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Selections
The Hours
Drama directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep and Miranda Richardson. Based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the stories of three different women — a New York book editor, a Californian mother and Virginia Woolf — living in different periods in time. Une Femme de Menage Comedy drama directed by Claude Berri, starring Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emilie Dequenne, Brigitte Catillon and Jacques Frantz. After his wife leaves him, a man hires a housekeeper to take care of his flat. (In French) Persona Drama directed by Ingmar Bergman, starring Bibi Anderson and Liv Ullman. A nurse taking care of an actress who refuses speak, confides all her secrets to her. (In Swedish) La Notte Drama directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. A married couple’s loneliness is highlighted via an examination of a day in their lives. (In Italian) Respiro Drama directed by Emanuele Crialese, starring Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato and Francesco Casisa. A young woman who lives in a village on a small island meets with disapproval from the villagers due to her eccentric and erratic behavior caused by depression. (In Italian) Catch Me If You Can Drama directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Martin Sheen and Christopher Walken. The true story of Frank Abagnale Jr, a highly successful con artist who passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor, among other professions, until the FBI caught up with him. Plots With A View Romantic comedy directed by Nick Hurran, starring Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken and Naomi Watts. In a small Welsh town, a new, flashy funeral parlor competes with the established local one. A Night at the Opera Comedy directed by Sam Wood, starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle and Allan Jones. The Marx Brothers help a young tenor get his chance on the opera stage.
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