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2B PERFECTLY HONEST |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: Randel Cole |
| DURATION: 0mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: September 1 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: FRANK (Adam Trese) measures success by his Armani suits. JOSH (Andrew McCarthy) is Frank\'s business partner and a hippie computer wiz trying to maint... more |
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PRINCESS AURORA |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: SOUTH KOREA |
| DIRECTOR: BANG EUN-JIN |
| DURATION: 107mins |
| RATING: R |
| RELEASE DATE: October 10 2007 |
| SYNOPSIS: A bizarre series of murders take place in Korea. There seems to be no connection between the different victims, except a small sticker from the cartoo... more |
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THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: FRANCE |
| DIRECTOR: JACQUES DEMY |
| DURATION: 92mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: March 12 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: Jacques Demy remains, even today, a unique film-maker. Most agree that this fi lm, made in 1964, was his greatest work. It’s an all singing narrative ... more |
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THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: FRANCE |
| DIRECTOR: JACQUES DEMY |
| DURATION: 122mins |
| RATING: G |
| RELEASE DATE: March 13 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: Jacques Demy was responsible for a unique collection of cinema unlike any other. And central to his reputation was the brace of song-based feature fil... more |
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A CASA NOSTRA |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ITALY |
| DIRECTOR: FRANCESCA COMENCINI |
| DURATION: 99mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: February 10 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: A tough, critical view of Italy from a director born into a fine film-making pedigree, the Comencini family.
“A Casa Nostra” uses a series of over... more |
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A FEW DAYS IN SEPTEMBER |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France/Italy |
| DIRECTOR: Santiago Amigorena |
| DURATION: 111mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: September 12 2007 |
| SYNOPSIS: French secret service agent Irene (Juliette Binoche) is as comfortable speaking in English or Arabic as she is with handling a gun. Her latest mission... more |
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A SLIGHTLY PREGNANT MAN |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Jacques Demy |
| DURATION: 91mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: May 14 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: Marcello Mastroianni has taken on a wide variety of roles – but this may be the only time that he becomes pregnant!
Jacques Demy’s playfulness com... more |
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A TALE OF TWO SISTERS |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South Korea |
| DIRECTOR: Kim Ji-Woon |
| DURATION: 109mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: July 20 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Su-mi and Su-yeon have always been very close as sisters. Su-mi, being the elder of the two, is very protective over her young sister Su-yeon. Since t... more |
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ASCENSEUR POUR L'ECHAFAUD (LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD) |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 97mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: March 29 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Malle's first feature, a straightforward but classy thriller about an ex-paratrooper's attempt to dispose of his mistress' husband in a perfect murder... more |
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AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 104mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: August 16 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: This 1987 feature saw Malle’s reputation and popularity peak again – a genuine smash hit in art-house cinemas world-wide, it’s not been available on D... more |
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BLACK MOON |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 101mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: July 26 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: "A neo-surrealist upgrade of Alice In Wonderland” is just one critics response to, possibly the most bizarre of Louis Malle's feature films. In fact, ... more |
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BOOK OF LIFE, THE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: Hal Hartley |
| DURATION: 63mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: June 1 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Jesus (Martin Donovan) shows up in New York on the last day of the century with his attractive young assistant, Magdalene (singer P.J. Harvey). An int... more |
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CONVERSATIONS WITH MOTHER |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Argentina |
| DIRECTOR: Santiago Carlos Oves |
| DURATION: 86mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: December 1 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Aime has lost and must provide for his wife, son and daughter. Pressured by this circumstance, he visits his mom, who lives in an apartment he owns, t... more |
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DAFT PUNKS ELECTROMA |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo) |
| DURATION: 74mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: June 6 2007 |
| SYNOPSIS: The Daft crew have shocked and excited fans with news of ‘Electroma’, a 72-minute film project. Written and directed by the duo, with a plot revolving... more |
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DINOCROC |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: Kevin O'Neill |
| DURATION: 87mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: July 1 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: A town is terrorized by a large and fierce crocodile after the beast is resurrected from the age of the dinosaurs. Something is growing in the murky w... more |
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DONKEY SKIN (AKA PEAU D'ANE) |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: FRANCE |
| DIRECTOR: JACQUES DEMY |
| DURATION: 89mins |
| RATING: G |
| RELEASE DATE: April 9 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: Uniquely romantic and poetic among French new wave
film-makers, Jacques Demy was a natural for the
genre of fairy tale. And so he adapted the le... more |
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DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE, THE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France/Poland |
| DIRECTOR: Krzysztof Kieslowski |
| DURATION: 94mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: March 29 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Veronika lives in Poland. Veronique lives in Paris. They live their lives simultaneously, with just a hint that they are not completely alone. This 19... more |
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EL CORTEZ |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Stephen Purvis |
| DURATION: 91mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: March 7 2006 |
SYNOPSIS: After five years in a prison for the criminally insane, Manny (Lou Diamond Phillips) returns to Reno.
