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Academy Award nominee Stephen Daldry's new comedy, TOGETHER, starring James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan, is the story of a family, like so many, who found a way to survive - together. This hilarious and heartbreaking story intimately shows two partners forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of lockdown.
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Joe (Daniel Craig) is an accomplished writer and professor whose rational life is thrust into a downward spiral of guilt after witnessing a freak, fatal ballooning accident while picnicking with girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton). Jed (Rhys Ifans), another man involved in that fateful day, seeks out Joe looking for consolation and a way to make sense of this tragedy they've both witnessed. Jed soon becomes as inescapable to Joe as his guilt, and both men find themselves hurtling towards a final, terrifying choice driven by the destructive nature of obsession or the true endurance of love. Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, ENDURING LOVE is a psychological thriller about how fate shapes our relationships, how accidents can change our lives forever and how meaning is unraveled from sheer chaos.
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Sparks fly as two lonely people develop a deep connection despite the lingering legacy of past relationships. A compelling love story enveloped in music and imbued with humor. BAFTA nominee for Best British Film.
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In this exquisite story of first love, a woman falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man. Enigmatic and enrapturing, The Souvenir is a lush, dreamlike portrait of young adulthood. World Cinema - Dramatic Grand Jury Prize winner at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for a C.I.C.A.E. Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. "*Remember the name Honor Swinton Byrne. In Joanna Hogg's delicate, dazzling masterpiece, her star is born. Definitely one of the best movies so far this year.*" - Peter Travers, ***Rolling Stone***
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Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn, however Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but the sea becomes rough when they start to fall for each other. "*Filled with enchanting scenes and the story itself is quite well told.*" - Mordaunt Hall, ***The New York Times***
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A Sikh, a Muslim and an Irish Catholic take stock of their lives in contemporary London in Atul Malhotra's coming of age romantic comedy drama. The title is an homage to a 70's Bollywood classic and sets the tone for a unique film marrying the storytelling styles of British Independent cinema with that of the Bollywood narrative as 'AMAR AKBAR & TONY' come of age, cause chaos and fall in love in multicultural London.
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Ronit (Rachel Weisz) returns to the Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her decades earlier for an attraction to a childhood friend Esti (Rachel McAdams). Once reunited, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality. Winner of Best Supporting Actor (Alessandro Nivola) and nominated for Best British Independent Film at the **British Independent Film Awards.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival** and the **Tribeca Film Festival**. "*A beautifully crafted tale that will make your heart ache, thanks to two standout leading performances and a great supporting one.*" - Bruce DeMara, ***The Toronto Star***
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A twisted relationship between a wealthy English couple and a young woman they take in, plays out against a stunning recreation of the Golden Age of 1920s Paris. In adapting Jean Rhys's 1928 autobiographical novel, Merchant Ivory achieved an artistic breakthrough that remains one of the team's finest works. Isabelle Adjani plays the vulnerable but complicated West-Indian Marya, who, after her shady husband Stefan (Anthony Higgins) is imprisoned, finds shelter in the home of a manipulative and lecherous English art patron (Alan Bates) and his painter wife (Maggie Smith). Nominated for the Palme d'Or at **Cannes Film Festival**. Nominated for a **BAFTA Award** for Best Actress (Maggie Smith). *"The direction, intimate yet retaining a sense of distance, is true both to Rhys and to Ivory." - Time Out Staff, **Time Out***
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When Robin (Andrew Garfield) is struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of his wife Diana (Claire Foy) and her twin brothers, Robin and Diana dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together - raising their young son, traveling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients. BREATHE is a heartwarming celebration of love and human possibility. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival** and the **BFI London Film Festival**. Nominated for Best First Feature at the **Philadelphia Film Festival.** "*Director Andy Serkis achieves a careful balance with a film that tastefully covers some delicate territory.*" - Kate Taylor, ***Globe and Mail***
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In this classic romantic comedy Cary Grant plays Philip Adams, a suave American diplomat who pretends to be married in order to preserve his bachelor status. Ingrid Bergman is Anna Kalman, a glamorous leading lady of the London stage who has no scruples about having an affair with a married man. Soon their blazing romance is the talk of the town, but when Bergman discovers that Grant is not married, sparks really begin to fly. Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy, Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Ingrid Bergman), Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (Cary Grant) at the **Golden Globes**. Nominated for Best British Film and Best British Screenplay at the **BAFTA Awards**. Nominated for Best Written American Comedy at the **Writers Guild of America Awards**. *"A beguiling love story delicately deranged by the complications of sophisticated comedy, INDISCREET is an expert film version of Norman Krasna's 1953 stage play ..." - **Variety***
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Set on a small island off the south coast of England, WE ONCE WERE TIDE tells the story of Anthony and Kyle, and their last night together as Kyle moves away leaving Anthony to look after his terminally ill mother. This short film is concerned with exploring the intimate and often unspoken moment in which we give something special away.
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Set in contemporary London, LILTING features intensely moving performances by Asian cinema's martial arts legend Cheng Pei Pei (*Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon*) as Junn, a Cambodian-Chinese mother grieving the untimely death of her only son Kai (Andrew Leung), and Ben Whishaw (*I'm Not There, Bright Star*) as her son's lover, Richard. Graceful, moving and humorous, LILTING is a gem of a chamber piece about unlikely connections and how loss can bring us together even when cultures and generations set us far apart from one another. Winner of the Cinematography Award and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema - Dramatic competition at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer at the **BAFTA Awards**. *"Guilt hangs over LILTING, a suffocating haze so thick that it permeates every unspoken, non-understood word between characters trying to traverse a frustrating gulf of language and grief." - Thomas Lee, **San Francisco Chronicle***
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