2024-07-12 Last Summer (2023) imdb.com
Director: Catherine BreillatSynopsis: One summer, a French teenager who has been living with his mother in the city moves in with his estranged father’s family in the countryside, where he clashes with his stepmother.
Cast: Léa Drucker as Anne, Samuel Kircher as Théo, Olivier Rabourdin as Pierre, Clotilde Courau as Mina
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2024-06-21 Coup de Chance (2023) imdb.com
Director: Woody AllenSynopsis: Two young people's bond leads to marital infidelity and ultimately crime. Fanny and Jean have everything of an ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life, they live in a magnificent apartment in the beautiful districts of Paris and seem to be in love as on the first day. But when Fanny crosses, by chance, Alain, a former high school friend, she is immediately capsized. They see each other again very quickly and get closer and closer.
Cast: Lou de Laâge as Fanny Fournier, Valérie Lemercier as Camille Moreau, Melvil Poupaud as Jean Fournier, Niels Schneider as Alain Aubert, Grégory Gadebois as Le détective Henri Delauny
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| Jean | Jean, det. Henri Delauny | Camille, Jean | Jean shooting | |
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2024-04-09 In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023) imdb.com
Director: Robert LorenzSynopsis: In a remote Irish village, a damaged Finbar is forced to fight for redemption after a lifetime of sins, but what price is he willing to pay? In the land of saints and sinners, some sins can't be buried.
Cast: Liam Neeson as Finbar Murphy, Ciarán Hinds as Vincent O'Shea, Kerry Condon as Doireann McCann, Jack Gleeson as Kevin Lynch, Colm Meaney as Robert McQue, Desmond Eastwood as Curtis June, Seamus O'Hara as Seamus McKenna, Niamh Cusack as Rita Quinn
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| Finbar | Finbar, his targets | Vincent O'Shea, Finbar | ||
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| Rita, Finbar | Robert | Kevin, Finbar | ||
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| Doireann | Seamus, IRA man | Curtis | |
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2024-02-29 Lies We Tell (2023) imdb.com
Director: Lisa MulcahySynopsis: An orphaned heiress is forced to embrace her family's dark legacy.
Cast: Agnes O'Casey as Maud, David Wilmot as Silas, Holly Sturton as Emily, Chris Walley as Edward, Grainne Keenan as Madame
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| Maud | Silas | Maud, Silas | ||
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| Madame, Maud | Emily | Edward | Edward, Maud | |
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2023-12-23 Poor Things (2023) imdb.com
Director: Yorgos LanthimosSynopsis: Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a debauched lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Cast: Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, Mark Ruffalo as Duncan Wedderburn, Willem Dafoe as Godwin Baxter, Ramy Youssef as Max McCandless, Margaret Qualley as Felicity, Suzy Bemba as Toinette, Kathryn Hunter as Madame Swiney
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| Godwin Baxter | Max McCandless, Godwin | Max | Bella Baxter | Max, Bella |
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| Madame Swiney | Madame Swiney, Bella | Bella, Toinette | Bella dancing | |
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| The ship | Felicity, Godwin, Max | Felicity | ||
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2023-12-15 Kidnapped (2023) imdb.com
Director: Marco BellocchioSynopsis: The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
Cast: Enea Sala as Edgardo Mortara bambino, Leonardo Maltese as Edgardo Mortara ragazzo, Paolo Pierobon as Papa Pio IX, Fausto Russo Alesi as Momolo Mortara, Barbara Ronchi as Marianna Mortara, Fabrizio Contri as Avvocato Jussi, Renato Sarti as Rettore
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| Mortara family | Marianna Mortara | Momolo Mortara | Marianna, Edgardo at the boarding school | Edgardo |
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| The Pope, Edgardo | The Pope Pio IX | Rettore | Avvocato Jussi | Edgardo the priest |
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2023-12-13 The Other Laurens (2023) imdb.com
Director: Claude SchmitzSynopsis: Gabriel Laurens, fifty years old, is a «private investigator». When his fifteen-year-old niece Jade comes into his life and asks him to investigate her father’s death, the detective is confronted with memories he thought were buried forever. Confronted with the ghosts of his past, Gabriel Laurens finds himself caught up in a strange investigation involving pretense, fantasy and drug trafficking.
Cast: Olivier Rabourdin as Gabriel Laurens, Louise Leroy as Jade Laurens, Kate Moran as Shelby
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2023-12-12 Green Border (2023) imdb.com
Director: Agnieszka HollandSynopsis: In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.
Cast: Jalal Altawil as Bashir, Tomasz Włosok as Jan, Monika Frajczyk as Marta, Maja Ostaszewska as Julia
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Leslie Felperin. Agnieszka Holland’s Knockout Drama Follows Refugees Stuck in Limbo
Scott Roxborough. Polish Government to Run Warning Spot Ahead of ‘The Green Border’ Screenings
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2023-12-10 The Boy and the Heron (2023) imdb.com
Director: Hayao MiyazakiSynopsis: While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the 'long-awaited one.'
