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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: | first lovejusticewritingdyingillnessguiltdivorcefearprisonmoneysuicidedeathmurderfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | israelgermanycourtroomtaxibicyclebathtubcemeterysnowchurchschooltrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipasking for forgivenessgermanjewlustlawyerpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationship …father daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice (See All) |
| Period: | year 1988year 1995year 19801940s1960s1970s1990s1980sworld war two |
| Story: | writing a poemreading a comic booklaw studentwoman in bathtubprison librarycamera shot of a woman's legslaw professorgym classreading to someonewest berlin west germanyfalse confessionreading aloudloss of virginityhamburg germanysexually aggressive woman …berlin germanyjail visitationoutdoor cafebicycle tripman undressingfemale lawyerlooking at self in mirrorwalking in the rainprison visitationwomen's prisonsex in bedburning to deathreference to lady chatterley's lover the novelreference to war and peace the novelreference to moby dick the novelteaching oneself to readreference to the odysseyrunning down stairsstamp albumlearning to writepen and paperreference to homerreference to huckleberry finnstamp collectorpolice vanstamp collectionpolishing shoesfemale armpit hairflashback within a flashbackreference to goethephilatelypostage stampreference to anton chekhovwar atrocitylooking through a windowabsolutionlegalityslip the undergarmentcrime against humanitylearning to readyear 1958year 1966washing handsnylon stockingsliteracymenudining hallseminarcrematoriumjob promotionintegrityplaying footsiecourthouseovenpackingstudyingshared bathsex with a minorfemale prisonertramintimacyironingsewingssgravestonemurderessvanityobsessive loveauschwitzlocked doorconscienceilliteracymailboxmail15 year oldtape recording16 year oldyoung version of characterlast will and testamentlegssexual awakeningbarbed wirepost world war twoage differenceshamewar crimeadolescentfamily dinneralienationclassmatesnowingconcentration campsurprisepridebathinghaunted by the paststreet lifemoralityembarrassmentvirginityswimsuitdemonstrationsexual attractionlistening to musictape recordersurvivorlaweggpoemclasscourtuniversityflowersreadingsuitcaseuniformprotestmicrophonelibraryskinny dippingflash forwardconfessiongraveyardforeign language adaptationscantily clad femalefalse accusationtrialapologyjudgenonlinear timelinefemale pubic haireatingwomanwinebracleavageswimmingmale pubic hairclassroomvoyeurjailcafebedbirthdaytearslievomitingbooklettersecretbikiniundressingface slapblondemirrorfoodunderwearcryingvoice over narrationfiretelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nuditymale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditybased on noveltwo word titlemale nuditysex sceneflashbackkissgun (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: | guiltdivorcefearprisonmoneymurderfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | courtroomchurchschoolbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | year 1980 |
| Story: | law professorprison visitationflashback within a flashbackcourthousebarbed wireshamepridelawclasscourtflash forwardfalse accusationtrialapologyjudge …eatingwomanclassroomtearslieletterundressingface slapmirrorfoodcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malemale nudityflashbackgun (See All) |
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)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | dyingillnessguiltfearprisonsuicidedeathmurderfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxibathtubcemeteryschooltrainrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanstudentteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Story: | loss of virginityshared bathgravestoneadolescentpridehaunted by the pastembarrassmentclasscourtconfessiongraveyardtrialapologybraclassroom …voyeurjailcafebedbirthdaytearslielettersecretundressingface slapmirrorunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographbare chested malefemale nuditybased on novelmale nuditysex scenekissflashback (See All) |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltfearmoneyfriendship |
| Locations: | bicyclebathtubchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | jewteenage boyfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | year 1988 |
| Story: | writing a poemwoman in bathtubloss of virginityoutdoor cafesex in bedshared bathintimacysexual awakeningtape recorderpoemreadingflash forwardconfessionscantily clad femaleapology …female pubic haireatingwomanbracleavagevoyeurcafetearsbookundressingblondefoodvoice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested maletwo word titlefemale nuditysex scenekissflashback (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: | guiltdivorcefriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | churchschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | loss of virginitylooking at self in mirrorreference to huckleberry finnstudyingsewinglegsclassmateembarrassmentvirginitydemonstrationclassprotestmicrophoneconfessionscantily clad female …false accusationcleavageclassroomcafebirthdaytearslieface slapmirrorcryingtelephone callphotographbare chested malefemale nuditytwo word titlesex scenekiss (See All) |
Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped paj …amas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessprisonfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicyclecemeterytrain |
