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Drama
Barry Lyndon
Stanley Kubrick · 1975
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Day for Night
François Truffaut · 1973
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese · 1980
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Breaking the Waves
Lars von Trier · 1996
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Fallen Angels
王家衛 · 1995
Leon Lai es un asesino a sueldo cansado de su trabajo que se plantea dejarlo. Michelle Reis es una prostituta que, además de buscarles los encargos, le hace el trabajo sucio a Leon. Pero ella vive apasionadamente enamorado de él, aunque nunca se hayan conocido en persona. Lai conocerá a una mujer, Karen Mok, con la que comenzará una relación. Ésta, con el tiempo, coincidirá con Reis y les preparará una cita en la que Lai le confesará sus deseos de retirarse. Reis, sintiéndose rechazada, le preparará un ultimo trabajo. Intercalándose con esta historia nos encontramos con un joven mudo, Takeshi Kaneshiro, que viviendo con su padre tiene una difícil existencia debida a su deficiencia física. Sus días transcurren entre los dispares trabajos nocturnos y servir de consuelo a una joven engañada por su novio...
The Piano Teacher
Michael Haneke · 2001
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.
Videodrome
David Cronenberg · 1983
Max Renn, un aburrido operador de televisión por cable, un día descubre una televisión "real" llamada Videodrome. Una palpitante pesadilla de ciencia-ficción que nos muestra un mundo en el que el vídeo puede controlar y alterar la vida humana. Considerada por Andy Warhol la "Naranja mecánica" de los 80.
Eyes Wide Shut
Stanley Kubrick · 1999
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
Y Tu Mamá También
Alfonso Cuarón · 2001
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Sydney Pollack · 1969
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
Musical
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Jacques Demy · 1967
Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poet and a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon owns a music shop, he left Paris one month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close...
Phantom of the Paradise
Brian De Palma · 1974
A gifted rock composer plots revenge after a devious record producer steals both his music and his girl.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman · 1975
After getting a flat tire, two sweethearts discover the eerie mansion of a flamboyant scientist and houseful of wild characters. Through elaborate dance and rock songs, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.
Singin' in the Rain
Gene Kelly · 1952
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Romance
Trust
Hal Hartley · 1990
After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.
Moonstruck
Norman Jewison · 1987
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
It Happened One Night
Frank Capra · 1934
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pedro Almodóvar · 1988
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
Ball of Fire
Howard Hawks · 1941
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Broadcast News
James L. Brooks · 1987
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.
The Shop Around the Corner
Ernst Lubitsch · 1940
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Dirty Dancing
Emile Ardolino · 1987
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner · 1987
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Pride and Prejudice
Andrew Davies · 1995
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Thriller
Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg · 2007
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Funny Games
Michael Haneke · 1997
Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.
Blow Out
Brian De Palma · 1981
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.
Lost Highway
David Lynch · 1997
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
