Angelo is a lover of women. Well, at least the idea of women. Well, make that sex with women. For Angelo, the pursuit and acquisition of sex is serious business. It's practically a full time job! He…
2000
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Angelo is a lover of women. Well, at least the idea of women. Well, make that sex with women. For Angelo, the pursuit and acquisition of sex is serious business. It's practically a full time job! He collects and catalogues his conquests, rating them on a well-rounded assortment of categories. But, when Angelo meets Alba, he gets a little surprise. Alba is searching for love and has her own definition of what constitutes love. She interprets the phrase "prisoner of love" quite literally, much to Angelo's dismay. Funny how a little bondage can do wonders for a fledgling romance.
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He's only 9 years old. He doesn't cut school to play with his friends. He doesn't even go to school. He works as a mechanic, a carpet cleaner, or a typewriter repairman. He works wherever he can find someone to pay him or for whoever doesn't ask too many questions about his non-existent identification papers. He's illiterate. And no one's on his side. His name is Farhad. His father is a junkie. Farhad is the responsible one, the breadwinner. He's learned to say what he needs to say and do what he needs to do to make a way for himself. And he's only 9 years old.
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Close to Love is a tale of a young man setting out on his own for the first time, the young Chinese girl to whom he gives his heart, and the dog who seeks his friendship. Karcsi's life on a farm in rural Hungary is less than exciting. Deciding that he has had enough of the bucolic life, he heads for the big city to become a policeman. A true greenhorn, he is quickly taught the realities of police work by his cynical colleagues, although he never loses his essential goodness.
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A murdered child, an evil spirit, and a lawyer trying to prove a man is innocent when both men are uncertain. Set in South Africa after its liberation from apartheid, this is the story of a child's murder and the African culture that surrounds and shapes the outcome of the event. It contrasts European notions of law and justice with the customs and myths of ancient Africa in an unsettling and surprising way. A tense courtroom trial provides the stage for these very different views of reality.
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Fifty-five year old Walter used to be somebody, somebody with power and purpose, somebody driven by his conscience to do good- and now society tells him he's no longer needed. Screw that! Having trouble sleeping, roaming the night streets with a couple of recruitments, and just keeping things in order by fighting "evil"--these are Walter's code, until one day he realizes that his work is fruitless and unwanted by society as a whole. Walter is about to explode, and in the process, he may take all of those he loves with him.
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Frank has just broken up but just can't seem to let go. Neil's hiding something. Joey is a slacker. They have a plan to escape the town they've outgrown--rip-off the local gambling ring and make haste to the big city. So, donning some old sweat suits left over from their parents' youth as masks and their less-than-aggressive attitudes, they execute the "heist of the century." Unfortunately, it ends up being the local seniors' bingo tournament, and they score only $512.
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Jonathan Parker has never been successful in the romance department. He's a 24 year-old, spacey bookstore employee who feels he has one last chance to strike it rich romantically.
So he writes a letter to Santa. That's right, Santa! Jonathan has never stopped believing in Santa, so he writes a letter asking for the man of his dreams. Then Toby comes into his life and appears to be everything Jonathan has wanted...except Toby already has a boyfriend. Jonathan proceeds to wreck the life of everyone around him in pursuit of his Christmas wish.
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Sell it or...sell it! Those are the only options for Larry (Kevin Spacey) and Phil (Danny DeVito), if they want to stay employed with their firm. It's the night of their big reception, and along with ushering the fresh-faced Bob (Pete Facinelli) into their less-than-glamorous life of salesmanship, the biggest client of their careers is about to pass through their door.
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A remote part of the country, an isolated farm, a woman with an unrequited passion, and a man on the verge of insanityÉ Torben Skjodt Jensen's debut black & white feature is a rare visual experience. One breathtakingly beautiful suite of images succeeds another in a hypnotic rhythm reminiscent of Terence Malick's Days of Heaven. The man of the title, Adrian Palmberg, lives to be a hundred, and the film follows him to his miraculous end.
Season:
2000
Director:
Torben Skjodt Jensen
Cinematography:
Harald Paalgard
Cast:
Lars Simonsen, Stina Ekblad, Ghita Norby, Claus Flygare
Producer:
Thomas Stenderup, Torben Skjodt Jensen
Executive Producer:
Thomas Stenderup
Language:
Danish with English subtitles
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It is a day almost like any other day for the young girl and Buddhist monk who have yet to meet. For her, there is the water to be carried from down the road, for cooking and bathing. For him, there is a long walk through the dusty roads, through the everyday people who may or may not toss some crumbs his way while reciting his many prayers. It is at the bridge that they meet, and it is there that he rescues her from the abyss. He is her hope. He is her light. It is here, the connection between two restless souls, that the "passage of life" again shapes destiny. --Al Owens
Season:
2000
Director:
Luu Huynh
Cinematography:
Dinh Anh Dung
Cast:
Tan Thi, Nguyen Hiep, Thach Nga, Quang Dat, The Hien, Van Quang
Producer:
Luu Huynh, Paul Huynh, Dong Bach
Language:
Vietnamese with English subtitles