He moves into a motel, and takes a job as... more |
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ETERNAL |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada |
| DIRECTOR: Frederico Sanchez, Wilhelm Liebenberg |
| DURATION: 104mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: February 15 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Detective Raymond Pope is a detective of questionable morals, searching for his missing wife. His investigation leads him to the wealthy estate of the... more |
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FACTOTUM |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Bent Hamer |
| DURATION: 94mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: February 7 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel by Charles Bukowski, Factotum is the story of a man living on the edge, of a writer who is willing to risk everything to make sure ... more |
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FAMILIA |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada |
| DIRECTOR: Louise Archambault |
| DURATION: 102mins |
| RATING: |
| RELEASE DATE: September 12 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: This will be released as a rental title with a retail date to be confirmed.
An aerobic instructor and gambling addict, Michèle’s life is turned... more |
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FAMILY LAW |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Argentina |
| DIRECTOR: Daniel Burman |
| DURATION: 102mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: August 8 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: Family Law will be released as a rental title in August and will be available as a retail title in late 2007.
Daniel Burman, the director of "L... more |
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HAPPENSTANCE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Laurent Firode |
| DURATION: 88mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: June 1 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Happenstance is an innovative examination of the chaos theory in action. The film follows a dozen characters, all of whose seemingly tiny and random g... more |
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HIDDEN BLADE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan |
| DIRECTOR: Yoji Yamada |
| DURATION: 130mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: March 1 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: rom the creators of the award-winning \'The Twilight Samurai\' Director Yoji Yamada Turns Again to the Work of Shuhei Fujisawa for his Second Period D... more |
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IRINA PALM |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: BELGIUM, ENGLAND |
| DIRECTOR: SAM GARBARSKI |
| DURATION: 103mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: April 14 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: Maggie, a 50 year old widow, is desperate for money to pay for an operation for her dying grandson.
