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Taylor Schilling and Aidan Quinn deliver heartfelt performances as Abbey and Dermot, a couple struggling to find their way in life. After retreating to the rugged expanse of the Irish countryside, their happy existence is upended when Abbey discovers she's pregnant. Dermot, a long-since disgraced professor, has no interest in being a father. With their lives now at a crossroads, Abbey and Dermot's relationship hangs in the balance. They must both face the truth of who they are and which path in life to take that will finally lead them home.
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Korean bad boy Kim Ki Duk strikes again with this tale of twisted obsession and love. When a local pimp is publicly humiliated by a snobbish college girl, he manipulates her into a life of sexual slavery at his brothel, where he gradually falls in love with her.
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Nominated for "Best Narrative Feature" at the Tribeca Film Festival, VIAJE follows two strangers, Pedro and Luciana, on a spontaneous trip into the Costa Rican forest.. Pedro and Luciana meet at a party and end up spending the night together. The next day, Pedro decides to make a trip up to Rincon de la Vieja, a volcano area in Costa Rica, where he's working on his scientific thesis project. Since Luciana is leaving on a trip soon, they may never see each other again... unless she goes along with him for the weekend. VIAJE is about this first weekend together.
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Spike Lee's stylized thriller DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS is a new kind of love story. Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. He, however, is not a vampire. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status in our seemingly sophisticated society.
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This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. This romance revolves around a theme that occupied Shakespeare later in life: reconciliation. Wrongs committed by one generation -- here a wife unjustly accused of adultery -- are made right by the next generation.
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This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors.. One of the great love stories of all time and a "hit " for over 400 years. Full of passion and exquisite language, ROMEO AND JULIET expresses love in its infinite variety more than any other work in the English language.
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From visionary director Takeshi Kitano, comes the story of Nishi, a beleaguered Japanese police officer. His wife, Miyuki, is suffering from leukemia, and his partner, Horibe, is paralyzed after gangsters violently attacked him.. Nishi is fed up, and wants to give up his job in order to be with Miyuki. To do so, he is forced to borrow money from the Yakuza, and then, to clear his debt, he robs a bank. The Yakuza, however, are not pleased so easily, and they continue to hound Nishi for more money.. Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the César Awards.. "HANA-BI is a rare and unique portrayal of violence, futile anger and defiance." - Jordan Adcock, CineVue
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This is the story of family-man, Yuval, who realizes that the closet in which he has lived for so long is starting to fall apart. How far can you run from yourself? Eventually the past will come to knock on your door and force you to deal with who you really are.. Nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Winner of Best Short Feature Film at the Israeli Film Academy Awards.
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An intimate portrait of a cross-cultural married couple Jia and Lee. While they share a great and enduring love, they come from vastly different backgrounds and have contrasting perspectives. The film follows their journey back to Jia's homeland giving a personal account of globalization.. Winner of Best Self-Funded Film at the New Zealand International Film Festival.. "The limpid evocation of existential mysteries that director Alyx Duncan achieves is a thing of quiet wonder." - Bill Gosden, NZIFF. "Beautifully crafted mediation on rituals, obligations, and love." - Janette Howe, Take Magazine
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Newlyweds Peter (Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men) and Chloe (Olivia Thirlby, Juno) jump at the chance to satisfy their wanderlust by taking a belated honeymoon aboard a research vessel bound for Antarctica. Once on board, Peter, a writer, occupies his time documenting the work of whale biologist Roger Payne (playing himself), leaving little time for Chloe.. Feeling increasingly neglected by her husband, Chloe begins to drift closer to the enigmatic Captain Emerson (Billy Campbell, The Killing). Acts of betrayal ultimately divides the young lovers. Isolated on the ship and set against the vast natural beauty of Antarctica, Peter and Chloe must plumb the depths of their love to discover what each so desperately needs to move forward.. Winner of the New American Cinema Award at the Seattle International Film Festival.. "It's no surprise that first-time director Scott Cohen is a nature photographer by trade: he's made one of the most gorgeous movies you'll see this year." - Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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There is a tenuous balance between reality and fiction, particularly when it involves a beautiful young woman, murder, a powerful politico, a missing fortune, and suicide. A passionate filmmaker, creating a film based upon a true crime, casts an unknown and mysterious young woman who bears a disturbing resemblance to the femme fatale in the story.. He finds himself unsuspectingly drawn into a complex web of haunting intrigue and a growing obsession with the crime, the woman, her possibly notorious past, and the disturbing complexity between art and truth.. Official Selection - SXSW Film Festival. "In its masterful use of evocative imagery and music, ROAD TO NOWHERE is flawless". - Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
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Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival, PETER AND VANDY is a unique take on the exhilaration and frustration love can bring.. Most movie romances end when the relationship is beginning. Peter and Vandy's love story goes much further than that. The story shifts back and forth in time, whipping between their romantic beginnings and the inevitable struggles that follow.. With star-making performances by Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler, PETER AND VANDY is a new kind of romance movie. It's a love story in disorder.. "Touching and insightful, a film that understands what that first whoosh of emotion in a relationship feels like - and how quickly love can change and vanish." - Marshall Fine, Hollywood & Fine. "A small gem [featuring] two star-making performances." - Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
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