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1) The Chosen
Publisher
Angel Studios
Language
English
Description
A charismatic fisherman drowning in debt. A troubled woman wrestling with real demons. A young tax collector ostracized by society. A religious leader questioning his faith tradition.
2) Zoo
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story, 12 year old Tom (Art Parkinson) and his misfit friends fight to save Buster the baby elephant during the air raids on Belfast in 1941. Winner of the Films4Families Youth Jury Award at the **Seattle International Film Festival**. "*A thrilling adventure for all ages.*" - Justin Lowe, ***Hollywood Reporter***
3) Ironweed
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Based on the William Kennedy novel of the same name, IRONWEED is set in the waning years of the Depression. Jack Nicholson plays Francis Phelan, a washed-up baseball player who deserted his family back in the 1910s when he accidentally killed his infant son by dropping him. Since that time, Phelan has been a shabby barfly, living from drink to drink; spending his days palling around with Rudy (Tom Waits). Wandering into his hometown of Albany, New...
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Description
Anne Shirley is thirteen years old and finds that life in Avonlea is never simple. Torn between her free-spirited nature and her own perceived need to become sensible, Anne finds that the journey toward her goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate yet amusing mishaps.
5) Lady Jane
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
In 1553, England's idle rich were anything but idle. With the blessing of the royal family, they plundered the riches of the church, stole the finest farmlands, and generally took all the best things the country had to offer. A cousin to the infamous Henry VII, Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter) disapproved of the way her fellow nobles behaved, and disagreed with their religious beliefs. But as a sheltered 16-year-old, there wasn’t much she could...
6) Angel Heart
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Seedy Brooklyn private eye Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) is hired by shady Louis Cyphre (Robert De Niro) to locate a pop singer who reneged on a debt. Harry ventures into Harlem, the first step of a Heart of Darkness-inspired odyssey. Each time Harry makes contact with someone who might know the singer's whereabouts, he or she is killed in a horrible, ritualistic fashion; a Satanic cult seems to be at the bottom of all the carnage. Harry solves the...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the remote desert of New Mexico, “The Manhattan Project” is materializing – the World War II effort to build the atomic bomb. **Oscar**-winner Paul Newman (*Hud*, *Nobody’s Fool*) stars as General Leslie Groves, the military man in charge of a massive project that will produce two weapons: “Fat Man” and “Little Boy.” Nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"A singular, powerful experience."...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story, this riveting western follows a headstrong New York widow (Jessica Chastain) as she journeys west to meet Sioux chief Sitting Bull, facing off with an army officer (Sam Rockwell) intent on war with Native Americans. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes bring smarts and chemistry to this worthy Western.*" - Tomris Laffly, ***Time...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Deutsch
Description
French King Louis won't allow Marie to bury her father's body in Burgundy. Instead he forces her counsellors to accept him as their lawful ruler. When Marie refuses to marry Charles, French troops invade Burgundy, ravaging its provinces. On his journey to Ghent Maximilian has caught the plague. Confined to his sickbed, he is unable to rush to her side and help her fight her numerous enemies.
10) Russian Ark
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Russian
Description
Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov (THE SUN) broke boundaries with his dreamlike vision of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, RUSSIAN ARK. It's the first feature-length narrative film shot in a single take (on digital video, using a specially designed disc instead of tape). RUSSIAN ARK is shot from the point-of-view of an unseen narrator, as he explores the museum and travels through Russian history. The audience sees through his eyes as he witnesses...
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Language
English
Description
Paris 1830. Betrayed by his mistress, Octave falls into despair and debauchery. The death of his father takes him to the country where he meets Brigette, a young widow ten years his elder. Octave falls passionately in love, once more. But will he have the courage to believe in it? Nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at the **Cannes Film Festival**.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Deutsch
Description
Maximilian saves Polheim's life and rids himself of the conspirators. In order to dispel rumors that their first-born son is actually a girl, Maximilian and Marie have their son baptized in public. However, as the ducal family leaves the cathedral, Maximilian is stabbed. He escapes death by the skin of his teeth only to confront the young French Prince Charles in the Battle of Guinegate.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
This epic adventure and visionary film chronicles more than 20 years in the life of Christopher Columbus, one of the most celebrated, influential and mysterious men in history. Nominated for a **Golden Globe** for Best Original Score - Motion Picture.
Publisher
SPI International
Language
Hungarian
Description
On August 16, 1958 two Hungarian immigrants break into the Hungarian embassy in Bern and take the ambassador hostage. As the Swiss police surrounds the building and a group of Hungarian immigrants shows up on the street to demonstrate, a tense, twist-filled hostage drama plays out behind the closed doors of the embassy. Based on a true story. Winner of the Federico Fellini Award at the **Tiburon International Film Festival**. Nominated for the Grand...
15) The Divine Order
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the **Tribeca Film Festival**, THE DIVINE ORDER is set in Switzerland in 1971 where, despite the worldwide social upheavals of the previous decade, women were still denied the right to vote. When unassuming and dutiful housewife Nora is forbidden by her husband to take a part-time job, her frustration leads to her becoming the poster child of her town’s suffragette movement. Her newfound celebrity...
16) Ask for Jane
Publisher
levelFILM
Language
English
Description
A group of determined Midwestern women begin providing safe but illegal abortions in this 1960s period drama based on a true story.
17) Trumbo
Publisher
Bleecker Street
Language
English
Description
The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. Nominated...
Publisher
The Orchard
Language
English
Description
Just as he nears the completion of his memoirs, an aging Casanova receives a surprise visit from a scheming former conquest. Unsure of the new arrival’s motives, Casanova is torn between the deeply ingrained instinct to seduce her and wariness of her motives. CASANOVA VARIATIONS features John Malkovich as himself in this ribald staging of Mozart’s masterpiece. Nominated for the Golden Seashell for Best Film at the **San Sebastián International...
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Language
Español
Description
In occupied France in 1943, a famous old sculptor finds the desire to work again on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking after escaping a refugee camp in the South of France. Nominated for thirteen awards, including Best Film at the **Goya Awards.** "*...a contemplative ode to creativity and imagination.*" - Rene Rodriguez, ***The Miami Herald***
20) Quo Vadis, Aida?
Publisher
Neon
Language
English
Description
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens looking for shelter in the UN camp. As an insider to the negotiations Aida has access to crucial information that she needs to interpret. What is on the horizon for her family and people – rescue or death? Which move should she take? Nominated for Best International Feature Film...
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