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Exiles Movies

Posted by at Jan. 24, 2024

Exiles (2004)
One day Zano suggest a crazy idea to his companion Naïma: travel across France and Spain down to Algeria, where they might ultimately come to know the land their parents once had to flee.

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Man on the Train Movies

Posted by at Aug. 16, 2022

Man on the Train (2002)
A man, Milan (played by Johnny Hallyday) steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier (Jean Rochefort). The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

Crime Drama

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The Dreamlife of Angels Movies

Posted by at Sept. 16, 2025

The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
Isa and Marie bond while working in a French sweatshop and soon begin sharing an apartment that Marie is watching for a hospitalized mother and daughter. Marie, hoping to avoid a life of struggle and poverty, takes up with Chriss, a nightclub owner whose most attractive asset is his money. Isa recognizes the ultimate futility of the relationship and tries to keep Marie away from him, but her interference puts their friendship at risk.

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L'Héritier (1973) [Re-UP] Movies

Posted by galmuchet at April 13, 2013

À Paris, les dirigeants de 'Globe', le quotidien de Cordell, attendent avec une certaine anxiété l'arrivée de Bart, l'héritier de l'empire Cordell, qui a émis le désir de prendre connaissance du dernier numéro avant son impression. Dans l'avion qui le ramène des États-Unis, ce dernier flirte avec la séduisante Lauren, qui glisse dans sa poche un ticket de bagage. À l'aéroport, Bart est accueilli par le staff directorial du Globe et des reporters de la télévision…

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Les Petits Matins (1962) [Re-UP] Movies

Posted by galmuchet at June 19, 2013

La jeune Agathe, fille de douaniers belges, a gagné aux épreuves d'un concours de sténographie un séjour de quinze jours sur la Côte d'Azur. Décidée, nantie pour tout bagage de son solide aplomb, elle part, pratiquant l'auto-stop. L'arrivée à Paris est mouvementée. Des boxeurs de bonne volonté l'ont convoyée jusqu'au Palais des Sports ; ils la laissent repartir avec un quadragénaire empressé qui lui offre un dîner fin chez Maxim's. Pour échapper aux conséquences de ce dîner, Agathe s'invente une tante, qui habite soit-disant avenue Victor-Hugo ; elle en sera quitte pour passer la nuit sur la banquette du palier d'un sixième étage. Au petit matin, elle partira jusqu'à Orly avec l'un des locataires, un pilote de ligne, qui doit s'envoler pour Nice ; mais elle n'ose pas accepter le prix du billet. Un vieux beau, devant qui elle accumule les mensonges, l'abandonne et Agathe n'a plus que la ressource de faire, à nouveau, de l'auto-stop…

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Channel 4 - First Cut: My Baggy Body (2015) Movies

Posted by notbanned at March 5, 2015

Many people who lose dramatic amounts of weight after bariatric surgery or dieting believe it will be the answer to their prayers, a slimmer figure, confidence and better health. Yet the unfortunate reality of extreme weight loss is that it often brings with it a deeply distressing side-effect which is excess skin - and lots of it. The 30-fold increase in bariatric surgery in the last decade has inevitably left thousands of people with excess skin, but with NHS cuts restricting subsequent cosmetic surgery, people have been left in body limbo. Not happy with the body they had, nor the body they now have, this insightful and thoughtful documentary will chart the stories of three people who after drastic weight loss, have been left with shocking amounts of ‘loose skin.’ They all feel as though they are carrying a shameful secret hidden underneath their clothes but for the first time, these characters will open up their lives as we see and hear exactly what it is like to live with a ‘baggy body’ and what can be done about it.

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PBS - Operation Wild (2015) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at July 19, 2015

Filmed over 18 months, Operation Wild follows vet teams around the world as they undertake groundbreaking operations to try and save animals’ lives. We find out how pioneering human medicine is transforming the way we can look after animals in some of the most remote places on earth. But it takes more than just high tech medicine to treat the biggest animals on the planet — these are dramatic stories of ingenuity, invention and dedication.

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The Doors (1991) [15th Anniversary Edition] [2 DVD9] [2006] Movies

Posted by evaristegalois at Aug. 8, 2011

Thanks in large part to its meticulous re-creation of the late 1960s and early 1970s rock scene and the uncannily authentic performance by Val Kilmer as legendary Doors front man Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone's hypnotic film biography is standing the test of time. Capturing the carefree mood of the Age of Aquarius, the film charts the meteoric rise of the Doors on the California club circuit (including a memorable scene showing the creation of the hit "Light My Fire"), and chronicles the band's exploits with hallucinogenics and Morrison's battles against charges of public indecency on stage. Kilmer's performance is hauntingly perfect, and performances by Meg Ryan, Kathleen Quinlan, and Kyle MacLachlan are similarly impressive. The movie doesn't fully probe the depths of Morrison's character, but as a portrait of excess it is vividly true to the spirit of the self-destructive poet known to his fans as "The Lizard King."

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Scarface (1983) Limited Edition Movies

Posted by TinyBear at Aug. 22, 2011

When Fidel Castro opens the harbor at Mariel, Cuba, he sends 125,000 Cuban refugees to reunite with their relatives in the United States. Among all the refugees, there is one who wants it all, his name is Tony Montana. Tony and his friend Manny when they arrive in the United States and start in small time jobs, soon they are hired by Omar Suarez to pay money to a group of Colombians. When the deal goes wrong, Tony and Manny leave with the money and succeed in their job. Soon Tony meets with drug kingpin Frank Lopez and falls for his boss's girl Elvira. Pretty soon Tony will know that those who want it all, do not last forever and that is the price of power. The world will know Montana by one name….SCARFACE.

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Egon Schiele - Exzesse (1981) [Repost] Movies

Posted by Mindsnatcher at March 14, 2013

Egon Schiele Exzess und Bestrafung, also known as Egon Schiele Excess and Punishment (English) and Egon Schiele, enfer et passion (French) is a 1981 film based on the life of the Austrian artist Egon Schiele. It stars Mathieu Carriere as Schiele with Jane Birkin as his artist muse Wally and Christine Kaufman as his wife Edith and Christina Van Eyck as her sister. The film is essentially a depiction of obsession and its constituents of sex, alcohol and uncontrolled emotions.Set in Austria during the Great War, Schiele is depicted as the agent of social change leading to destruction of those he loves and ultimately of himself.

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