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Station of the Forgotten
rating:2.7

Station of the Forgotten

2009Runtime:0 minutes
Suffering from Alzheimer's disease and stuck in an old folks' home far from the sea, elderly sailor Domingo (Fermí Reixach) escapes his confinement and hits the road with a troubled teen (Nilo Mur) in a bid to visit his fishing-village home one final time. Domingo's granddaughter (Katia Klein) soon joins their odyssey, which alters all of their lives forever in this affecting drama co-directed by Christian Molina and Sandra Serna.

Directed by:

  • Christian Molina
  • Sandra Serna
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    The Goddess of 1967
    rating:2.7

    The Goddess of 1967

    2000Runtime:0 minutes
    Clara Law directs this offbeat tale about two young people from separate corners of the world traveling across the Australian outback together on a journey of self-discovery. When Yoshiyashi (Rikiya Kurokawa) travels from Japan to Australia to buy his dream car, the owner of the car and his wife turn up dead and it's up to the owner's niece (Rose Byrne) to help him close the deal. This eccentric indie also stars, Nicholas Hope and Elise McCredie.

    Directed by:

  • Clara Law
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Revolución
    rating:2.7

    Revolución

    2009Runtime:0 minutes
    With a nod to the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, this collection of 10 short films includes featurettes lensed by actors Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, whose production company, Canana, bankrolled the project. Adding other perspectives to the mix are filmmakers Rodrigo Plá, Rodrigo García, Gerardo Naranjo, Mariana Chenillo, Fernando Eimbcke, Amat Escalante, Patricia Riggen and Carlos Reygadas.

    Directed by:

  • Mariana Chenillo
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Face
    rating:2.7

    Face

    2002Runtime:0 minutes
    Genie (Kristy Wu), a Chinese American, was raised by her grandmother when her own mother, Kim (Bai Ling), abandoned her after birth. Now an adult, the usually distant Genie finally opens her heart to the possibilities of love when she meets Michael (Treach), an African-American DJ. But when her grandmother expresses disapproval of her relationship and Kim suddenly shows up on the scene, Genie must decide which ties are most important to her.

    Directed by:

  • Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Out of Hand
    rating:2.7

    Out of Hand

    2005Runtime:0 minutes
    Seeking to quell the boredom of their unremarkable adolescent lives, Sebastian and Paul (Sergej Moya and Ludwig Trepte) kidnap a beautiful woman (Elisabetta Rocchetti) and take her to a remote location where no one can hear her scream. But once they get her there, they have no idea what to do with her. With the woman locked in an abandoned factory and the boys' anger and frustration festering, the situation threatens to get seriously out of hand.

    Directed by:

  • Eva Urthaler
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    The Day Will Come
    rating:2.7

    The Day Will Come

    2009Runtime:0 minutes
    Judith Müller (Iris Berben) and her family live a quiet, idyllic country life for many years until one fateful evening when they open their homes to a virtual stranger (Katharina Schüttler) and are forever changed by a hidden past revealed. German director Susanne Schneider takes on the painful subject of terrorism and youth's fateful decisions as she links her two female characters in an emotional and psychological dance.

    Directed by:

  • Susanne Schneider
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    These Foolish Things
    rating:2.7

    These Foolish Things

    2006Runtime:0 minutes
    As war looms on the horizon, a hopeful ingenue (Zoe Tapper) finds herself caught between the warring affections of a playwright (David Leon) and a director (Andrew Lincoln) in 1930s London. Director Julia Taylor-Stanley's heartwarming ensemble piece features zesty performances by Anjelica Huston as an eccentric investor, Mark Umbers as a vain matinee idol, and Terence Stamp as a tart butler. And don't miss the immortal Lauren Bacall in a small role.

    Directed by:

  • Julia Taylor-Stanley
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    It's Easier for a Camel
    rating:2.7

    It's Easier for a Camel

    2003Runtime:0 minutes
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi directs this fantastical film in which she also plays Federica, a woman who longs for a life filled with romance and adventure but lives out that life more in her imagination than her day-to-day existence. Soon, she realizes that if she's ever to be truly happy, she'll have to start taking risks. But thinking and doing are entirely different, she discovers, and she must decide how important it is to realize her goals.

