Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool 2017

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool 2017
R | 1h 45min | Biography, Drama, Romance | 16 November 2017 (UK)

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Real life proves just as dramatic off-screen as it does on it for these two actors, the aging Hollywood superstar Gloria Grahame and her younger lover, Peter Turner. As their mismatched romance waxes and wanes over time, events conspire to keep them in each other’s lives even when it proves difficult and demanding. Ultimately, they find that they must each come to terms with whatever fate they face in the future whether they are together or apart.

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Sex, Party and Lies 2009

Sex, Party and Lies 2009

Sex, Party and Lies 2009
Mentiras y gordas (original title)
1h 47min | Comedy, Drama | 27 March 2009 (Spain)

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A youth group is preparing for what the summer of their lives will be, including secrets, lies, pickups, sex, confusion, and especially great night party. Most teenagers are not aware that once you begin this journey of initiation, you can not turn back, and often the lies will become increasingly large, and sometimes love means to hurt.

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The Embalmer 2002

The Embalmer 2002

The Embalmer 2002
L’imbalsamatore (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 41min | Drama, Romance | 6 September 2002 (Italy)

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Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio, a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino’s work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant. But when Valerio meets Deborah, their fledgling romance is threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

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The Boy and the Wind 1967

The Boy and the Wind 1967

The Boy and the Wind 1967
O Menino e o Vento (original title)
1h 44min | Drama

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Young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy having a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him. But the wind…

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Wrecked 2009

Wrecked 2009

Wrecked 2009
Unrated | 1h 13min | Drama, Romance | 11 July 2009 (USA)

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An edgy drama about a gay teen’s tumultuous decent into drugs and anonymous sex, Wrecked smashes cinematic taboos while it spins its cautionary tale. Ryan is an earnest 18-year-old trying to develop a career as an actor and getting his life on the right track. This course is quickly threatened with the sudden arrival of his sort-of ex, Daniel, who arrives at Ryan’s door wanting a place to stay and offering the promise of a normal, loving relationship. But Daniel’s drug addiction and attitude towards casual sex derail any hope for normalcy and soon ensnares Ryan in his own downward spiral. Handheld cameras, a hot young cast and a boldly upfront approach to sex combine to make Wrecked a unique film experience.

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The River 1997

The River 1997

The River 1997
He liu (original title)
16 | 1h 55min | Drama, Romance | 18 February 1997 (Germany)

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In Taiwan, Xiao-kang, a young man in his early 20s, lives with his parents in near silence. He is plagued by severe neck pain. His father is bedeviled by water first leaking into his bedroom and then flooding the apartment; rain is incessant. Xiao-kang’s mother is overcome by sexual longing for her son, sometimes making seemingly incestuous overtures. They try virtually every intervention for Xiao-kang’s neck: Western medicine, a chiropractor, acupuncture, an herbal doctor, and a faith healer, Master Liu. Are the family’s silent dynamics and Xiao-kang’s neck pain connected? And what about the body floating in the Tamsui River: is everything dead?

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It’s a Boy Girl Thing 2006

It's a Boy Girl Thing 2006

It’s a Boy Girl Thing 2006
PG-13 | 1h 35min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | 26 December 2006 (UK)

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The next door neighbors Nell Bedworth and Woody Deane have opposite behaviors and hate each other: the virgin geek Nell is polite, sensitive and well-prepared to go to Yale, while Woody is rude and his greatest expectation is to join a mediocre university due to his abilities playing football. When Nell and Woody are assigned to visit a museum together, they argue in front of a statue of an Aztec god. During the night, their souls swap bodies, bringing difficult situations to them. They first try to damage each other’s reputation in high school, but soon they discover that their dream of joining college can only happen with mutual respect and support.

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Screwed 2017

Screwed 2017

Screwed 2017

Screwed 2017
Pihalla (original title)
1h 40min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 19 June 2017 (USA)

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Screwed (orig. Pihalla) is a Finnish drama film, where seventeen year olds Miku and Elias find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside. Love is not as easy as it seems.

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