In 1962 Hong Kong, an editor-in-chief named Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) moves into a new apartment with his wife, who he sees very little of as she if often busy with urgent business. The same day, secretary Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung) moves in next door with her exporter husband, who travels regularly for business. The two couples have no real relationship – except for bumping into each other on the stairway when they go out shopping. Their shared loneliness and clear similarities bring Su Li-Zhen and Chow Mo-Wan closer together, until one day they suddenly learn that their spouses are having an affair together...
Just out of jail after serving time on an assault rap, Max (Gene Hackman) is headed for Pittsburgh to open a deluxe car wash. Back from five years at sea, Lion (Al Pacino) wants to hit Detroit and visit the child he’s never seen. The dreams may not be glorious but you’ll want Max and Lion to fulfill them because "Scarecrow", co-winner of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize, has a heart as big as its cross-country journey. Its hard-luck drifters drift permanently into our souls. This is due to teamwork of a high order: the moving performances of Hackman and Pacino, the sensitive direction of Jerry Schatzberg and the glowing landscape cinematography of Vilmos Zsigmond. Hit the road with these two. You’ll find the trip unforgettable.
A juvenile tribunal sends Tom Medina to Camargue, a region in France's deep south, into the care of Ulysse, a kind-hearted man who lives in harmony with nature. Inhabited by visions, fascinated by bulls and horses, Tom becomes an apprentice gardian, under Ulysse's guidance. He gives up stealing, is hungry for knowledge and aspires to change. Revolted by the unwavering hostility he faces, Tom continues to battle his destiny. Then he crosses paths with Suzanne...
Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17 years old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Ladybird, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her. But none of the two care much for an arranged marriage: Zare is in love with Ida, Ladybird is waiting for the man of her dreams.
Japanese photoreporter Fukamachi accidentally comes across a camera that may well have belonged to Mallory, a famous mountaineer who disappeared in 1924. But a stranger comes along and takes the camera before Fukamachi gets a chance to see if the film is still inside. When he gets back Tokyo, the reporter finds out who the man was: Habu, a mysterious mountaineer who fell off the radar in 1985 after deserting an expedition to Everest with wounded pride.
Chronicling New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison's investigation into the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, this riveting drama examines assassination theories that still plague the United States with persistent questions, doubts and suspicions about the murder of a charismatic President--an event that changed a nation forever. Based on the books "Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy" by Jim Marrs and "On the Trail of the Assassins" by Jim Garrison.
Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother, Jakob (John Cena, the upcoming The Suicide Squad).
"Lovers Rock" is a coming of age story rich in West Indian culture and follows Martha, a 15-year-old girl, who climbs out of her parents’ house late on a Saturday evening, to attend a Blues Party in Notting Hill with her best friend. She succumbs to the music and meets a young man who sweeps her off her feet; but she meets others who make her realise that her life is not quite as secure as she might think, seeing the potential dangers that lie just around the corner in adult life. This is a story about falling in love.
Amélie is no ordinary girl. A barmaid in a Montmartre bar, she likes observing people and letting her imagination roam free. One day, she suddenly finds her purpose in life: to fix up other people’s troubles. Among them the concierge who spends her day sipping port while communing with a stuffed dog; Georgette, the hypochondriac newsdealer; and the “glass man”, Amélie’s neighbor who lives vicariously through a Renoir reproduction. Amélie’s mission is rudely interrupted when she meets a strange, off-beat young man, Nino Quincampoix...
"David Byrne's American Utopia" is a one-of-a-kind, dynamic film and a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.
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