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It doesn?t matter why you start doing something. What matters is that you put your soul and heart into it.
Clara is a promising young ballerina whose world is simultaneously poised for success and precarious with imminent disasters. While the possibility of becoming a prima donna for a famous Spanish choreographer lies just ahead, a series of setbacks both emotional and physical ? not to mention an unexpected love affair ? throws her life into turmoil and her future into question.
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In the house of fools, we all have a chance to be free.
More than anything else, Aina wants to be released from the grip of mental illness. After throwing herself through a shop window, desperate measures are called for, leading to treatment through therapy groups and horseback riding lessons. Eventually, Aina recognizes that those who try to help her (including Stetson, named after his own hat) are doing so out of love, and her spirit starts to come back to life.
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Meet Madis, force of nature, wild bull in the china shop of society.
Just out of a ten-year stint in jail, all Madis wants is to get married and stay out of trouble. To his shy teenage nephew Hannes, who is bullied by his father and neighborhood toughs, Madis seems like a god. When Madis leaves to be with his bride-to-be, Hannes tags along. Sometimes, though, there is no straight line between two points, and the surprises awaiting them on the path they take will change both their lives forever.
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Love comes in all colors.
Jan sees her on a streetcar one day. In her red coat and holding a bag of oranges, she seizes his attention with a smile. When she gets off the streetcar, Jan can?t forget her. Who is she? What if he never sees her again? He embarks on a journey to find the girl with the oranges, a journey that will lead him through winter-cold Oslo and all the way to Spain.
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On August 20th, 1968, invading Soviet and Warsaw Pact tanks rolled through the streets of Prague, and Jan Němec was in the streets, filming.
Determined that the world see what was happening, he and a couple of friends ? including the titular ?Ferrari Dino Girl? ? smuggled his precious footage out of the country. Forty years later, he tells the tale.
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Struggling between his playboy father?s trying to bed every woman in town and his own dislike of cheese, poor Daniel may never find true love.
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In the world of hockey, the men are boys and beer runs the show.
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Which is really the ?wrong? side of the tracks?
A vibrant drama-comedy, Upperdog marks the return of Sara Johnsen (Kissed by Winter, Cinequest 2006) with an elegant narrative about the search for self and love.
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Start the twentieth anniversary celebration of Cinequest in its tradition of discovering electrifying cinema. Cinequest kicks off with a powerhouse, starring Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated Brian Cox (Match Point, Troy, The Bourne Identity) and emerging master Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, Gigantic). Dagur Kári (Noi the Albino) directs, nurturing flawless performances from Cox and Dano while delivering a spectacular cinematic experience. And at its core, its story, The Good Heart resonates with quirks and jabs that pack the considerable punch.
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As another day dawns deep in the mountains of the Chinese Hani tribe, Ruoma wakes up to her seventeenth birthday. Just another day of selling sweet corn in the local village market and smiling for the cameras of tourists. That is, until she catches the eye of Ming, a struggling young photographer. Noticing RuomaÕs popularity, Ming hits on the idea of cashing in on her bright smile by having her pose with tourists against the scenic vistas of the Yunnan valley. Ruoma, who dreams of going to the big city and "riding in a glass elevator," jumps at the opportunity.