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Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin …d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Subgenre: | documentary footagecoming of age |
Themes: | prejudicedatingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairmemoryartweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulterypoliticsjealousybetrayalchristmas …infidelitymarriagefriendshiplove (See All) |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | school nurseswimming poolofficelaketaxibicyclesnowschooltrainrestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipsex with a studentsex with a teacherteacher herocousin cousin relationshipjewprofessorwaitressjewishartistlawyerwriterbabyphotographerdancer …studentnurseteacherfemale protagonistprostituteteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipteenager (See All) |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | college graduationuniversity of california los angeleslaw schoolschool newspapergraduation photographfaculty meetingcape cod massachusettsgraduation cap and gownsexual promiscuityuniversity of pennsylvaniabrown universityyale universityharvard universityhistory professorsynchronized swimming …wellesley collegenewspaper articlecollege girljewish slurdictating a letterbaby buggyart historygraduate studentbiology teacherwedding receptiongraduate schoolschool uniformchristmas presentchristmas treetelephone callmarriage proposalreference to geoffrey chaucerreference to the renaissancereference to pieter bruegelreference to william holdenreference to venus de miloreference to lizzie bordenreference to raphaellaurel wreathseating chartreference to jackson pollockmay polesistine chapelair conditioningwomen's libelectra complexswim coachelocutionreference to rembrandtalumnihoopcontraceptivereference to doris dayviewfindereditorialgavelreference to vincent van goghdissertationfacultynarrow mindednesslecture hallreference to michelangelomona lisacompromisegirdlegreenwich village manhattan new york citytextbookaprondisrespectfield tripetiquettepsychoanalystrusefemininityreference to pablo picassobirth controlgirl bandintegrityoathchurch bellrowingslide showsledconformitysmilingbride and groomelopementplagiarismcellistpackingliberalnervousnessfriendship between womenmassachusettscampusphysicscellounhappinesspeer pressureatomic bombsecret societyflaskhoneymoonmathematicsfemale bondingadvertisementgraduationengagement ringdormitorypromiscuityphiladelphia pennsylvaniabigotrythirty somethingchoirnewsreel footagefeministanxietyhousewifenostalgiaswimsuitcommunisthappinesslawfireplacepoemitaliantwenty somethingclassrock 'n' rollhairy chestspeechscaruniversitystorytellingfired from the jobliarvirginlibrarycoffeecigar smokingroommateritualpainterwomancaliforniawinenewspaperswimmingmanhattan new york citytelephoneclassroomcollegecafetearsliebookpaintingletterdrinkcamerawatching tvfoodsongcryingvoice over narrationshowersingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedkiss (See All) |
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, an …d turns her world upside down. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulterypoliticsbetrayalinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming pooltaxirestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipdancerfemale protagonistprostitutefriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptiontelephone callbride and groomfriendship between womenpeer pressurehoneymoonswimsuitliarroommateswimmingtelephonecafetearsliedrink …watching tvcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
In 1986, In Brooklyn, New York, the dysfunctional family of pseudo intellectuals composed by the university professor Bernard and the prominent writer Joan split. Bernard is a selfish, cheap and jealous decadent writer that rationalizes every attitude in his family and life and does not accept "phil …istines" - people that do not read books or watch movies, while the unfaithful Joan is growing as a writer and has no problems with "philistines". Their sons, the teenager Walt and the boy Frank, feel the separation and take side: Walt stays with Bernard, and Frank with Joan, and both are affected with abnormal behaviors. Frank drinks booze and smears with sperm the books in the library and a locker in the dress room of his school. The messed-up and insecure Walt uses Roger Water's song "Hey You" in a festival as if it was of his own, and breaks up with his girlfriend Sophie. Meanwhile Joan has an affair with Frank's tennis teacher Ivan and Bernard with his student Lili. (Read More)
Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagelovefriendship |
Locations: | schoolrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipprofessorlawyerwriterstudentnurseteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendteenager |
Story: | telephone callplagiarismfeministclassuniversityliarvirginlibraryclassroomcafetearsliebookletterdrink …watching tvfoodsongcryingshowersingingphotographbare chested malekiss (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 …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: | datingdivorcedrinkingpoliticsmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming pooltaxisnowrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishartistbabyphotographerdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callpsychoanalystliberalnervousnessthirty somethingtwenty somethingroommatepainterwomanwinemanhattan new york citycollegecafetearslie …bookpaintingdrinkcamerawatching tvfoodcryingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Themes: | divorcedrinkingjealousychristmasmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | lakeschoolbar |
