. They seek their fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal, leading to tragic consequences.
Series
Criterion collection volume 17
Language
Italiano
Description
In the titles, Pasolini informs viewers that it is "1944-45 nell' Italia Settentrionale durante l'occupazione nazifascista [in Northern Italy during the Nazi-Fascist occupation]." That, along with the "Bibliografia essenziale" that precedes it, indicates that a political meaning, dealing with the corruption of absolute power, was uppermost in the filmmakers mind. Motives aside, Pasolini's interpretation of the Marquis de Sade's eighteenth century...
149) To kill a king
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English
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Following the Civil War of 1645 two heroes, Lord Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, emerge as triumphant, if conflicting leaders of England. Fairfax secretly plans to return the King to power, defying his friend and the people of England.
150) In fear
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English
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Young couple Tom and Lucy on one of their first dates is driving to a festival in the remote Irish countryside. But when they leave the main road to look for their hotel, they will quickly become hopelessly lost. Now the night is coming. The fear is growing. And they are not alone.
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English
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Scrooge is a cynical old man whose greatest concern is money. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former business partner, who arranges for Scrooge to be visited by three spirits. Begins with a sequence set in 1857, the site of a live reading by the renowned Dickens. As he begins his story a woman screams because she has seen a mouse and Dickens points out that his story begins with a mouse. Dickens explains that the...
153) Jimmy's hall
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English
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In 1921 Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War. The Pearse-Connolly Hall was a place where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream; but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close.
154) Chatroom
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English
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William, a dark manipulative teen, opens an online chat room where he meets Jim, Eva, Emily, and Mo. As they become friends in a fantastical cyber reality, William's charisma impresses the others, and he gains influence over their lives. He targets Jim, who already suffers from depression, setting him into a path of self-destruction. As the other teens discover the truth about William, they must escape cyberspace and find Jim in the real world.
155) 20,000 days on Earth
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Drafthouse Films volume no. 25
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English
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Drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon, Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. Featuring appearances by longtime Cave collaborators Ray Winstone, Blixa Bargeld, Warren Ellis and Kylie Minogue, 20,000 Days on Earth fuses...
156) Janice Beard: 45 wpm
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English
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Can Janice find a cure for her sick mother, save her company from industrial espionage, and find true love with the mailroom boy? Anything is possible! Winner of Best Feature at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and the Audience Award at San Jose Cinequest.
157) Greed
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English
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British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie's retail empire is in crisis. For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion, bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street. But after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with a highly publicised and extravagant party celebrating his 60th birthday on the Greek island of Mykonos. McCreadie's rise and fall is...
158) Fever pitch
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English
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Based on Nick Hornsby's best-selling autobiography, Fever Pitch is set during the 1988/89 football season. Paul Ashworth (Colin Firth), an English teacher in his thirties, is passionate about Arsenal. As the season and the film progresses, the club has a chance of winning the league for the first time in 18 years. Meanwhile, his on-off romance with fellow-teacher and non-football fan, Sarah, mirrors the Gunners' fluctuating season. Somewhere between...
159) Saint Maud
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English
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"Live-in nurse Maud arrives at the home of Amanda, a famous dancer now frail from illness and trapped in her grand, isolated house. At first Amanda is intrigued by this religious young woman, who provides distraction from her failing health. Maud, in turn, is bewitched by her new patient. But Maud is not all that she sems. She is tormented by a violent secret from her past and by ecstatic messages she believes are directly from God. She becomes convinced...
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English
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A portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a young Scotsman who becomes the volatile leader's personal physician and trusted confidant. What starts off as a fascinating job soon turns to horror as the doctor realizes what kind of man he really works for.