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Plot Summary:
In his debut as his libidinous alter ego João de Deus, Monteiro stars as a meticulous and melancholy bachelor living in a rambling boarding house and feverishly obsessed with his landlady’s daughter. A ribald yet wonderfully delicate comedy, Memories of the Yellow House traces the indecisive, dangerous ripening of erotic fantasy as João’s voyeuristic rituals push him to further, unexpected extremes. The rich mellowing of Monteiro’s political address is embodied in the figure of the boarding house whose sanctimonious and narcissistic landlady is both a loose metaphor for the repressive, reactionary tendencies of postwar Portuguese society and an affectionately comic figure.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: eros, slow cinema, aesthetic, masterpiece
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This Side Of Resurrection (2011)
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The film tells the story of a sister and a brother, Inês and Rafael. Since the divorce of their parents, their family never saw Rafael again. Inês runs away from home looking for him when she is told he is back at the Guincho Beach and surfing again. Rafael is an ex-surf champion who everyday gets himself inside the most dangerous waves to test the limits of his life. When the two brothers meet, Guincho makes them come together in a promise of paradise on earth, as it was the last place where their family lived together and in happiness. But Inês is surprised one day when she finds her brother looking fixedly to the Serra de Sintra mountain range, where the Convent of the Capuchos, which once was his refuge, is. She fears having brought him back the memories of the separation of their parents. Rafael is in a crisis of faith. When one day he disappears, Inês knows he went back to the convent, and she starts doing what she can to bring him back to her.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 116 min
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A captivating statesman from America's past takes a modern-day family on a series of wild adventures. With a spicy mix of humor, magic and logic, he opens their eyes to the origins and importance of the U.S. Constitution, the degree to which it is under attack and what can be done to save it. Key aspects of the Constitution are clearly outlined and important Amendments such as those guaranteeing freedom of religion and speech, the right to bear arms, warrants for search and seizure, and States rights are shown to be vital in everyday life. As a result of these eye-popping journeys and disclosures, a whole community takes to the streets in honor of Constitution Day and they now know that they must vote for candidates who know and adhere to the Constitution.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 57
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
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Comedy about a Seattle family whose son wants to go into art with encouragement from their Indian neighbors.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Job is kicked out of home by his father on his birthday. Having no place to go, he takes refuge in the terrace of Rose, who just lost her husband.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 124 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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In the wake of his daughter's disappearance, a father wallowing in grief feeds his desire to find her with unusual methods.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 102 min
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An adult male, 155 centimeters tall, of dark complexion; presents frontal baldness, regular eyebrows, brown eyes, wide nose, big mouth with thick lips, slight upper lip hair and big ears with free hanging lobes. He shows paralysis in the lower limbs, an open sore in the left gluteus and an old wound from a firearm projectile in the back; he moves in a wheelchair.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, France
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, realistic, clever, slow cinema, aesthetic, humorous, semi serious
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After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, a man (Joao Cesar Monteiro) wins his buddy's girlfriend (Joana Azevedo) through a roll of the dice.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 772
Genere: Comedy
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: eros, slow cinema, aesthetic, masterpiece
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 518
Genere: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 119 min
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Jackhammer (2013)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
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Novel for Men (2010)
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A tragicomic story of three siblings whose lives changed dramatically after losing their parents during the Communist regime. The oldest, Cyril (Miroslav Donutil), grew up to be a corrupt judge who lives for luxury and takes whatever he wants without remorse. His younger sister, the idealistic Aneta (Vanda Hybnerová), is an investigative journalist writing about political scandals. Thanks to her work, for which she sacrifices everything, her personal life falls apart. The middle sibling, Bruno (Miroslav Vladyka), has held on to a childish view of the world as he has avoided real life. Each one is totally different, yet they all try to stick together. That is, until they learn that Bruno is terminally ill and has very little time left. Cyril decides to redeem himself by organizing a week-long luxury trip to the High Tatras. As a gift to Bruno, he also brings along a young stripper named Tali (Tatiana Pauhofová).
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia, Brazil, Spain, Portugal
Duration: 111 min
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A father and his two children wander the margins of modern day Taipei, from the woods and rivers of the outskirts to the rain streaked streets of the city. By day the father scrapes out a meager income as a human billboard for luxury apartments, while his young son and daughter roam the supermarkets and malls surviving off free food samples. Each night the family takes shelter in an abandoned building. The father is strangely affected by a hypnotic mural adorning the wall of this makeshift home. On the day of the father's birthday the family is joined by a woman - might she be the key to unlocking the buried emotions that linger from the past?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Taiwan, France
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: slow cinema, bleak, contemplative, art house, aesthetic, avant garde, masterpiece
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Portugal, Germany, Switzerland
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Comedy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 82 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 691
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
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A slow and poignant story of love and patience told via a dying mother nursed by her devoted son. The simple narrative is a thread woven among the deeply spiritual images of the countryside and cottage.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Russia, Germany
Duration: 73 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
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Schizophrenic Ray tries to adjust to the outside world after being released from an institution.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 561
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Country: Russia
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 16000
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 99000
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 214000
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Country: USA, India
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