First Love 1970

First Love 1970

First Love 1970
Erste Liebe (original title)
R | 1h 30min | Drama, History, Romance | 23 April 1971 (West Germany)

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Based on Ivan Turgeyev’s novella, Erste Liebe is about two young lovers in czarist Russia. One is a 21-year-old woman, the other a young man of sixteen. Things take a tragic turn as the girl (Dominique Sanda as Sanaida) falls in love with the boy’s father (Maximilian Schell). This film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in 1970’s Academy Awards.

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The House That Screamed 1970

The House That Screamed 1970

The House That Screamed 1970
La residencia (original title)
GP | 1h 34min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 23 July 1971 (USA)

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A strict headmistress runs a secluded school for wayward girls in 19th century France, whose students are disappearing under mysterious circumstances.

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Ashes in the Snow 2018

Ashes in the Snow 2018

Ashes in the Snow 2018
1h 38min | Drama, History, Romance | 12 October 2018 (Lithuania)

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In 1941, a 16 year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin’s brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl’s passion for art and her never-ending hope will break the silence of history.

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Through a Boy’s Eyes 2017

Through a Boy's Eyes 2017

Through a Boy’s Eyes 2017
76 minutes | Drama | 2018

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When a boy becomes a young man, the way he sees the world can change not just his perceptions of those around him, but how others see him. As burgeoning desires come to the surface, there is the choice of either embracing and acting upon them, or burying them. In this selection of award-winning short films, witness the struggles and celebrations seen through the eyes of boys not only becoming men, but becoming attracted to them..

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Romeo’s Kiss 2007

Romeo's Kiss 2007

Romeo’s Kiss 2007
Le baiser (original title)
Not Rated | 12min | Short, Drama, Romance | 16 November 2007 (France)

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Cécile must go to rehearse Romeo & Juliet, but boyfriend Thomas wants to come watch. When Cécile is called away to a school interview, the play director asks Thomas to step in as Juliet to rehearse with Jérémie as Romeo, but Thomas is resistant because Jérémie might just be his fantasy. Will Thomas allow Jérémie to kiss him?

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Of Freaks and Men 1988

Of Freaks and Men 1988

Of Freaks and Men 1988
Pro urodov i lyudey (original title)
1h 33min | Comedy, Drama, History | 1998 (Russia)

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Dariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in porn, but they are not so innocent themselves.

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Crazy 2000

Crazy 2000

Crazy 2000

Crazy 2000
1h 37min | Drama | 8 June 2000 (Germany)

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Benjamin is a 16 year old, paralyzed on one side of his body, with lousy grades in math, who switches to a boarding school to reach grammar school. Acclimatization to the new environment is difficult in the first place and he has to struggle with the various problems of coming of age, when he falls in love with the school’s dream girl Malen.

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The Alienist 2018

The Alienist 2018

The Alienist 2018
TV-MA | 1h | Drama, Mystery | TV Series (2018)

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The Alienist opens when a series of haunting, gruesome murders of boy prostitutes grips New York City. Newly appointed police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (Geraghty) calls upon criminal psychologist (aka alienist) Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Brühl) and newspaper illustrator John Moore (Evans) to conduct the investigation in secret. They are joined by Sara Howard (Fanning), a headstrong secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective. Using the emerging disciplines of psychology and early forensic investigation techniques, this band of social outsiders set out to find and apprehend one of New York City’s first serial killers.

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