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Chaplin's final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian's effort to help a despondent ballet dancer learn both to walk and feel confident about life again. The highlight of the film is the classic duet with Chaplin's only real artistic film comedy rival, Buster Keaton.
| Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
| Themes: | courageunemploymentdyinghopetheatrepoetryillnesslonelinessdrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | london englandcemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipmaidsister sister relationshipmusiciandancersoldierchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1910s |
| Story: | ballet dancerprima ballerinaeating flowerpsychosomatic illnesstheatre audiencepiano playerstreet musicianmarriage proposalman in loveposing as a married couplemusic hallmusic score composed by directorplatonic lovemusic conductororgan grinder …mistaken for a prostituteharlequinanimal trainerarms racecreditorgarglingmindreaderringmastersardinebowler hatopening nightfleadressmakerstreet walkersheet musicrecovering alcoholicbreaking down a doorbuskervaudevillebig ben londonreference to sigmund freudprotective malebanjojellyfishpeep holedreamingtelegrampawnshopkindnesscrippleballerinawormlandladylegsbeecomicstage performanceparalysislaundryshynesshysteriaposterviolinisthorse and carriagemelancholydressing roommakeupbackstageimaginationbreakfastorchestraviolinpsychologistcomposerrehearsalagenthappinesseggapplausepoemheart attackpubballetflowersadnesstragic eventdirected by starfired from the jobclownflash forwardcoffeecigar smokinggraveyardsuicide attemptambulanceold manprayerpianotearsbeerletterdrinkmirrordreamcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotographdancingflashback (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 …f The Beatles. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneydeathlove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipmusiciandancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencepiano playerbanjopawnshopdressing roombackstagepubsadnessflash forwardgraveyardambulancepianotearsbeerletter …drinkmirrordreamcryingpartyphotographdancingflashback (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathlove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencehorse and carriagebackstagebreakfastorchestraflash forwardcoffeecigar smokingprayerpianotearsletterdrinkmirrorcrying …voice over narrationpartyphotographdancingflashback (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 …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: | dyingillnesslonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancerchildrendoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencekindnesshappinesssadnesscigar smokingold manpianotearsbeerdrinkmirrordreamcryingvoice over narrationparty …dancingflashback (See All) |
An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.
| Themes: | dyingillnesslonelinessdrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipmusicianchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | telegramkindnesshappinesssadnessfired from the jobgraveyardold manprayerletterdrinkdreamcryingphotograph |
County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessfearmoneydeath |
| Locations: | london englandcemetery |
| Characters: | dancerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | ballet dancertheatre audiencepiano playergarglingstage performancemakeupeggballetsadnesstragic eventgraveyardpianotearslettercrying …photographdancing (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early …flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
| Themes: | unemploymenttheatredrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipmusiciandancerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencedressing roombackstagecomposerrehearsalapplausefired from the jobgraveyardpianotearsdrinkmirrorcryingpartydancing |
In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half- …broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez's good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers' personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless. Regardless, Lopez and Ayers must find a way to conquer their deepest anxieties and frustrations to hope for a brighter future for both of them. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopedrunkennessfeardrinkinglove |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | musiciandancerfather son relationship |
| Story: | ballet dancertheatre audiencestreet musicianviolinistorchestraviolinrehearsalflash forwardambulancetearsdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationdancing …flashback (See All) |
Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician …. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyinghopeillnesslonelinessdrunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipmusiciandancerdoctor |
| Story: | recovering alcoholicdressing roombackstageapplauseflash forwardpianotearsdrinkmirrorcryingdancing |
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone. Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry and Shigeharu meets his friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, and tells his inte …ntion. However, Shigeharu has difficulties to approach to available women to date and Yasuhisa decide to organize a sham audition for casting the lead actress for the fake movie. They receive several portfolios of candidates and Shigeharu becomes obsessed by the gorgeous Asami Yamazaki. Despite the advice of the experienced Yasuhisa, Shigeharu calls Asami to date and he falls for her. But who is the mysterious Asami? (Read More)
| Themes: | lonelinessfeardrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | ballet dancerpiano playermarriage proposalballerinaparalysishappinessballetflash forwardcoffeesuicide attemptambulanceold manpianobeerdrink …mirrordreamphotographdancingflashback (See All) |
In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19t …h century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin." (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | musiciandoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | pawnshopviolinisthorse and carriageorchestraviolincomposertragic eventflash forwardgraveyardprayerlettervoice over narrationphotographflashback |
