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Suffused with wry humor, this underworld comedy of manners melds the toughness of American gangster films with Gallic sophistication to lay the roadmap for the French New Wave. As the neon is extinguished for another dawn, an aging gambler navigates the treacherous world of pimps, moneymen and nav̐e associates while plotting one last score, the heist of the Deauville casino.
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Portuguese master Manoel de Oliveira offers a foreboding fable of familial unrest. Gebo lives a quiet life in a European port city with his wife, Doroteia. and his daughter-in-law, Sofia. But the family is haunted by the absence of João, Gebo's son and Sofia's husband. Rumors are circulating of robberies and even darker dealings in neighboring ports. Is João responsible? One night, he arrives home and all is brought to light.
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Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held, hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors. Since their lives have been turned upside down, they find themselves fighting for women, life, and liberty.
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Warehouse employee Rémy and research assistant Mélanie have never met, but they live parallel lives: they reside in neighboring apartment buildings, ride the same subway route, and are troubled by bouts of insomnia and depression. Their days punctuated by unfulfilling jobs, they seek meaningful romantic connection. As they stumble through psychotherapy, dating apps, fainting spells, and family visits, the seemingly star-crossed duo orbit around...
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"A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the center ... . Miriam and Antoine Besson have divorced, and Miriam ... is seeking sole custody of their son Julien ... to protect him from a father she claims is violent. Antoine ... pleads his case as a scorned dad whose son has been turned against him by his vindictive mother. Unsure who is telling the truth, the appointed judge rules in favor of joint custody. A hostage...
7) In harmony
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"Marc is an equestrian stuntman. After being traumatically injured in a serious accident, he loses all hope of ever getting back on a horse. Florence works for an insurance company and is in charge of Marc's case. Although they have nothing in common, their brief interaction will impact them in more ways than they can imagine."--Container
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Five adolescent boys are enamored by the arts, but drawn to crime and transgression. After a brutal crime committed by the group and aided by Trevor - a deity of chaos they can't control - they're punished to board a boat with a captain hell-bent on taming their ferocious appetites. After arriving on a lush island where dangers and pleasures abound, the boys start to transform in both mind and body.
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"Trapped behind the high walls of an austere orphanage in suburban Paris, Paul has only ever known one home. His chance to discover the great wide world comes when a bohemian couple, Celestine and Borel, take him back to their countryside home. Borel is the gamekeeper for a vast estate in the untamed French countryside of Sologne. Under the poacher's tutelage, Paul will learn about life and growing up ... and also about the forest and its secrets."--Container...
10) The horde
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Paris is burning, chaos reigns, and the undead are everywhere. After a policeman is murdered by a gang, four of his colleagues and his former girlfriend plot revenge. When they ambush the gang's home base, the attack goes wrong and they end up captives. Yet just are they are about to be executed, a horde of cannibalistic creatures break into the building. Now the criminals and the cops realize they must stand together against the flesh-eating monsters...
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For the last forty years, Yves St. Laurent has reigned as one of the most influential and brilliantly inspired couturiers of our times. The 1st film follows St. Laurent's career, from the debut of his first line under his own name at age 22, to becoming one of fashion's most creative and unorthodox designers. The 2nd film provides almost unlimited access to the behind-the-scenes production process of the creation of a line, from initial drawings all...
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Follow three three teenage girls as they explore their first taste of freedom. Charlotte, the recently hearbroken, Megane, the anti-love anarchist, and Aube, a virgin who dreams of love, all three smitten by the guys at the Toy Depot. After applying for their first part-time job at the store during this one fateful summer, the three girls experience for the very first time what it is like to make their own decisions and their resulting consequences....
13) A skin so soft
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Jean-Francois, Ronald, Alexis, Cedric, Benoit, and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession: overcoming the limitations of their bodies. They are waiting for the next competition, slaving away in the gym, and following extreme diets.
14) Celebration
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A fascinating intimate portrait of Yves Saint Laurent in his twilight years. The film takes viewers behind the scenes of the fabled fashion house and the couturier's complex relationship with business partner, and former lover, Pierre Bergé. Banned following its 2007 release, the film is finally available for the first time in over ten years.
15) Alphaville
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A 4K Restoration! From Jean-Luc Godard, the influential director of Breathless, Contempt, Band of Outsiders and Pierrot Le Fou. American secret agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine, Attack of the Robots) is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60. Anna Karina (The Nun) and Akim Tamiroff (After the Fox) co-star in this cockeyed fusion of science-fiction with...
16) Razzia
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In the searing and mesmerizing drama, five Moroccans from different social and religious strata are pushed to the fringe by their extremist government. Spanning three decades and several storylines, director Nabil Ayouch weaves an intricate tale of lost loves, forbidden desires, and fragile dreams in modern day Morocco. The Moroccan Entry for the 2018 Academy Awards, the film was the Opening Night Film at the 2018 New York Jewish Film Festival.
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"A shy, unpopular high school science teacher (Isabelle Huppert) struggles to control her rowdy classroom. Then, working on an experiment in her laboratory late one night, she's struck by lightning. She wakes up the next morning feeling decidedly different--the accident has transformed her into the dangerously unpredictable Mrs. Hyde."--Container
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Ulysses, fifty-five years old, is a contemporary artist. Four years ago, Ulysses ran away from his family and put an end to his career. Mona is twenty and is an art student. Mona decides out of the blue to go and meet Ulysses. After a laborious first attempt and some misfortune, both of them will end up on a journey that will change their lives forever.
19) Three peaks
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German Aaron has found the woman of his life in his French girlfriend Lea, but her young son Tristan still imagines his mother reconciling with his American father. On what should be an idyllic vacation in the soaring Italian Dolomites, Aaron fights to win over Tristan and cement his place in this family, while Lea wrestles with conflicting loyalties to her son and her lover. When Tristan disappears into the mountains, it's unclear who is in the most...
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A revolt has erupted in a mining town in the Amazon. As a result, a group of men and women are forced to take refuge in the virgin forest under the supervision of an adventurer called Chark. Djin, a prostitute, Castin, a mystic, his deaf and dumb daughter Maria, and a missionary called Lizardi will have to confront thirst, fear, wild animals and insects to survive.
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