    Directed by:

  • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Beijing Rocks
    rating:2.7

    Beijing Rocks

    2001Runtime:0 minutes
    Plagued by legal troubles, struggling songwriter Michael falls in with an up-and-coming rock band and soon finds himself entangled in a love triangle with the group's lead singer and his beautiful girlfriend.

    Directed by:

  • Mabel Cheung
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Across the Moon
    rating:2.7

    Across the Moon

    1995Runtime:0 minutes
    Looking to start life anew, two disparate women -- Carmen (Elizabeth Peña) and Kathy (Christina Applegate) -- leave Los Angeles behind to be near their boyfriends (Peter Berg and Tony Fields), who are serving time in a Mojave Desert prison. Kathy and Carmen share a tumbledown trailer owned by a slimy defense attorney and struggle financially as they await their men's release. How will the ladies survive when authorities seize their home?

    Directed by:

  • Lisa Gottlieb
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Triumph of Love
    rating:2.7

    Triumph of Love

    2002Runtime:0 minutes
    It's cross-dressing farce at its finest when a princess (Mira Sorvino) attempts to restore her land to its rightful heir, Agis (Jay Rodan), but must resort to disguising herself when it becomes clear Agis will have nothing to do with her. Sheltered from the world by a philosopher (Ben Kingsley), Agis is clueless about the seductive power of his chiseled looks, until the princess takes it upon herself to educate him in matters of the heart.

    Directed by:

  • Clare Peploe
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Festival Shorts Collection
    rating:2.7

    Festival Shorts Collection

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Eight entertaining live-action and animated short films from around the world -- including Spain, Germany, France, Great Britain and Canada -- make up this unique collection. Included are "The Dance Lesson," which follows an amusing dance class; "No Bikini," which centers on a problem arising from an ill-fitting bikini top; "The Sickie," about an employee ditching work; and "Diamonds in a Bucket," the tale of two longtime losers looking for love.

    Directed by:

  • Igor Legarreta
  • Emilio Perez
  • Chris Stenner
  • Arvid Uibel
  • Philippe Prouff
  • Rupert Jones
  • Sherry White
  • Pauline Pinson
  • Claudia Morgado Escanilla
  • Firas Momani
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Oriana
    rating:2.7

    Oriana

    1985Runtime:0 minutes
    A happily married resident of France, Maria (Daniela Silverio) decides to journey back to the Venezuelan jungle locale where she spent many summers as a young child. Although her main objective is to sell the home in which she stayed, she can't help but think of her aunt Oriana (Doris Wells), a guarded woman who never ventured outside the house. As Maria recalls her younger days, she discovers a dark secret that explains her aunt's odd actions.

    Directed by:

  • Fina Torres
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Land of Thirst
    rating:2.7

    Land of Thirst

    2008Runtime:0 minutes
    Handsome black doctor Khanyiso Phalo (Hlomla Dandala) returns to his native South Africa in 1913, where he meets Margaret (Nina Lucy Wylde), a beautiful white English woman, and before long, a romance blossoms. But their love makes them targets of outraged settlers and soldiers. The sweeping historical tale of star-crossed love is based on the Perceval Gibbon's novel Margaret Harding.

    Directed by:

  • Meg Rickards
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    State of Emergency
    rating:2.7

    State of Emergency

    1993Runtime:0 minutes
    Caring physician John Novelli (Joe Mantegna) is fighting a losing battle: His hospital is falling apart, the staff is overworked, and yet the sick and injured continue to need help. Fatigued by the constant struggle, the doctor soon faces a decision that could save or end a patient's life. But if Novelli makes the wrong choice, he could lose everything in this taut medical drama also starring Lynn Whitfield, Paul Dooley and Melinda Dillon.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Sa Pusod Ng Dagat
    rating:2.7

    Sa Pusod Ng Dagat

    1998Runtime:0 minutes
    Since Rosa is the only midwife on her tiny island in the Philippines, her young son Pepito is the natural choice to become her successor. But will Pepito's gender count against him in his unconventional practice of this traditional "women's work"? Jomari Yllana and Elizabeth Oropesa co-star in this Filipino drama set in a remote fishing village in the 1950s and '60s, a film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya.

    Directed by:

  • Marilou Diaz-Abaya
  • rating:2.7 2.7 Average Rating

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    Now and Then
    rating:3.8

    Now and Then

    1995Runtime:0 minutes
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
  • rating:3.8 3.8 Average Rating

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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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