Quartier lointain 2010

Quartier lointain 2010

Quartier lointain 2010

Quartier lointain 2010
1h 38min | Drama, Fantasy | 20 May 2010 (Germany)

Storyline:

The film, adapted from the Eisner award nominated manga by Jiro Taniguchi, follows Thomas, a cynical and tired French comic artist who, while visiting his old family home, loses consciousness – only to awaken 40 years in the past in the body of his younger self. While here he faces the choice of changing events at the cost of his own future – and to unravel a lifelong mystery, the reason for his fathers mysterious disappearance that he knows will happen a few months after Thomas’s arrival.

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Mid90s 2018

Mid90s 2018

Mid90s 2018

Mid90s 2018
R | 1h 25min | Comedy, Drama | 26 October 2018 (USA)

Storyline:

This movie follows a teenager named Stevie growing up in Los Angeles. He’s struggling with his family, including his co-dependent single mom and his abusive older brother, and at school, where his richer friends seem to overlook him. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about class, race, and privilege.

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On the Roof 2015

On the Roof 2015

On the Roof 2015
En la azotea (original title)
11min | Short, Drama | 28 October 2015 (Spain)

Storyline:

It’s summer time. Adrián and his friends climb every afternoon at a roof to spy a girl who sunbathes naked. But this afternoon won’t be like the others: today they’ll realize that one of them is more interested in a guy showering in a close building.

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Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982

Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982

Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982
1h | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Mini-Series (1982– )

Plot:

Felix, the lucky one: Where other literary “confessions” look back on a stony path of character formation, the title hero of Thomas Mann’s picaresque novel tells his self-satisfied, sincere and free from any remorse in his life. At the turn of the century Felix grew up as the son of sparkling wine producer Krull (Klaus Schwarzkopf). Already as a young lad he learns to master the keyboard of social rituals with great mastery and comes to the realization: The world wants to be cheated! No fraud, however, is this first-class adaptation of the novel.

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