Sound and Fury 1988

Sound and Fury 1988

Sound and Fury 1988

Sound and Fury 1988
De bruit et de fureur (original title)
1h 35min | Drama | 1 June 1988 (France)

Storyline:

This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family, but since the death of his grandmother he spends most of his time alone, in a phantasy world, while his mother is away at work. But then he befriends the violent Jean-Roger, who’s from a severely disturbed family, where nobody cares what he’s doing. In school Jean-Roger drives their teacher into despair just for fun. To separate the two boys, she starts to stimulate Bruno’s interests by giving him extra lessons. When Jean-Roger fears loosing his one and only friend, he becomes even more aggressive.

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I Want to Be Famous 1976

I Want to Be Famous 1976

I Want to Be Famous 1976

I Want to Be Famous 1976
40min | Drama, Short

Storyline:

Steve is the smallest eleven year old in his class, thinks girls are soppy and prefers painting. He creates an exciting but violent fantasy world of his own, but in reality he is lonely and introspective. Stuart, his best mate, is the most solid thing thing about a comfortless world where people argue too much – usually about him – and, with studied indifference, both boys establish and re-establish their devotion to each other.

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The Spanish Gardener 1956

The Spanish Gardener 1956

The Spanish Gardener 1956

The Spanish Gardener 1956
Not Rated | 1h 31min | Drama | 25 December 1956 (UK)

Storyline:

Rather undiplomatic British diplomat Harrington Brande (Sir Michael Hordern) takes up his new post in Spain accompanied by his son Nicholas (Jon Whiteley). The posting is something of a disappointment to Harrington, who was hoping for a promotion. That his wife had left him seems to have affected his career. Nicholas sees it all as something of an adventure, and soon becomes fast friends with the new gardener, José (Sir Dirk Bogarde). The apparently “delicate” Nicholas becomes attached to José, and Harrington’s jealousy leads him to bar Nicholas from even speaking to José. As tensions mount, another servant frames José for theft, forcing everyone to review the situation.

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The Immortal 2019

The Immortal 2019

The Immortal 2019

The Immortal 2019
L’immortale (original title)
1h 56min | Crime, Drama | 5 December 2019 (Italy)

Storyline:

Ciro’s body is slowly sinking in the Gulf of Naples. As he plunges into darkness, memories emerge. It’s 1980, the earth is shaking, and buildings are falling. A baby’s cry emerges from beneath the rubble. Ten years later, the baby has grown into a young boy surviving, on his own, on the streets of Naples and getting his upbringing from the underworld. The aimless child of no one becomes Ciro Di Marzio, the Immortal.

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Do You Remember Dolly Bell? 1981

Do You Remember Dolly Bell? 1981

Do You Remember Dolly Bell? 1981

Do You Remember Dolly Bell? 1981
Sjecas li se, Dolly Bell (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 15 August 1986 (USA)

Storyline:

A young man grows up in Sarajevo in the 1960s, under the shadow of his good, but ailing father, and gets attracted by the world of small-time criminals. They hire him to hide a young prostitute and he falls in love with her.

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