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Lead Us Not Into Temptation
A happily married middle-aged couple takes in a beautiful young woman with a devious motive. The classic tale of adultery and betrayal gets a fresh update in this Rashomon-esque narrative where the truth can only be found through lies.
Finding Vivian Maier
Who is Vivian Maier? Now considered one of the 20th century's greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime. Since buying her work by chance at auction, amateur historian John Maloof has crusaded to put this prolific photographer in the history books. Maier's strange and riveting life and art are revealed through never-before-seen photographs, films, and interviews with dozens who thought they knew her.
Sin Nombre
From the studio that brought you the award-winning films, The Motorcycle Diaries and Traffic, comes the highly-acclaimed epic of two teens on a dangerous journey of hope.
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania
Kavya Pratap Singh, a chirpy, yet feisty girl from Ambala, decides to make a trip to Delhi for her wedding shopping. She meets a young, carefree Delhi lad, Humpty Sharma. Humpty's father is the owner of a campus bookstore, where Humpty and his two best friends, Shonty and Poplu, have grown up together. Kavya is unattainable for Humpty initially, which makes her even more endearing to him. Determined Humpty, with help from his two best friends, finds out all about her and eventually they start growing closer to each other. Kavya's trip ends and she heads back to Ambala. She knows that her father, the very strict, yet loving Mr. Singh, would never accept her love for Humpty. To get his love, Humpty, along with his two friends, heads to Ambala. That's the beginning of a journey for him that he wouldn't have imagined undertaking even in the wildest of his dreams. Humpty, against all odds, decides to convince Kavya's family to agree to his alliance with her.
IP Man 2
Newly arrived in Hong Kong, martial arts instructor Ip Man (Donnie Yen) encounters stiff opposition when he begins teaching the Wing Chun fighting style. But instead of bowing to his rivals' demands, he perseveres and retaliates with amazing speed and power. Inspired by Ip Man's life story, this martial arts sequel boasts impressive fight sequences and co-stars Lynn Hung, Simon Yam and Sammo Hung.
Force Majeure
This wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of a model Swedish family—handsome businessman Tomas, his willowy wife Ebba and their two blond children— on a skiing holiday in the French Alps. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche suddenly bears down on the happy diners. With people fleeing in all directions and his wife and children in a state of panic, Tomas makes a decision that will shake his marriage to its core and leave him struggling to reclaim his role as family patriarch.
[REC] 4: Apocalpyse
Same Day As Theaters. Subtitled in English. A mysterious virus that turns people into demons is carried onto a quarantined laboratory ship by a reporter covering the carnage. Inside the isolated facility the insidious infection reawakens. Unable to find the source of the virus, the scientists on board struggle to create a cure. But the longer they delay the greater the horrors that ravage those on board. Will they be able to stop the virus before they make it back to land? The final climactic entry in one of the scariest horror series of all time.
The Motorcycle Diaries
Based on a true life story, The Motorcycle Diaries is an inspiring and thrilling adventure that traces the youthful origins of a revolutionary spirit. The film follows two daring friends, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal, Y Tu Mama Tambien) and Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna), who hop on the back of a beat-up motorcycle for a breathtaking and exciting road trip across Latin America. From executive producer Robert Redford and acclaimed director Walter Salles (Central Station) comes a life-changing journey that critics are hailing as "Magnificent!" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
Life Is Beautiful
An inspired motion-picture masterpiece, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL was nominated in 1998 for 7 Academy Awards® -- winning 3 Oscars®, including one for Best Actor Roberto Benigni. In this extraordinary tale, Guido (Benigni) -- a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor -- has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then, that life is threatened by World War II...and Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate! Honored with an overwhelming level of critical acclaim, this truly exceptional, utterly unique achievement will lift your spirits and capture your heart!
Jane Eyre
Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and Academy Award winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) star in acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga daring new adaptation of the timeless romance. When orphaned governess Jane Eyre (Wasikowska) arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding wealthy employer, Rochester (Fassbender). His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever. Critics proclaim this captivating, sensual film is beautiful. A splendid example of how to turn a beloved work of classic literature into a movie." (A.O. Scott, The New York Times)
The Case of Unfaithful Klara
Klara is beautiful and easily makes her boyfriend jealous with her antics. Consumed by his passion, he hires a private detective (Iain Glen) to spy on Klara, leading to a series of unexpected mysteries across Europe.