| Characters: | germanjewbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | reading aloudberlin germanycrime against humanitycrematoriumovenssbarbed wirefamily dinnerconcentration campreadinguniformmicrophonegraveyardeatingwine …tearsliebooksecretundressingfoodcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novel (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: | guiltdivorcefearfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | cemeterybar |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipteenage boyteenage girlfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | reading aloudsex in bedswimsuitlistening to musicflowersflash forwardgraveyardscantily clad femaleapologyeatingwinecleavageswimmingvoyeurbirthday …tearslievomitingbooksecretbikiniface slapblondemirrorfoodcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditykissflashback (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …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: | first lovejusticeguiltdivorcefearprisondeathmurderfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | taxibicyclebathtubcemeterysnowschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | policemanstudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1970s1990s1980s |
| Story: | tape recordingmoralityvirginitydemonstrationsurvivorlawclassuniversityreadingsuitcaseprotestflash forwardfalse accusationtrialeating …womanwinebraclassroomjailcafebedtearslievomitingbookfoodcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingkissflashback (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: | guiltfear |
| Locations: | courtroomcemeterysnowschooltrainrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanstudentteacherfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Story: | reading aloudlooking at self in mirrorcourthouselast will and testamentsnowingclasscourtflowersreadingflash forwardgraveyardfalse accusationtrialapologyjudge …eatingclassroomcafebedtearsliebookmirrorfoodunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographkiss (See All) |
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same).
| Themes: | guiltprisonmoneysuicidefriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | courtroombathtubcemeterysnowrestaurant |
| Characters: | studentfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | prison visitationshared bathgravestonealienationsnowingcourtflowersconfessiongraveyardapologyjudgejailcafelieundressing …foodunderweartelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackgunkiss (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: | first lovewritingdyingillnessguiltfearsuicidefriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | snowchurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshippolicemanteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | writing a poemstudying15 year old16 year oldsurprisevirginitylistening to musicclassreadinglibraryflash forwardapologyeatingwineclassroom …cafebirthdaytearsbooklettersecretface slapmirrorfoodcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographbased on novelflashbackkiss (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: | writingguiltmoneyfriendshipmurder |
| Locations: | schoolbarnew york city |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipgermanjewlawyerpolicemanstudentfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | reading aloudjail visitationreference to lady chatterley's lover the novelpost world war twoclassmatepoemlibraryflash forwardconfessionapologywinemale pubic hairjailbirthdaytears …booksecretundressingface slapmirrorunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malemale nuditykissflashback (See All) |
Valentine is a young model living in Geneva. Because of a dog she ran over, she meets a retired judge who spies his neighbours' phone calls, not for money but to feed his cynicism. The film is the story of relationships between some human beings, Valentine and the judge, but also other people who ma …y not be aware of the relationship they have with Valentine or/and the old judge. Redemption, forgiveness and compassion... (Read More)
| Themes: | justicewritingguiltfearmoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclechurchbar |
| Characters: | teenage boybrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | law studentcourthousevanitytape recordinglistening to musicsurvivorlawconfessiontrialjudgebracafebirthdaytearsbook …lettersecretmirrorcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditysex scene (See All) |
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: | dyingillnessguiltprisonsuicidemurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicyclesnowchurchrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanteacherteenage boymother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | jail visitationsex in bedsexual attractionlawpoemclassmicrophoneflash forwardnonlinear timelinecleavageswimmingvoyeurjailcafebirthday …tearsvomitingsecretface slapfoodunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale frontal nudityfemale nuditytwo word titlemale nuditykissflashbackgun (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltsuicidefriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | restaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | man undressingfemale lawyermailhaunted by the paststreet lifeskinny dippingflash forwardconfessionforeign language adaptationscantily clad femalefalse accusationapologynonlinear timelinefemale pubic haireating …cleavageswimmingmale pubic hairvoyeurjailcafetearsliesecretundressingface slapmirrorfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nuditymale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malebased on novelfemale nuditymale nuditygunflashback (See All) |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | guiltmoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | barnew york city |
| Characters: | teacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1970s |
| Story: | loss of virginityreference to goetheironingtape recordingembarrassmentvirginitysexual attractionlistening to musicreadingmicrophoneconfessionscantily clad femaleeatingcleavageswimming …voyeurbirthdayvomitingbooksecretundressingblondefoodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale frontal nuditybare chested malefemale nuditykiss (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: | writingfearmoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | bicycleschooltrainrestaurant |
