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Catania, Sicilia 1854. A serious epidemic of cholera is hitting the region. Maria a 16 years old novice leaves her convent and returns her home to avoid contamination. Here she finds a difficult situation, in fact her stepmother and her half-sisters prevent Maria to live the normal life of a teenager. In their minds Maria is the promis...

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Cast

Angela Bettis, Johnathon Schaech, Eva Alexander

Mario, a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco, a loner with a sailboat, and takes him home to meet his estranged wife Cleofe and sexually repressed sister in law Matilde. Mario confesses his love for Matilde and so ensues a love triangle.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Dino Risi

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi, Patrick Dewaere, Ornella Muti

In 1871, a journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the Paris rebels. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret denizens of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighborhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voic...

Runtime

5h 45m

Director

Peter Watkins

Cast

Eliane Annie Adalto, Pierre Barbieux, Bernard Bombeau

Jean, a married 40-year-old filmmaker, and his young working class lover, Catherine, engage in a circular series of spectacular blow-ups and tentative reunions, their mutual desire a fire that burns them again and again.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Maurice Pialat

Cast

Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, Harry-Max

A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.

Runtime

2h

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Antonio Banderas, 엘레나 아나야, Marisa Paredes