Having tried almost everything, she
stumbles... more |
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LACOMBE LUCIEN |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 137mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: June 21 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: A controversial film in its homeland, Lacombe Lucien touches on that most sacred of taboos, collaboration with the Nazis in WW2. Innocence is corrupte... more |
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LE FEU FOLLET (THE FIRE WITHIN) |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 108mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: May 17 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Life has become unbearably painful for Alain (Maurice Ronet) who is in his early 30s. He once used alcohol to dull the pain. His estranged wife in New... more |
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LE SOUFFLE AU COEUR |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 123mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: June 21 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Louis Malle spawned controversy with this semi-autobiographical film of 1971 set in Dijon. It concerns the sexual initiation of a precocious, academic... more |
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LES AMANTS |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 90mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: March 29 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Jeanne Moreau plays Jeanne Tournier, the wife of a newspaper publisher. Constantly distracted and unsatisfied, she finds solace in a young archeologis... more |
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MILOU EN MAI |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 107mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: August 16 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: The movie takes place in May of 1968, a month that has a special ring to the French ear. That was the month that the revolution seemed poised to overt... more |
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MURDER TAKE ONE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: SOUTH KOREA |
| DIRECTOR: JANG JIN |
| DURATION: 115mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: November 7 2007 |
| SYNOPSIS: A woman is found in a hotel room, stabbed nine times, dead only a couple of hours. A suspicious looking man is picked up twenty minutes later, and it ... more |
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MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: ITALY |
| DIRECTOR: DANIELLE LUCHETTI |
| DURATION: 99mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: October 18 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: Set in the southern Italian city of Latina against the backdrop of the turbulent '60's & '70's, this wonderfully rich and passionate family drama cent... more |
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MY DINNER WITH ANDRE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: LOUIS MALLE |
| DURATION: 110mins |
| RATING: G |
| RELEASE DATE: October 13 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: Wallace Shawn (Radio Days/Toy Story) and Andre Gregory co-wrote, and star in this piece of archetypal art-house cinema from Louis Malle. Upon release ... more |
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NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Wayne Rogers, Mitch Rouse, & William Tannen |
| DURATION: 90mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: June 15 2005 |
SYNOPSIS: Is it the convulated telling of the making of a movie in Hollywood where everyone has their own artisic vision and nobody actually knows anything?
... more |
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OBSESSION |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Brian De Palma |
| DURATION: 98mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: October 19 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Because he agrees to police suggestions that he substitute blank paper for ransom money, a businessman's wife and daughter are killed by their enraged... more |
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ONE NITE IN MONGKOK |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Hong Kong |
| DIRECTOR: Tung-Shing Yee |
| DURATION: 110mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: November 23 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Mongkok, one of the most densely populated areas in the world, is the hotbed of illicit business. A rivalry between two main triads set off because of... more |
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OVER THE EDGE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Jonathan Kaplan |
| DURATION: 95mins |
| RATING: R |
| RELEASE DATE: December 7 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: The protagonists of Over the Edge are the teen-aged offspring of the residents of a planned suburban community out in the desert of New Grenada. This ... more |
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PARADISE NOW |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Palestine |
| DIRECTOR: Hany Abu-Assad |
| DURATION: 90mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: September 6 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Friends since childhood, young Palestinians Khaled and Said are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. After a last night with their fa... more |
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PING PONG |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan |
| DIRECTOR: Sori Fumihiko |
| DURATION: 114mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: August 30 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Ever since the day Peco Hoshino(Yôsuke Kubozuka) rescued Smile (Arata) from a gang of bullies and introduced him to the game of table tennis, the pair... more |
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PRAGUE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Denmark |
| DIRECTOR: Ole Christian Madsen |
| DURATION: 92mins |
| RATING: MA |
| RELEASE DATE: June 10 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: The historic beauty of Prague provides the perfect backdrop for this absorbing drama that centres on a Danish couple’s journey to
retrieve the body... more |
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ROBOT STORIES |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Greg Pak |
| DURATION: 85mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: November 23 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Winner of over 30 awards, "Robot Stories" is science fiction from the heart, four stories starring Tamlyn Tomita ("Joy Luck Club," "Babylon 5") and Sa... more |
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SIMPLE MEN |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Hal Hartley |
| DURATION: 105mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: June 15 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: Director Hal Hartley's third feature film follows two brothers on as they travel across Long Island, New York. Bill McCabe (Robert Burke), a tough-tal... more |
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SLOGAN |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: FRANCE |
| DIRECTOR: PIERRE GRIMBLAT |
| DURATION: 90mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: October 13 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: A totally crazy film anchored by the ultimate role for Serge Gainsbourg: a devil-may-care advertising director who leaves broken hearts in his trail. ... more |
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SPEER & HITLER: THE DEVIL'S ARCHITECT |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany |
| DIRECTOR: Heinrich Breloer |
| DURATION: 360mins |
| RATING: |
| RELEASE DATE: August 15 2007 |
SYNOPSIS: SPEER AND HITLER – THE DEVIL’S ARCHITECT helps us understand what caused the Germans to unleash such devastation upon the world.
