The Gorilla Kid 1977

The Gorilla Kid 1977

The Gorilla Kid 1977

The Gorilla Kid 1977
El rey de los gorilas (original title)
1h 42m | Action, Adventure, Family | 14 July 1977 (Mexico)

Storyline:

A small boy abandoned in the jungle and raised by a benevolent group of apes slowly begins to realize that he isn’t quite like the rest of his primate family in this touching meditation on the bond shared between man and beast.

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Shanghai Panic 2002

Shanghai Panic 2002

Shanghai Panic 2002

Shanghai Panic 2002
Wo men hai pa (original title)
1h 27m | Drama, Romance | 14 February 2002 (Germany)

Storyline:

Growing up in the shadows of Shanghai, Bei (Li Zhinan), a disillusioned dancer, spends most of his time in a drug-induced haze. But when he begins developing AIDS-like symptoms and fears he could be seriously ill, he turns to his three best friends to help him forget. Complications ensue when Bei and another friend, Jie (Zhou Zijie), begin to feel more than mutual camaraderie, which throws their sexuality into serious question.

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Last Summer 1969

Last Summer 1969

Last Summer 1969

Last Summer 1969
1h 35m | Drama | 10 June 1969 (USA)

Storyline:

During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people–a girl and two guys–become so close that they form a sort-of threesome. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio’s newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.

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Julia 1974

Julia 1974

Julia 1974

Julia 1974
Es war nicht die Nachtigall (original title)
1h 23m | Drama | 28 November 1974 (West Germany)

Storyline:

It’s summer, and the air is quivering with passion, as teenager Pauli, who stays at boarding school travels to a small seaside town to enjoy the holidays with his family. On the train he gets to know the attractive woman, in whose compartment he sits down immediately after he has risked a glimpse into the section of the sleeping beauty. A little later, she vanishes and has sex with a stranger on the train toilet. He is thunderstruck at the train station when his father picks up not only him but also her. The unfaithful blonde, Yvonne is obviously the mistress of his own father. The mood in the villa is heated up from the beginning sexually: His womanizer father and sexy Yvonne, a crazy grandmother, Mimi, a cuckolded uncle, Alex his oversexed lesbian wife, Myriam and the lesbian maid, Silvana. Soon he meets his old neighbor Julia, who turns out to be an 18-year-old beauty. Like Pauli, she is still a virgin, but perhaps this summer, when they both lose their innocence, will be to each other. But there are several who are looking for the young beauty. Not least Pauli’s own father.

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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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Guns of Diablo 1964

Guns of Diablo 1964

Guns of Diablo 1964

Guns of Diablo 1964
1h 31m | Romance, Western | 4 October 1964 (UK)

Storyline:

14-year-old Kurt Russell plays Jamie, an orphaned boy heading westward with a wagon train. Charles Bronson is a wagon scout Linc Murdock, who runs into difficulties when he meets old flame Maria (Susan Oliver), who is now married to corrupt lawman Rance Macklin (Jan Merlin). The jealous Macklin has Murdock arrested, but Maria frees him, permitting Murdock and Jamie to embark on a new adventure involving a “lost” gold mine.

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Gypsy 2011

Gypsy 2011

Gypsy 2011

Gypsy 2011
Cigan (original title)
1h 40m | Drama | 14 July 2011 (Slovakia)

Storyline:

Gypsy tells the story of Adam, a boy who, after his father dies, tries to cross the boundary of his Roma shantytown and to improve the lives of his brothers and sisters. He encounters racial, social and cultural prejudices and comes into conflict with the unwritten laws of his own community. Circumstances turn against him and his situation drives him to commit a tragic act: murder.

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The Tender Bar 2021

The Tender Bar 2021

The Tender Bar 2021

The Tender Bar 2021
1h 46m | Drama | 7 January 2022 (USA)

Storyline:

A boy (Jr.) seeks a replacement for his father, who disappeared shortly after his birth, and bonds with his uncle Charlie and the patrons at a bar in Long Island. Uncle Charlie works as a bartender there and knows all of the staff and regular patrons. He is a charismatic individual and all of his friends are eager to initiate Jr. into their rituals. Jr. listens closely to the stories of these men and relies on these stories for guidance on how to live.

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