Wetlands
Eighteen year-old Helen Memel (Carla Juri) likes to skateboard, masturbate with vegetables and thinks that body hygiene is greatly overrated. Struggling with her parents’ divorce, she spends her time experimenting and breaking one social taboo after the other with her best friend, Corinna (Marlen Kruse). When a shaving accident lands her in the hospital, she sees it as a way to reconcile her parents and forms an unlikely bond with her male nurse, Robin (Christoph Letkowski). WETLANDS is an unapologetically vulgar coming-of-age tale about divorce, first love and anal fissures.
The Pirates
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, an unprecedented robbery shocks the nation-in-waiting: a whale has swallowed the Emperor's Royal Seal, and a bounty placed on its retrieval. Now, every infamous gang of thieves, thugs, pirates, and government agents take to the seas, battling the elements, creatures of the deep, and each other to possess the mother of all rewards.
Last Hijack
A true tale of survival in Somalia told from the pirate’s perspective. Combining animation with documentary storytelling, Last Hijack takes an innovative hybrid approach to explore how one successful Somali pirate, Mohamed, came to live such a brutal and dangerous existence. Animated re-enactments explore the memories, dreams, and fears from a rarely seen point of view in this original non-fiction narrative.
Cantinflas
Cantinflas is a 2014 Mexican film directed by Sebastián del Amo. Based on the life of actor and comedian Cantinflas, the film stars Óscar Jaenada as Cantinflas, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Bárbara Mori, Ana Layevska and Adal Ramones. It will premiere on September 18, 2014 in Mexico. In the United States it was released on August 29, 2014. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
On December 12, 2014, José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, gave a recognition to Producer Vidal Cantu and Director Sebastian del Amo in a special screening of Cantinflas in the Hall of the Americas in Washington, D.C. Ambassadors form the 34 countries members of the OAS were present in the event.
On December 12, 2014, José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, gave a recognition to Producer Vidal Cantu and Director Sebastian del Amo in a special screening of Cantinflas in the Hall of the Americas in Washington, D.C. Ambassadors form the 34 countries members of the OAS were present in the event.
Once Upon A Time In Shanghai
Everyone wants to make their fortune in Shanghai, and Ma Yongzhen (Philip Ng) dreams of making an honest living – not with his fists. But the town is torn apart by rival gangs, and when Boss Long Qi (Andy On) learns of Ma’s formidable martial arts skills, takes him into the family. Opposed to drug trafficking and leaking government secrets, Qi makes powerful enemies. And soon, Ma won’t have a choice. Fight, or lose everything - including his friend (Sammo Hung) and his love, Tie Ju (Michelle Hu). From Director Wong Ching Po (REVENGE, A LOVE STORY) and Action Director Yuen Wo Ping (THE GRANDMASTERS, KILL BILL Vol. 1 & 2, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) comes a modern action fable featuring martial arts star Philip Ng.
Do Me Love
A chaotic love story between Etienne, who at the age of 50 lost all sexual desire with his wife, and Juliette, a vibrant young woman who releases him into a passionate affair.
Extase
Isolated in her room making love with her partner, Jane (Astrid Berges-Frisbey) desperately tries to awaken her faith in God. In a dream-like sequence, she becomes overwhelmed with an uncontrolled flow of surreal fantasies.
Pirate Radio
From the creator of Love Actually and Notting Hill comes a trip back to the freewheeling, free-loving '60s when the very rock music that inspired a generation was censored by the government. When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans. Featuring a soundtrack that includes The Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and many more, it's a feel-great film based on a true story that critics cheer is " exuberant!" (John Powers, Vogue)
My Way
Two lifelong rivals unite to survive as their world erupts in war. Caught in the maelstrom of World War II, Jun-shik and Tatsuo wear the uniforms of Japan, the Soviet Union, and even Germany before finally arriving in Normandy. These two men, meeting as enemies, survive seemingly endless battles and slowly transform into each other's greatest hope. From the worldwide award-winning, critically-lauded director of TAE GUK GI: THE BROTHERHOOD OF WAR, Director Kang Je-Kyu presents an unflinching look at the horrors of war, but ultimately becomes a story of hope, humanity, and redemption.
