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    Looking for Simone 2024 POSTER

    Looking for Simone

    2024

    French

    3

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    feminist

    france

    literature

    philosophy

    road trip

    writer

    Nathalie Masduraud Nathalie Masduraud Director Noémie Merlant Noémie Merlant as Anne McNeil Anne McNeil as Self Laure Murat Laure Murat as Self - Historienne Caitlin Keliiaa Caitlin Keliiaa as Self - Historienne
    Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story 2013 POSTER

    Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

    2013

    English

    5.8

    7

    Action

    Documentary

    france

    literature

    Alan Byron Alan Byron Director Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman as Self Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway as Self Tom Hooper Tom Hooper as Self Nick Jonas Nick Jonas as Self
    From Victor Hugo`s classic French novel of the nineteenth century to Tom Hooper`s award winning blockbuster, Les Misérables has undergone one of the most successful transitions from book to stage to screen. In this new documentary, the scintillating journey of Hugo`s universal story is traced from book to stage to screen with contributions from those who have starred in and helped to create the entertainment phenomenon which has captured a place in everyone`s hearts. Helmed by entertainment and celebrity journalist Neil Sean, this insightful documentary traces the events of the Paris insurrection in 1832 and features excerpts from the restored 1978 Les Misérables lm starring Anthony Perkins alongside interviews with Frances Ruffelle, Hugh Jackman, Nick Jonas, Tom Hooper, Alfie Boe, Amanda Seyfried, Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Anne Hathaway.
    Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe 2016 POSTER

    Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe

    2016

    German

    6.7

    6

    90%

    69%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    literature

    third reich (iii reich 1933-45)

    woman director

    writer

    Maria Schrader Maria Schrader Director Cristina do Rego Cristina do Rego as Alzira Vargas Tómas Lemarquis Tómas Lemarquis as Reporter Lefèvre Oscar Ortega Sánchez Oscar Ortega Sánchez as Reporter Sanchez Lenn Kudrjawizki Lenn Kudrjawizki as Samuel Malamud
    Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.
    Albatross 2011 POSTER

    Albatross

    2011

    English

    6.3

    8

    54%

    39%

    Action

    coming of age

    Drama

    family relationships

    friendship

    literature

    love affair

    marriage crisis

    Niall MacCormick Niall MacCormick Director Felicity Jones Felicity Jones as Beth Julia Ormond Julia Ormond as Joa Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Mark Justin Edwards Justin Edwards as Policeman
    Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
    Gothic 1986 POSTER

    Gothic

    1986

    English

    5.7

    15

    60%

    49%

    Action

    Drama

    drugs

    Fantasy

    gay

    Horror

    literature

    lord byron

    mystery

    Mystery

    opium

    Ken Russell Ken Russell Director Timothy Spall Timothy Spall as Dr. Polidori Dexter Fletcher Dexter Fletcher as Rushton Julian Sands Julian Sands as Shelley Ken Russell Ken Russell as Tourist
    Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. Together with Byron's lover Claire Clairmont, and aided by hallucinogenic substances, they devise an evening of ghoulish tales. However, when confronted by horrors, ostensibly of their own creation, it becomes difficult to tell apparition from reality.
    Flannery 2019 POSTER

    Flannery

    2019

    English

    7.3

    3

    74%

    100%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    documentary filmmaking

    historical

    historical figure

    literature

    writing

    Mark Bosco Mark Bosco Director Mary Steenburgen Mary Steenburgen as Flannery Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien as Self Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones as Self Brad Dourif Brad Dourif as Self
    Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered journals, and interviews with Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilton Als, and more.
    The Moulin 2015 POSTER

    The Moulin

    2015

    Japanese

    6.8

    1

    Action

    Documentary

    History

    literature

    poetry

    Ya-li Huang Ya-li Huang Director Yu-Tien Ho Yu-Tien Ho as Chang Dian-Liang
    Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collective which protested in the 1930s against the cultural superiority of the Japanese occupier and the domination of realism in poetry.
    Unfaithful 2002 POSTER

    Unfaithful

    2002

    English

    6.7

    105

    51%

    68%

    Action

    adultery

    Drama

    eroticism

    infidelity

    literature

    lover

    new york city

    Romance

    Thriller

    Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne Director Erich Anderson Erich Anderson as Bob Gaylord Diane Lane Diane Lane as Connie Sumner Richard Gere Richard Gere as Ed Sumner Leslie Shenkel Leslie Shenkel as Uncle Les
    Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.
    Howl 2010 POSTER

    Howl

    2010

    English

    6.6

    7

    64%

    58%

    Action

    Biography

    counter-culture

    Drama

    freedom

    literature

    male homosexuality

    poetry

    psychiatric hospital

    Romance

    Rob Epstein Rob Epstein Director James Franco James Franco as Allen Ginsberg Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker as Gail Potter Jon Hamm Jon Hamm as Jake Ehrlich Anna Kuchma Anna Kuchma as Six Gallery Audience Member
    It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.
    The Brontë Sisters 1979 POSTER

    The Brontë Sisters

    1979

    French

    6.5

    4

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    fire

    History

    literature

    painting

    sibling relationship

    winter

    writing

    André Téchiné André Téchiné Director Peter Martin Peter Martin as Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Huppert as Anne Brontë Marie-France Pisier Marie-France Pisier as Charlotte Brontë Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Adjani as Emily Brontë
    In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, England, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.
    The Jane Austen Book Club 2007 POSTER

