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1) Broken
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Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
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Description
Skunk is an 11 year-old girl who lives a carefree life with her father, on a cul-de-sac in a very much middle-class neighborhood in Britain. At the beginning of the movie Skunk sees Rick, a young man living across the street, getting violently beaten up by yet another neighbor, Mr. Oswald. We later learn that one of Oswald's daughters, in order to save face, told her dad that Rick raped her, following which Oswalt in a rage pummels Rick. Skunk is...
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Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Français
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Description
At the turn of the 19th century, a humble artisan and his wife have a daughter, Marie, who is born deaf and blind and unable to communicate with the world around her. Desperate to find a connection to their daughter and avoid sending her to an asylum, the Heurtins send fourteen-year-old Marie to the Larnay Institute in central France, where an order of Catholic nuns manage a school for deaf girls. There, the idealistic Sister Marguerite sees in Marie...
3) Ilo ilo
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2014], 2013.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Singapore, late 90s. The friendship between the maid Teresa and young boy Jiale ignite the mother's jealousy, while the Asian recession hits the region. Middle class and with baby on the way, the Lim family hires Teresa, a Filipino immigrant, as a live-in maid and nanny. An outsider in the family and SIngapore itself, Teresa initially struggles to to manage the son Jiale's antics and find her footing in her new community. The two eventually form a...
4) Hospitalité
Series
Film Movement volume year 10, film 4
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 video disc (95 min., 12 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Hospitalité : Mikio Kobayashi lives quietly with his wife, daughter, and divorced sister in downtown Tokyo, where xenophobic neighbors insist they attend community watch meetings, and the only recent excitement is the disappearance of a pet parrot. One day Kagawa appears, claiming to be the son of a financier who once helped Kobayashi's company. Kagawa soon ingratiates himself as a live-in employee and proceeds to comically turn the Kobayashi's monotonous...
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Nederlands
Description
When a handsome exchange student named Veit arrives for a two-week stay with the dysfunctional van End family, each household member confronts his or her own insecurities, doubts, fears, and desires, led by the former wallflower Eva, who embarks on the most dramatic transformation of all.
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2014], 2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106, 13 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
In this madcap and lighthearted comedic romp, introverted optometrist Weichung begins to question his marriage with his wife Feng, upon learning of her desire to have another baby. At his sister's engagement party, Weichung bumps into an old friend, Stephen, a wedding photographer who, though also married, is living the high life of a younger, single gay man. When Stephen teases Weichung for his newly straightlaced lifestyle, dormant emotions are...
Series
Film Movement volume year 7, film 7
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Sid, the rebellious son of Kwan, a savage Hong Kong triad boss, escapes to Taiwan upon enraging his father's adversary, a powerful underground business leader. Hiding out in the mountains, Sid encounters a group of Zen drummers. Their mesmerizing art, rigorous training, and austere way of life pique the hostile urban young man's interest and he asks to join the group. Although Sid despises his father, he is turning out to be a younger version of him:...
Series
Film Movement volume year 10, film 9
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2013], 2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89, 5 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
עברית
Description
After years of living apart from her dad, Libby, an introverted yet sharp-witted teenager, is sent to live with him is Israel. Her arrival coincides with the outbreak of the second Lebanon war. Libby quickly discovers that her dad, Shaul, is an infantile eccentric, and that he is "in-between apartments" (in other words, homeless). Shaul comes up with a creative plan to put a roof over their heads. They pose as refugees from the bombarded northern...
9) In Syria
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Arabic
Description
"A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home. This nerve-wracking study of life in Damascus won an Audience Award at Berlinale."--from Imbd.com.
10) 1981
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
When his family moves into their new home, young Ricardo Trogi feels different from his classmates. He creates a new reality to avoid being discovered for what he really is. How long can the truth be denied?
11) Tanta agua
Series
Film Movement volume 11, film 11
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
"Lucía tiene 14 años pero parece un poco menos. Es flaquita y tiene cuerpo de niña. Sus papás están divorciados, ella y su hermano viven con su madre. Alberto, su padre, es quiropráctico. Ve a sus hijos en pocas ocasiones. Alquila una cabaña en las termas, las vacaciones van a ser cortas y el cielo amenaza con lluvia. Cuando llegan el panorama es desalentador. Meterse en las piscinas está prohibido por una tormenta eléctrica. Alberto intenta...
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