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(2001) |
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"Makes fine use of Paris as its backdrop, and the performances are all of the highest order."
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(1985) |
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"Focuses on the life and difficulties of a female drifter who enjoys solitude and a no-strings attached relationship with the people she encounters."
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5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"An extraordinary and enthralling documentary about the richness of Tibetan Buddhism and the current threats to its continued existence in its homeland."
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4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Valentin is a tender and heart-warming Argentinian film about an imaginative boy who wants to have a real family."
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3/5 |
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(1983) |
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"A lyrical Spanish film about the bittersweet struggles of a twelve year-old boy."
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1/5 |
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(2007) |
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"An unfunny French comedy with unappealing characters."
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2/5 |
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(2005) |
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"Tedious and unfunny computer-animated film."
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(2003) |
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"A hard-hitting documentary about the injustices heaped on the Mexican-American community of migrant workers by a small Texas town's white power brokers."
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(1996) |
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"Shows what some people will sacrifice to keep a friendship alive."
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.5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Sacrifices storyline and credible character development for its single mission: keep it moving and shuck everything else."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A Russian film about a self-absorbed youth who is driven by an insatiable yearning to have whatever he wants."
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4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"This exquisite screen adaptation of Thackeray's 1847 morality play has great relevance to our time when envy and efforts to make it into the Winning Class are widespread."
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2/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Starts off well but then tries to replicate the fast-paced frenzy of The Bourne Ultimatum with an improbable car chase."
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(1998) |
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"Depicts just how difficult it is to stay true to yourself and your dreams when the call of celebrity comes knocking at your door."
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(2000) |
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"The melancholy finale also has a very contemporary ring: Those unwilling to be the pawns of the rich find themselves forced to make chilling decisions."
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A family drama, based on the popular children's book, about how loving makes us real."
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(2001) |
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"Flamenco music takes heartbreak and transforms it into healing music. Vengo takes lamentation and shows how it can be transformed into the beauty of sacrificial love."
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5/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Peter O'Toole in an Academy Award caliber performance as a veteran actor who opens our hearts to the bounties of a life animated by kindness and pleasure."
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5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"Vera Drake delivers what is rarely seen in contemporary films: a deft and sympathetic depiction of a good person whose compassion and kindness are the real thing."
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(1982) |
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"Takes a hard look at the human havoc wrought by institutional incompetence and corruption."
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(2003) |
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"Veronica Guerin depicts the efforts of a crusading journalist in Dublin who does the right thing for the wrong reasons as she tries single-handedly to bring down the city's drug trade."
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(2001) |
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"Tran Anh Hung’s cinema of expression seduces our senses and draws us into this Chekhovian drama."
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(2001) |
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"The quirky drama touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by Rachel Griffiths."
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4/5 |
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(2004) |
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"A romantic film to take to heart with its incisive portrait of a determined young woman's unswerving love."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"An edifying documentary about prostitutes who want to leave "the life" behind."
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3/5 |
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(2008) |
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"A breezy romantic comedy from Woody Allen about the different shades of love."
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(1982) |
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"Victor/Victoria is an entertaining romantic comedy with an appealing light-heartedness."
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3/5 |
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(1985) |
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"Registers as another high-flying James Bond adventure story."
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5/5 |
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(2004) |
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"A timely, powerful, and surprising drama about the dangers of a fear-based culture and the soul-stirring power of love."
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4/5 |
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(1990) |
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"Contains just the right mix of drama, visual richness and psychological nuance."
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(1986) |
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"Addresses the complex choices many people have to make as they come face to face with the dreams of their youth and the realities of middle-age."
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3/5 |
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(2003) |
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"Virgin charts the spiritual transformation of a rebellious teenager as she opens to her divine center, her nurturing abilities and her empathy for others."
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(1999) |
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"Sofia Coppola has made one of the most unusual films ever fashioned out of the fears and the fantasies of adolescent boys."
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3/5 |
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(1985) |
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"Matthew Modine's affecting performance makes the coming-of-age flick click."
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3/5 |
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(2000) |
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"Sometimes we are surprised by the forces that serve as a catalyst for our deepening. . . . a profoundly simple and moving film."
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5/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Depicts the way a professor's closed-off heart is opened by music, friendship, and love; one of the most touching and impressive films of the year."
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Spirituality and Practice |
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4/5 |
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(2007) |
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"An enchanting Swiss movie about a musical prodigy and his loving grandfather who nurtures his dream and gives him the space to be himself."
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Spirituality and Practice |
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1/5 |
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(2008) |
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"Three women trying to cope with the complexities of love and loss, but it's all been said a thousand times before."
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Spirituality and Practice |
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4/5 |
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"Vodka Lemon is an extraordinary Armenian film about the heavy weight of poverty and the ways in which it wears away the soul."
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(1999) |
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"A slice of life in contemporary America demonstrating the full sweep and devastating impact of organized crime by a bureaucracy."
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1/5 |
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(1985) |
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"As a satire on the 1960s, the film, directed by Nicholas Meyer, is more sour than silly."
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4/5 |
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(2006) |
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"Touches the heart with its wonderful portraits of Spanish women whose nurturing and loving powers are a stay against the powers of violence and death."
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Spirituality and Practice |
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(1980) |
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"Le Voyage En Douce gives the impression that the mind is the most erogenous zone."
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(1991) |
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"A mesmerizing interpretation of a Max Frisch novel about a globe-trotting engineer."
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