| Characters: | germanjewlawyerstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | polishing shoesdining hallsnowingmoralityreadingsuitcaseconfessionapologyeatingswimmingvomitingbookletterface slapfood …telephone callcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelmale nuditykiss (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
| Themes: | justicewritingguiltprisonfriendship |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclesnow |
| Characters: | germanjewlawyerpolicemanstudentbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | postage stampconsciencemaillistening to musiclawcourtuniversitysuitcaseconfessiontrialjudgewinejailtearslie …letterundressingmirrorcryingtelephone callcigarette smokinggun (See All) |
Hank Palmer is a successful defense attorney in Chicago, who is getting a divorce. When His brother calls with the news that their mother has died, Hank returns to his childhood home to attend the funeral. Despite the brittle bond between Hank and the Judge, Hank must come to his father's aid and de …fend him in court. Here, Hank discovers the truth behind the case, which binds together the dysfunctional family and reveals the struggles and secrecy of the family. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingillnessguiltdivorceprisondeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombicyclecemeterychurchrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | lawyermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | law studentreading aloudwalking in the raincourthousepackinggravestonepridestreet lifelawcourtsuitcaseflash forwardconfessiontrialjudge …eatingcafelieface slapmirrorfoodunderwearphotographbare chested maleflashbackkiss (See All) |
The Human Stain is the story of Coleman Silk (Hopkins), a classics professor with a terrible secret that is about to shatter his life in a small New England town. When his affair with a young troubled janitor (Kidman) is uncovered, the secret Silk had harbored for over fifty years from his wife, his … children and colleague, writer Nathan Zuckerman, fast explodes in a conflagration of devastating consequences. It is Zuckerman who stumbles upon Silk's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent, upright man, esteemed as an educator for nearly all his life, and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life came unraveled. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdivorcesuicidefriendshipdeathmurder |
| Locations: | cemeterysnowchurchtrainrestaurant |
| Characters: | jewlustlawyerbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | postage stampage differencehaunted by the pastclassuniversitylibrarygraveyardscantily clad femalefalse accusationnonlinear timelinefemale pubic haircleavageclassroomvoyeurcafe …birthdaytearsliesecretblondeunderwearcryingvoice over narrationfirecigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nudityfemale nuditybased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
The bitter, cynical and lonely Barbara Covett is a tough and conservative teacher, near to retirement, who is loathed by her colleagues and students. In the loneliness of her apartment, she spends her spare time writing her journal, taking care of her old cat Portia and missing her special friend Je …nnifer Dodd. When Sheba Hart joins the high-school as the new art teacher, Barbara dedicates her attention to the newcomer, writing sharp and unpleasant comments about her behavior and clothes. When Barbara helps Sheba in a difficult situation with two students, the grateful Sheba invites her to have lunch with her family. Sheba introduces her husband and former professor Richard Hart, who is about twenty years older than she; her rebellious teenager daughter Polly; and her son Ben that has Down's Syndrome. Barbara becomes close to Sheba, but when she accidentally discovers that Sheba is having an affair with the fifteen year-old student Steven Connolly, Barbara sees the chance to manipulate and get closer to Sheba, hiding the secret from the school headmaster. When Portia dies and Sheba does not stay with Barbara in the veterinary office to see Ben in a theater play, Barbara plots a Machiavellian revenge against Sheba, creating a scandal and consequent turmoil in their lives. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingdyingguiltprisonfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | schooltrainbar |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipluststudentteacherteenage boyteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | sex with a minorage differenceshamemoralityclassconfessionapologyclassroomvoyeurlievomitingsecretface slapmirrorcrying …voice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelflashbackkiss (See All) |
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: | coming of age |
| Themes: | divorcefriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | taxibicyclesnowschooltrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipjewlawyerstudentteacherteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
| Story: | integritypackingswimsuitlawpoemclassuniversitylibrarywomanwineswimmingclassroomcafetearslie …bookletterfoodcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malekiss (See All) |
