Normal 2007

Normal 2007

Normal 2007

Normal 2007
1h 40m | Drama | 7 October 2008 (USA)

Storyline:

A grieving mother cannot “move on” after her son’s death, keeping his room as it was, wanting her younger boy to be like his dead brother. A youth leaves juvenile detention, going home to an angry father and a lonely young step-mother. A college teacher whose brother has autistic behaviors separates from his wife and is attracted to a student. The narrative discloses slowly the mother, youth, and teacher’s connections to a car accident. The paroled youth talks to the dead boy’s girlfriend and must sort out his relationship with his step-mother; the professor encourages his brother to go on a date. Can the mother see her living son for who he is? In what ways can each be normal? In what ways can each be normal?

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Before I Wake 2016

Before I Wake 2016

Before I Wake 2016

Before I Wake 2016
1h 37m | Drama, Fantasy, Horror | 5 January 2018 (USA)

Storyline:

In this intense and heart pounding supernatural thriller, Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and loving 8-year-old boy, Cody. Unbeknownst to them, Cody is terrified of falling asleep. At first, they assume his previous unstable homes caused his aversion to sleep, but soon discover why: Cody’s dreams manifest in reality as he sleeps. In one moment they experience the incredible wonder of Cody’s imagination, and in the next, the horrific nature of his night terrors. To save their new family, Jessie and Mark embark on a dangerous hunt to uncover the truth behind Cody’s nightmares.

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The Uninhibited 1965

The Uninhibited 1965

The Uninhibited 1965

The Uninhibited 1965
Los pianos mecánicos (original title)
1h 34m | Drama | 21 April 1965 (France)

Storyline:

Vincent, a young man from Paris, arrives at the small Spanish village of Caldeya. where his has been loaned a home by his friend, Reginald. He meets Pascal Regnier, a novelist engaged in pursuits of drinking and love affairs, who spends his summers in Caldeya with his son, Daniel. Regnier introduces Vincent to Jenny, local nightclub owner, who has already received a wire from Reginald asking her to look after his friend. Vincent and Jenny fall in love and plan a trip to Barcelona together, a trip they take in spite of Reginald’s arrival. However, the shadow of Reginald comes between them and they accept the fact that their love is doomed to failure.

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The Story of My Son 1990

The Story of My Son 1990

The Story of My Son 1990

The Story of My Son 1990
Ngoi di sai gaai (original title)
1h 15m | Drama | 28 September 1990 (Hong Kong)

Storyline:

Li Tzu-Liang is returning to Hong Kong with the ashes of his wife. He now has to bring up his two sons on his own. Though he is quite well-off, he his plagued by debts and when he loses a large sum of money betting on horses, he has to turn to dangerous loan-sharks. Here starts a spiral which gets him and his two sons deeper and deeper into trouble.

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Euphoria S02 E02 (2022)

Euphoria S02 E02 (2022)

Euphoria S02 E02 (2022)

Euphoria S02 E02 (2022)
Out of Touch
58m | Drama | Episode aired Jan 16, 2022

Storyline:

As the semester kicks off, Jules questions Rue and Elliot’s new friendship. While Cal hunts for answers, Nate makes a tough decision. The lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur as Kat ponders her relationship, and Maddy contemplates the decision to end hers.

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Dotty 2013

Dotty 2013

Dotty 2013

Dotty 2013
10m | Short, Adventure, Drama | 18 October 2013 (UK)

Storyline:

Dotty is a touching film centered around an unlikely friendship that highlights the beauty in friendships that cross a generation gap. A lonely 9 year old boy stumbles across a modest caravan in the American Midwest, inside the caravan lives Dotty, an eccentric but kind women old enough to be his grandmother. Dotty invites the boy into her rainbow decorated caravan that is littered with exotic memorabilia from her past, and in particular an incredible collection of brightly colored shoes. The boy, who has a hidden sadness he wont discuss and a suspicious bruise on one arm is able to forget about his troubles momentarily as Dotty and the boy embark on a journey that spans her colorful life.

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Philosophy in the Boudoir 2017

Philosophy in the Boudoir 2017

Philosophy in the Boudoir 2017

Philosophy in the Boudoir 2017
A Filosofia na Alcova (original title)
1h 16m | Crime, Fantasy, Mystery | November 2017 (Brazil)

Storyline:

Devising a fantastic universe, in which ancient make-up and costumes share the screen with contemporary elements such as limousines, helicopters and mobile phones, ‘Philosophy in the Boudoir’ intends to blur the borders of realism and make the spectator get closer to timeless issues. The boudoir inside an industrial plant brings an aggressive aesthetics to the teachings and orgies. The takes are developed in different ways. The franzy of orgies has a fast editing, whilst philosophical moments are long sequence shots. By bringing to the contemporary world a 200-year-old romance, we intend to trigger questions about the real moral changes in Western society. It is also interesting to highlight Sade’s feminism. His female heroes are independent women, masters of their own sexual drive. At last, due to the solid theatrical background of the artists, the film was inevitably contaminated by unusual procedures (according to the film tradition), contributing to new possibilities of exchange between arts.

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