EverythingeResources & Articles
8 Results Found Subscribe to search results
Select All
Switch to list view
Switch to thumbnail view
00000000HOU
Print
Summary 
In this sweeping yet intimate romantic drama, which is also Germany's official submission to the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, acclaimed director Dominik Graf illuminates the lives of two bold young women and one of classical literature's most celebrated figures with charm and contemporary energy. BELOVED SISTERS depicts the unconventional romance between two aristocratic sisters and a rebellious poet who took the European literary world by storm in the late eighteenth century. As the German Enlightenment flourishes in Weimar, vibrant Caroline von Beulwitz finds herself in an unhappy marriage to provide for her mother and shy younger sister Charlotte von Lengefeld. When both sisters fall for outspoken writer Friedrich Schiller, their desire ignites a journey of shared passion and creativity.
Summary 
A visually stunning and thematically adventurous look at passion, elusive relationships and deep bonds between people who thought they were strangers. Lucía is a young waitress in Madrid, who seeks refuge on a secluded Mediterranean island after the loss of her boyfriend. Amidst the glistening blue water, Lucía begins to piece together the dark corners of her past relationship. Winner of the Best New Actress at the **Goya Awards.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*Medem's astonishing, magical-realist love story Sex and Lucía is easily the best Spanish film since All About My Mother.*" - Tim Merrill, ***Film Threat***
Summary 
Raya and Victor built a shared career as the Soviet Union's most beloved film dubbers. As the USSR collapses, the couple must immigrate to Israel and start anew by putting their vocal talents to unexpected use in the underground economy. A charming comedy about disrupting old dynamics, starting anew, and rediscovering yourself in the most unexpected places. GOLDEN VOICES is also a stirring tribute to the redemptive power of cinema.
Summary 
In Chicago, Zaynab (Fawzia Mirza) is a thirty-something American-Pakistani lawyer who lives with and cares for her recently widowed, TV-obsessed mother (legendary Indian actress Shabana Azmi). Alma (Sari Sanchez) is a free-spirited Mexican-American bookshop owner. After meeting in a bar, the two quickly fall into bed with each other and embark on a romance...but problems aren't far behind. Zaynab's traditional mother still expects her daughter to marry a man, while Alma finds herself reluctant to get involved with the closeted Zaynab, leaving them at odds despite their strong attraction for each other. And then there's Zaynab's latest interest: training in Lucha-style wrestling with a former pro grappler! 
Summary 
In this cheeky literary mash-up of Flaubert's classic novel Madame Bovary, life imitates art in uncanny ways when earthy British beauty Gemma Bovery and her husband move to the Norman village where the novel was written a century earlier.
Summary 
This playful yet heartfelt take on the rom-com genre follows a world-weary Buenos Aires film critic who eschews romantic clichés until a chance meeting with a gorgeous thrill-seeker leads him to question his old views about life and love. Nominated for Best New Actress (Telma Crisanti), Best Screenplay - Original, and Best First Work at the **Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina**.
Summary 
A passionate tale of love and liberation set amidst the conservative confines of modern Georgian society, AND THEN WE DANCED follows Merab, a devoted dancer who has been training for years with his partner Mary for a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble. The arrival of another male dancer, Irakli-gifted with perfect form and equipped with a rebellious streak-throws Merab off balance, sparking both an intense rivalry and romantic desire that may cause him to risk his future in dance as well as his relationships with Mary and his family.
Summary 
A picaresque chronicle of Laura, a peasant maid, and Sebastian, the young orphan in her charge, against a backdrop of overflowing passion and revolutionary intrigue in Europe at the twilight of the 18th century.
Select All
8 Results Found Subscribe to search results
Limit Search Results
Format
Language
Publication Date
This graph shows the distribution of publication dates for use with a date range slider. Switch to Years view for a more detailed breakdown of search results by year.
-