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France, 1640: Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results. Much cut from the play, but dialogue not rewritten.
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PRINCESS CYD follows 16-year-old athlete Cyd Loughlin (Jessie Pinnick) while visiting her novelist aunt (Rebecca Spence) in Chicago over the summer. Eager to escape life with her depressive single father, Cyd falls for a girl in the neighborhood, while she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit. Official selection at the **BFI London Film Festival**.
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The pressures of fame have put superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage she needs to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be. Nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture by the **Image Awards**. Winner of the Artistic Achievement Award and the Emerging Artist Award at the **Chicago International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song ("Grateful") at the **Academy Awards**. *"A movie about a rising superstar that features two of them --Mbatha-Raw and Parker, both enormously appealing, impossibly attractive performers with big futures ahead of them." - Dana Stevens, **Slate*** *"You'll walk away from this film lighthearted and wanting to hold someone's hand." - Dwight Brown, **National Newspaper Publishers Association***
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Victor returns to Buenos Aires after his father's death to prepare a radio production of "Love's Labor's Lost." Reuniting with his repertory, he finds himself sorting out complicated entanglements with girlfriend Paula, sometime lover Ana, and departed actress Natalia, as well as his muddled relations with the constellation of friends involved with the project. Nominated for the Golden Leopard at the **Locarno International Film Festival.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. *"The action takes place in streets and bedrooms, studios and museums, and actors are never word-bound... Piñeiro, a master choreographer, sets them in graceful motion and captures them in fluid, lively images." - Richard Brody, **The New Yorker***
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