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Meg, a teacher, and husband Nick, a philosophy lecturer who may just be about to get the push on the eve of retirement, spend a week-end in Paris to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary. He is staid, annoying his foul-mouthed wife who wants to turn the holiday into a series of exciting new experien β¦ces, booking into a hotel that stretches their budgets and running off from a restaurant without paying. She is also averse to his touching her and what was meant to be a belated second honeymoon is a depressing affair, full of arguments - including one about the son who has recently left home to live in squalor and whom Meg does not want to return. By chance they meet an old university friend of Nick, Morgan, an American high-flyer who invites them to a party where Meg can still turn men's heads and Nick has a conversation with Morgan's young son, leading him to believe that he is not as badly off as he had presumed. Ultimately there appears to be hope for the marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydrug usedepressiondivorcememorydrinkingpregnancypoliticsjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | hotel kitchentrain stationmuseumtaxiparis francecemeteryhoteltrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | philosophy professorold friendself delusionmother in law daughter in law relationshipfrenchpsychiatristreference to godartistbabydancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspaperreading a bookwedding anniversaryhotel billhotel receptionistlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to the hunchback of notre damereference to ludwig wittgensteinupper west side manhattan new york cityreference to charles baudelairereference to the louvrereference to samuel beckettreference to bertolt brechtsacre coeur paris β¦reference to joni mitchellmen's clothing storereference to jean paul sartrereference to marcel proustreference to robert deniroreference to the mona lisaarc de triomphe paristesticles slurreference to tony blairmontmartre parisoysterspatronizationbirmingham englandexposing one's breastsknocking on a windowpot headcambridge universitybidetsynchronicityknickersslip the undergarmentfaithfulnesssavingsknee injuryjackhammertaxeuropenis slurreference to bob dylanlooking in a windowreference to charles dickenskiss on the cheekfather in law daughter in law relationshiplimpingkneelingtoothbrushcircular staircasefather son estrangementbeggingweekendcathedralvanityanarchistsense of smellferris wheelgiving a toastunhappinesscredit cardfallingtelling someone to shut upmasochismjazz musiceiffel tower parisjukeboxsculptorpublisherboredomalleypiano playerearphonesanniversaryholding handsbrushing teethgeniustangobalconye mailsurprisenovelistheadphonesboxer shortsbackstageretirementpassportlistening to musictouristwaiterhyphen in titleeyeglassesatmhatefeminismratlaptopreadingsuitcasevacationchampagnefired from the jobkeyprologueauthorold womangraveyardfalse accusationtoiletsuicide attempteatingmontageold mancandlewinenewspaperf wordmanhattan new york citytelephonereference to jesus christbathroommarijuanacaferunningbookdrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonepartyejaculationdancingcigarette smokingsexinterviewkiss (See All) |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Themes: | depressiondivorcememorydrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | taxiparis francetrainrestaurant |
Characters: | old friendreference to godbabyfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calltoothbrushgiving a toastunhappinessearphonesretirementreadingsuitcasechampagneprologueeatingwinetelephonereference to jesus christ β¦marijuanacafedrinkcomputermirrorfoodcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr β¦aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | train stationcemeteryhoteltrainrestaurant |
Characters: | frenchreference to godbabydancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callholding handsbalconyretirementlistening to musiceyeglassesvacationprologueold womansuicide attemptold mancandlewine β¦newspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christcaferunningbookdrinkmirrorfooddancingkiss (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion β¦s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcememorydrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryhotelbar |
Characters: | reference to godbabydancerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callgiving a toastlistening to musiclaptopchampagnegraveyardeatingwinef wordtelephonereference to jesus christrunningbook β¦drinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonedancingcigarette smokingsexkiss (See All) |
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters, but have spent a summer in Greece on the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send hi β¦s teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcememorydrinkingjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | paris francehoteltrain |
Characters: | frenchreference to godfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booktelephone callgiving a toastunhappinesspiano playere mailboxer shortsratvacationprologueauthorold womaneatingold manwine β¦f wordreference to jesus christdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonesexkiss (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | philosophymemorydrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriage |
Locations: | taxinew york city |
Characters: | psychiatristreference to goddancerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callpenis slurkiss on the cheekgiving a toastpiano playerearphonesauthorfalse accusationeatingmontagef wordtelephonereference to jesus christbathroom β¦runningbookdrinkmirrorfoodpartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
John and Jane Smith are a normal married couple, living a normal life in a normal suburb, working normal jobs...well, if you can call secretly being assassins "normal". But neither Jane nor John knows about their spouse's secret, until they are surprised to find each other as targets! But on their q β¦uest to kill each other, they learn a lot more about each other than they ever did in five (or six) years of marriage. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcememorydrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxihotelrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | dancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | wedding anniversarytelephone callslip the undergarmentcredit cardearphonestangopassporttouristeyeglassesreadingsuitcasechampagneeatingcandlewine β¦newspapermanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christbathroomcaferunningdrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonepartydancinginterviewkisssex (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor β¦mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Themes: | jealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | hotel kitchenmuseumtaxicemeteryhoteltrain |
Characters: | frenchartistfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callpenis slurvanitysense of smellwaitereyeglasseshateratchampagneauthorold womaneatingmontageold man β¦candlewinenewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christrunningbookfoodcigarette smokingsexkissinterview (See All) |
Themes: | drug usedepressiondivorcememorydrinking |
Locations: | taxihotelrestaurant |
Characters: | reference to goddancerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callslip the undergarmentbrushing teethbalconye maillistening to musiceyeglasseslaptopsuitcaseprologuemontagef wordtelephone β¦reference to jesus christdrinkcomputermirrorpartydancingcigarette smokingsexkiss (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Themes: | divorcedrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxiparis francerestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | frenchbabyteacherhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callweekendsense of smelle maileyeglassesfeminismchampagnefired from the jobold womanmontagecandlewinemanhattan new york citycafedrink β¦computercell phonepartycigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
We like Florence: she's considerate, sweet, pretty, and terrific with kids and dogs. She's twenty-five, personal assistant to an L.A. family that's off on vacation. Her boss's brother comes in from New York City, fresh from a stay at an asylum, to take care of the house. He's Roger, a forty-year-old β¦ carpenter, gone from L.A. for fifteen years. He arrives, doesn't drive, and needs Florence's help, especially with the family's dog. He's also connecting with former band-mates - two men and one woman with whom he has a history. He over-analyzes, has a short fuse, and doesn't laugh at himself easily. As he navigates past and present, he's his own saboteur. And what of Florence? is Roger one more responsibility for her or something else? (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedepressionmemorydrinkingpregnancyjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | psychiatristfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone calllistening to musicwaitereyeglassessuitcasevacationchampagneeatingmontagecandlenewspapermanhattan new york citybathroommarijuana β¦cafedrinkcomputerfoodcell phonepartycigarette smokingsexkiss (See All) |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr β¦overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedepressionmemorydrinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | psychiatristreference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to charles dickensgiving a toastunhappinessholding handssurprisebackstagelistening to musiceyeglassesreadingsuicide attempteatingcandlewine β¦f wordtelephonereference to jesus christbathroommarijuanacaferunningbookdrinkmirrorfoodpartydancingkiss (See All) |
Themes: | divorcedrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxihotelrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | reference to goddancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callkiss on the cheekgiving a toastfallingjukeboxpublishereyeglasseschampagneeatingf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanacaferunning β¦drinkfoodpartyejaculationdancingcigarette smokinginterviewkisssex (See All) |