'Louisa May Alcott' (qv)'s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of ho …w the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopetheatreillnessmarriagelovedeath |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipsoldierdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalsheet musictelegramviolinisthorse and carriageold manpianotearsletterpartydancing |
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's s …oon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredrunkennessdeathlove |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | musiciansoldiermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1910s |
| Story: | music hallhysteriahorse and carriagedressing roomorchestracomposerrehearsalagentclownambulanceprayerpianoletterflashback |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | courageunemploymentdrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | childrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalcrippleapplausepubflash forwardsuicide attemptambulancedrinkmirrorphotographflashback |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
| Themes: | couragedyinghopeillnesslonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | recovering alcoholichysteriapoemheart attackflash forwardsuicide attemptambulanceprayertearsdrinkcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotographflashback |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredrinkinglove |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | musiciandancerfather daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | street musicianmusic conductorviolinistorchestraviolincomposerpianotearsbeerdrinkcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotographdancing …flashback (See All) |
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have the perfect life together living the American dream... until Emily asks for a divorce. Now Cal, Mr Husband, has to navigate the single scene with a little help from his professional bachelor friend Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). Make that a lot of hel …p... (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriage |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalrecovering alcoholicballerinamakeupapplauseballetsadnesscoffeedrinkdreamcryingphotographdancing |
In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother Aron for the love of their father Adam. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estrang …ed mother. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyinglonelinessdrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneylove |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | doctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
| Period: | 1910s |
| Story: | piano playertelegramhorse and carriageflowercoffeecigar smokingprayerpianotearsbeerdrinkmirrorcryingphotograph |
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 …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: | poetrydrinkingmoneydeathlove |
| Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalbreakfastapplauseheart attackclownflash forwardcoffeesuicide attemptambulanceold manletterdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narration …photographdancingflashback (See All) |
'Antonio Salieri' (qv) believes that 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv)'s music is divine and miraculous. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. He began his career as a devout man who believes his success and talent as a composer are God' …s rewards for his piety. He's also content as the respected, financially well-off, court composer of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. But he's shocked to learn that Mozart is such a vulgar creature, and can't understand why God favored Mozart to be his instrument. Salieri's envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is ready to take revenge against God and Mozart for his own musical mediocrity. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreillnessmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | maidmusicianhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencesheet musiclandladyhorse and carriageorchestracomposerrehearsalapplausetragic eventpianoletterdancingflashback |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatreillnessdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Characters: | maidsister sister relationshipmusiciandancerdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencedressmakerhorse and carriageorchestraapplausetearsletterdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationpartydancing |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathlove |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancerhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | piano playermarriage proposalkindnesshorse and carriageapplausepoemgraveyardpianotearsletterdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationparty …dancing (See All) |
In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, science and sexual promiscuity flourish. Thirteen years later, in the midst of political and economical problems, Charles II asks for the return of his friend John Wilmot, aka the second Earl of Rochester, from e …xile back to London. John is a morally-corrupt drunkard and a sexually- active cynical poet. When the King asks John to prepare a play for the French ambassador so as to please him, John meets the aspiring actress Elizabeth Barry in the playhouse and decides to make her into a great star. He falls in love with her and she becomes his mistress. During the presentation to the Frenchman, he falls into disgrace with the court. When he was thirty-three years old and dying of syphilis and alcoholism, he converts to being a religious man. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingtheatrepoetryillnessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneylovedeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | dancerhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencecripplehorse and carriagebackstageorchestrarehearsalapplausepoemsadnessfired from the jobletterdrinkdancing |
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 …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)
| Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinking |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre audienceposterdressing roombackstageorchestraapplausesadnessfired from the jobcigar smokingsuicide attempttearsdrinkmirrorcryingphotograph …dancing (See All) |