Cast: Soma Santoki as Mahito Maki (voice), Masaki Suda as Gray Heron (voice), Ko Shibasaki as Kiriko (voice), Aimyon as Lady Himi (voice), Yoshino Kimura as Natsuko (voice), Takuya Kimura as Shoichi Maki (voice), Jun Kunimura as The Parakeet King (voice), Shōhei Hino as Granduncle (voice)
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| Mahito | Housemaids | Natsuko | ||
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| Stoichi | Mahito, housemaid | Gray Heron | ||
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2023-12-09 Society of the Snow (2023) imdb.com
Director: J. A. BayonaSynopsis: On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic as Numa Turcatti, Agustín Pardella as Nando Parrado, Matías Recalt as Roberto Canessa
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Christina Coulter. Survivor of 1972 plane crash who resorted to cannibalism to survive in Andes Mountains speaks out
dailymail.co.uk
| Before the crash | Numa | Enzo Vogrincic | Trying to get noticed by the rescuers |
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2023-12-05 Sweet Dreams (2023) imdb.com
Director: Ena SendijarevićSynopsis: On a remote Indonesian island, during the waning days of the colonial era, Dutch sugar plantation owner Jan and his wife Agathe, are at the top of the food chain. That is, until Jan upon returning from his nightly visit to his native concubine Siti, suddenly drops dead in front of his wife. Desperate to keep the privileges of her status quo, Agathe forces her estranged son Cornelis and his heavily pregnant wife Josefien, to travel from Europe and take over the family business. In the midst of a worker’s uprising, Cornelis displays his plans for progressive change. But when Jan’s will puts Siti at the forefront of the family estate, ideals prove to be idle and blood thicker than water.
Cast: Hans Dagelet as Jan, Renée Soutendijk as Agatha, Florian Myjer as Cornelis, Lisa Zweerman as Josefien, Hans Dagelet as Jan, Hayati Azis as Siti, Rio Kaj Den Haas as Karel, Muhammad Khan as Reza
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| Siti, Jan | Agatha | Josefien, Cornelis | Karel (with gun), Agatha meet Cornelis, Josefien |
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| Reza | Reza, Josefien | Josefien, Siti | |
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2023-12-02 The Promised Land (2023) imdb.com
Director: Nikolaj ArcelSynopsis: In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the uninhabitable Danish heath in the name of the King. But the sole ruler of the area, the merciless Frederik de Schinkel, who believes the land belongs to him, swears revenge when the maid Ann Barbara and her serf husband escape for refuge with Kahlen.
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen as Ludvig Kahlen, Amanda Collin as Ann Barbara, Simon Bennebjerg as Frederik de Schinkel, Kristine Kujath Thorp as Edel Helene, Gustav Lindh as Anton Eklund, Melina Hagberg as Anmai Mus
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| Ludvig Kahlen | Ludvig, Anton Eklund | Ann Barbara | Amanda Collin | Anmai Mus, Ludvig | |
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| Ludvig confronts de Schinkel | Johannes Eriksen arrested | Ann Barbara at husband's grave | Edel Helene | Arrested Ludvig, de Schinkel | de Schinkel |
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2023-11-26 Napoleon (2023) imdb.com
Director: Ridley ScottSynopsis: An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, Vanessa Kirby as Josephine Bonaparte
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2023-11-11 Anatomy of a Fall (2023) imdb.com
Director: Justine TrietSynopsis: A woman is suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
Cast: Sandra Hüller as Sandra Voyter, Milo Machado-Graner as Daniel, Antoine Reinartz as L'Avocat général, Swann Arlaud as Maître Vincent Renzi
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| Daniel finds his father dead | Samuel dead | Vincent Renzi, Sandra | Sandra | Daniel |
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| Sandra at court | The Prosecutor | Sandra with Snoop | |
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2023-11-05 Priscilla (2023) imdb.com
Director: Sofia CoppolaSynopsis: When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
Cast: Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla, Jacob Elordi as Elvis, Ari Cohen as Captain Beaulieu, Dagmara Domińczyk as Ann Beaulieu
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| Priscilla | Paul Beaulieu | Ann Beaulieu | Priscilla | Elvis, Priscilla |
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2023-10-26 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) imdb.com
Director: Martin ScorseseSynopsis: When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Ernest Burkhart, Lily Gladstone as Mollie Burkhart, Robert De Niro as William King Hale, Tantoo Cardinal as Lizzie Q, Jillian Dion as Minnie, Cara Jade Myers as Anna Brown, Jesse Plemons as Agent Tom White, Gary Basaraba as Det. William J. Burns, Brendan Fraser as Attorney W.S. Hamilton, Louis Cancelmi as Kelsie Morrison, Ty Mitchell as John Ramsey
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BEN SHERLOCK. Killers Of The Flower Moon's Big Change Proves Leonardo DiCaprio Should've Played A Different Role
GU. David Smith. 'Hollywood doesn’t change overnight': Indigenous viewers on Killers of the Flower Moon
| Oil site | Ernest | Ernest, Hale | Ernest, Mollie | ||
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| Mollie | Hale, Mollie, Ernest | Lizzie | Mollie, Anna | Minnie | Kelsie Morrison |
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| John Ramsey | Detective Burns | Hale, agent Tom White | Agent Tom White | Hale, Hamilton in court | |
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2023-10-06 Strange Way of Life (2023) imdb.com
Director: Pedro AlmodóvarSynopsis: After twenty-five years, Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend, sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning, Jake tells him that reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.