Sutter Keely lives in the now. It's a good place for him. A high school senior, charming and self-possessed, he's the life of the party, loves his job at a men's clothing store, and has no plans for the future. A budding alcoholic, he's never far from his supersized, whiskey-fortified thirst-master β¦cup. But after being dumped by his girlfriend, Sutter gets drunk and wakes up on a lawn with Aimee Finecky hovering over him. She's different: the "nice girl" who reads science fiction and doesn't have a boyfriend. While Aimee has dreams of a future, Sutter lives in the impressive delusion of a spectacular now, yet somehow, they're drawn together. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcememorydrinkingjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | bar |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callmen's clothing storebegginggiving a toastunhappinessjukeboxreadingfired from the jobprologuemontagef wordtelephonereference to jesus christdrinkcomputer β¦cell phonepartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte β¦r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedepressiondivorcedrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | trainbarnew york city |
Characters: | psychiatristdancerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callreference to bob dylanjukeboxbrushing teethheadphoneslistening to musicreadingprologuetoiletsuicide attemptmontagecandlenewspapermanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christ β¦bathroommarijuanabookdrinkmirrorpartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
2 Jours - 2 Days follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple - a French photographer Marion and American interior designer Jack - as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out, - they both β¦came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English-speaking parents, flirtatious ex-boyfriends, and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only adds fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | taxiparis francetrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | frenchartistdancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | circular staircasesense of smelleiffel tower parisholding handstouristeyeglassessuitcasevacationeatingmontagewinecafedrinkcomputerfood β¦cell phonepartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | drug usedepressiondrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxiparis francetrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | psychiatristdancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callcircular staircasecredit cardnovelisteyeglassessuitcaseeatingold manwinenewspapermanhattan new york citymarijuanacaferunning β¦drinkmirrorfoodpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: β¦ truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousy |
Locations: | cemeterytrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | babyteacherhusband wife relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to samuel beckettmen's clothing storeboxer shortswaiterlaptopreadingchampagnefired from the jobauthorgraveyardfalse accusationeatingmanhattan new york city β¦cafebookdrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonepartykisssex (See All) |
In the world of high-end art auctions and antiques, Virgil Oldman is an elderly and esteemed but eccentric genius art-expert, known and appreciated by the world. Oldman is hired by a solitary young heiress, Claire Ibbetson, to auction off the large collection of art and antiques left to her by her p β¦arents. For some reason, Claire always refuses to be seen in person. Robert aids Oldman in restoring and reassembling some odd mechanical parts he finds amongst Claire's belongings, while also giving him advice on how to befriend her and deal with his feelings towards her. Also a friend of Oldman, Billy Whistler helps him to acquire a secret private collection of master paintings. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinkingjealousy |
Locations: | trainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | artistfriend |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callkiss on the cheeksense of smellgiving a toastgeniuspassportwaitereyeglasseschampagnekeyprologueold womaneatingmontage β¦candlewinef wordtelephonecafebookdrinkmirrorfoodcell phonekiss (See All) |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | drug usememorydrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | train stationparis francecemeteryhoteltrainnew york city |
Characters: | mother in law daughter in law relationshipdancerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callslip the undergarmentlooking in a windowholding handsboxer shortslistening to musiceyeglasseshatenewspaperf wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanarunningbook β¦drinkmirrordancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Vincent is an old Vietnam vet whose stubbornly hedonistic ways have left him without money or a future. Things change when his new next-door neighbor's son, Oliver, needs a babysitter and Vince is willing enough for a fee. From that self-serving act, an unexpected friendship forms as Vincent and Oli β¦ver find so much of each other's needs through each other. As Vincent mentors Oliver in street survival and other worldly ways, Oliver begins to see more in the old man than just his foibles. When life takes a turn for the worse for Vincent, both them find the best in each other than no one around them suspects. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedivorcedrinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | taxibarnew york city |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booktelephone callpenis slurunhappinessjukeboxretirementlistening to musiceyeglassessuitcaseeatingmontageold mannewspaperf wordtelephone β¦runningbookdrinkfooddancingcigarette smokingsex (See All) |
American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How β¦ do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? (Read More)
