Movies to see - part 2
THE BIG LEBOWSKI
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LUCIA Y EL SEXO
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BAD EDUCATION — Directed bY Pedro Almodovar 2004
Two kids, Ignacio and Enrique, discover love, cinema and fear in a religious school at the start of the ‘60s. Father Manolo, the school principal and their literature teacher, is witness to and part of these discoveries.
The three characters meet twice again, at the end of the ‘70s and in the ‘80s. The reencounter will mark the life and death of some of them.
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TALK TO HER [HABLA CON ELLO] — Pedro Almodóvar
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WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - Pedro Almodóvar
As TV actress Pepa wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan, informing her he is leaving. Pepa almost kills herself with sleeping pills, burns her bed, and spends most of the movie trying to track him down. Her adventures put her in contact with Ivan's insane ex-wife, his handsome son, and the son's fiancée.
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HERO
SYNOPSIS
Using the assasination attempt of Chin Shi Huang Di (The first emperor of China) by the three legendary assassins as a backdrop, this film attempts to explore the preconceptions and misinterpretations of heroism and heroes.
To anyone who defeated the three assassins, the King of Qin promised power, gold and a private audience with the King himself. When the enigmatic county sheriff, Nameless, comes to the palace bearing the legendary weapons of the slain assassins, the King wants to hear his story.
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North by Northwest (1959)
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Vera Drake
SYNOPSIS
In the 1950 england, Vera spends her days cleaning houses for money and looking in on elderly and sick neighbors out of the kindness of her heart. She even attempts to be a matchmaker for her daughter, inviting a lonely neighbor, Reg, to see if he might be a perfect match for the introverted Ethel. But Vera performs another duty [abortions] that her family doesn't know about, one that is deeply frowned upon by society. When tragedy befalls a young client of Vera's, the truth comes out, forcing her family to see their mother in an entirely different light.
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MARIA FULL OF GRACE - directed by Joshua Marston 2004
Maria Alvarez is a poor 17 years old living in a small rural town north of Bogotá and working in a large industrial rose plantation outside of town. After a dispute with her superior, Maria abruptly quits her job, upsetting her whole family. Attracted by adventure, and the promise of a better life, she becomes a "mule"; swallowing dozens of thumb-sized rubber pellets full of heroin and transporting them to the United States. With only instinct and intelligence to guide her, she emerges with an understanding and grace that will carry her forward into a new life.
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LUCIA Y EL SEXO
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BAD EDUCATION — Directed bY Pedro Almodovar 2004
Two kids, Ignacio and Enrique, discover love, cinema and fear in a religious school at the start of the ‘60s. Father Manolo, the school principal and their literature teacher, is witness to and part of these discoveries.
The three characters meet twice again, at the end of the ‘70s and in the ‘80s. The reencounter will mark the life and death of some of them.
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TALK TO HER [HABLA CON ELLO] — Pedro Almodóvar
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WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - Pedro Almodóvar
As TV actress Pepa wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan, informing her he is leaving. Pepa almost kills herself with sleeping pills, burns her bed, and spends most of the movie trying to track him down. Her adventures put her in contact with Ivan's insane ex-wife, his handsome son, and the son's fiancée.
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HERO
SYNOPSIS
Using the assasination attempt of Chin Shi Huang Di (The first emperor of China) by the three legendary assassins as a backdrop, this film attempts to explore the preconceptions and misinterpretations of heroism and heroes.
To anyone who defeated the three assassins, the King of Qin promised power, gold and a private audience with the King himself. When the enigmatic county sheriff, Nameless, comes to the palace bearing the legendary weapons of the slain assassins, the King wants to hear his story.
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North by Northwest (1959)
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Vera Drake
SYNOPSIS
In the 1950 england, Vera spends her days cleaning houses for money and looking in on elderly and sick neighbors out of the kindness of her heart. She even attempts to be a matchmaker for her daughter, inviting a lonely neighbor, Reg, to see if he might be a perfect match for the introverted Ethel. But Vera performs another duty [abortions] that her family doesn't know about, one that is deeply frowned upon by society. When tragedy befalls a young client of Vera's, the truth comes out, forcing her family to see their mother in an entirely different light.
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MARIA FULL OF GRACE - directed by Joshua Marston 2004
Maria Alvarez is a poor 17 years old living in a small rural town north of Bogotá and working in a large industrial rose plantation outside of town. After a dispute with her superior, Maria abruptly quits her job, upsetting her whole family. Attracted by adventure, and the promise of a better life, she becomes a "mule"; swallowing dozens of thumb-sized rubber pellets full of heroin and transporting them to the United States. With only instinct and intelligence to guide her, she emerges with an understanding and grace that will carry her forward into a new life.
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