In Mexico City, late teen friends Tenoch Iturbide and Julio Zapata are feeling restless as their respective girlfriends are traveling together through Europe before they all begin the next phase of their lives at college. At a lavish family wedding, Tenoch and Julio meet Luisa Cortes, the twenty-som …ething wife of Tenoch's cousin Jano, the two who have just moved to Mexico from Spain. Tenoch and Julio try to impress the beautiful Luisa by telling her that they will be taking a trip to the most beautiful secluded beach in Mexico called la Boca del Cielo (translated to Heaven's Mouth), the trip and the beach which in reality don't exist. When Luisa learns of Jano's latest marital indiscretion straight from the horse's mouth, she takes Tenoch and Julio's offer to go along on this road trip, meaning that Tenoch and Julio have to pull together quickly a road trip to a non-existent beach. They decide to head toward one suggested by their friend Saba, who seems a little confused himself of this beach's location. On the road trip, which ends up not being totally harmonious, the three go on a trip of discovery. For Luisa, she has to figure out what to do with her immediate future based on the news from Jano and a secret she is keeping. And Tenoch and Julio have to figure out what their friendship really means as they grow up. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | divorcefearmoneyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | restaurant |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipasking for forgivenessluststudentteenage boybrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | 16 year oldsexual awakeningage differenceembarrassmentswimsuitdemonstrationsexual attractionlistening to musicuniversitysuitcaseprotestmicrophoneskinny dippingconfessionapology …eatingbracleavageswimmingmale pubic hairvoyeurcafebedtearslievomitingsecretbikiniundressingfoodunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale frontal nuditymale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditykiss (See All) |
Malena is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malena in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is pres …umed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first lovedeath |
| Locations: | courtroombicycleschooltrain |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshiplawyerteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | sex with a minorlegsclasscourtscantily clad femalejudgefemale pubic haircleavageclassroomvoyeurlieletterface slapunderwearcrying …voice over narrationphotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditykiss (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: | dyingfearmoneysuicidemurderfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxibicycletrainrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | jewlawyerstudentbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1970s1980s |
| Story: | looking at self in mirrorpackingmailboxcourtsuitcasetrialjudgeeatingwineswimmingcafetearssecretundressingmirror …foodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefemale nuditysex scenekissflashbackgun (See All) |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first lovedivorceprisonmoneysuicidefriendshipmurderdeath |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | courtroomschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | women's prisonwashing handssex with a minor15 year oldclasscourtflash forwardtrialjudgenonlinear timelinewinebraswimmingclassroomjail …cafetearslettersecretunderwearcryingvoice over narrationfirephotographcigarette smokingbased on noveltwo word titlegunkissflashback (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: | moneyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | bicyclecemeteryschoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | studentteacherteenage boyteenage girlfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1940s1960s |
| Story: | hamburg germanygravestonelistening to musictape recorderuniversityreadingmicrophoneflash forwardgraveyardeatingcafebirthdaytearsliebook …lettersecretmirrorfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingtwo word titleflashbackkiss (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
| Themes: | prisonmoneyfriendshipdeathmurder |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxibicyclebathtubcemeterysnowchurchtrain |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipgermanlawyerpolicemanbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1960s1980s |
| Story: | flashback within a flashbackvanitylast will and testamentsnowinglawpoemuniformflash forwardconfessiontrialjudgenonlinear timelineeatingwinebirthday …tearsbooklettersecretface slapfoodcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditykissflashbackgun (See All) |
Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, …who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. (Read More)
| Themes: | writingillnessguiltmoneymurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicycleschool |
| Characters: | lustpolicemanteacherteenage boyteenage girlmother daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1940s |
| Story: | loss of virginitysex in bedsex with a minormailage differenceadolescentvirginitysexual attractionscantily clad femalecleavageswimmingvoyeurbedtearslie …secretface slapunderwearcryingvoice over narrationfiretelephone callcigarette smokingmale frontal nuditybased on novelmale nuditykissgun (See All) |
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied tro …ops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmfuhrer Ludwig Muntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. (Read More)
| Themes: | prisonmoneymurderdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | israeltaxibicycletrain |
| Characters: | germanjewlawyerteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1940s1960sworld war two |
| Story: | stamp collectorstamp collectionsslistening to musicsurvivorclasssuitcasemicrophoneflash forwardscantily clad femalefemale pubic haireatingwomancleavageclassroom …jailbedbirthdaytearsvomitingbooksecretundressingmirrorfoodcryingphotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nuditymale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditysex scenekissflashback (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: | justiceguiltmoneydeathmurder |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxibicyclecemetery |
| Characters: | germanjewlawyerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | reading aloudlocked doorlast will and testamentpridedemonstrationlistening to musicprotestflash forwardfalse accusationtrialapologyjudgenonlinear timelinewomantears …liebooklettermirrorcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingflashback (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: | first lovewritingfear |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxischoolnew york city |