Characters: | waitresslawyerbabyphotographerdancerfemale protagonistboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | law schoolchristmas treetelephone callmassachusettslawclasshairy chestliarwomanclassroomtearslieletterdrinkcamera …watching tvfoodcryingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested male (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 …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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerwriterdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptiontelephone callbride and groomengagement ringspeechritualnewspapercafetearsliebookdrinkwatching tvfoodcrying …showerphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Subgenre: | documentary footagecoming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairadulterychristmasinfidelitymarriagefriendshiplove |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | professorwriterphotographerdancerstudentteacherfemale protagonistteenage girlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipteenager |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | school uniformchristmas treetelephone callreference to doris daychoirnewsreel footageclassfired from the jobvirginritualclassroomlettersongcryingvoice over narration …singingdancingkiss (See All) |
Romantic comedy: Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a yo …ung, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. On the campaign, Will's best buddy is Russell McCormack. They not only have similar political aspirations, they share the same type of girl problems, too. Will hopelessly attempts a "PG" version of his story for his daughter ad changes the names so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending. (Read More)
Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessadulterypoliticschristmasinfidelitymarriagefriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxischoolrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipprofessorwriterdancernursesingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | graduate schooltelephone callengagement ringnewsreel footagestorytellingfired from the jobroommatewomanwinemanhattan new york citycollegecafetearsbookletter …drinkwatching tvsongcryingvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
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: | artweddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poolofficesnowtrainrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | jewprofessorwaitressjewishlawyerdancernurseteacherfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callslide showengagement ringpromiscuityphiladelphia pennsylvaniaswimsuitpoemliarwomanwinenewspapercafetearsliebook …letterdrinkwatching tvfoodcryingvoice over narrationphotographdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
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: | drinkingjealousylovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnowschoolrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | babydancersingerfriendfather daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callgreenwich village manhattan new york citycellistcellopeer pressuredormitorychoirclassrock 'n' rollliarmanhattan new york citycafetearsliedrink …foodsongcryingvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingkiss (See All) |
The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician (recently deceased) tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settl …e his affairs. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkinglovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | lakebicyclesnownew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipwriterstudentteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationship |
Story: | graduate studenttelephone callpackingcampusmathematicstwenty somethingclassuniversitywineclassroomcollegetearsbookdrinkwatching tv …cryingf ratedkiss (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: | memoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingjealousymarriage |
Locations: | taxischoolbeachnew york city |
Characters: | writerphotographerdancersingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | school uniformtelephone callreference to doris daybride and groomcelloflasknostalgiacommunisthairy chestspeechstorytellingtelephonecollegetearslie …bookletterdrinkcamerafoodsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairartdrinkingadulterybetrayalinfidelityfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclesnowschoolrestaurantbar |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewjewishphotographerdancerstudentteacherteenage girlsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipteenager |
Story: | school uniformmarriage proposalcellistcelloengagement ringclassrock 'n' rollhairy chestvirginpainterclassroomcafetearsliebook …paintingletterdrinkcamerasongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedkiss (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: | weddingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poollaketaxibicycletrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerwriterphotographerdancerstudentnursesingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | college graduationtelephone callmarriage proposalpackingwinenewspaperswimmingmanhattan new york citycollegecafetearsdrinkcamerafoodsong …cryingshowersingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (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: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryjealousychristmasinfidelityfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxibicycletrainrestaurant |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshiplawyerbabyboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callpackingnervousnessunhappinessnostalgiahappinesscoffeewinetelephonecafetearsdrinkwatching tvfoodcrying …cigarette smokingkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingadulteryjealousybetrayalinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | babyphotographerstudentteacherfemale protagonistsingermother daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callcellistcelloclassmanhattan new york cityclassroomcafetearsliedrinkcamerasongcryingsingingcigarette smoking …kiss (See All) |
