Drama
The Ring Finger
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The Ring Finger

2005
After losing part of her finger in an industrial accident, gorgeous Iris (Olga Kurylenko) takes a job as an assistant to a man (Marc Barbé) running a lab where people bring keepsakes to be preserved -- and enters his strange, slightly disturbing reality. As she becomes ensconced in an odd, sensuous world of fetishes, ghosts and hauntingly silent unclaimed mementos, Iris falls into a steamy, bizarre affair with her boss in this erotic drama.

Directed by:

  • Diane Bertrand
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    September 11
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    September 11

    2002
    An unorthodox look at the repercussions of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, is presented in this collection of short films about how people from all walks of life were ultimately changed that day. Included are stories from a World Trade Center tour guide with relationship problems just before the attacks and a lonely man who lives minutes from the Twin Towers. Also included is a segment tackling the viewpoint of a suicide bomber.

    Directed by:

  • Claude Lelouch
  • Sean Penn
  • Youssef Chahine
  • Amos Gitai
  • Danis Tanovic
  • Idrissa Ouedraogo
  • Mira Nair
  • Shohei Imamura
  • Ken Loach
  • Samira Makhmalbaf
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    Invisible Child
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    Invisible Child

    1999
    Annie (Rita Wilson), a wife and loving mother of two, has always believed she had a third child named Maggie. Even though this child does not exist, her husband, Tom (Victor Garber), and the children have gone along with the delusion simply to appease her. When Tom hires a new nanny, he makes sure that she, too, goes along with the story. But after hearing Annie talk about Maggie, the nanny decides to help Annie search for her "lost child."

    Directed by:

  • Joan Micklin Silver
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    Shake It All About
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    Shake It All About

    2001
    Jacob and Jorgen are a longstanding gay couple. After Jacob finally proposes to an overjoyed Jorgen, something entirely unexpected happens in this offbeat comedy: At a party, Jorgen kisses a woman ... and that woman is Jacob's sister-in-law.

    Directed by:

  • Hella Joof
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    In the Presence of Mine Enemies
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    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    1997
    In this remake of Rod Serling's somber drama set in the Warsaw Ghetto of World War II, Rabbi Heller (Armin Mueller-Stahl) is struggling to continue his peaceful way of life in the face of Nazi terrorism. He clings to his morals even as his son becomes a hardened ex-prisoner full of hate. But when Heller's daughter is raped by German soldiers, will he still be able to keep his commitment to peace with all this violence around him?

    Directed by:

  • Joan Micklin Silver
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    Cowboys Don't Cry
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    Cowboys Don't Cry

    1988
    When a tragic car accident claims the life of his wife, down-and-out rodeo performer Josh Morgan (Ron White) copes with the devastating loss by turning to drink and neglecting his angry teenage son, Shane (Zachary Ansley). So when Shane inherits a small ranch from his grandfather, he hopes the change in scenery will be exactly what he and his dad need to turn their lives around. Janet-Laine Green co-stars in this affecting family drama.

    Directed by:

  • Anne Wheeler
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    Cinema 16: European Short Films
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    Cinema 16: European Short Films

    2007
    Cinephiles will savor this delightful anthology of 16 diverse short films helmed by some of Europe's best directors, including Toby MacDonald ("Je T'aime John Wayne") and Anders Thomas Jensen ("Election Night"). Among the other gems in the collection are "Boy and Bicycle" by Ridley Scott, "Jabberwocky" by Jan Svankmajer, "Fierrot le Pou" by Mathieu Kassovitz, "Gasman" by Lynne Ramsay and "The Man Without a Head" by Juan Diego Solanas.

    Directed by:

  • Ridley Scott
  • Jan Svankmajer
  • Balint Kenyeres
  • Run Wrake
  • Nanni Moretti
  • Andrea Arnold
  • Christopher Nolan
  • Lars von Trier
  • Mathieu Kassovitz
  • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Roy Andersson
  • Virgil Widrich
  • Martin McDonagh
  • Juan Diego Solanas
  • Toby MacDonald
  • Lynne Ramsay
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    C'est la Vie
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    C'est la Vie

    1990
    In this French drama from Diane Kurys (director of Entre Nous), the oldest daughter in a troubled family recalls an ill-fated vacation in the summer of 1958. While she and her sister spend the warm, sunny days creating as much girlish mayhem as they can, their mother is up to even more mischief. Before dad joins them on vacation, mom finds a new beau … and she doesn't try hard enough to hide the affair.