Themes: | divorcememorydrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | paris francecemeteryhoteltrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | frenchpsychiatristdancerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | ferris wheelunhappinesstouristwaiterhatefeminismreadinggraveyardwinecafebookdrinkdancingcigarette smokingkiss β¦sex (See All) |
The family of talented cook, Hassan Kadam, has a life filled with both culinary delights and profound loss. Drifting through Europe after fleeing political violence in India that killed the family restaurant business and their mother, the Kadams arrive in France. Once there, a chance auto accident a β¦nd the kindness of a young woman, Marguerite, in the village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val inspires Papa Kadam to set up a Indian restaurant there. Unfortunately, this puts the Kadams in direct competition with the snobbish Madame Mallory's acclaimed haute cuisine establishment across the street where Marguerite also works as a sous-chef. The resulting rivalry eventually escalates in personal intensity until it goes too far. In response, there is a bridging of sides initiated by Hassan, Marguerite and Madame Mallory herself, both professional and personal, that encourages an understanding that will change both sides forever. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinking |
Locations: | taxiparis francehoteltrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancerfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone calleurosense of smellunhappinesseiffel tower parispassportlistening to musichatesuitcasechampagnefired from the jobeatingmontagecandlewine β¦telephonedrinkfoodcell phonedancingkiss (See All) |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Themes: | memorydrinkingpregnancy |
Locations: | museumtaxicemeteryhotel |
Characters: | babydancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callkiss on the cheekcircular staircaseferris wheelgiving a toastpassportlistening to musiceyeglassesold womanfalse accusationmontageold mannewspaperf word β¦telephonerunningbookdrinkcomputermirrordancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the β¦ other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydivorcememoryfriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryhoteltrain |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callfather in law daughter in law relationshipsense of smellearphonesretirementeyeglassesatmvacationchampagneprologueeatingmontagenewspaperf word β¦telephonefooddancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
The story begins as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Bruhl) team up to become underground watchdogs of the privileged and powerful. On a shoestring, they create a platform that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously leak covert da β¦ta, shining a light on the dark recesses of government secrets and corporate crimes. Soon, they are breaking more hard news than the world's most legendary media organizations combined. But when Assange and Berg gain access to the biggest trove of confidential intelligence documents in U.S. history, they battle each other and a defining question of our time: what are the costs of keeping secrets in a free society-and what are the costs of exposing them? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingpoliticsfriendship |
Locations: | train stationparis francehoteltrainbarnew york city |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calleuropenis slurcircular staircasegiving a toaste mailheadphoneseyeglasseslaptopfired from the jobeatingmontagenewspaperf word β¦telephonereference to jesus christbathroomcafedrinkcomputermirrorfoodcell phonepartydancingkisssex (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this β¦gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usememorydrinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | barnew york city |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancerfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callpenis slurgiving a toastjazz musicboxer shortseyeglasseskeyprologueauthorsuicide attemptwinef wordmanhattan new york citytelephone β¦reference to jesus christmarijuanabookdrinkmirrorpartydancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a β¦bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
Themes: | depressiondrinkingpoliticsmarriage |
Locations: | trainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | babydancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspapertelephone callsavingsfather in law daughter in law relationshipkneelingboredomnovelistretirementlistening to musiceatingold mancandlenewspapercafedrink β¦mirrorfoodpartydancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity β¦ as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcefriendship |
Locations: | museumtaxiparis francehoteltrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callvanitypublisherbrushing teetheyeglasseschampagnefired from the jobauthoreatingmontagecandlewinenewspapermanhattan new york citycafe β¦bookcomputerfoodcell phonekissinterview (See All) |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In β¦ the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callkiss on the cheekgiving a toastunhappinesspublisherpiano playerearphonesgeniusbalconyboxer shortsbackstagelistening to musiceyeglassesprologue β¦eatingmontagewinef wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanacafedrinkmirrorfoodpartycigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o β¦f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | depressiondrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | reference to godbabydancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone calljazz musicpiano playerbackstagepassportlistening to musicreadinggraveyardeatingmontagetelephonecaferunningbookdrink β¦mirrorfoodpartydancingcigarette smokingsexkiss (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the β¦ more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxicemeterytrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspaperlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callgiving a toastlistening to musicwaitereyeglassessuitcaseprologuegraveyardeatingold manf wordmanhattan new york citytelephone β¦reference to jesus christbathroomdrinkmirrorfooddancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Paris, je t'aime is about the plurality of cinema in one mythic location: Paris, the City of Love. Twenty filmmakers have five minutes each; the audience must weave a single narrative out of twenty moments. The 20 moments are fused by transitional interstitial sequences and also via the introduction β¦ and epilogue. Each transition begins with the last shot of the previous film and ends with the first shot of the following film, extending the enchantment and the emotion of the previous segment, preparing the audience for a surprise, and providing a cohesive atmosphere. There's a reappearing mysterious character who is a witness to the Parisian life. A common theme of Paris and love fuses all. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedepressiondivorcememorypregnancymarriage |
Locations: | taxiparis francecemeteryrestaurantbar |
Characters: | babyhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callreference to jean paul sartrereference to marcel proustreference to the mona lisamontmartre pariseiffel tower parisearphonesholding handssurpriselistening to musictouristfired from the jobmontagewinecafe β¦runningdrinkcell phonepartycigarette smokingsex (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat β¦e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | dancerfriend |
Story: | telephone callgiving a toastjukeboxprologueauthoreatingnewspaperbathroomcafebookdrinkmirrorfoodcell phoneparty β¦dancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental β¦ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydrug usedepressiondivorcememorydrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxiparis francecemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callanarchistcredit cardearphonespassportreadingsuitcasekeyold womanfalse accusationtoiletsuicide attempteatingold manwine β¦newspapermarijuanacaferunningbookdrinkfoodpartydancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Thirty-seven year old Mavis Gary seems incapable of happiness. She has had one failed marriage with no romance in her immediate horizon. She ghosts writes a young adult series of books, which has just been canceled due to low sales. She is in the process of writing the last book, with which she is h β¦aving a mental block. She lives vicariously through Kendall Strickland, the teenaged female heroine in her books, as like Kendall she believes her high school years were the best years of her life when she was the prom queen. When she receives news that her high school beau, Buddy Slade, and his wife, Beth Slade, have just had their first child, Mavis takes it as a sign that she and Buddy are meant to be together. As such, she devises a false pretense to travel from her Minneapolis home back her her old hometown of Mercury, Minnesota to reclaim Buddy from Beth. As Mavis slyly or not so slyly does whatever she can to hang out with Buddy, even in Beth's company if need be, she also runs into another old high school colleague named Matt Freehauf. She barely remembers Matt until she is reminded that he was the "hate crime" kid i.e. he was beaten almost to death by the school jocks who believed he was gay (which he is not), which has left him among other things needing to walk with a brace. Matt ends up being Mavis' drinking buddy and confidante, Matt, in turn, who tries to be Mavis' voice of reason to get her out of her delusional state about Buddy and get a grip on reclaiming her lifeβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | depressiondivorcememorydrinkingpregnancyjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | self delusionbabyfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callunhappinesscredit cardbrushing teethbalconye mailboxer shortslistening to musicwaiterhatesuitcaseprologuemontagewinef word β¦cafebookdrinkcomputermirrorpartykiss (See All) |
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is insp β¦ired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbar |
Characters: | artistdancerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrormen's clothing storekiss on the cheekunhappinessjazz musicearphonesbackstagefired from the jobsuicide attempteatingmontagenewspapertelephonecaferunning β¦drinkmirrorfooddancingcigarette smokinginterviewkiss (See All) |
Jordan Belfort is a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 22 months in prison for defrauding investors in a massive 1990s securities scam that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including shoe designer Steve Madden.
Themes: | drug usedivorcedrinkingpregnancymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | frenchreference to goddancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reading a newspaperlooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to the mona lisapenis slursense of smellcredit cardboxer shortspassporteyeglassesratchampagnefired from the jobeatingmontage β¦candlenewspaperf wordmanhattan new york citytelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanacaferunningdrinkmirrorfoodpartydancingcigarette smokinginterviewkiss (See All) |
Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him m β¦ore and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedivorcefriendship |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to goddancerteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callbrushing teethboxer shortshateeatingmontagef wordtelephonereference to jesus christmarijuanacafecomputermirrorfood β¦cell phonedancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detai β¦l and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinkingpolitics |
Locations: | taxihotelrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callgiving a toastpublisherboxer shortspassporthatereadingsuitcasechampagneauthoreatingold manwinenewspaper β¦marijuanacaferunningbookdrinkcomputerfoodcell phonecigarette smokinginterviewkiss (See All) |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In β¦ the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydrug usedrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | dancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callbeggingalleytangobalconywaitereyeglasseschampagnekeygraveyardeatingmontagecandlewinemanhattan new york city β¦reference to jesus christmarijuanacafedrinkfooddancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
When his only friend and co-worker dies, a young man born with dwarfism moves to an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey. Though he tried to maintain a life of solitude, he is soon entangled with an artist who is struggling with a personal tragedy and an overly friendly Cuban hot-dog vendor.
Themes: | drug usedepressiondivorcedrinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | train stationtrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godartistteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callretirementreadingsuitcasemanhattan new york citymarijuanacafebookdrinkcell phonecigarette smokingkiss |
Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making.
Themes: | drinkingpregnancyfriendship |
Locations: | restaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | reference to godfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callupper west side manhattan new york citypenis slurreference to bob dylancircular staircasealleyboxer shortslistening to musicreadingkeyeatingwinemanhattan new york citytelephonereference to jesus christ β¦cafedrinkfoodcigarette smoking (See All) |
A 34 year old single woman, Nancy, hung-over again, exhausted by the endless fruitless set ups by her friends, traveling up to London to toast another 10 years of her parent's successful happy magical marriage runs in with a 40 year old divorcee, Jack, who mistakes her for his 24 year old blind date β¦. Nancy, deciding to go with it, happens to hop on the most chaotic yet hilarious journey of her life which neither of them will ever forget. There is drinking, truths, an old stalker class mate with a long standing crush, lost divorce papers, lost hopes, competitive indoor sports and yeah Jack finding out the truth that Nancy isn't his blind date. 'Man Up' a romantic comedy about taking chances, finding about being yourself, making decisions and rolling with the consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcedrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | train stationtaxitrainbar |
Characters: | friendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | reading a bookwedding anniversarytelephone callsurprisetoileteatingf wordtelephonerunningbookdrinkmirrorfoodcell phoneparty β¦dancingkisssex (See All) |
God lives in human form as a cynical writer with his young opinionated daughter in present-day Brussels, Belgium. She concludes that her dad is doing a terrible job and decides to rewrite the world, descending to earth in search of her own 6 messengers to write a brand new testament and change the s β¦tatus quo. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophymemoryfriendship |
Characters: | reference to godbabyhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to marcel prousttesticles slurslip the undergarmentpenis slurholding handsbrushing teethbalconyboxer shortseyeglassesreadingkeyprologuesuicide attempt β¦montagecandlef wordreference to jesus christrunningcomputermirrorcell phonedancingcigarette smokingsex (See All) |
In a world difficult to comprehend, Nathan struggles to connect with those around him - most of all his loving mother - but finds comfort in numbers. When Nathan is taken under the wing of unconventional and anarchic teacher, Mr. Humphreys, the pair forge an unusual friendship and Nathan's talents w β¦in him a place on the UK team at the International Mathematics Olympiad. From suburban England to bustling Taipei and back again, Nathan builds complex relationships as he is confronted by the irrational nature of love. (Read More)