Tomas is a doctor and a lady-killer in 1960s Czechoslovakia, an apolitical man who is struck with love for the bookish country girl Tereza; his more sophisticated sometime lover Sabina eventually accepts their relationship and the two women form an electric friendship. The three are caught up in the … events of the Prague Spring (1968), until the Soviet tanks crush the non-violent rebels; their illusions are shattered and their lives change forever. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulterypoliticsjealousyinfidelitymarriagelovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poolsnowtrainrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | professorwaitresswriterphotographersingerfriend |
Story: | sexual promiscuityintegritypromiscuitynewsreel footagecommunisthappinesscaliforniawineswimmingcafetearsletterdrinkcameracrying …voice over narrationsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (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 …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | datingmemorydrinkingjealousychristmaslovefriendship |
Locations: | snowrestaurant |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipwriterphotographerdancerteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendteenager |
Story: | graduation cap and gownchristmas presentchristmas treetelephone callunhappinessgraduationhappinessfireplaceclassrock 'n' rollvirginlibrarywinetelephoneclassroom …collegecafetearsbookletterdrinkcamerawatching tvfoodcryingvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingkiss (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: | prejudiceweddingdrunkennessdrinkingpoliticsjealousychristmasmarriagelovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming pooltrainrestaurantbar |
Characters: | waitressbabynurseteenage girlsingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | harvard universitychristmas presentchristmas treetelephone callmarriage proposalbride and groomelopementhoneymoonspeechcoffeecigar smokingnewspaperswimmingcafetears …bookletterdrinkfoodsongcryingsingingcigarette smokingkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | officebeachbar |
Characters: | babydancerteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | wedding receptiontelephone callswimsuithappinesswineswimmingtelephonetearsliebookdrinkfoodsongcryingsinging …photographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedkiss (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 … 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: | prejudicedatingweddingdrinkingjealousychristmasmarriagelovefriendship |
Locations: | taxisnowschooltrainrestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | dancerstudentteacherfemale protagonistsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | christmas treetelephone callmarriage proposalbride and groomgraduationengagement ringswimsuititaliantwenty somethingclasswomanswimmingmanhattan new york citytelephoneclassroom …tearsletterdrinkfoodsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her husband's lies. Their son, Paul, home for the holidays, … escapes to the city to pursue an alluring rich girl from his prep school. And young, budding nymphomaniac, Wendy Hood roams the neighborhood, innocently exploring liquor cabinets and lingerie drawers of her friends' parents, looking for something new. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century. Things get bad... (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulterypoliticsinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poolofficebicyclesnowschooltrainnew york city |
Characters: | studentteacherteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | sexual promiscuitytelephone callbirth controlpromiscuityclassvirginroommatewinemanhattan new york cityclassroomtearsbookdrinkwatching tvcrying …voice over narrationshowercigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
High school teacher, Rainer Wegner, may be popular with the students, but he's also unorthodox. He's forced to teach autocracy for the school's project week. He's less than enthusiastic at first, but the response of the students is surprising to say the least. He forces the students to become more i …nvested in the prospect of self rule, and soon the class project has its own power and eerily starts to resemble Germany's past. Can Wegner and his class realize what's happening before the horrors start repeating themselves? (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicepoliticsbetrayalfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poollakebicycleschool |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipwaitressphotographerdancerteacherteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | school newspaperconformitypeer pressureswimsuitlawclassrock 'n' rollliarcoffeenewspaperclassroomtearsliecamerawatching tv …foodcryingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Subgenre: | documentary footagecoming of age |
