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Little Children (2006)Secretos íntimos
Life is not quite what it seems in this haunting and sensual masterwork from writer/director Todd Field. Kate Winslet and Jackie Earle Haley star along with Jennifer Connelly and Patrick Wilson in this "beautiful, provocative and compelling" adult drama. Base don the novel by Tom Perrotta, this film explores how the lives of seemingly perfect families can unravel in the wake of an adulterous affair. - Director:
- Todd Field
- Cast:
- Kate Winslet, Gary Anthony Ramsay, Jennifer Connelly
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Atlantic City, 1922: The Roaring '20s are about to begin in earnest and despite a booming economy, alcohol is scarce and gangster violence is heating up. Amidst this backdrop, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), whose marriage to Margaret has become a sham after she signed away his highway windfall to the church, faces the challenge of mending old relationships. Nucky also encounters new competition from a hair-trigger gangster who builds a strategic bulkhead between New York and Atlantic City in an effort to siphon off Nucky's alcohol business. The conflict brings out die best and worst in Nucky as new and familiar faces undergo compelling metamorphoses within the third season of this Golden Globe and Emmy Award- winning series. - Director:
- Timothy Van Patten
- Cast:
- Steve Buscemi, Stephen Graham, Vincent Piazza
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Atlantic City 1921. In the wake of Prohibition, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi) wields ultimate power in "the world's playground." After rigging the Atlantic City mayoral election, Nucky and young WWI veteran Jimmy Darmody appear to be in control of the city. However, their grip soon begins to unravel as Nucky is arrested for election fraud and members of both his inner circle and family begin to question their allegiances. All die while, mobsters like Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and Al Capone wait in the wings, looking for the right opportunity to grab a bigger piece of Nucky's pic. - Director:
- Timothy Van Patten
- Cast:
- Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly MacDonald
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Ex-police woman turned sex therapist, Linda (Suranne Jones) has her own problems. Unable to have children with her husband Richard (Cristian Solimeno), she turns to her business partner and brother-in-law, Greg (Tristan Gemmill) for help. Life only gets more complicated when Linda is called in to consult on a sordid murder case by her former lover, Angie (Eva Pope). Things hit a little close to home when one of Linda's clients is found dead. Caught in a storm of emotional conflict, intrigue, suspicion and unsure who to trust, Linda begins to realise that her own life may be in danger. - Director:
- Roberto Bangura
- Cast:
- Suranne Jones, Cristian Solimeno, Tristan Gemmill
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Priscilla Chase (Parker Posey) seems to have it all - the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband - except for in bed where sex has always left her a bit short of the finish line. When the problem drives her desperate husband to leave her for one of high school students, Priscilla's idyllic world is shattered. She sets out on a quest to become just as good at sex as she is at everything else in life, embarking on a wild journey that leads her into the arms of the man she least expected and to the discovery that happiness is something found in the most unlikely places. - Director:
- Billy Kent
- Cast:
- Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Danny DeVito
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Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas and Patsy Kensit star in this mesmerising story of a scientist who marries the woman of his dreams - only to find himself entangled in a nightmarish web of dark intrigue and shocking secrets! With stunning performances and breathtaking visuals, Angels and Insects is tantalising, hypnotic...and seething with sexuality. Taken in by a wealthy family after a failed expedition to the Amazon, biologist William Adamson (Rylance) wins the hand of his benefactor's daughter (Kensit) and believes his dreams of fame and fortune may finally come true. But a servant (Thomas) has secret knowledge about his new family, and his visions of grandeur tarnish in light of an erotic decadence and illicit passion beyond his darkest fears. - Director:
- Philip Haas
- Cast:
- Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Patsy Kensit
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On the day of her 11th birthday, Angeliki jumps from the balcony of her family home, falling to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep insisting that it was a tragic accident, but for how long will the family secrets remain? - Director:
- Alexandros Avranas
- Cast:
- Kostas Antalopoulos, Constantinos Athanasiades, Chloe Bolota
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Presence of Mind (1999)El celo
stunning screen adaption to date in this 19th Century period thriller. Upon the death of her incestuous father, a young woman is called on to serve as a Governess for two children, Miles and Flora. Their uncle, the master, became the guardian of the youngsters after the loss of their parents. Seduced by the charm of their uncle, she accepts his one condition: to take sole responsability for them and never trouble him. Although happy with the location and nature of her job. the Governess soon encounters problems with the two children and the estate housekeeper. When she stumbles upon a secret room, the Governess discovers dark secrets and begins to understand the reason behind the children's errie behaviour - Director:
- Antoni Aloy
- Cast:
- Sadie Frost, Jack Taylor, Tom Keller
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon
On December 8, 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor in chief of fashion magazine French Elle suffered a massive stroke, leaving him prisoner inside his own body, only able to communicate with the blinking of his left eye. Inside the Diving Bell, as he referred to his body, his memory and imagination, the Butterfly, remained untouched by the tragedy. Using a special alphabet, Bauby went on to defy the odds and fulfil his dream of writing a book, showing the amazing resilience of the human spirit. - Director:
- Julian Schnabel
- Cast:
- Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze
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Justice League (2017)Justice League Mortal / Justice League of America
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of meta-humans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes - Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash - it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions. - Director:
- Zack Snyder
- Cast:
- Ben Affleck, Ciarán Hinds, Gal Gadot
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Miller's Crossing (1990)De paseo a la muerte
Leo (Albert Finney), a likeable Irish gangster boss, rules an Eastern city along with Tom (Gabriel Byrne), his trusted lieutenant and counsellor. But just as their authority is challenged by an Italian underboss and his ruthless henchman Leo and Tom also fall for the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden). Tom, caught in the jaws of a gangland power struggle, walks a deadly tightrope as he tries to control and manipulate its violent outcome. - Director:
- Joel Coen
- Cast:
- Gabriel Byrne, William Preston Robertson, Albert Finney
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After a horrific car accident, Anna (Christina Ricci) wakes up to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) preparing her body for her funeral. Confused, terrified and feeling still very much alive, Anna doesn't believe she's dead, despite the funeral director's reassurances that she is merely in transition to the afterlife. Eliot convinces her he has the ability to communicate with the dead and is the only one who can help her. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except Eliot, Anna is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death. But Anna's grief-stricken boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) still can't shake the nagging suspicion that Eliot isn't what he appears to be. As the funeral nears, Paul gets closer to unlocking the disturbing truth, but it could be too late; Anna may have already begun to cross over to the other side. - Director:
- Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
- Cast:
- Christina Ricci, Liam Neeson, Justin Long
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Andy, a frustrated, drug-using New York accountant with a failing marriage to Gina, is in desperate need of some money. He persuades his timid younger brother, to rob their parents' jewellery store and solve all of their monetary problems. But the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends the brothers and their father hurtling towards a shattering climax... - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast:
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney
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Drowning by Numbers (1988)Verschwörung der Frauen
3 generations of women share a name and an aversion to marriage. 3 husbands have reason to be afraid of water. Add to the equation 1 amorous coroner and 1 inventive little boy and so begins the game. 'Drowning by Number' is a sharp and witty tale of female camaraderie with Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson and Joely Richardson giving first-class performances. Peter Greenaway's charming pastoral setting overflows with metaphors and mathematical riddles in a film that will continue to amuse for countless viewings. - Director:
- Peter Greenaway
- Cast:
- Bernard Hill, Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson
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When a space shuttle crew finds a mysterious spacecraft containing three human-looking creatures in a state of suspended animation, they bring them back to Earth for further investigation. It's only then that scientists discover that they are in fact a race of space vampires that feed off people's life-force rather than their blood. So when they escape and run amok in London, the consequences are apocalyptic - and the shuttle crew's only survivor (Steve Railsback) seems to be the only man who can stop them. - Director:
- Tobe Hooper
- Cast:
- Steve Railsback, Patrick Jordan, Mathilda May
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