Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin

1995

When wealthy socialite Annabella Lagrange learns that her real mother is a madam at the local brothel, she flees the family estate with a childhood friend, and the two begin a new life in the working-class world.

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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

2008

Based on an unproduced original screenplay by Tennessee Williams, this drama follows Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard), the headstrong daughter of a Southern plantation owner. Forced to fulfill her role as a debutante, she chooses farmhand Jimmy Dobyne (Chris Evans) as her escort. As if this weren't scandalous enough, her announcement that she's fallen in love with Jimmy threatens to destroy the family. Ann-Margret and Ellen Burstyn co-star.

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Am I Beautiful?

1998

In this ensemble comedy-drama, acclaimed director Doris Dorrie explores the complexities of love, loss, compassion and spirituality through a series of intertwining stories featuring a group of lost souls.

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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009

When her husband, who's 30 years her senior, relocates the family to a retirement community, flawless wife and mother Pippa Lee slides toward a nervous breakdown as she reflects on her tumultuous past and befriends her neighbor's enigmatic son.

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If I Were You

2011

In a bungled plot to pay back her husband's infidelity, a jilted wife (Marcia Gay Harden) finds herself forced to star as King Lear in a spectacularly terrible production, with her husband's younger lover (Leonor Watling) playing the role of the king's fool. Aidan Quinn co-stars as a man who makes an unexpected cameo in the older woman's love life, igniting emotions that will change the course of her life.

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Guncrazy

1992

When a school assignment forces Anita (Drew Barrymore), a sexually abused teen, to get a pen pal, a genuine friendship develops between she and her correspondent, a prisoner named Howard (James LeGros). Howard wins Anita's heart with his tenderness, and the two move in together when he's released. Howard, however, is unable to shake his criminal ways, and it's only a matter of time before the lovers are on the run.

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Gray Matters

2006

Sam (Thomas Cavanagh) and Gray (Heather Graham) are a devoted brother and sister who share a dwelling and a love of many things -- ballroom dancing, 1940s movie musicals and, much to their surprise, strong feelings for an attractive woman (Bridget Moynahan). But Gray, who's historically heterosexual, is confused by her strange new feelings. Sibling rivalry, love and destiny go topsy-turvy in first-time writer-director Sue Kramer's romantic romp.

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Rough Magic

1995

An introspective magician's assistant (Bridget Fonda) realizes her true powers while adrift on a fanciful journey through rural Mexico, where she's being pursued by a gritty private investigator (Russell Crowe) hired by her eccentric millionaire fiancé. A curious blend of outlandish magical realism and the standard "gumshoe" nostalgia, Rough Magic is based on the novel &NFi;Miss Shumway Waves a Wand&NFi_; by James Hadley Chase.

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Greener Mountains

2004

J.P. Barton (Chris Heuisler) knows little about life away from the Vermont resort his adopted family owns and operates. So when beautiful, free-spirited New York artist Alice (Kimberly McCullough) arrives, J.P. experiences life -- and love -- like never before. When the family resort is threatened with closure, J.P. must find a way to save it. But on the road to self-discovery, can J.P.also find his way into Alice's heart?

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Days

2001

Claudio (Thomas Trabacchi), an HIV-positive gay man, lives a regimented life filled with medications and lulled by a relationship with a long-term boyfriend (Davide Bechini). When Claudio meets HIV-negative Andrea (Riccardo Salerno), the two men embark on a love affair that knows no bounds. Laura Muscardin directs this poignant drama that explores Claudio's journey as he's torn between desire and obligation.

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Men

1985

After learning his wife (Ulrike Kriener) is sleeping with a virtually penniless artist (Uwe Ochsenknecht), successful corporate ad exec Julius (Heiner Lauterbach) cooks up a twisted plot for revenge by moving in with the competition and becoming his pal. The plot thickens when Julius influences the artist to become more and more like himself -- all in an effort to put the kibosh on his wife's affair. Doris Dörrie writes and directs.

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Particles of Truth

2003

Struggling New York City artist Lilli (Jennifer Elster) should rejoice at her upcoming show, but she can't get past the insecurity of her troubled childhood. To makes things worse, her father (Alan Samulski) is dying, and her mom (Susan Floyd) has gone over the edge. Things begin to change for Lilli when she meets Morrison (Gale Harold), a poet with his own serious problems. But the two must face their issues if they're to make it as a couple.

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Hysterical Blindness

2002

Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe for her searing performance as Debby in this Mira Nair film. Debby's a New Jersey woman longing to find someone who'll see how special she truly is, even if she's blind to her own worth. She and her friend Beth (Juliette Lewis), a single mother, navigate the singles scene and discover that love never quite turns out the way it does in songs and movies. Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara also star.

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The Last September

1999

Adapted from Elizabeth Bowen's novel of the same name, The Last September reveals how family secrets affect life on a country estate in strife-torn 1920s Ireland. Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon) and Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) play host to an odd assortment of family and friends, and their attendant traumas. When one more guest -- Lady Myra's childhood friend Marda Norton (Fiona Shaw) -- is added to the mix, an emotional fuse gets lit.

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Mrs. Soffel

1984

Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton) is a warden's wife who regularly visits her husband's jail, attempting to reform the convicts. But when she meets Ed Biddle (Mel Gibson), a young man who claims he's been wrongly convicted of murder, Soffel veers offcourse. Biddle leads the repressed Mrs. Soffel into temptation, convincing her to help him and his brother escape. Set in1901 Pittsburgh, this drama depicts a true story that shocked contemporary society.

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Onegin

1999

Jaded Russian nobleman Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) leaves his sophisticated social circle in St. Petersburg after unexpectedly inheriting a country estate from his uncle. Onegin's rural neighbor introduces him to the lovely Tatyana Larin (Liv Tyler), and their mutual attraction is instant. The impulsive young woman declares her love, and Onegin -- affronted by her frankness -- rejects her, setting off a chain of events that results in tragedy.

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