2022-06-17 About Elly (2015) imdb.com
Director: Asghar FarhadiSynopsis: From the Academy Award winning director of A SEPARATION comes this gripping mystery set among a group of old friends on a holiday retreat. With the return of their close friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of former college pals decide to reunite for a weekend outing by the Caspian Sea. The fun starts right away as they quickly catch on to the plan of lively Sepideh, who has brought along Elly, her daughter's kindergarten teacher, in hopes of setting her up with recently divorced Ahmad. But seemingly trivial lies, which start accumulating from the moment the group arrives at the seashore, suddenly swing round and come back full force when one afternoon Elly suddenly vanishes. Her mysterious disappearance sets in motion a series of deceptions and revelations that threaten to shatter everything they hold dear. (C) Cinema Guild
Cast: Taraneh Alidoosti as Elly, Golshifteh Farahani as Sepideh, Shahab Hosseini as Ahmad, Mani Haghighi as Amir, Merila Zarei as Shohreh
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2016-05-14 A Bigger Splash (2015) imdb.com
Director: Luca GuadagninoSynopsis: A rock star (Tilda Swinton) and her younger boyfriend (Matthias Schoenaerts) vacation on an island off of Sicily while she recovers from throat surgery. However, their idyll is interrupted by an old flame of hers, a fatuous music producer (Ralph Fiennes) who's clearly eager to win her back. Their love triangle is further complicated by the presence of the producer's gorgeous daughter (Dakota Johnson), who might be there to help him break up the couple. Directed by Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love), A Bigger Splash is a remake of the 1969 film La Piscine. - By Jack Rodgers
Cast: Ralph Fiennes as Harry Hawkes, Dakota Johnson as Penelope Lanier, Matthias Schoenaerts as Paul De Smedt, Tilda Swinton as Marianne Lane
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2016-05-07 The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015) imdb.com
Director: Matt BrownSynopsis: This biopic from writer/director Matt Brown details the extraordinary life of renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), who travels to England in 1913 to study at Cambridge. He faces prejudice there from many of his colleagues, but he also bonds with a professor named G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons). In time, Ramanujan authors a number of pioneering equations. - By Jack Rodgers
Cast: Dev Patel as Srinivasa Ramanujan, Jeremy Irons as G.H. Hardy
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| Leaving India | With Hardy | Working | Trinity College during WW1 | Hardy at fellowship meeting |
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2016-01-02 Youth (2015) imdb.com
Director: Paolo SorrentinoSynopsis: A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
Cast: Harvey Keitel as Mick Boyle, Michael Caine as Fred Ballinger, Rachel Weisz as Lena Ballinger, Alex Macqueen as Queen's Emissary, Paul Dano as Jimmy Tree, Madalina Diana Ghenea as Miss Universe, Jane Fonda as Blenda Morel
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| Mick | Jimmy Tree, Fred, Mick | Miss Universe, Fred, Mick | Jimmy Tree | Blenda |
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2015-12-20 Trumbo (2015) imdb.com
Director: Jay RoachSynopsis: In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice of the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.
Cast: Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo, Alan Tudyk as Ian McLellan Hunter, Diane Lane as Cleo Trumbo, Elle Fanning as Nikola Trumbo, Helen Mirren as Hedda Hopper
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2015-12-16 The Wait (2015) imdb.com
Director: Piero MessinaCast: Juliette Binoche as Anna, Lou de Laage as Jeanne
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2015-12-12 Il racconto dei racconti (2015) imdb.com
Director: Matteo GarroneSynopsis: The film serves as Garrone's English-language debut and will interweave three separate story strands bookended by brief bits in which Italians Alba Rohrwacher and Massimo Ceccherini will play a street circus family. In one tale Salma Hayek will play a jealous queen who forfeits her husband's life. In another, Vincent Cassel plays a king whose passion is stoked by two mysterious sisters.
Cast: Salma Hayek as Queen of Darkwood, John C.Reilly as King of Darkwood, Vincent Cassel as King of Stronghold, Stacy Martin as Dora, Toby Jones as King of Highmountain, Guillaume Delaunay as Ogre, Bebe Cave as Violet
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| Queen of Darkwood | King, Queen of Darkwood | Aquatic dragon dead | Eating the heart of an aquatic dragon | In the labyrinth |
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| Violet at Ogre's den | Violet, Ogre | Violet back home | Violet - the Queen | The Two Old Women |
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| King of Stronghold | Dora | King of Stronghold, Dora | Dora, her sister Imma | |
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2015-12-05 Dheepan (2015) imdb.com
Director: Jacques AudiardSynopsis: A Sri Lankan militant (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) attempts to flee his war-torn home country by assuming the identity of a dead man. Dheepan was awarded with the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. - By Daniel Gelb
Cast: Antonythasan Jesuthasan as Dheepan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan as Sivadhasan, Claudine Vinasithamby as Yalini, Vincent Rottiers as Brahim
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2015-11-20 Brooklyn (2015) imdb.com
Director: John CrowleySynopsis: When meek Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) emigrates from Ireland to New York City, her heart is soon torn between a magnetic Italian neighbor (Emory Cohen) and a charming lad (Domhnall Gleeson) back home. - By Violet LeVoit
Cast: Saoirse Ronan as Ellis Lacey, Domhnall Gleeson as Jim Farrell, Emory Cohen as Tony
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2015-07-25 Irrational Man (2015) imdb.com
Director: Woody AllenSynopsis: Nothing can snap a philosophy professor (Joaquin Phoenix) out of a mental funk, except for a student (Emma Stone) whose presence offers a breath of fresh air. - By Violet LeVoit
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix as Abe, Emma Stone as Jill, Parker Posey as Rita, Jamie Blackley as Roy
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2015-05-26 Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) imdb.com
Director: Thomas VinterbergSynopsis: Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (C) Fox Searchlight
Cast: Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene, Tom Sturridge as Frank Troy, Matthias Schoenaerts as Gabriel Oak, Michael Sheen as William Boldwood, Juno Temple as Fanny Robin
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2015-02-08 A Most Violent Year (2015) imdb.com
Director: J.C. ChandorSynopsis: Set during the winter of 1981 -- statistically one of the most crime-ridden of New York City's history -- A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a drama following the lives of an immigrant and his family as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream, while the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built. (C) A24
Cast: Oscar Isaac as Abel Morales, Jessica Chastain as Anna Morales, David Oyelowo as Lawrence, Alessandro Nivola as Andrew Walsh, Albert Brooks as Andrew Walsh
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Liam Lacey
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