mervyn-verstellung's - Rented List

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Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) is one-of-a-kind: a fabulous, glitter-bedecked, gender-fluid teenager whose razor-sharp wit is matched only by his outrageous, anything-goes fashion sense.

But when he's forced to live with his straight-laced father, Billy finds himself a diva-out-of-water at his new ultra-conservative high school. Undaunted by the bullies who refuse to understand him, the fearless Billy sets out to make a big statement in his own inimitable way: challenging the school's reigning mean girl for the title of homecoming queen!

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From acclaimed director Mike Leigh comes this epic portrayal of events surrounding the infamous 1819 'Peterloo Massacre' in Manchester, when armed government forces charged into a crowd of 60,000 peaceful protesters who were desperate for greater democracy and improved working conditions.

Featuring stellar performances from Maxine Peake and Rory Kinnear, 'Peterloo' is an explosively visceral retelling of a defining moment in British history.

Feature is an extraordinary portrait of a resourceful teenage girl struggling to find her way in a tough world.

Anne (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O'Dowd) - an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record of 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

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On 22 July 2011, more than 500 youths at a political summer camp on the island of Utoya outside Oslo were targeted by an armed, right-wing extremist.

In this first fictional movie about the attack, director Erik Poppe's breathless single-take re-enactment is told entirely from the perspective of a teenage girl Kaja (Andrea Berntzen) and her friends. Minute by minute we watch them trying to escape the gunman as they fight for their survival.

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Tess, portrayed by the entrancing Nastassja Kinski, is the daughter of a poor, drunken farmer who discovers that he is actually of noble descent. Tess is sent off to live with their proper and wealthy relatives.

There, she is seduced by a suave but sinister cousin and bears him a bastard son who dies while still an infant. The backdrop is morally rigid Victorian England where Tess must carry the shame of her past even into her marriage to a minister's son, until she cleanses herself of all guilt in one ultimate act of passion.

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This is the award-winning story about an 82-year old bachelor Mr Vig, who has never known love, and Sister Amvorsija, a determined young Russian nun who enters his quiet life. Living alone, Mr Vig wants to donate his dilapidated castle to the Russian Orthodox Church for use as a monastery.

So now a group of nuns has descended upon his home to help his dreams come true. But the nuns have ideas of their own, and for Mr Vig to realize his ambition things may have to change in more ways than he had bargained for. To ensure that the necessary steps are taken, the nuns slowly take over the daily work in the castle, introduce new routines, and insist that improvements are made to the building. The entrance of Sister Amvrosija, profoundly affects the old man, who has lived alone all his life and had little contacts with women. Gradually a grudging respect develops between the two adversaries. What starts out as a battle of wills becomes a story of transformation and redemption and in the end Mr Vig gains a community that loves him, prays for him and ultimately may have to mourn for him.

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On the run from the law after a bar-room brawl, troubled Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci) flees the US to Italy. Arriving completely alone and without a plan, he soon meets the mysterious Louise (Nadia Hilker), and quickly falls in love.

But upon discovering that there's more to her than meets the eye, he must decide just how far he'll go for love.

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Texas, Christmas 1985 - Adrian (Cory Michael Smith) is home for the first time in three years having moved on from the repressed life he left behind.

Between his mother's warm affection, his father's begrudging, stilted conversation and his younger brother Andrew's (Aidan Langford) cold shoulder, Adrian is all too aware of the impact his absence has had on them. Time to make up for lost time. A mutual love of Madonna's music helps the brothers to reconnect. Their relationship starts to rebuild through the joy of "ungodly" music and movies as Adrian secretly helps him rebuild his cassette tape collection recently destroyed by local pastor. With his life in New York City falling apart Adrian is determined to make this home visit count - 1985 will be a Christmas to remember.

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Inspired by true events, this powerful and afrecting film tells the story of a group of Cistercian monks living in the remote mountains of North Africa.

When an Islamic fundamentalist group massacres a team of foreign workers, fear sweeps through the region and the brothers are faced with abandoning their monastery and the community who depend on them, or making the courageous decision to stay.

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The latest from the unique imagination of Peter Strickland, 'In Fabric' is a delirious retail nightmare that blends Euro-infused horror with absurdist dark humour, to ghostly effect.

Set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period at a mysterious Thames Valley department store, the film follows the journey of a cursed artery-red dress as it passes from person to person with devastating consequences.

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Joan Castleman (Glenn Close) has spent forty years sacrificing her own talent, dreams and ambitions to support her charismatic husband Joe (Jonathan Pryce) and his stellar literary career.

Ignoring infidelities and excuses made in the cause of his art, she has put up with his behaviour with undiminished grace and humour. The foundations of their marriage have, however, been built upon a set of uneven compromises and Joan has reached a turning point. On the eve of Joe's Nobel Prize for Literature, the crown jewel rewarding a spectacular body of work, Joan will confront the biggest sacrifice of her life and some long-buried secrets. 'The Wife' is a poignant, funny and emotional journey, a celebration of womanhood, self-discovery and liberation...

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In this new take on the tragic love story, Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) is a seasoned musician who discovers - and falls in love with - struggling artist Ally (Lady Gaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer...until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight.

But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jackson fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

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During the long hot summer of 1947 Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked.

Hundreds Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries, but it is now in decline and its inhabitants - mother, son and daughter - are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how terrifyingly, the family's story is about to become entwined with his own.

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Soon after the huge success of 'Magnificent Obsession', Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson again teamed up with director Douglas Sirk for this heartwarming story of an attractive, wealthy New England widow who defies social constraints when she falls in love for a much younger man.

When Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) falls in love with her sexy gardener, Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson), she becomes the target of small town gossip, while at the time incurring the wrath of her own children Kay (Gloria Talbott) and Ned (William Reynolds). The children and the town want Cary to lead a more conventional lifestyle than that offered by Ron. They would prefer that she spend the rest of her life in front of her new TV set, wed to Harvey (Conrad Nagel), a highly respected, wealthy - and boring - bachelor. Will she choose love or "respectability"?