Cast: Ethan Hawke as Jake, Pedro Pascal as Silva, Jason Fernández as Young Jake, José Condessa as Young Silva, George Steane as Joe
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| Jake, Silva | Young Jake, Silva with girls | ||
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2023-09-30 Lost in the Night (2023) imdb.com
Director: Amat EscalanteSynopsis: A young man from a small mining town embroils himself with a wealthy family with a dubious past.
Cast: Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño as Emiliano, Ester Expósito as Mônica Aldama, Bárbara Mori as Carmen Aldama, Fernando Bonilla as Rigoberto Duplas, Mayra Hermosillo as Violeta, Vicky Araico as Paloma
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| Emiliano's mom Violeta | Emiliano | Paloma | Rigo, Carmen, Monica |
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2023-09-23 The Extortion (2023) imdb.com
Director: Martino ZaidelisSynopsis: An experienced commercial pilot is forced to collaborate with his country's intelligence services to avoid being punished for a serious fault he committed on the job. He is quickly plunged into an underworld of intrigue and extortion that will put his life at risk and he will pay a very high price to escape from it.
Cast: Guillermo Francella as Alejandro Petrossián, Guillermo Arengo as Fernando Marconi, Pablo Rago as Saavedra, Carlos Portaluppi as Mario Aldana, Andrea Frigerio as Carolina Guerrero, Alberto Ajaka as Porchietto, Mónica Villa as Rita Tirabosco
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| Alejandro Petrossián | Alejandro, Carolina | Carolina Guerrero | Fernando Marconi, Custodio, Carolina Guerrero | ||
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| Fernando Marconi | Saavedra | Mario Aldana | Porchietto | Rita Tirabosco |
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2023-09-19 Afire (2023) imdb.com
Director: Christian PetzoldSynopsis: A seaside vacation takes an unexpected turn when Leon and Felix show up at Felix's family's holiday home to discover Nadja, a mysterious woman, already there. As an ever-encroaching forest fire threatens their well-being, relationships are tested and romances are kindled.
Cast: Thomas Schubert as Leon, Paula Beer as Nadja, Langston Uibel as Felix, Enno Trebs as Devid, Matthias Brandt as Helmut
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| Leon, Nadja, Felix, Devid | Nadja, Devid, Felix, Leon | Leon, Nadja | Nadja |
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2023-08-28 Full River Red (2023) imdb.com
Director: Zhang YimouSynopsis: During China's Song Dynasty, A mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's residence after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder mystery, but a larger conspiracy concerning the fate of the empire.
Cast: Shen Teng as Zhang Da, Jackson Yee as Sun Jun, Yunpeng Yue as Wu Yichun, Wang Jiayi as Zither, Zhang Yi as He Li, Lei Jiayin as Qin Hui
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| Zhang Da | Zhang Da, Sun Jun | Zhang Da, Wu Yichun, Sun Jun | He Li, Zhang Da, Sun Jun | ||
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| Wu Yichun | Sun Jun | Zither | He Li, Zither | Zither, Sun Jun, Zhang Da | Qin Hui |
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2023-07-23 Oppenheimer (2023) imdb.com
Director: Christopher NolanSynopsis: The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Cast: Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt as Katherine 'Kitty' Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Gen. Leslie Groves Jr., Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie as Edward Teller, Kenneth Branagh as Niels Bohr, Dylan Arnold as Frank Oppenheimer, Jack Quaid as Richard Feynman, Matthias Schweighöfer as Werner Heisenberg, Christopher Denham as Klaus Fuchs, Danny Deferrari as Enrico Fermi, Tom Conti as Albert Einstein, Gustaf Skarsgård as Hans Bethe
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Oppenheimer cast: All actors & characters
CHRISTOPHER KLEIN. How Lewis Strauss Shaped the Atomic Age—and Orchestrated Robert Oppenheimer’s Downfall
Katie Dowd. The real Oppenheimer's stranger-than-Hollywood love life
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| Klaus Fuchs (left), Kitty with kids (center), Hans Bethe | With Strauss | With Gen. Groves | Frank Oppenheimer, Groves | With Teller | |
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| At Los Alamos | Trinity test | Successful test speech | With Kitty | |
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