United Press International journalist Will Bloom and his French freelance photojournalist wife Josephine Bloom, who is pregnant with their first child, leave their Paris base to return to Will's hometown of Ashton, Alabama on the news that his father, Edward Bloom, stricken with cancer, will soon di …e, he being taken off chemotherapy treatment. Although connected indirectly through Will's mother/Edward's wife, Sandra Bloom, Will has been estranged from his father for three years since his and Josephine's wedding. Will's issue with his father is the fanciful tales Edward has told of his life all his life, not only to Will but the whole world. As a child when Edward was largely absent as a traveling salesman, Will believed those stories, but now realizes that he does not know his father, who, as he continues to tell these stories, he will never get to know unless Edward comes clean with the truth before he dies. On the brink of his own family life beginning, Will does not want to be the kind of father Edward has been to him. One of those stories from Edward's childhood - that he saw his own death in the glass eye of a witch - led to him embracing life since he would not have to fear death knowing when and how it would eventually come. The question is whether Will will be able to reconcile Edward's stories against his real life, either directly from Edward before he dies and/or from other sources, and thus allow Will to come to a new understanding of himself and his life, past, p… (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingillnesslonelinessfearmoneydeathlove |
| Locations: | cemeteryhospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | piano playerringmasterbanjotelegrambeestage performancepoemheart attackflowerclownflash forwardgraveyardpianotearsletter …dreamcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotographdancingflashback (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | couragedyinghopepoetryillnessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | cemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | dancerchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencekindnesspoemflash forwardgraveyardold manprayertearsbeerlettermirrorcryingpartyphotographdancing …flashback (See All) |
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordin …ary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancee's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home. (Read More)
| Themes: | courageunemploymentdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagelove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | maiddancerchildrenfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalbreakfastapplausefired from the jobcoffeecigar smokingpianotearsbeerdrinkmirrordreamcryingphotographdancing |
Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mecha …nical man) that doesn't work without a special key. Hugo needs to find the key to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets George Melies, a shopkeeper, who works in the train station, and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatrepoetrylonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingdeathlove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | musiciandancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencepostermakeuporchestrahappinessapplausepoemflowersadnessgraveyardold mantearsdrinkdreamcrying …voice over narrationphotographdancingflashback (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 …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatrelonelinessdrunkennessfeardrinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | dancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | happinesssadnessflash forwardgraveyardtearsbeerdrinkmirrordreamcryingphotographdancingflashback |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingillnessdrunkennessfeardrinkinglovedeath |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | cemeterybar |
| Characters: | dancerfather son relationship |
| Story: | wormlandladyapplausepubfired from the jobgraveyardambulancetearsbeerletterdrinkmirrorcryingpartyphotograph …dancingflashback (See All) |
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival ma …gicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredrunkennessfeardrinkingdeathlove |
| Locations: | london englandcemeterybar |
| Characters: | father daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | theatre audienceprotective maleposterhorse and carriagemakeupbackstageagentapplauseflash forwardgraveyardold manbeerletterdrinkvoice over narration …photographflashback (See All) |
Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other … hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmarriagelovedeath |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | musicianchildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audiencelandladymelancholypsychologistsadnesscoffeeold mantearsbeerletterdrinkdreamcryingphotographflashback |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingtheatredrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | london englandhospital |
| Characters: | maiddancerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalorchestraflash forwardpianotearsletterdrinkmirrorcryingdancingflashback |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
| Themes: | illnessdrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneymarriage |
| Locations: | london englandcemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | musiciandoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | legsshynessbackstageapplausepoemsadnessambulancetearsdrinkcryingvoice over narrationphotograph |
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 …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingpoetryillnesslonelinessfeardrinkinglove |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | dancerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | theatre audienceshynessdressing roombackstagehappinesssadnessflash forwardsuicide attemptprayertearsletterdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narration …partyphotographdancingflashback (See All) |
The Marx Brothers take on high society. Two lovers who are both in opera are prevented from being together by the man's lack of acceptance as an operatic tenor. Pulling several typical Marx Brothers' stunts, they arrange for the normal tenor to be absent so that the young lover can get his chance.
