Toi et MoiJulie Lopes-Curval :: France :: 2005 :: 1h30Writer of a photo-novel-magazine draws inspiration from her and her sister’s troubled romantic lives…. The characters are unusually well worked out, even if they suffer somewhat from caricature, bringing an certain credibility to a sketch-type movie, which alternates the sister’s photo-novel images with their real lives.
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Bruno has lost all sense of morality and wants nothing more than to be an active player in society, one who can respect himself amongst the other men and provide for his family…. Whether or not relocations to the eastern European business paradise cause a scarcity of jobs in the west, or excessive consumer marketing cultures push people to extremes, you are presented here with a daring and masterfully made movie.
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Essaye-moiPierre François Martin-Laval :: France :: 2006 :: 1h30Young boy proposes to his little girlfriend under the stars, who replies that she will accept on the condition that he goes out into space…. The naive and carefree approach to life and the absurdities which flow from it are the core of this childrens fairytail comicbook.
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Underworld Evolution (Saga Underworld)Len Wiseman :: USA :: 2006 :: 1h46The beautiful vampire-warrior Sélène searches for the origins and potential end to the vampire and werewolf’s epic struggle in this dark, gothic violent world in which she finds herself…. The reasons to take the time to go and watch it would be seeing Kate Beckinsale who plays Sélène in her flattering cat suit and some nice gothic inspired photography (and decor).
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CashbackSean Ellis :: UK :: 2006 :: 0h18Young art student works the nightshift in a supermarket, letting his imagination run wild to allow for the passing of time…. As it stands, it is as funny and as it is surreal, transposing the viewer into the body of the main character for those few short minutes.
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HellBruno Chiche :: France :: 2005 :: 1h40Teenage author Lolita Pille’s tale of a confused, rebellious, wealthy young girl -nicknamed Hell- who falls into a disastrous relationship with a ditto young man leading their lives, as drugged-up pests, into unhappiness…. Unfortunately this is not the case, rather, the movie suffers from repetitive scenes which cause boredom rather than atmosphere.
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Je vous trouve très beauIsabelle Mergault :: France :: 2006 :: 1h37Widowed, simple farmer travels abroad with a marriage councilor to be introduced to a young woman who wants a new life…. The mild embarrassment of the older man, the somewhat naive but genuine woman’s expectations, sentiments and linguistic troubles stand in their way to happiness.
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Memoirs of a geishaRob Marshall :: USA :: 2006 :: 2h20Young girl sold into a modern slavery Geisha house in Japan, where she grows up to charm society life amidst the female rivalry…. If intented rather to serve as a beginners guide to Geisha’s, then it will not fare better- the contradictory nature of an Oscar Wilde gentleman’s company and a courtesan remains, as they can not seem to make up their mind.
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Fauteuils d’orchestreDanièle Thompson :: France :: 2005 :: 1h46Young girl moves to Paris and becomes a waitress sidelining the showbizz scene. Her steps take us along unlikely meetings with a nervous wreck mainstream actress (played brilliantly by Valérie Lemercier) who wants to play tougher roles, a gifted concert pianist who wants to play for the uninitiated and an art collector who’s selling his entire collection after his wife passed away.
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