The Life of Wishes

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Brian Henson

Cast

Michael Caine, Don Austen, Dave Goelz

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

Runtime

2h 18m

Director

Patrice Chéreau

Cast

Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Bent Hamer

Cast

Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their ...

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Roland Joffé

Cast

Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall