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Emma Thompson plays Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack). As Nancy embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening and Leo draws on his skills and charm, together they find a surprising human connection. - Director:
- Sophie Hyde
- Cast:
- Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Isabella Laughland
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Pete (Tom Stourton) is ready to leave his youthful indulgences behind and settle down with his girlfriend, Sonia (Charly Clive). When his university friends invite him for a country weekend way to celebrate his birthday he finds their immature ways haven't changed and he's baffled by their spontaneous invitation to a feral stranger from the local pub to join them. With the atmosphere turning from tense to terrifying to surreal, Pete reaches breaking point. Is he being punished? Is he paranoid? Or is he just part of some sick joke? - Director:
- Andrew Gaynord
- Cast:
- Georgina Campbell, Christopher Fairbank, Joshua McGuire
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On a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley in 1971, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) of the Tribal Police is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), who has his own old scores to settle. Together the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own personal demons on the path to salvation. - Director:
- Chris Eyre
- Cast:
- Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten
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Lust, Caution (2007)Se, jie
Set against the backdrop of a transforming country, a young women finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless and secretive intelligence agent. As she immerses herself in her role as a cosmopolitan seductress, she becomes entangled in a dangerous game that will ultimately determine her fate. - Director:
- Ang Lee
- Cast:
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen
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When Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and fellow residents of 1920s Littlehampton begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose (Jessie Buckley) is charged with the crime. However, as the town's women begin to investigate the crime, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all. - Director:
- Thea Sharrock
- Cast:
- Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall
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Maddie thinks she's found the answer to her financial troubles when she discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to "date" their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, and bring him out of his shell before he leaves for college. But awkward Percy proves to be a real challenge, and time is running out. She has one summer to make him a man or lose it all. - Director:
- Gene Stupnitsky
- Cast:
- Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti
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From the team behind Spitfire comes Lancaster, the story of the iconic WW2 bomber told through the words of the last surviving crew members, re-mastered archive material and extraordinary aerial footage of the RAF's last airworthy Lancaster. Responsible for some of the most famous and infamous missions in WW2 history, from the Dambuster raids to the controversial bombing of Dresden, the Lancaster would help turn the tide of war. But there was a deadly price to be paid. 'Lancaster' is an epic and poignant story of courage, fear, friendship and the moral complexities of war. - Director:
- David Fairhead
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Three Times (2005)Zui hao de shi guang
Three different time periods, 1966, 1911 & 2005. Three different Stories. Two amazing performances as Asia's brightest new stars, Shu Qi & Chang Chen, play out three enrapturing tales of unfinished love...
1966, a time for love.A young man enlisted for military service falls for a beautiful girl in a 1960's pool hall. But will she wait for him?
1911, a time for freedom.
A courtesan in a brothel falls in love with one of her clients, a political activist on the brink of joining the Chinese revolution.
2005, a time for youth.
Hidden passions arise when a beautiful bisexual singer becomes involved in a tangled affair with a photographer.- Director:
- Hsiao-hsien Hou
- Cast:
- Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Fang Mei
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When 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her. Based on a real-life experience, 'Thelma' is an "action" comedy unlike any other - exploring family, friendship, and aging, while being uniquely inspired by action movies... - Director:
- Josh Margolin
- Cast:
- June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey
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"Promising Young Woman" is a bold new vision that has ignited a debate starring Academy Award Nominee Carey Mulligan as 'Cassie': a wickedly smart but singularly focused woman, who in order to overcome events from her past lives a double life by night. Following an unexpected encounter. Cassie is given the chance to right the wrongs of the past. - Director:
- Emerald Fennell
- Cast:
- Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie
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English rose Gemma Bovery (Gemma Arterton) and her husband (Jason Flemvng) nave moved to a rustic cottage in Normandy in pursuit of the French dream. Their new neighbour, bored local baker Martin (Fabrice Luchini), is a romanticist and devotee of Flaubert. Fie becomes transfixed by his very own 'Madame Bovary', and takes a watchful interest in her life. When a dashing young man catches Gemma's eye, Martin begins to fear that she will fall to the same fate as her literary namesake. - Director:
- Anne Fontaine
- Cast:
- Fabrice Luchini, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng
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There is a philosophical theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood; that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us diminishing problems and increasing creativity. Intrigued Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) and three of his friends all weary high school teachers, embark on a risky experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. Initial results are positive, but as the units are knocked back and stakes are raised, it becomes increasingly clear that some bold acts carry severe consequences. - Director:
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast:
- Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang
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Rochel, an Orthodox Jew, and Nasira a Muslim woman, meet as first-year teachers at a Brooklyn public school. Over the course of a year they learn to see past their superficial differences and form a unique bond over their shared experiences of the ups and downs of arranged marriage. A funny, moving and insightful tale of love and friendship blossoming in the most unlikely of places, Arranged delicately reveals how individual relationships can transcend age-old divisions, and shows that in the search for love, true friends know best. - Director:
- Diane Crespo
- Cast:
- Zoe Lister-Jones, Francis Benhamou, Mimi Lieber
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In the Courtyard (2014)Dans La Cour
40-year-old musician Antoine (Gustave Kervern) suddenly decides to end his career. After several days' aimless wandering, he is hired as the caretaker of an old residential building in Paris. Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve) is a recently retired resident, generous-spirited and deeply involved with the management company of the building. After she discovers a crack in her living room wall, her worry gradually turns to panic - what if the building were to collapse? Slowly, Antoine develops a fondness for this woman he is afraid will slip into madness. Through a confusion of misfires and anxiety, the two develop an awkward friendship, funny yet solid, which might just get them through this difficult patch... - Director:
- Pierre Salvadori
- Cast:
- Catherine Deneuve, Adeline Moreau, Gustave Kervern
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Return of the Hero (2018)Le retour du héros
France 1809. The charming Captain Neuville (Jean Dujardin) is set to marry Pauline when war breaks out, forcing Neuville to depart for the battlefield. After not hearing from the captain for months, Pauline soon starts to become ill with worry, pushing her sister Elisabeth (Melanie Laurent) to write fake letters on the captain's behalf. When Neuville returns home unexpectedly, he is welcomed in glory but in truth is a war deserter and an opportunistic coward. A suspicious Elisabeth is determined to expose the real Neuville and the two imposters start a ruthless fight; conspiring against each other using the best tricks they can find. - Director:
- Laurent Tirard
- Cast:
- Jean Dujardin, Mélanie Laurent, Noémie Merlant
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