Themes: | divorcedrunkennessdrinkingpoliticsinfidelitymarriagelove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | jewishartistbabyphotographerdancernursesingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | telephone callgreenwich village manhattan new york cityliberalnewsreel footagerock 'n' rollhairy chestpaintercaliforniawinenewspapermanhattan new york citycafepaintingdrinkcamera …watching tvfoodsongvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested male (See All) |
Rachel is a nice girl who is going to marry with Hector ('Heck'), her longtime boyfriend. While she is working in the wedding preparations she meets Luce, wedding's florist, unexpectedly falling in love to her and discovering what is having love feeling to another woman. Unable to stop her Rachel me …ets Luce a few times hiding it to her family, specially her mother Tessa because she contracted Luce. At the same time that Heck tries to win the affection of his parents-in-law, above all the eccentric father-in-law Ned, Rachel tries following with the daily life and marriage with her husband, but the love and passion she feels for Luce causes a secret affair between both women, and a doubt in Rachel about the life she wants for herself. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
Characters: | babydancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptionschool uniformtelephone callbride and groomlawtwenty somethingspeechwomannewspapercafetearsliedrinkfoodcrying …dancing (See All) |
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," which she is currently studying in school - until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | swimming poolschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipstudentteacherfemale protagonistprostituteteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipteenager |
Story: | telephone callpeer pressurepromiscuitybigotryhappinessclassliarvirgincaliforniaclassroomcafetearsliedrinkwatching tv …songcryingshowersingingphotographbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Laconic and self-contained, Edward Wilson heads CIA covert operations during the Bay of Pigs. The agency suspects that Castro was tipped, so Wilson looks for the leak. As he investigates, he recalls, in a series of flashbacks, his father's death, student days at Yale (poetry; Skull and Bones), recru …itment into the fledgling OSS, truncated affairs, a shotgun marriage, cutting his teeth on spy craft in London, distance from his son, the emergence of the Cold War, and relationships with agency, British, and Soviet counterparts. We watch his idealism give way to something else: disclosing the nature of that something else is at the heart of the film's narration as he closes in on the leak. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairweddingadulterypoliticsbetrayalchristmasmarriage |
Locations: | taxibicyclerestaurantbeach |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewjewishdancerstudentsinger |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | yale universitywedding receptiontelephone callchurch belloathslide showplagiarismsecret societynewsreel footageswimsuitclassfired from the joblibrarycigar smokingritual …wineclassroomcafebookdancingcigarette smokingbare chested male (See All) |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit …h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
Themes: | divorceartweddingdrunkennessdrinkingbetrayalmarriagefriendship |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | artistlawyerphotographerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | telephone callmarriage proposalreference to michelangeloreference to pablo picassoplagiarismhoneymoonswimsuititalianliarpainterwomancaliforniawinenewspapertelephone …cafetearsliebookpaintingdrinkcamerawatching tvfoodcryingvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | divorcefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxibicyclesnowschooltrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewlawyerstudentteacherteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipteenager |
Story: | telephone callintegritypackingswimsuitlawpoemclassuniversitylibrarywomanwineswimmingclassroomcafetears …liebookletterfoodcryingvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriage |
Locations: | swimming poolsnowschoolbeachbar |
Characters: | dancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptiontelephone callslide showengagement ringthirty somethingfeministtwenty somethingspeechfired from the jobwomantearsdrinkfoodcryingvoice over narration …photographdancingbare chested malekiss (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 …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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | memorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousyfriendship |
Locations: | schoolbarnew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewprofessorjewishlawyerwriterdancerstudentsingerfriend |
Story: | jewish slurtelephone callreference to geoffrey chaucergreenwich village manhattan new york citydormitorypoemhairy chestlibraryroommatewinemanhattan new york citytelephonecollegetearsbook …drinksongcryingvoice over narrationshowersingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousychristmasinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming pooltaxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | lawyerdancerteacherprostituteboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callmarriage proposalreference to jackson pollockhoneymoondormitorypromiscuityhairy chestwomanwinemanhattan new york citytelephonecollegecafeliedrink …watching tvdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedkiss (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: | memoryartdrinking |