Le Secret
Recalling Last Tango in Paris, Virginie Wagon directs this passionate, sexy, romantic drama about a cool professional Parisian who finds herself undone by adulterous yearns that she does not understand. Marie is relatively content with her life, yet she endangers the security and comfort of her static life for a lecherous affair with 50-year old African-American Bill. We follow Marie as she straddles these two worlds, each side carrying its own weight leaving physical and psychological scars along the way.
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A rebellious teenager's relentless exploration of her newfound sexuality is the theme to this bold and very explicit drama. Fourteen-year-old Jasna lives in a dreary Belgrade suburb with her critically ill father and a nagging mother, so she flees with her gang of friends into a world of drug and alcohol-filled parties, always recording the debauchery in clips on her cell phone. She seeks comfort through her thuggish boyfriend, but he treats her as nothing more than a roughed-up sexual plaything, and as her loneliness mounts, Jasna finds herself unable to control her desires or her life.
The Man From Nowhere
Tae-Sik is a widower with a mysterious past. When a young girl he befriends is kidnapped by a vicious drug gang, Tae-Sik rushes to save her. Hell-bent on justice after being framed by the nasty criminals, he takes the law into his own hands.
Volver (2006)
Pedro Almodóvar's Volver (Coming Back) is set in Madrid's lively working-class neighborhoods, where three generations of women survive wind, fire and even death, thanks to goodness, audacity and a limitless vitality. They are Raimunda (Pénelope Cruz), who is married to an unemployed laborer and has a teenage daughter (Yohana Cobo); Sole (Lola Dueñas), her sister, a hairdresser; and the mother of both (Carmen Maura), who died in a fire along with her husband. The presence of the mother, whose reappearance in death seems to arise out of a need to fix the situations she couldn't resolve in life, gradually becomes a comfort to her daughters as well as her grandchild. The female ensemble cast together was awarded Best Actress at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. 2006 El Deseo D.A., S.L.U. All Rights Reserved.
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Break My Fall
A troubled young lesbian couple find their relationship in crisis after a disastrous dinner party with their best friends. The drug infested drama piles up as they navigate through an illegal rave in East London. The darkest hour is before the dawn and there is no going back now.
On the Way to School
2014 Cesar winner for Best Documentary. They live in all four corners of the planet and share a thirst for knowledge. Almost instinctively they know that their wellbeing, indeed their survival, depend on knowledge and education. From the dangerous savannahs of Kenya to the winding trails of the Atlas mountains in Morocco, from the suffocating heat of Southern India to the vast, dizzying plateaux of Patagonia, these children are all united by the same quest, the same dream. Jackson, Zahira, Samuel and Carlito are the heroes of “On the Way to School”, a film that interweaves the four pupils forced to confront and overcome countless, often dangerous obstacles – enormous distances over treacherous territory, snakes, elephants, even bandits – on their journey to the classroom. By setting foot on their extraordinary path, by embarking on this adventure littered with traps and challenges, they will begin to leave their childhoods behind.
The Case of Unfaithful Klara
Klara is beautiful and easily makes her boyfriend jealous with her antics. Consumed by his passion, he hires a private detective (Iain Glen) to spy on Klara, leading to a series of unexpected mysteries across Europe.
Do Me Love
A chaotic love story between Etienne, who at the age of 50 lost all sexual desire with his wife, and Juliette, a vibrant young woman who releases him into a passionate affair.
Extase
Isolated in her room making love with her partner, Jane (Astrid Berges-Frisbey) desperately tries to awaken her faith in God. In a dream-like sequence, she becomes overwhelmed with an uncontrolled flow of surreal fantasies.
