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In 1965, young producer Barbet Schroeder supplied a 16mm camera, along with color film stock, to six friends, asking them to each make a short film about a Parisian neighborhood. The resulting films were shot quickly, with low budgets, improvised takes and live sound. Fresh and original, and featuring contributions by luminaries including Nestor Almendros, Albert Maysles and Jackie Reynal, these six vignettes offer captivating and varied glimpses...
2) Super-Sleuth
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An actor who plays a detective in films soon finds himself out of his depth when he tries to investigate a real crime.
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Yui Kiyohara's slow and graceful film follows a day in the life of three women of different ages as their paths crisscross in a Tokyo suburb. Exquisitely shot by Yukiko Iioka (Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy) with calming long takes and the occasional drifting camera that seems to have a perspective all its own. A charming, deceptively simple take on the hidden riches of everyday life.
4) Abandoned
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Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby adoption racket.
5) Our betters
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When American heiress Pearl Saunders (Constance Bennett) marries Sir George Grayston (Alan Mowbray), everyone thinks it's a brilliant match. Sir George is delighted with Pearl's money, and Pearl is in love with her new husband's title in director George Cukor's adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's biting stage comedy, Our Betters. Marital bliss quickly ends when Pearl discovers that Sir George has no intention of abandoning his philandering ways. She...
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Rakshabandhan tells the touching story of Lala Kedarnath, the eldest brother of four sisters, running a chaat shop. In a society obsessed with dowry, Lala, driven by a promise to his dying mother, strives to secure his sisters' marriages before his own. The film beautifully portrays the affectionate sibling bond amidst playful bickering. Lala's romantic life with Sapna faces challenges, but he persists. Despite a tragedy, Lala remains committed, fulfilling...
7) Dixiana
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Two men fight for the love of a beautiful young woman in antebellum New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Starring Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, and Bert Wheeler, this RKO musical includes such songs as 'A Lady Loved A Soldier', and 'A Tear, A Kiss, A Smile'. Movie buffs take note.
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When a millionaire's machinations catch up with him in the form of a heart attack, his doctors order him to convalesce in absolute silence. Fate has other plans for G.A. Axton, however, when a pair of escaped, condemned criminals crash Axton's recovery and cause a plane to crash on his ranch. On board the downed plane are citizens whom Axton has crossed - ex-mistress Zelda; her lover, Gregory; political opponent Governor Pruden; and scandal-mongering...
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From composer Maury Yeston, five-time Tony Awardʼ winner Titanic The Musical recounts the hopes, dreams and aspirations of all on board her fateful maiden voyage. From the ship's owner, her builder, the millionaire first class passengers to the third class dreaming of a new life in America. This stunning and stirring production is 'Breathtaking' (The Guardian) and 'Magnificent' (The Telegraph).
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In a small Ozark community the Matthews family live in the shadow of tragedy. Their only daughter had died in childbirth, after the man she loved had betrayed and deserted her. Young Matt had lived his life under the shadow of a curse; the promise to kill the man who abandoned his mother. A stranger arrives in the mountains and becomes known as "the Shepherd" because of his kindness to the people of the mountains.
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Practical working girl Blondie McClune has her head turned by the world of her showgirl buddy Lottie, and by Lottie's suave suitor Larry. Despite the misgivings of her "old-time" father, she joins the follies and strives to keep her friendships with Lottie and Larry on the level, but her conflicting emotions and ambitions won't let her.
15) The bigamist
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The title character is not only a two-timer, he's a traveling salesman as well. But the bigamist comes across as a victim of his own sensitivity. Caught between two complementary spouses, the bigamist's dazed indecisiveness dominates the narrative. As always in Ida Lupino's directorial efforts, a strong social consciousness informs all choices.
16) I'm no angel
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In addition to circus acts, Tira performs some questionable business maneuvers and takes a job as a lion tamer to escape jail. After Tiras first show catapults her to stardom, she attracts the attention of the wealthy Kirk Lawrence who happens to be engaged. His business partner, Jack Clayton, blows his friends cover and begins a romance with Tira. This time, Tira is in love for real and is devastated when a misunderstanding causes Jack to break off...
18) Diplomaniacs
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The comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey are at it again in this screwball comedy. Willy Nilly (Wheeler) and Hercules Glub (Woolsey) are partners who own a barbershop. By getting Hercules' instructions wrong, Willy Nilly ends up locating their business on an Oklahoma Indian reservation where only one resident has facial hair! Whisked away by the oil-rich Oopadoop Indians, the pair are offered a million dollars by the chief of the tribe to represent...
20) Torch singer
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Sally Trent has an illegitimate child, but cannot support her so she gives the baby up for adoption. Michael Gardner is the father who leaves for China not knowing about the baby. Sally assumes he has abandoned her for life. She gets a job as a torch singer and changes her name to Mimi Benton. She becomes notorious for her drinking and philadering. Then, Mimi fills in on a children's radio program singing and telling bedtime stories. She uses the...
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