Locations: | taxibicycle |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerbabydancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | newspaper articletelephone callbride and groomcellistcellospeechliarpainterwomancalifornianewspapertelephonetearsliebook …paintingletterdrinksongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (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 …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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | datingdivorcememorydrunkennessdrinkingjealousymarriagefriendship |
Locations: | swimming poolschoolbar |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipdancerteacherteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipteenager |
Story: | telephone callunhappinessflaskphiladelphia pennsylvaniahappinessclassstorytellingfired from the jobtelephoneclassroomtearsliedrinkcryingvoice over narration …showerdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's stepdaughter) to college. Now, Claire reports hearing … voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. An increasingly frightened Claire thinks the phenomena have something to do with the couple living next door, especially since the wife has disappeared without apparent explanation. At her husband's urging, Claire starts to see a therapist; she tells him she thinks the house is being haunted by a ghost. His advice? Try to make contact. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Jody, and a ouija board, Claire seeks to find out the truth of What Lies Beneath. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poollakesnowrestaurant |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipprofessorstudentteacherteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callcellistcelloanxietyfireplaceuniversityroommatewomanwinecollegetearswatching tvcryingshowerphotograph |
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 …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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorcememoryweddingdrinkingpoliticschristmasinfidelitymarriagelovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxibicyclesnowschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipdancerstudentteacherfemale protagonistprostituteteenage girlboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | art historytelephone callcommunistlawtwenty somethingclassuniversitystorytellingliarwomanwinenewspaperclassroomcafetears …liebookdrinkwatching tvfoodcryingvoice over narrationshowerdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | bicyclebar |
Characters: | lawyerdancerteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | law schooltelephone callmarriage proposalnervousnessclasscoffeewomanclassroomliedrinkcamerawatching tvcryingphotographdancing …bare chested malekiss (See All) |
Erik is expelled from school for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the young ones. Erik finds a friend in Pierre, his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone and graduate. He doesn't listen to what the seniors have …to say and they don't like it. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | christmasfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poolbicycleschooltrainrestaurant |
Characters: | jewwaitresslawyerwriterstudentteacherfriend |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | school uniformchristmas treetelephone callconformitymathematicsgraduationdormitoryroommatenewspaperswimmingbookletterfoodcigarette smokingbare chested male …kiss (See All) |
Ben has recently graduated from college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt hi …m when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter. (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairweddingdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | swimming poolbar |
Characters: | lawyerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callmarriage proposalbride and groomnervousnessanxietyhousewifetwenty somethingvirginlibrarywomancollegetearsdrinkwatching tvcrying …bare chested malekiss (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: | datingdivorcedrunkennessdrinkingjealousymarriagefriendshiplove |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnowrestaurantbeachnew york city |
Characters: | professorlawyerwriterbabynurseteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | university of pennsylvaniatelephone callthirty somethingfired from the jobcigar smokingwinemanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkcryingvoice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingkiss |
Although cheerful, friendly, intelligent, well-dressed, authentic and wealthy, Charlie Bartlett has problems. With his father gone and his mother loopy and clueless, he's been expelled from every private school for his victimless crimes. Now he's in a public school getting punched out daily by the s …chool thug. He ever longs to be popular - the go-to guy - and the true crux of his troubles is that he invariably finds the means to this end, whatever that might be. At Western Summit High, he makes peace with his tormentor by going into business with him - listening to kids' problems and selling them prescription drugs. Charlie's a hit, but attraction to Susan (daughter of the school's laissez-faire principal), new security cameras on campus, a student's overdose, and Charlie's open world view all converge to get him in serious trouble. Can this self-made physician possibly heal himself and just be a kid? (Read More)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | datingunfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryinfidelityfriendship |
Locations: | swimming poolschoolrestaurantbar |
Characters: | writerdancerstudentteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | school uniformtelephone callcampuspeer pressureclassfired from the jobvirginwinetelephoneclassroomcafetearsbookdrinksong …cryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite t …he fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemorydrinkingadulteryjealousychristmasinfidelitymarriagelove |
Locations: | officetaxisnowtrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
Characters: | professorwriterphotographerstudentnurseteachersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | christmas treetelephone callthirty somethingclassliarclassroomcafetearsliedrinkwatching tvfoodsongcryingsinging …cigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massa …chusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by 'The Beatles' (qv) that defined the time. (Read More)
Subgenre: | documentary footage |
Themes: | artdrunkennesspoliticsjealousymarriagelovefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnowbeachbarnew york city |
Characters: | professorwaitressartistlawyerdancerstudentnurseteacherprostitutesingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callgreenwich village manhattan new york citychoirnewsreel footageclassrock 'n' rollspeechuniversityroommatecalifornianewspaperswimmingmanhattan new york cityclassroomletter …watching tvsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedkiss (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: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | officesnowschooltrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerwriterbabystudentteacherboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | telephone callanxietytwenty somethingclassfired from the jobcaliforniamanhattan new york cityclassroomcafetearsliebookdrinkwatching tvfood …cryingvoice over narrationphotographkiss (See All) |
England's Prince Albert must ascend the throne as 'King George VI' (qv), but he has a speech impediment. Knowing that the country needs her husband to be able to communicate effectively, Elizabeth hires Lionel Logue, an Australian actor and speech therapist, to help him overcome his stammer. An extr …aordinary friendship develops between the two men, as Logue uses unconventional means to teach the monarch how to speak with confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | divorcedrinkingchristmasmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | photographernursesingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | christmas treetelephone callmarriage proposalreference to geoffrey chaucerelocutionchoirnewsreel footageanxietyspeechstorytellingfired from the jobcigar smokingwinetelephonetears …liebookdrinkcamerafoodsongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. …As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryartdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainbeachbar |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipwaitresswriterphotographerdancernurseteacherprostitutesinger |
Story: | telephone callpromiscuityitalianwomantearsliedrinkcamerasongcryingvoice over narrationsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking …bare chested malef ratedkiss (See All) |
In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr …eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessdivorceextramarital affairweddingdrunkennessdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymarriagelovefriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | wedding receptiontelephone callmarriage proposalpackinguniversityliarroommatewomanwinenewspapercafetearslieletterdrink …watching tvfoodsongcryingvoice over narrationshowersingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkiss (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: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairmemoryweddingdrinkingadulterybetrayalinfidelitylovefriendship |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | photographerdancerfemale protagonistsingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | wedding receptiontelephone callmarriage proposalreference to lizzie bordenbride and groomwomannewspapertelephoneliebookletterdrinkcamerasongvoice over narration …singingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malef ratedkiss (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)
Subgenre: | coming of age |
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendshiplove |
Locations: | bicycleschoolrestaurant |
Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipbabydancerstudentteacherteenage girlsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | school uniformtelephone callflaskrock 'n' rolluniversitytelephonecollegecafetearsliebookletterdrinkfoodsong …cryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingf ratedkiss (See All) |
Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)
Themes: | prejudicedrinkingpoliticsjealousylove |
Locations: | laketrainbarnew york city |
Characters: | teacher student relationshipprofessorlawyerdancerstudentteacherteenage girlsinger |
Story: | harvard universitytelephone callflaskbigotrycommunistclassnewspapermanhattan new york cityclassroomcollegebookletterdrinksongsinging …dancingkiss (See All) |