Viva la Liberta
In this elegant and chilling story about world politics, the great Toni Servillo (THE GREAT BEAUTY) defies expectations playing two roles, imbuing each character with brilliant nuance. In the first, he personifies political failure in the role of the disgraced ideologue and party leader, Enrico Oliveri. In the second, he embodies the shrewd genius of a madman as Oliveri’s unhinged twin brother who seizes control of the nation amidst the void of his brother’s disappearance.
Dwarves Kingdom
One day, a Lord of the Rings-obsessed Chinese real estate investor met a little person on the train. This downtrodden man’s openness about his trouble finding a job inspired the businessman to try and help: he created an amusement park where people with dwarfism could live and earn money performing. Though the park has attracted negative attention from groups like Little People of America, Dwarves Kingdom attempts to capture what the park means to its workers. The film is by turns moving and discomforting; in intimate interviews, we learn how individual workers’ dwarfism has impacted their relationships and how the park has created a community, empowering some and upsetting others. Then, in long song and dance sequences from the vantage point of the park’s visitors, we’re reminded that these performances are all most people will see. One of the star performers, an aspiring actress named Gao Yan, asks herself whether she prefers her park persona to the roles she plays in the outside world. She journeys from the park to Beijing and Japan, living with former co-workers, singing karaoke, and dreaming of stardom. Her performance is the film’s emotional anchor, making us wonder whether the park’s very existence has—if nothing else—required one person to make a perverse choice.
The Fox Lover
Adapted from a short story in Pu Songling's supernatural classic Liaozhai Zhiyi, The Fox Lover is about a white fox spirit Xiaochui who is irrevocably in love with the naive mortal Wang Yuanfeng. In the universe resides the largest sea demon that strikes terror amongst the people. However, inside Wang's soul lay hidden powers able to destroy the fiercest demons. When Xiaochui's loyalties are tested in the clash between humans and demons, she is willing to sacrifice everything for love.
Winter Sleep
Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife, Nihal, with whom he has a stormy relationship, and his sister, Necla, who is suffering from her recent divorce. In winter, as the snow begins to fall, the hotel turns into a shelter but also an inescapable place that fuels their animosities.
Psycho Shark
Terror haunts Sunny Beach, the fabulous resort destination of college students Miki and Mai, who get lost while searching for their hotel. They are rescued by a handsome man who offers them shelter, but the blood on his hands warns them of danger.
That Demon Within
Daniel Wu stars a troubled police officer who finds himself on the verge of insanity, chasing the ruthless killer whose life he accidentally saved. The bloodshed haunts him when the killer and his gang become suspects in a bloody armed robbery.
100 Days
Bo Dan is a career obsessed executive who reluctantly returns home for his estranged mother's burial. Back home, he learns about the Taiwanese tradition that mandates him to marry within 100 days so his mother's spirit can transition peacefully. When a typhoon strands him for 3 days, he rekindles romance with his childhood sweetheart who is engaged to marry Bo Dan's brother in law. She has to choose between the doting fiance who is the "right" choice, or the man of her dreams.
My Mother, the Mermaid
A sentimental urban fairytale about a jaded daughter finding faith in her parents again, as she accidentally travels back through time and befriends her mother in her youth - a "mermaid" of a small fishing village.
Sweet Alibis
From a seemingly pointless case of a puppy's accidental death from eating chocolate, a cowardly veteran cop and an overzealous rookie unexpectedly dig up clues to uncover series of mysterious deaths.
Stray Dogs
In the newest film from Tsai Ming-liang, a single father makes his meager living holding up an advertising placard on a traffic island in the middle of a busy highway. His children wait out their days in supermarkets before they eat with their father and go to sleep in an abandoned building. As the father starts to come apart, a woman in the supermarket takes the children under her wing. One of the finest works of an extraordinary artist.