| Subgenre: | slapstick comedy |
| Themes: | theatre |
| Characters: | maidmusician |
| Story: | theatre audiencemusic conductorsheet musichorse and carriagedressing roombackstageorchestrarehearsalclowncigar smokingpianodancing |
A chance encounter between a travelling salesman and a lonely hitman triggers a strangely profound relationship which provokes each to act in ways neither would have imagined possible. Fate steps in to form a friendship between two men from irreconcilable worlds that will alter the lives of both for …ever. (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmoneydeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybar |
| Characters: | musiciandancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | ballet dancerballerinaviolinistviolinflash forwardcoffeecigar smokinggraveyardold manbeerdrinkmirrorcryingphotographdancing …flashback (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
| Themes: | drinkingmarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | violinistorchestraviolinheart attackflash forwardgraveyardpianotearsdrinkcryingpartyflashback |
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: | drunkennessdrinkingmarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsister sister relationshipdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | reference to sigmund freudheart attackfired from the jobcigar smokingambulancetearsdrinkcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotographflashback |
Following the death of his father in Mexico, Stephane Miroux, a shy insecure young man, agrees to come to Paris to draw closer to his widowed mother Christine. He lands a boring job at a calendar-making firm and falls in love with his charming neighbor Stephanie. But conquering her is no bed of rose …s for the young man and the only solution he finds to put up with the difficulties he is going through is escape into a dream world... (Read More)
| Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingdeathlove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | musiciandancerfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalopening nightpeep holedreaminglandladybackstageimaginationcomposerold manpianoletterdrinkmirrordreamvoice over narration …partyphotographdancingflashback (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeathlove |
| Locations: | cemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsister sister relationshipsoldierchildrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalapplausecoffeecigar smokinggraveyardprayertearsletterdrinkmirrorcryingparty |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
| Themes: | dyingillnessdrinkingdeathlove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | cemetery |
| Characters: | dancerfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalreference to sigmund freudimaginationrehearsalsuicide attemptambulancepianotearsdrinkdreamcryingdancingflashback |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
| Themes: | dyinghopeillnesslonelinessdrunkennessdrinkinglovedeath |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | musiciansoldierdoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | banjohorse and carriageviolinflash forwardprayerpianoletterdrinkmirrorphotographflashback |
Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel …) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatredrunkennessfeardrinking |
| Locations: | barhospital |
| Characters: | dancermother daughter relationship |
| Story: | ballet dancerprima ballerinatheatre audienceballerinadressing roombackstagerehearsalapplauseballetmirrordancing |
Two sisters, plus a dead mother, a remarried father, and a hostile step-mother. The sisters, each in her way, have perfected the art of losing. The elder, Rose, is an attorney, responsible, lonely, with a closet full of shoes. The younger is Maggie, beautiful, selfish, and irresponsible. Her drunken … behavior gets her tossed by her step-mother from her dad's house; worse behavior gets her tossed from Rose's apartment. Then, while searching in her father's desk for money to filch, Maggie finds an address; the past and the future open up to her and, with any luck, may open to her sister as well. (Read More)
| Themes: | unemploymentpoetrylonelinessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipmusiciandancerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
| Story: | laundrypoemold mantearsbeerletterdrinkcryingvoice over narrationpartyphotographdancingflashback |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
| Themes: | theatrepoetrydrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | musiciandancerfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | breaking down a doorhorse and carriagebackstageapplauseflowerflash forwardprayerdrinkmirrorcryingvoice over narrationdancingflashback |
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 … 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: | illnesslonelinessdrinkingmoneymarriagelovedeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybar |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipdancermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | marriage proposalshynessapplausesadnesstragic eventgraveyardambulanceold manprayertearsletterdrinkmirrorcryingphotograph …dancing (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
| Themes: | hopedrunkennessfeardrinkingmarriagedeathlove |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | hospital |
| Characters: | musiciandancerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | organ grindercripplehorse and carriageorchestraapplausefired from the jobpianotearsdrinkdreamcryingdancingflashback |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
| Themes: | dyingpoetryillnessdrunkennessdrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Mood: | nightmare |
| Locations: | bar |
| Characters: | dancermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | piano playerbeestage performanceapplausepoemflowerold manprayerpianotearsdrinkdreamcryingvoice over narrationphotograph …dancingflashback (See All) |
It's a world where everyone tells the truth - and just about anything they're thinking. Mark Bellison is a screenwriter, about to be fired. He's short and chunky with a flat nose - a genetic setup that means he won't get to first base with Anna, the woman he loves. At a bank, on the spur of the mome …nt he blurts out a fib, with eye-popping results. Then, when his mother's on her deathbed, frightened of the eternal void awaiting her, Mark invents fiction. The hospital staff overhear his description of Heaven, believe every word, and tell others. Soon Mark is a prophet, his first inventive screenplay makes him rich, and he's basically a good guy. But will that be enough for Anna? (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingdrunkennessfeardrinkingmoneymarriagedeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybarhospital |
| Characters: | childrendoctormother daughter relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | happinessheart attacksadnessfired from the jobflash forwardgraveyardold mantearsbeerdrinkcryingvoice over narrationflashback |
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