richard-1's - Rented List

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Amongst the towering landscape of the Swiss Alps, a gifted young physicist (Jan Bülow) meets an elusive pianist (Olivia Ross) - one who knows things about him that he's never told another living soul.

Before he knows it, his curiosity traps him inside a mind-bending web of murder and mystery that will take him on a journey through the very fabric of the universe itself. Atmospheric, compelling and visually breathtaking, Timm Kroger's gripping sci-fi adventure blends past and present to create something utterly unique.

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While enjoying a day soaking up the sun at Athens' gay beach, best friends Demostheneos (Yorgos Tsiantoulas) and Nikitas (Andreas Labropoulos) brainstorm ideas for a screenplay.

Recalling the lively events of the summer where Demostheneos reluctantly broke up with his ex, Panos (Nikolaos Mihas), and somehow gained a dog named Carmen. The pair discuss how they can turn Demostheneos' encounters into a 'hero's journey' into a film of lifetime. Sexy and charming, 'The Summer with Carmen' is a celebration of gay friends that keep us sane and the four-legged pets who turn our lives into beautiful mayhem.

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Jackie (Karen Sillas) and Michael (Tom Noonan, Manhunter, also writer-director) are co-workers at a New York law firm who, after months of flirtation, agree to meet for a 'first date' at Jackie's apartment.

Their initially charged and playful interactions eventually evolve into a long, dark night of the soul, as the two would-be lovers get to know each other properly for the first time, and discover that all may not be as it seems. Winner of the Sundance Festival Jury Prize in 1994, 'What Happened Was...'is a landmark work of American independent cinema anchored around two stunning performances, presenting an often hilarious, often bleak, but always excoriatingly honest exploration of dating in the big city.

When Lieutenant McGregor (Gary Cooper) welcomes officers Forsythe (Franchot Tone) and Stone (Richard Cromwell) to a remote outpost on the northwest frontier of the British Raj, they face overwhelming odds as they battle a local insurgency.

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Decades after they were separated, architect Peter Ibbetson (Gary Cooper) and his childhood sweetheart, Mary (Ann Harding), are reconnected when her husband hires Ibbetson to design a building .

The relationship between the pair is rekindled until Ibbetson accidentally kills a man in self-defence and is sent to prison. Soon, he is visited by Mary in his dreams...

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One of the most popular movie musicals ever made, 'Funny Girl' follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice - a role that earned Barbra Streisand the 1968 Oscar for Best Actress. As the film opens, only her mother believes Fanny can make it in show business.

When she gets her first break at Keeney's Music Hall, her hilarious debut as a roller-skating chorus girl gets her hired as a comedienne. A year later Fanny is working for Florenz Ziegfeld in his famous Follies and brings down the house with an outrageous and unplanned number. Fanny becomes a star, falls in love and marries Nick Arnstein (Omar Sharif), a handsome gambler whose luck doesn't hold up. The film's many memorable songs include 'Don't Rain on My Parade' and the Streisand classic 'People'.

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After the fall of the Libyan city of Tobruk, Sergeant Joe Gunn (Humphrey Bogart) and his crew - "Waco" Hoyt (Bruce Bennett), Fred Clarkson (Lloyd Bridges) and Jimmy Doyle (Dan Duryea) - retreat in their tank across the Sahara.

Along the way they pick up six Allied stragglers and Tambul (Rex Ingram), a Sudanese corporal and his Italian prisoner. Tambul directs the group to a desert fortress, where they hope to find desparately needed water. A detachment of German soldiers arrives and attempts to barter food for water, but Gunn and his followers refuse. When the Germans attack, Gunn leads his desert-weary men in a desparate battle, hoping that British reinforcements can arrive in time.

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Cary Grant plays John Robie, reformed jewel thief who was once known as 'The Cat' in this suspenseful Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller. Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself.

Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Grace Kelly), he sees the chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's (Jessie Royce Landis) fabulous jewels. His plan backfires, however, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape. In a spine-tingling climax, the real criminal is exposed.

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Robert (Hubert Milkowski), a young Polish immigrant, arrives in Norway to work for a fish factory in hopes of paying off his mother's rising debts.

Suppressing his true self to fit in with the other Poles at the factory, Robert develops feelings for Ivar (Karl Bekele Steinland), the out and proud son of the factory owner who also moonlights as a drag performer. As the two get to know each other, a worker's strike breaks out and Robert is faced to decide on his future: will he choose financial stability or his community? Polish-Norwegian director Leiv Igor Devoid's feature is a striking and honest portrayal of the intersecting limits of class and culture.