Life of Riley
In the Yorkshire countryside, the life of three couples is upset for a few months, from spring to fall, by the enigmatic behavior of their friend George Riley. When general practitioner Dr. Colin inadvertently tells his wife Kathryn that the days of his patient George Riley should be numbered, he doesn’t know that George was Kathryn’s first love. Both spouses, who are rehearsing a play with their local amateur theatre company, convince George to join them. It allows George, among other things, to play strong love scenes with Tamara, who is married to Jack, his best friend, a rich businessman and unfaithful husband. A tearful Jack tries to persuade Monica, George’s wife who left him to be with Simeon the farmer, to go back to her husband in order to support him during his last months. George has a strange seductive power over Monica, Tamara and Kathryn, which highly upsets those men sharing their lives with the three women. Which one will George Riley take on holidays in Tenerife with him? (Original Title - Aimer, boire et chanter)
The Moveable Feast
Wan returns home not only as a failed model and deep in debt, but she also finds out her family's restaurant business has dwindled to just one noodle stand. Luck comes in the form of Hai, a master chef who decides to help Wan's family return to glory by helping them recreate the traditional Taiwanese bandoh menu that once made them so famous.
When a Wolf Falls in Love With a Sheep
Life is tough in a big city. Especially for a young Taiwanese photocopy clerk (Ko Chen-tung of You Are the Apple of My Eye fame), whose recent breakup haunts him day in and day out. But like all urban romance he soon meets the eccentric manic pixie (Jian Man-shu) of his dream. And together they struggle to get their lives back on track.
Step Back to Glory
Chun-ying's great performance in sports gives her the chance to enroll in a prestigious girls' high school in Taipei. Alienated at first, her teamates being relating to her disadvantaged backgroun as they begin their arduous journey to become tug of war world champions
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
A happily married middle-aged couple takes in a beautiful young woman with a devious motive. The classic tale of adultery and betrayal gets a fresh update in this Rashomon-esque narrative where the truth can only be found through lies.
High School Dreams
Sung-Eun and her friends like boys, but Sung-Eun longs after someone with more experience. She then becomes attracted to new student teacher Bong-Goo. As Sung-Eun pursues him, she doesn't realize his Bong-Goo's flaw, whenever he becomes aroused, he farts!
The Almost Man
Henrik is 35, but he still parties with his high-school buddies like they were in their 20s and he's in a relationship that's based on goofing around. Now, his girlfriend is pregnant and Henrik has taken a serious job, moved into a prefab duplex, and he’s trying to calm down the partying and start behaving like a father-to-be. But as he feels the pressure to mature, and to do it quickly, Henrik’s frustrations surface in unforeseen --and hilariously inappropriate -ways.
Cosmic Sex
One night eighteen year old Kripa has a fight with his father over his stepmother. There is an accident. His father dies. He has murdered his father. Scared, he runs away from home. The night throws up characters and encounters for Kripa. Devi the street walker, Jonaki her transgender pimp… Kripa is entrapped in the web of love, sex and jealousy. He murders again. Jonaki dies. Kripa runs on… At dawn Kripa sits by the banks of the river Ganges. The serene river soothes his frayed nerves. A woman emerges out of the water. There is no end to this night. She is his dead mother come alive. He follows her. She takes him into her house. She adopts him as her son. She gives him a new life, another birth. She teaches him to travel inwards into himself using his sexual energy…No one bothers him here… Kripa journeys on…
The Theory Of Love
Somewhere, a young actor falls in love with a mysterious being he met in a dream.
Such is life ? It is the theory of the love ?A painter commits suicide by pouring a can of paint on his head. A couple of homosexual art critics re-imagine the world during a wild evening.
A scientist with familiar airs holds an audition and begins popularizing the string theory in an improbable way.
An explosion of dust and smoke ?
A strange woman who dances to Elvis Presley in an immaculate landscape.
And then, somewhere, a young actor who falls in love with a mysterious being he met in a dream.
Such is life ? It is the theory of the love ?
Such is life ? It is the theory of the love ?A painter commits suicide by pouring a can of paint on his head. A couple of homosexual art critics re-imagine the world during a wild evening.
A scientist with familiar airs holds an audition and begins popularizing the string theory in an improbable way.
An explosion of dust and smoke ?
A strange woman who dances to Elvis Presley in an immaculate landscape.
And then, somewhere, a young actor who falls in love with a mysterious being he met in a dream.
Such is life ? It is the theory of the love ?