| Characters: | lustpolicemanmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshippolice |
| Period: | world war two |
| Story: | reading aloudtape recording16 year oldpost world war twocourtmicrophoneflash forwardfalse accusationapologyfemale pubic haireatingjailtearsliebook …letterface slapmirrorfoodcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditytwo word titleflashbackkiss (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: | divorcemoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | bathtubschoolrestaurantnew york city |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipolder woman younger man relationshiplawyerpolicemanstudentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | listening to musicclassuniversityreadingmicrophonelibraryeatingbraclassroomcafebedtearsliebookletter …face slapmirrorfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographbare chested malekiss (See All) |
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)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | fearmoneydeathfriendship |
| Locations: | bathtubcemeteryschooltrain |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshippolicemanteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1990s1980s |
| Story: | police vanmailsnowingembarrassmentdemonstrationlistening to musiceggclasslibrarygraveyardjudgeclassroomtearsliebook …letterface slapunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingmale nuditykiss (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: | writingillnessdeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | bicyclesnownew york city |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshippolicemanstudentteacherfriendfather daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | packingsnowingeggclassuniversityreadingflash forwardnonlinear timelinewineclassroombirthdaytearsbookundressingcrying …telephone callflashbackkiss (See All) |
Sarah Tobias goes to her local bar and is gang-raped by three men. The district attorney on the case is Katheryn Murphy who wants to prove that although Sarah had taken drugs that night and was acting provocatively while in the bar, this is no reason for her to be so brutally attacked and the men re …sponsible should be brought to justice. (Read More)
| Themes: | justiceguiltfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | courtroombar |
| Characters: | lustlawyerpolicemanfriendmother daughter relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1980s |
| Story: | female lawyerlooking at self in mirrorcourthouseconsciencelistening to musiclawcourtscantily clad femaletrialjudgefemale pubic haircleavagevoyeurlieundressing …mirrorunderweartelephone callphotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nudityfemale rear nudityfemale nuditytwo word titlemale nudityflashbackkiss (See All) |
Kevin Lomax, a ruthless young Florida attorney that never lost a case, is recruited by the most powerful law firm in the world. In spite of his mother's disagreement, which compares New York City to Babylon, he accepts the offer and the money that comes along. But soon, his wife starts feeling homes …ick as she witnesses devilish apparitions. However, Kevin is sinking in his new cases and pays less and less attention to his wife. His boss and mentor, John Milton, seems to always know how to overcome every problem and that just freaks Kevin right off. (Read More)
| Themes: | guiltfearmoneysuicidedeathmurder |
| Locations: | courtroomsnowchurchbarnew york city |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshiplustlawyerstudentteacherteenage girlfather son relationshipmother son relationshippolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | sex in bedcourthousesex with a minorvanitypridemoralitylawmicrophonescantily clad femaletrialjudgefemale pubic hairbravoyeurtears …bookmirrorcryingphotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nudityfemale rear nudityfemale nuditybased on novelmale nuditysex scenegun (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: | illnessmoneyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | taxicemeterysnowschooltrainrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | studentteacherfriendmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Story: | loss of virginitysex in bedstudyinggravestonefamily dinnersnowingswimsuitlistening to musicclassflowerssuitcasegraveyardapologyeatingwoman …swimmingclassroombedtearsvomitinglettersecretundressingmirrorfoodcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelsex scenekiss (See All) |
In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)
| Themes: | fearfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | bicyclebathtubsnowchurchschooltrainrestaurant |
| Characters: | germanjewstudentteacherbrother sister relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | dining hallauschwitzmailclassmatesnowingbathinglistening to musicclassreadingconfessionwineclassroomtearsliebook …lettersecretundressingmirrorfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrest …ed by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Bernhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingillnessfearmoneysuicidedeathmurder |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | germanytrainbar |
| Characters: | germanjewfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1940sworld war two |
| Story: | hamburg germanyberlin germanyssauschwitzpost world war twowar crimeconcentration camppridelistening to musicsurvivorsuitcaseflash forwardnonlinear timelinebramale pubic hair …bedtearslielettersecretundressingface slapmirrorfoodunderwearcryingphotographcigarette smokingmale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditygunflashback (See All) |
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest - even if it means breaking the law. Steven's new, extravagant lif …estyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingprisonmoneyfriendshipdeath |
| Locations: | courtroomtaxichurchrestaurant |
| Characters: | lawyerpolicemanfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | prison librarysurpriselawflowersreadingsuitcaselibraryflash forwardjudgeeatingjailcafebirthdaytearslie …vomitingbooklettersecretface slapmirrorfoodunderwearcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callbare chested malemale nuditykissflashback (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: | death |
| Locations: | taxibathtubcemeterysnowrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshippolicemanstudentteachermother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | shared bathobsessive lovesnowingclassflash forwardgraveyardapologyclassroomcafebirthdaytearslieundressingunderwearcrying …telephone callcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudityflashbackkiss (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: | divorcedeathfriendship |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | israeltaxisnowchurchrestaurantbarnew york city |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshipjewbrother sister relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Story: | intimacyage differencesnowingembarrassmentreadingflash forwardeatingwomanwinebracafebedbirthdaytearslie …bookundressingmirrorfoodunderwearcryingtelephone callcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackkiss (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: | justicedyingillnessguiltmoneyfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Locations: | taxicemeterysnowbar |
| Characters: | friendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1970s1980s |
| Story: | outdoor cafelearning to readconscienceshamesnowingpridestreet lifelawpoemflowersreadingsuitcaseflash forwardgraveyardfalse accusation …bedbirthdaytearsliebooklettersecretmirrorfoodcryingfiretelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbased on novelgunkissflashback (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: | justicesuicidemurderfriendshipdeath |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | germanybicycleschool |
| Characters: | teacher student relationshipgermanpolicemanteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Story: | mailboxswimsuitlistening to musiclawclassuniformapologyeatingclassroomtearslievomitingface slapfoodunderwear …cryingcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelgunkiss (See All) |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughte …r. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | first lovedivorcemoneyfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | bicycleschooltrainbarnew york city |
| Characters: | policemanteenage boyteenage girlfriendmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationshipspolice |
| Period: | 1990s |
| Story: | loss of virginitytape recordingclassmatestreet lifevirginityswimsuitlistening to musicreadingswimmingvoyeurjailtearsvomitingbookundressing …mirrorcryingvoice over narrationtelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditygunkiss (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: | guiltdivorcefriendship |
| Mood: | high schoolrain |
| Locations: | bicyclesnowchurchschooltrainnew york city |
| Characters: | studentteacherteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1970s |
| Story: | reading a comic bookseminarsexual awakeningembarrassmentvirginitytape recorderclassreadingwineclassroombedtearsbookunderwearcrying …voice over narrationtelephone callcigarette smokingbare chested malebased on novelkiss (See All) |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
| Themes: | dyingfearsuicidemurderdeath |
| Locations: | bathtubcemeterysnowchurchbar |
| Characters: | asking for forgivenessjewmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships |
| Period: | 1960sworld war two |
| Story: | loss of virginitypost world war twosnowingstreet lifelistening to musicsuitcasemicrophoneconfessionapologyjudgeeatingwomanlettersecretmirror …foodphotographcigarette smokingbare chested malefemale nuditymale nuditykiss (See All) |
At 16, Nick Twisp is wry about his teen funk: he lives in Oakland with his sex-addled mother; his father's child support is her meal ticket. While camping in Ukiah, Nick meets Sheeni: for him, it's love at first sight. Nick has to figure out how to get his father a job in Ukiah, then how to get sent … to live with his father, then how to get close to Sheeni, whose religious parents may want her sent away from temptation to a boarding school. There's also Sheeni's all-American boyfriend to contend with. Overwhelmed by the challenges, Nick's about to give up when he conjures an alter ego who whispers revolt into his ear. Nick is not altogether hapless, but can this end well? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | coming of age |
| Themes: | guiltfriendship |
| Mood: | high school |
| Locations: | schoolrestaurant |
| Characters: | older woman younger man relationshippolicemanstudentteenage boybrother sister relationshipteenage girlfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
| Story: | loss of virginity16 year oldlegsfamily dinnerswimsuitlistening to musicpoemreadingapologyeatingbrajailcafelievomiting …bookletterbikiniundressingfoodunderwearvoice over narrationfiretelephone callphotographcigarette smokingbased on novelkissflashbackgun (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: | fearfriendshipmurderdeath |
| Mood: | rain |
| Locations: | snowtrainrestaurantbar |
| Characters: | policemanfriendpolice |
| Period: | 1960s |
| Story: | sex in bedfemale armpit hairintegritydemonstrationreadingprotestforeign language adaptationscantily clad femalefemale pubic hairwinebracleavageswimmingvoyeurcafe …tearslettermirrorunderwearcryingvoice over narrationfirephotographcigarette smokingfemale full frontal nudityfemale frontal nuditymale frontal nudityfemale rear nuditybased on novelfemale nuditymale nudityflashback (See All) |
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