Ciske de Rat 1984

Ciske de Rat 1984

Ciske de Rat 1984
1h 46m | Drama | 29 March 1984 (Netherlands)

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11 year old Amsterdam schoolboy Ciske, a scamp with a heart of gold, causes havoc in the classroom pouring ink over his teacher. Yet when a polio-crippled boy joins the class Ciske is one of the only children to befriend him and is bullied as a result. His mother works in a bar and Ciske helps out often late into the night – his father is at sea and his mother supplements her income with prostitution. Ciske also smolders with rage at life’s injustices.

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Spa Night 2016

Spa Night 2016

Spa Night 2016

Spa Night 2016
1h 33min | Drama | 24 January 2016 (USA)

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A closeted Korean-American teenager takes a job at a Korean spa to help his struggling family, only to discover an underground world of gay sex at the spa that both scares and excites him.

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Somers Town 2008

Somers Town 2008

Somers Town 2008
1h 11min | Comedy, Drama | 22 August 2008 (UK)

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Two teenagers, both newcomers to London, forge an unlikely friendship over the course of a hot summer. Tomo is a runaway from Nottingham; Marek lives in the district of Somers Town, between King’s Cross and Euston stations, where his dad is working on a new rail link. The boys are both infatuated with the same girl, and pass their days bickering over which of them loves her the most. Finding himself homeless, Tomo surreptitiously moves into Marek’s bedroom – but it’s only a matter of time before Marek’s dad discovers what’s going on…

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La maison des bois 1971

La maison des bois 1971

La maison des bois 1971
52min | Drama | TV Mini-Series (1971– )

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Set in the French countryside during the Great War of 1914-18 Pialat’s extraordinary seven episode TV serial extends the themes of his debut feature L’Enfance Nue, the director however having much more freedom and time to explore the nature of childhood and the impact on children abandoned by their parents. The series focuses on the experiences of three children (including even Michel Tarrazon, the young star of the earlier movie) living out in the country with gamekeeper Albert and Maman Jeanne on the country estate of a Marquis. The gamekeeper and his wife have their own older children, Marcel and Marguerite, but the three boys have been sent there by their parents who have been caught up in the war, the fathers called up to the front, the mothers simply unable to look after them in the present climate.

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Wengler und Soehne 1987

Wengler und Soehne 1987

Wengler und Soehne 1987
Wengler & Söhne (original title)
2h 19min | Drama, History

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This film tells a story spanning three generations, from 1871 to 1945. After the farmer’s son, Gustav Wengler, returns from the Franco-German war in 1871, he goes to work in a precision mechanics and optical company. He soon becomes a master craftsman; he is loyal and devoted to this company and promises his director on his deathbed that his sons and grandchildren will also stand by the company. At last, the time comes for his talented grandson Paul to honor this promise and join the company. In the meantime, however, the company has gained a worldwide reputation and supports the Third Reich. Although Paul is skeptical about the Nazi leadership, he continues working for the company. When he sees the company destroyed during the war, old Gustav Wengler realizes his family is responsible for the turn the country has taken.

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Charly Og Steffen 1979

Charly Og Steffen 1979

Charly Og Steffen 1979
1h 23min | Drama | 21 December 1979 (Denmark)

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Cinematographer Henning Kristiansen took over here entirely instruction after cooperating with Morten Arnfred on “Me and Charly”. obvious sequel “Charly & Steffen” is just the obvious sequel to success ungdsomfilmen from the year before, but unfortunately all the authenticity gone out of favor of the entirely smooth routine. Efter at have vinket efter Charlys knallert på landevejen har Steffen ikke set sin gamle kammerat, men nu støder de to igen ind i hinanden i Århus. Here struggling Steffen to find itself between not particularly sympathetic adults, and the meeting with the funny Charly may give life a much needed oomph. There are far between intense scenes, if they come at all, “Charly & Steffen” exudes we make a 2 and not really of much else. Add to that a series of very lengthy song scenes where Lone Kellerman unfolds in everyday Danish “show”, or Allan Olsen with brown head and white gloves mimes to the known background music in what feels like a neighborhood. The “cute” love affair between Steffen and Jannie is at best awkward, like adults, with Ghita Nørby and Jesper Christensen as flagships, at no time shall a credible script page to serve a reply from.Final drama with “rockers” on the field with cross cutting for a protracted theater number brings nothing but more confusion. (google translated)

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Quand j’avais 5 ans je m’ai tué 1994

Quand j'avais 5 ans je m'ai tué 1994

Quand j’avais 5 ans je m’ai tué 1994
1h 40min | Drama | 2 February 1994 (France)

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This film is about Gils, a young boy (about ten) in a juvenile mental hospital in 1950’s France. Flashbacks recount his conflicts with authority and his strong relationship with Jessica, a similarly rebellious schoolmate. Simultaneously, a compassionate doctor develops a trusting friendship with Gils, which a higher-ranking authoritarian doctor tries to thwart.

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Le vieil homme et l’enfant 1967

Le vieil homme et l’enfant 1967
1h 30min | Comedy, Drama | 11 March 1967 (France)

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Claude is a Jew. Because of the risks of an arrest (France is occupied by the Nazis), his parents send him away to an elderly couple in the country. Pepe, the husband, is a Petain supporter and a anti-Semite, but he does not know about Claude’s religion. The film is the story of their growing mutual affection.

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