Elvis Elvis 1976

Elvis Elvis 1976

Elvis Elvis 1976

Elvis Elvis 1976
1h 41min | Drama | 20 November 1976 (Sweden)

Storyline

Tale of a boy, roughly eight, who experiences a number of problems due to his estranged relationship with his mother. Mom wants her little boy to be someone other than who he is; junior is stubborn, fights back. Can these two find a common ground before the ending credits roll?

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In The Closet 2008

In The Closet 2008

In The Closet 2008
15min | Short, Horror | 10 July 2008 (USA)

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On a night almost like any other, a shy, awkward young man has his first ever sexual encounter with an older, experienced, but a bit jaded, trick. Unlike other nights, unlike other dark and odd evenings, this time passion is shared, souls are exposed and secrets are ultimately revealed — but at a cost. You see, sometimes, in order for someone to come out, someone else must go in. Willingly or not.

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Le Clan 2004

Le Clan 2004

Le Clan 2004
1h 30min | Drama, Romance | 16 June 2004 (France)

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Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, lands a job, and must overcome various temptations in order to keep it. Olivier, nearing 18, may be falling in love with Hicham, a young man who constantly practices capoeira on the shores of the lake. Both violence and fraternity are close to the surface of most interactions. How each brother emerges from his challenge comprises the film’s drama. Is there any way in which these men can be a family?

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Pornopung 2013

Pornopung 2013

Pornopung 2013
1h 36min | Comedy, Drama | 19 July 2013 (Norway)

Storyline:

Christian leaves his hometown for Oslo to finish his studies, but moves in with two guys who turn out to be big-time pick up artists. Despite endless objections, Karl and Leo decide to give Christian a complete makeover, teaching him the tricks of their trade and changing him into the kind of guy girls want to sleep with. Crack, back and sack all need a shave, and everything he’s been taught so far in life needs to be flushed out and reset. It’s time for the razor-sharp truth about life.

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El Topo 1970

El Topo 1970

El Topo 1970

El Topo 1970
2h 5min | Drama, Western | 15 April 1971 (Mexico)

Storyline

El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man. El Topo (the mole) claims to be God, while dressed as a gunfighter in black, riding a horse through a spiritual, mystical landscape strewn with old Western movie, and ancient Eastern religious symbols. Bandits slaughtered a village on his path, so El Topo avenges the massacred, then forcibly takes their leader’s woman Mara as his. El Topo’s surreal way is bloody, sexual and self-reflective, musing of his own demons, as he tries to vanquish those he encounters.

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The Flavor of Corn 1986

The Flavor of Corn 1986

The Flavor of Corn 1986

The Flavor of Corn 1986
Il sapore del grano (original title)
1h 33min | Drama

Storyline

Lorenzo, a handsome first-year professor in an isolated Italian village, falls under the spell of his most beguiling pupil, a dark-haired, starry-eyed 12-year-old named Duilio. As Lorenzo’s relationship with his heartless girlfriend deteriorates, he finds himself walking the fields with his loving student. When their idyllic friendship is questioned by Duilio’s suspicious stepmother, Lorenzo is brought to a crisis of conscience.

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My Golden Days 2015

My Golden Days 2015

My Golden Days 2015
Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (2015)
R | 2h 3min | Drama | 20 May 2015 (France)

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Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother’s madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.

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Three Summers 2006

Three Summers 2006

Three Summers 2006
Tre somre (original title)
28min | Short, Comedy, Drama | 30 September 2006 (Denmark)

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Jørgen lives abroad, but every summer he comes back to Denmark with his wife. He invites, as usual, his neighbours and their teenager son,Thomas, for dinner at his place. Only, this time there is a strange tension in the air between the adults. After dinner, Jørgen and Thomas go to the beach for a walk. They discover that both have secret problems, and the fact they cannot talk about them is creating great stress. As they disclose their secrets to each other, a friendship starts. But through the course of the next two summers their relationship develops in a way they would never have expected.

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El sacerdote 1978

El sacerdote 1978

El sacerdote 1978

El sacerdote 1978
1h 49min | Drama | 1 May 1978 (Spain)

Storyline

Obsessed with fantasies of sex, Father Miguel seeks professional help through his church but they are not listening; thus leaving the Father in a dilemma; leaving the church or should he try, on his own, to surrender to these temptations?

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