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The Death of Louis XIV (2016)La mort de Louis XIV
Albert Serra's new film is an adaptation of the Due de Saint-Simon's memoirs, starring Jean-Pierre as the Sun King in his last days. The dying king can barely move from his bed in Versailles. His relatives and his closest counsellors come in turns at his bedside, but he can barely rule his kingdom. His secret wife Madame de Maintenon, and his doctor Fagon dread his last breath and try to hide it from the public, to preserve the future of France. Jean-Pierre Leaud, in his costume, hair and poses, fully embodies the last few days of the longest serving king of France, who, with his seventy-two years reign, changed the face of the monarchy and of France. - Director:
- Albert Serra
- Cast:
- Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick d'Assumçao, Marc Susini
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Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen's bittersweet romance 'Café Society' follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love, and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. With 'Café Society' Woody Allen conjures up a 1930s world that has passed to tell a deeply romantic tale of dreams that never die. - Director:
- Woody Allen
- Cast:
- Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell
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The Ornithologist (2016)O Ornitólogo
Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for endangered black storks along a remote river in northern Portugal, when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrim girls on their way to Santiago de Compostela, he plunges into a dark, eerie forest, trying to get back on track. But as he encounters unexpected uncanny obstacles and people who put him to the test, Fernando is driven to extreme, transformative actions. Gradually he becomes a different man: - inspired, multifaceted, and finally enlightened. - Director:
- João Pedro Rodrigues
- Cast:
- Paul Hamy, Xelo Cagiao, João Pedro Rodrigues
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I Am Michael (2016)Michael
"I Am Michael" is the incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze (James Franco), a high profile gay youth activist who created a national controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a straight Christian pastor. The film follows Michael from his life in San Francisco with his boyfriend Bennett (Zachary Quinto), where he pursues political activism, a journalist career at XY Magazine, social awareness, and sexual exploration, to his days of personal self-discovery. After a traumatic scare, Michael is plagued by doubt and paranoia, and begins a religious reawakening. Michael renounces his gay lifestyle, rejects his friends, and endeavors to find his "true self". He explores Buddhism and Mormonism, yet ultimately lands at a Christian Bible school in rural Wyoming where he meets his girlfriend, Rebekah (Emma Roberts), and becomes the pastor of his own church. This powerful new film captures one man's haunting journey through modern concepts of love, denial and redemption. - Director:
- Justin Kelly
- Cast:
- James Franco, Emma Roberts, Zachary Quinto
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John Mills, Richard Attenborough and Bernard Lee star in this gripping true story of one of the most crucial events of the Second World War: the historic evacuation of more than 350,000 men from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. With the Germans pushing the British back to the edge of the sea and then strafing them on the beaches, the civilians of Britain came back to the rescue of their armed forces. In an act of remarkable heroism, every small boat available was mobilised to carry them back to safety, if the Germans had captured these men, the war would have been effectively lost. Their actions led to the coining of the phrase "The Dunkirk Spirit". - Director:
- Leslie Norman
- Cast:
- John Mills, Bob Danvers Walker, Richard Attenborough
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The King's Choice (2016)Kongens nei
An award-winning historical drama based on a true story about three dramatic days in 1940, when the King of Norway was presented with an unimaginable ultimatum from the German armed forces: surrender or die. With the German Air force and soldiers hunting them, the Royal Family is forced to flee from the capital - parting ways without knowing if they'll ever see each other again. The Crown Princess Martha (Tuva Novotny) leaves Norway with the children to seek refuge in Sweden, whilst King Haakon (Jesper Christensen) and the Crown Prince Olav (Anders Baasmo Christiansen) stay to fight. After three days of desperately trying to evade the Germans, Haakon makes his final decision; he refuses to capitulate, even if it may cost him, his family and many Norwegians their lives. - Director:
- Erik Poppe
- Cast:
- Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics
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Marc (Tom Bateman) and Fred (Sean Teale) return to a remote B&B to bait Josh (Paul McGann), its Christian owner who had previously opposed them sharing a bed. Whilst Marc revels in his revenge, the arrival of a mysterious and menacing Russian turns things upside down, putting all of their lives in jeopardy. - Director:
- Joe Ahearne
- Cast:
- Sean Teale, Paul McGann, Tom Bateman