    Directed by:

  • Diane Kurys
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    Wholphin: Issue 9
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    Wholphin: Issue 9

    2009
    This innovative anthology features an eclectic mix of shorts, award-winning documentaries and other films, including three comedies from director Spike Jonze and a fascinating look at a beauty pageant held inside a women's prison in Colombia. Other highlights include a glimpse into real-life Mormon polygamy and acting lessons for faking sexual ecstasy. Watch for appearances by Eric Stoltz, Catherine Keener, Carla Gugino and other Hollywood stars.

    Directed by:

  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
  • Spike Jonze
  • Isabel Vega
  • Lance Bangs
  • Julius Avery
  • Caveh Zahedi
  • Wim Reygaert
  • Amanda Micheli
  • Justin Nowell
  • Jill Orschel
  • Flatform
  • Kawase Kohske
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    Out of Season
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    Out of Season

    1998
    Micki (Carol Monda), a cynical and jaded lesbian from New York, takes a break from big-city life and moves to a coastal New Jersey town to help her ailing uncle. While there, she meets Roberta (Joy Kelly), a Cape May local who's content to live a quiet life. Eventually, the two women find that opposites really do attract in this touching drama about the surprises and complexities of relationships.

    Directed by:

  • Jeanette L. Buck
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    Diggers
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    Diggers

    2006
    Paul Rudd, Maura Tierney, Lauren Ambrose and Ron Eldard star in this coming-of-age story about a group of friends who reluctantly follow in their families' footsteps and face what they deem a bleak existence as clam diggers on Long Island. Directed by Katherine Dieckmann, this touching dramedy follows the companions as they struggle to cope with their predestined futures while dreaming of better lives.

    Directed by:

  • Katherine Dieckmann
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    Gaudi Afternoon
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    Gaudi Afternoon

    2001
    Barcelona hasn't turned out to be the romantic dreamland fledgling translator Cassandra (Judy Davis) thought it would be. She's about to return to America when the mysterious Frankie (Marcia Gay Harden) offers her a large sum of money to track down Frankie's missing lover. Soon, Cassandra's embroiled in a kidnapping case full of double crosses and lesbian femmes fatales! Juliette Lewis and Lili Taylor co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Susan Seidelman
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    Pudana Last of the Line
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    Pudana Last of the Line

    2009
    When a young indigenous girl, Neko (Aleksandra Okotetto), is forced to leave her home on the Siberian tundra and attend a Soviet boarding school, she's miserable away from her traditional life with her father (Jevgeni Hudi) and grandmother (Anastasia Lapsui) -- so she and a friend form a plan to escape. Filmmakers Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio partially based this moving drama about compulsory assimilation on Lapsui's childhood experiences.

    Directed by:

  • Anastasia Lapsui
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    Siao Yu
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    Siao Yu

    1995
    To help her boyfriend, Gang Wei (Chung Hua Tou ), achieve American citizenship, Siao Yu (Rene Liu) moves from China to New York, where she enters into a bogus marriage with an aging Italian named Mario (Daniel Travanti) who used to be a journalist but now spends most of his time gambling. But when Mario's wife (Marj Dusay) -- who left him years ago -- suddenly returns, the oddly matched foursome develops a strangely familiar relationship.

    Directed by:

  • Sylvia Chang
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    The Watermelon Woman
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    The Watermelon Woman

    1996
    While doing research for a movie about a forgotten African-American actress, black video-store clerk Cheryl (writer-director Cheryl Dunye, playing herself) discovers that her subject shared a secret love affair with a white female director. In a stroke of intergenerational coincidence, Cheryl soon finds herself in love with a white woman. The movie captured the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival.

    Directed by:

  • Cheryl Dunye
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    Eve of Understanding
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    Eve of Understanding

    2006
    Donna (Rebecca Lowman) embarks on a road trip through the American Southwest to make peace with her family's past and deliver a trunk full of mementos inherited from her recently deceased mother. As the traveler finds homes for each of the items, she uncovers family secrets and comes to a deeper understanding of her tumultuous upbringing. Can her ultimate goal -- to scatter the ashes of her mother -- lead to a whole new life?

    Directed by:

  • Alyson Shelton
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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