MUSIC OF THE HEART

DescriptionDescription From acclaimed director Wes Craven comes on extraordinary film for anyone who has ever been told their dreams ore out of reach. MUSIC OF THE HEART is the inspirational true story of a woman who proved to countless children that they could accomplish anything. Roberto Guospori's world collapses when her husband walks out on...

THE LEOPARD (IL GATTOPARDO)

DescriptionDescription A favorite of both Scorsese and Coppola, as well as a gorgeous evocation at a past era, this Italian masterpiece tells the saga of a Sicilian landowner as he loses power during the unification of Italy in the 1800s. The original Film was saddled with a poor English dub and over- processed color. Fox...

LIFE IS TO WHISTLE (LA VIDA ES SILBAR)

DescriptionDescription A compelling story of fated encounters and personal revelations, LIFE IS TO WHISTLE is a fusion of absurdist humor and mystical realism. In end-of-millennium Havana, 18-year-old Bebe introduces us to three people whom she "loves very much": Elpidio, a listless, womanizing musician; Mariana, a passionate young ballerina; and Julia, a devoted caregiver who faints...

THE LIGHTHOUSE (EL FARO)

DescriptionDescription Set in scenic South America, this powerful story captures the invincible bond between two orphaned sisters. Told in an intimate, unassuming style, THE LIGHTHOUSE portrays the sisters' courageous alliance against an uncertain future, resulting in a profound understanding of love and, ultimately, death. A car accident leaves seventeen-year-old Carmela, maimed and left to care...

THE MAGNETIST’S FIFTH WINTER (MAGNETISOREN’S FEMTE VINTER)

DescriptionDescription Charlatan or healer? In this dark and mystical tole, a mysterious stronger arrives in a northern Swedish town in 1819. Colling himself a "mognetist" - on amalgam of hypnotist and healer - Meisner claims he con cure illnesses which hove rendered the town's doctors powerless. Dr. Selonder's beautiful daughter Mario hos been a recluse...

KUMAR TALKIES

DescriptionDescription An ambitious exploration of the relationship between Kalpi - a small town in northern India - and its only surviving cinema, KUMAR TALKIES chronicles Kalpi's economic decline and its citizens' hopes and frustrations while taking a nostalgic look at the lost, lavish world of cinema. The film also considers the influence of television, which...

THE LEGEND OF 1900

DescriptionDescription An extraordinary tale of a virtuoso musician born at sea who never sets foot on dry land. THE LEGEND OF 1900 tells the story of a boy's unique journey to manhood. Abandoned on an ocean liner and named for the year in which he was born, Nineteen Hundred grows up within the confines of...

KUMAR TALKIES

DescriptionDescription An ambitious exploration of the relationship between Kalpi - a small town in northern India - and its only surviving cinema, KUMAR TALKIES chronicles Kalpi's economic decline and its citizens' hopes and frustrations while taking a nostalgic look at the lost, lavish world of cinema. The film also considers the influence of television, which...

THE LEGEND OF 1900

DescriptionDescription An extraordinary tale of a virtuoso musician born at sea who never sets foot on dry land. THE LEGEND OF 1900 tells the story of a boy's unique journey to manhood. Abandoned on an ocean liner and named for the year in which he was born, Nineteen Hundred grows up within the confines of...

KILLER

DescriptionDescription A beautiful gangster bride gives a professional hitman an order. What appears to be an easy job turns into a hellride when he learns he must kill the Godfather.

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