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The Mourning Forest

A caregiver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.

The Good Life

A story about a mostly normal young man who makes the most out of fitting in when he obviously doesn't.

The Reconstruction of William Zero

A geneticist wakes up from an accident with only fragments of his memory is forced to relearn who he is via his twin brother. But as he digs deeper, he discovers he might not be who he thought at all.

Other Men's Women

Railroad fireman Bill White is a carefree ladies' man with an irresponsible streak. His buddy Jack Kulper, an engineer, is more solid and reliable. Bill comes to stay a while with Jack and his wife Lily. Bill and Lily fall in love, but not wishing to hurt Jack, Bill leaves without explanation. When Jack confronts Bill about his suspicions, the two fight and Jack is seriously injured. Bill is consumed with guilt and tries to make good, but Jack has his own ideas about that.

A Common Thread

French drama, the debut film from writer-director Eléonore Faucher. Teenager Claire (Lola Naymark) discovers she is pregnant and decides to keep it a secret. Abandoning her dead-end supermarket job, she is taken on as an apprentice by couturiere Madame Mélikian (Ariane Ascaride), who is grieving over the death of her own child. As the two women work together, they soon develop a supportive and fam

Separation City

A comedy-drama which follows the collapse of two marriages.

Between Sheets

Two strangers meet in a nightclub and end up spending the night together in a hotel. Roberto has just came out of a failed relationship and Paula wants to enjoy her last moments of freedom before getting married the next day. After making a pact of sincerity, they spend a night filled with interesting conversations and passion.

L'ennui

A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.

Birth

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.

Frozen Assets

A man is hired to run a bank which turns out to be a sperm bank.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Der var engang

Den lunefulde og overforkælede prinsesse af Illyrien (Birgitte Price) modtager den ene frier efter den anden. Ingen af dem falder dog i hendes kræsne smag. En dansk prins (Peter Steen) forsøger sig og bliver også afvist. Han sætter sig for, at han vil give hende en lærestreg. Han forklæder sig som en fattig tater og bortfører hende til sin beskedne pottermagerhytte. Her lever de et fattig, men godt liv. Først da de er blevet gift, får prinsessen sandheden at vide.

You're Not You

A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.

Friday Foster

Friday Foster, an ex-model magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of conspiracy involving the murder of her childhood friend, a US senator, and a shadowy plan called "Black Widow".

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