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The final edition of Peccadillo Pictures' long-running series of the best new gay short films.

We Collide (2023) UK
A queercore romance - a visceral and immersive exploration of the power of the mosh pit and finding love in the most unlikely of places.

Firsts (2022) New Zealand
Steven (Kelvin Ta), a closeted Chinese student in New Zealand invites a stranger over in hopes of losing his virginity.
Sea Sparkles (aka Noctilucas 2022) Uruguay
Mere hours before Lucas (Enzo Vogrincic) departs Uruguay, a one-night stand with Juan (Alejandro Mata Molina) causes him to meditate on on what he truly wants from life.
Aloof (aka Mineged 2020) Israel
At a family birthday party, Yariv (Nadav Portiansky), a timid photographer, begins to recall his extreme sexual experiences at a gay sauna.
The Rev (2021) UK
A young vicar (Jack Holden), in the middle of an identity crisis, allows his imagination to run wild when he's asked to organise an impromptu funeral.
Prelude (2019) Colombia
A chance encounter with an actor at a party helps aspiring piano player Samuel (Alejandro Sandoval) finally master his craft.
Beautiful Stranger (2021) France
After being abruptly dumped by his long-time boyfriend, Romain (Baptiste Carrion-Weiss) checks into a hotel for a wild night with a devil-may-care operator and an obstinate Don Juan.
You Like That (2023) UK
Struggling online performer-cum-student Joshua (Jeremy McClain) longs for the type of romance he reads about in 19th Century literature.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday (aka Jeudi, vendredi, samedi 2021) France
When their factory catches on fire, Romain and Ademar spend three days together in the idleness of a French summer.
L'homme Inconnu (2021) Belgium, France
In a bid to cure his writer's block, Louis (Geert Van Rampelberg) travels to the Cote d'Azur, where he meets the mysterious Tommy (Samuel Suchod) and his girlfriend.
S.A.M. (2020) UK
Two boys form an unlikely bond on the swings in their local park.

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Kirsty is a young woman living with her sister and widowed mother. Prior to his untimely death, Kirsty's father had encouraged her to seek a life beyond the island, and when romance burgeons between her and local lad Murdo, the opportunity to see the world seems within reach.

When the young men must leave the island for the war, a road dance is held in their honour, and on that night Kirsty's life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.

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Newly arrived in Ramsdale, New Hampshire, European emigre Humbert Humbert is smitten, so much so that he comes up with a master plan. He'll marry Charlotte Haze.

That way he'll always be close to his dear one - Charlotte's precocious daughter! Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick explores the theme of sexual obsession (a subject he would revisit 37 years later in 'Eyes Wide Shut') with this darkly comic and deeply moving version of Vladimir Nabokov's novel.

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Joe (Khalil Ben Gharbia) is about to be released from a detention centre. Should the judge approve his discharge, he will return to society and an uncertain life on the other side of the security fence.

But when a new detainee, William (Julien De Saint Jean), arrives in his facility, Joe starts to question his desire for freedom. 'The Lost Boys' is a compelling and sensitively observed portrait of burgeoning masculinity and sexuality.

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Three classic films starring and directing Buster Keaton.

Our Hospitality (1923)

Keaton is luckless William McKay, who must journey down South to view his lacklustre inheritance, only to be seduced along the way by one of the Canfields, Virginia, who lures him to her family's house so that the men of the clan can shoot him down. But William knows that the Canfield men won't kill him as long as he's in their house, so he endeavours to stay put there, against all obstacles.
Go West (1925)
Friendless abandons city life to ride the rails to an Arizona ranch, where his ineptitude at almost everything only makes his nickname even more accurate. But when his one beloved companion, a cow named Brown Eyes, seems to be headed to a slaughterhouse fate, Friendless intervenes, and the resulting cattle stampede through the streets of Los Angeles is one of Keaton's most understandably famous and acclaimed sequences.
College (1927)
Keaton is bookworm Ronald; whose high school girl Mary ditches him for someone with the athletic prowess that Ronald lacks. Determined to win her back, Ronald enters college with an eye on sports, but two left feet.

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When callous thugs beat Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) senseless and viciously murder the gorgeous blonde he's been trying to help, the hard-boiled detective retaliates the only way he can: by hitting first and asking questions later.

Cutting a brutal swathe through the city's sleazy underside, Hammer uncovers a mysterious black container whose deadly contents not only solve the murder...but trigger an apocalyptic climax as well!