    The Jane Austen Book Club

    2007

    English

    6.7

    11

    66%

    67%

    Action

    book club

    Comedy

    Drama

    hippie

    infidelity

    literature

    older woman seduces younger guy

    parent child relationship

    Romance

    Robin Swicord Robin Swicord Director Maggie Grace Maggie Grace as Allegra Hugh Dancy Hugh Dancy as Grigg Maria Bello Maria Bello as Jocelyn Emily Blunt Emily Blunt as Prudie
    Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
    The Capote Tapes 2019 POSTER

    The Capote Tapes

    2019

    English

    7.0

    1

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    high society

    literature

    manhattan, new york city

    new york city

    portrait of an artist

    writer

    Ebs Burnough Ebs Burnough Director Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín as Self Truman Capote Truman Capote as Self Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall as Self George Plimpton George Plimpton as Self - Journalist
    A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
    Heavenly Creatures 1994 POSTER

    Heavenly Creatures

    1994

    English

    7.2

    58

    95%

    83%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    literature

    mother

    obsession

    passion

    secret

    Thriller

    Peter Jackson Peter Jackson Director Peter Jackson Peter Jackson as Bum Outside Theater Clive Merrison Clive Merrison as Dr. Henry Hulme Kate Winslet Kate Winslet as Juliet Hulme Melanie Lynskey Melanie Lynskey as Pauline Parker
    Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
    The Class 2008 POSTER

    The Class

    2008

    French

    7.5

    6

    95%

    82%

    Action

    boredom

    class society

    diversity

    Drama

    immigrant

    literature

    paris, france

    Laurent Cantet Laurent Cantet Director Farida Ouchani Farida Ouchani as Céline Spang Céline Spang as Déléguée de parents d'élèves Louise Grinberg Louise Grinberg as Louise Rabah Nait Oufella Rabah Nait Oufella as Rabah
    Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
    The Skulls II 2002 POSTER

    The Skulls II

    2002

    English

    4.7

    3

    24%

    24%

    brotherhood

    coffin

    connecticut

    literature

    morgue

    sequel

    Thriller

    Joe Chappelle Joe Chappelle Director Lindy Booth Lindy Booth as Kelly Aaron Ashmore Aaron Ashmore as Matt Hutchinson Sandi Ross Sandi Ross as Mrs. Beckford Edie Inksetter Edie Inksetter as Restaurant Manager
    After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the organization or its high-powered members. However, when Ryan witnesses a murder within the Skulls' private chambers, he finds that the closer he gets to revealing the truth - the more dangerous life becomes.
    Best Sellers 2021 POSTER

    Best Sellers

    2021

    English

    6.2

    26

    53%

    52%

    Action

    book

    Comedy

    Drama

    grumpy man

    literature

    publisher

    writer

    Lina Roessler Lina Roessler Director Veronica Ferres Veronica Ferres as Drew Davis Michael Caine Michael Caine as Harris Shaw Scott Speedman Scott Speedman as Jack Sinclair Aubrey Plaza Aubrey Plaza as Lucy Stanbridge
    A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.
    Shadowlands 1993 POSTER

    Shadowlands

    1993

    English

    7.3

    15

    100%

    89%

    Action

    bachelor

    Biography

    brother

    christianity

    Drama

    england

    literature

    Romance

    stroke of fate

    Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough Director Peter Firth Peter Firth as Dr. Craig Julian Firth Julian Firth as Father John Fisher Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Jack Lewis James Frain James Frain as Peter Whistler
    C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
    Stranger Than Fiction 2006 POSTER

    Stranger Than Fiction

    2006

    English

    7.5

    84

    73%

    85%

    Action

    author

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    fate

    literature

    love

    professor

    Romance

    writer's block

    Marc Forster Marc Forster Director Bruce Jarchow Bruce Jarchow as Commuter Andrew Rothenberg Andrew Rothenberg as Doctor Mercator Emma Thompson Emma Thompson as Karen Eiffel Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman as Professor Jules Hilbert
    Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
    Sebastian 2024 POSTER

    Sebastian

    2024

    English

    6.7

    18

    76%

    67%

    double life

    Drama

    identity

    lgbt

    literature

    london, england

    prostitute

    Mikko Makela Mikko Makela Director Leanne Best Leanne Best as Dionne Julian Firth Julian Firth as Ian Akbar Kurtha Akbar Kurtha as Samir Orlando Norman Orlando Norman as Theo
    Max is a 25-year-old freelance writer and aspiring novelist who seems well on his way to success in London’s cultural spheres. Yet by night, he finds a different kind of exhilaration as a sex worker with the pseudonym Sebastian, meeting men via an escorting platform. Max uses his experiences as Sebastian to fuel his stories and the worthy debut novel that he has been longing to write, finally seems within reach.
    Late Autumn 1960 POSTER

    Late Autumn

    1960

    Japanese

    7.9

    21

    100%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bungled plot

    Comedy

    co-worker relationship

    co-workers relationship

    Drama

    literature

    widow and widower

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Fujio Suga Fujio Suga as Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara as Akiko Miwa Miyuki Kuwano Miyuki Kuwano as Michiko Yoshie Minami Yoshie Minami as Sakae Kuwata
    A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
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