This Incredibly d... more |
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SURVIVING DESIRE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Hal Hartley |
| DURATION: 60mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: July 20 2005 |
| SYNOPSIS: A perfectly formed 60 minute film detailing the relationship between misanthropic college professor Jude (Martin Donovan, Hartleys favourite leading m... more |
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TATIE DANIELLE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Étienne Chatiliez |
| DURATION: 108mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: July 18 2007 |
| SYNOPSIS: Tatie (French for Auntie) Danielle is a spoiled old lady who has become expert at the art of imposing on other people. She gorges on sweet foods as mu... more |
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TETSUJIN 28 |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan |
| DIRECTOR: Shin Togashi |
| DURATION: 113mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: July 26 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Invented during World War II to defeat the Allied forces, the mighty mechanical warrior, Tetsujin-28, was bombed into oblivion before he could be unle... more |
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THE BIG CLOCK |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: JOHN FARROW |
| DURATION: 96mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: September 13 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: The Big Clock’s title makes clear that this gripping noir thriller is above all defined by its sense of urgently diminishing time. Australian-born dir... more |
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THE BLUE DAHLIA |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: GEORGE MARSHALL |
| DURATION: 96mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: September 13 2008 |
| SYNOPSIS: Of the many who wrote for the ‘hard-boiled’ film noir genre, Raymond Chandler was arguably the pre-eminent exponent of the form. Chandler’s script for... more |
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THE GLASS KEY |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: STUART HEISLER |
| DURATION: 85mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: August 16 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: An adaption of Dashiell Hammett's 'hard-boiled' detective novel, The Glass Key is an early but important contribution to the film noir canon.
Jonat... more |
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THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: PORTUGAL |
| DIRECTOR: PAUL AUSTER |
| DURATION: 94mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: July 12 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: The successful novelist Martin Frost has just published his latest book.
At dawn on his first day, he discovers with amazement a beautiful woman l... more |
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THE TUNNEL |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: GERMANY |
| DIRECTOR: ROLAND SUSO RICHTER |
| DURATION: 160mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: July 12 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: Winner of 9 awards internationally, including Best Movie Made for Television at the German Television Awards.
The Berlin Wall inspired some of the ... more |
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THIS GUN FOR HIRE |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: FRANK TUTTLE |
| DURATION: 96mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: August 16 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: One of the most influential noir works of the 1940s, This Gun For Hire is based on the 1936 Graham Greene novel A Gun for Sale.
Characteristic ... more |
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TONY TAKITANI |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Japan |
| DIRECTOR: Jun Ichikawa |
| DURATION: 75mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: October 11 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: Tony Takitani is an adaptation of a Haruki Marakumi story. Alienated by his English name and from his own feelings of neglect of his father, a jazz tr... more |
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TRUST |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States |
| DIRECTOR: Hal Hartley |
| DURATION: 105mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: November 30 1999 |
| SYNOPSIS: MARIA COUGHLIN begins the film as a selfish and insubordinate pregnant teenager behind a mask of heavy make-up and a cloud of cigarette smoke whose in... more |
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UNIVERSAL FILM NOIR COLLECTOR'S BOXSET |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA |
| DIRECTOR: Stuart Heisler, John Farrow, Frank Tuttle, George Marshall |
| DURATION: 356mins |
| RATING: M |
| RELEASE DATE: April 15 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: It’s an American genre, but it took the French to name it.
Film Noir - the cinema of darkness. You’ll find the darkness in the cinematography, and... more |
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ZAZIE DANS LE METRO (ZAZIE IN THE UNDERGROUND) |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: France |
| DIRECTOR: Louis Malle |
| DURATION: 89mins |
| RATING: PG |
| RELEASE DATE: May 17 2006 |
| SYNOPSIS: 12 year old Zazie arrives in Paris with her mother on the morning train. But her mother has a date with her lover, so Zazie is ferried off to her uncl... more |
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