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth proportions with an almost human sense of vengeance. This real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, but Melville's book only told half the story. Experience the harrowing aftermath as the pummeled crew battles storms, starvation, arid despair, and the men are forced to do the unthinkable in order to survive. - Director:
- Ron Howard
- Cast:
- Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson
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Determined to confront his anxiety about "sounding gay", journalist David Thorpe embarks on a hilarious and touching journey, exploring the linguistic, cultural and historical origins of the stereotype of the gay voice. Enlisting the frank and often funny perspectives of famous faces including writer David Sedaris, comedian Margaret Cho, actor George Takei and fashion guru Tim Gunn as well as family, friends, and even complete strangers, David learns that people - gay, straight and everything in between - often wish for a different voice. Drawing upon movie and television clips, acting coaches and linguists, "Do I Sound Gay?" uncovers the broader context of this widely felt insecurity and illuminates the complexities at play in a highly personal and current issue. - Director:
- David Thorpe
- Cast:
- David Thorpe, George Takei, Tim Gunn
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Stephen King's horror masterpiece comes to life for a new generation. In Derry, Maine, seven young friends unite against a terrifying supernatural creature that has been haunting their small town for centuries. Calling itself Pennywise the Dancing Clown, IT is a monster of unspeakable power that takes the form of everyone's most horrific fears. Threatened by their worst nightmares, the only way these kids can survive IT is together. - Director:
- Andrés Muschietti
- Cast:
- Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard
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When Troy (Murray Bartlett) moves back to LA after many years in Barcelona he finds that his ex-boyfriend Jonathan (Daniel Dugan) has begun dating Raul (Adrian Gonzales), a handsome South American immigrant. Jonathan has helped Raul stay in America, but when Raul senses the sexual tension between the exes, temperatures rise between the three men in LA's stultifying summer heat. - Director:
- Eldar Rapaport
- Cast:
- Murray Bartlett, Edward Conna, Adrian Gonzalez
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A mixed up bunch of talented kids live, love, sing and dance through the summer at Camp Ovation. Is talented golden-boy Vlad (Daniel Letterle) honest about his feelings for Ellen (Joanna Chilcoat)? Is there anything Fritzi (Anna Kendrick) won't do to get to the top? Will glamour girl Jill (Alana Allen) steal all the limelight like she did last year? Will on stage be the only place Michael (Robin de Jesus) feels at home? And can shy, quiet Jenna (Tiffany Taylor) find her voice and stand up to her overbearing parents at the end-of-season show? 'Camp' is the dramatic, hilarious show-stopping story about a group of extraordinary kids growing up and discovering who they really are. - Director:
- Todd Graff
- Cast:
- Don Dixon, Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat
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Four Days in France (2016)Jours de France
Disillusioned with his life in Paris, Pierre Tomas (Pascal Cervo) drops everything to travel through France. Via phone numbers written in bathroom stalls, coincidental rendezvous, and Grindr, a smartphone app, Pierre never ceases to find a parking spot for the car he so dearly maneuvers. As he wanders the country for four days and four nights, his lover, Paul (Arthur Igual), will try to find him, using the same app that compasses Pierre. In a game of absurdist cat and mouse, these two lovers try, in their own ways, to find their way back to one another. - Director:
- Jérôme Reybaud
- Cast:
- Pascal Cervo, Arthur Igual, Fabienne Babe
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Can a man have too many meaningless one-night stands? That’s the question Luke is forced to ask after waking up, yet again, under an innumerable number of hot naked men. Under pressure from his friends and finally staring to get sick of the constant revolving door that is his sex life, Luke finally decides to give monogamy a go when he meets Stephen – a guy who appears to have the whole package. But when it turns out that Stephen is a hustler, Luke must yet again redefine what it means to be truly fulfilled, and just how important that four-letter called ‘love’ really is. - Director:
- Casper Andreas
- Cast:
- Jesse Archer, Paul Haje, Charlie David
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Beauty (2011)Skoonheid
Francois (Deon Lotz) lives a skilfully controlled, well managed life, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. A devoted husband and father, his repressed desires find release through mutually arranged group encounters with other married men. However, when he meets Christian (Charlie Keegan), the engaging handsome son of a long-lost friend, his obsessions become irrepressible and threaten to rip apart his long-maintained respectability. - Director:
- Oliver Hermanus
- Cast:
- Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan, Michelle Scott
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