Keyword: woman director

Journeys with George

6.8

2002

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A documentary about George W. Bushs 2000 campaign for the White House.

Au voleur

6.6

2009

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Reacting impulsively to an inappropriate crush, a respectable young teacher lays her safety on the line for a grubby petty thief. Before she knows it, shes on the run - Bonnie to his Clyde, appropriately accompanied by Depression-era American folk tunes.

Marie-Octobre

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2008

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A dinner: One woman and nine men. There is a traitor among them. 10 years after the Liberation of France, Marie Hélène Dumoulin, also known as Marie-Octobre gathers her former comrades of Resistance for one reception . She seeks to unmasked who has betrayed her friend Castille (the chief of a Resistance network) during the war. During the evening each person is suspected but there is just one guilty. A fascinating film with Nathalie Baye.

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember

7.2

1997

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In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. Its an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious of a man of a certain age looking back. He tells stories about Fellini and De Sicas direction, of using irony in performances, of constantly working (an actor tries to find himself in characters). Hes diffident about prizes, celebrates Rome and Paris, salutes Naples and its people. He answers the question, why make bad films; recalls his father and grandfather, carpenters, his mother, deaf in her old age, and his brother, a film editor; hes modest about his looks. In repose, times swift passage holds Mastroianni inward gaze.

Toilet

5.8

2010

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Ray is a 30 something engineer obsessed with Gundam toys. He has a motto not to become close to anyone. During his mothers funeral he showed no emotions. His life is further turned upside when he is forced to live with his older brother Maury and younger sister Lisa. Older brother Maury was a pianist but is now a recluse. Younger sister Lisa is a college student who tends to look down on those around her. Also in there home is their Japanese grandmother who doesnt speak English at all.

Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

7.9

2007

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In May of 2007 the Library of Congress gathered an unprecedented group of musicians together in Washington, D.C., to honor Paul Simon as the first recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Alison Krauss, Stevie Wonder, Lyle Lovett, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Marc Anthony, Art Garfunkel and a host of others joined Paul onstage in a multicultural tribute to the music of a great American artist and a great American art form. This gala event, called \the greatest night of popular music ever presented in our nations capital,\ was beautifully filmed and captured with stunning 5.1 Surround Sound for a truly pure concert experience.

Cycling the Frame

6.8

2022

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In 1988, Tilda Swinton toured round the Berlin Wall on a bicycle, accompanied by filmmaker Cynthia Beatt. Starting and ending at the Brandenburg Gate, Swinton leads us on a journey that is by turns idyllic, surreal, whimsical and depressing.

The Seer and the Unseen

7.5

2019

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THE SEER AND THE UNSEEN is a magic realist documentary about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat. Through her story, SEER explores the surprising power of belief and, the invisible forces - be they elves or the market - that shape our visible worlds and transform our natural landscapes.

The Light Shines Only There

6.2

2014

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Two troubled souls living on the fringes of a port town fall in love, but their trials are far from over.

Wild Berries

6

2003

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A portrait of an ordinary family that turns unstable when their frivolous son Shuji returns home after a long absence.

Chocolat

6.8

1988

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A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where shes flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.

The Cat Has Nine Lives

5.5

1968

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Three women, a journalist, her French friend and a pop singer, deal with life, career, desire, sex and personal fantasies.