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | cemeterytrain |
Characters: | dancerteachermother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callcambridge universitypenis slurcircular staircaseholding handsbalconyeyeglassessuitcaseprologuemontagewinef wordtelephonereference to jesus christ β¦marijuanacaferunningcomputermirrorcell phonedancingkisssex (See All) |
Julieta (Emma Suarez) is a middle-aged woman living in Madrid with her boyfriend Lorenzo. Both are going to move to Portugal when she casually runs into Bea, former best friend of her daughter Antia, who reveals that this one is living in Switzerland married and with three children. With the heart b β¦roken after 12 years of total absence of her daughter, Julieta cancels the journey to Portugal and she moves to her former building, in the hope that Antia someday communicates with her sending a letter. Alone with her thoughts, Julieta starts to write her memories to confront the pain of the events happened when she was a teenager (Adriana Ugarte) and met Xoan, a Galician fisherman. Falling in love with him, Julieta divides her time between the family, the job and the education of Antia until a fatal accident changes their lives. Slowly decaying in a depression, Julieta is helped by Antia and Bea, but one day Antia goes missing suddenly after a vacation with no clues about where to find her, leaving Julieta desperate to understand the reasons of her missing... (Read More)
Themes: | depressionmemorypregnancymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | train stationtaxitrain |
Characters: | artistbabyteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booktelephone callkiss on the cheekgiving a toastunhappinesssculptorbalconyretirementwaitereyeglassessuitcasevacationauthoreatingwine β¦telephonebookfoodcell phonecigarette smokingsexkiss (See All) |
Kris is attacked one night, and hypnotized, using a grub with hypnotic properties, administered by a thief. She follows the thief's instructions to give him everything, even taking out loans. After the worms are extracted, she wakes up to find her life ruined. She's lost her job, her finances are de β¦stroyed. Years later, she meets Jeff whom she may have a lot in common with. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrinkingpregnancymarriage |
Locations: | hotel kitchenhoteltrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | reading a booktelephone callearphonesholding handseyeglassesreadingfired from the jobeatingtelephonecaferunningbookdrinkfoodcell phone β¦sexkiss (See All) |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in β¦timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcedrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxiparis francerestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | artistbabydancerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | telephone callupper west side manhattan new york cityjazz musicreadingeatingcandlewinemanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christcafebookdrinkmirrorfoodcell phone β¦partydancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
Forty-six year old Diane Despres - "Die" - has been widowed for three years. Considered white trash by many, Die does whatever she needs, including strutting her body in front of male employers who will look, to make an honest living. That bread-winning ability is affected when she makes the decisio β¦n to remove her only offspring, fifteen year old Steve Despres, from her previously imposed institutionalization, one step below juvenile detention. She institutionalized him shortly following her husband's death due to Steve's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and his violent outbursts. He was just kicked out of the latest in a long line of facilities for setting fire to the cafeteria, in turn injuring another boy. She made this decision to deinstitutionalize him as she didn't like the alternative, sending him into more restrictive juvenile detention from which he would probably never be rehabilitated. However, with this deinstitutionalization, she has to take care of him which means only being able to do home based work. Despite they always yelling expletives at each other and Steve sometimes demonstrating those violent tendencies toward her, Die and Steve truly do love each other, his emotions which are sometimes manifested as an Oedipus complex especially as he seems to need her complete attention most specifically when it is being directed at possible male suitors. Their lives, both individually and as a family, are affected with the entrance of two of their neigβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | frenchbabydancerteacherfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calllooking in a windowkiss on the cheeksense of smellgiving a toastsurpriseheadphonesboxer shortseyeglassesreadingfired from the jobprologuesuicide attempt β¦eatingmontagef wordtelephonecaferunningbookdrinkmirrorfoodejaculationdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |