-tv show & movie faves-
List of some of my favourite TV shows, documentaries and movies.
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TV shows
The End of the F***ing World
Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge · 2016
La protagonista, Fleabag, es una mujer de clase media que tiene una situación familiar complicada y un trabajo con el que no puede mantener su estilo de vida. Ella es propietaria de un café con el que apenas gana dinero y su novio es un hombre que llena su vacío existencial con encuentros sexuales sin sentido con todo tipo de mujeres, cada cual peor de la anterior. Y eso es solo una pequeña parte de su vida y situaciones cotidianas con las que Fleabag debe lidiar. Fleabag es un ejemplo de una vida que ha ido mal y debe adaptarse a nuevas situaciones, cosa que consigue hacer gracias a su personalidad.
House md
David Shore · 2004
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Skins
Bryan Elsley · 2007
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
The Nanny
Fran Drescher · 1993
Fran Fine (Fran Drescher), una joven judía del barrio de Queens de Nueva York, al ser despedida de la tienda donde trabajaba junto a su ex novio, encuentra un empleo como canguro en casa de Maxwell Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy), un millonario productor de Broadway que vive solo con sus tres hijos. Fran vive una vida llena de sorpresas en la que trata de enamorar al padre de los niños que cuida.
The Mess You Leave Behind
Carlos Montero · 2020
Hannibal nbc
Bryan Fuller · 2013
Konsultant FBI zmaga się z umiejętnością analizy umysłów seryjnych morderców. Trafia pod opiekę dr. Hannibala Lectera, który pomaga mu poradzić sobie z przekleństwem, a także doradza w niektórych śledztwach.
White Gold
Damon Beesley · 2017
Gilmore Girls
Amy Sherman-Palladino · 2000
Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
Saplēstā krūze
· 2016
Latvijas Televīzijas daudzsēriju filma «Saplēstā krūze» ir veidota pēc Alfrēda Dziļuma romānu «Saplēstā krūze» un «Vilka zobs» motīviem. No romāna «Saplēstā krūze» ņemti vien daži galvenie tēli un to attiecību līkloči, lielāko filmas daļu veido oriģinālsaturs, kurā sižets apaudzēts ar dažādiem notikumiem. Tie ievilks skatītāju latvieša iekšējās pasaules sajūtās un vērtībās.
Sirdsmīļā Monika
· 1999
Notikumi un pārpratumi īstas latviešu bīstamās mājsaimnieces ikdienas viltībiņās komēdijseriālā „Sirdsmīļā Monika”. Mazliet neaprēķināma karstgalve un viltniece. Un vienmēr ļoti sievišķīga! Visbiežāk viņa rīkojās un tikai tad domāja. Mājsaimniece, kura ilgojās būt kaut kas vairāk - Monika! „Sirdsmīļā Monika”!
UgunsGrēks
Inta Gorodecka · 2009
Populārā latviešu ziepju drāma, kuras darbība risinās piejūras pilsētiņā, seriāls seko greznas viesnīcas (pēc 9. sezonas divu viesnīcu) darbinieku un viesu ikdienai. (lēnām papildinu šo lapu)
Sex and the city
Darren Star · 1998
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.
Gossip Girl
Josh Schwartz · 2007
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
Vampire diaries
Kevin Williamson · 2009
"Crónicas Vampíricas" cuenta la historia de dos hermanos vampiros obsesionados con la misma chica en un pequeño pueblo, donde seres sobrenaturales viven en secreto entre sus residentes.
Ēnu spēles
Inta Gorodecka · 2012
Jaunās Latvijas detektīvfilmas notikumu centrā ir divi galvenie varoņi – detektīvaģentūras līdzīpašnieki un partneri – Roberts Meirāns un Gabriela Ozoliņa. Viņi kopā izmeklē gan slepkavības un zādzības, gan arī pavisam vienkāršas konfliktsituācijas, piemēram, laulāto neuzticību. Detektīvaģentūru "Ozoliņš un Meirāns" pirms desmit gadiem dibinājuši Roberts un Gabrielas tēvs Jānis Ozoliņš. Katrs aģentūrā ieguldījis 50% kapitāla. Pēc pensionēšanās pretēji Roberta cerētajam Jānis savu aģentūras daļu atstāj meitai. No šī brīža attiecības Roberta un Gabrielas starpā balansē starp savstarpējām dzēlībām un vārdos neatzītu patiku, un tas bieži vien apgrūtina darbu. Iespējams, viņi labprāt atbrīvotos no partnerības detektīvaģentūrā, bet neviens negrib piekāpties un pārdot savu aģentūras daļu otram. (lēnām papildinu šo lapu)
Movies
Ūdensbumba resnajam runcim
Varis Brasla · 2004
The two sisters' parents have gone abroad to earn the living, so the girls Marta and Linda needs someone to take care of them. For that they have their dictatorial spinster aunt Una, who desperately wants to get married, and has a sympathy for the jeweler Ivo. Meanwhile, Marta is working hard to get a promised puppy, but her plans are ruined, as her aunt feels a strong despise for dogs. So, the relations between the girls and their aunt becomes really tense. Until the perfect plan of the sisters - to help the aunt to get married, to get rid of her.
The devil wears Prada
David Frankel · 2006
Andy moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss is extremely demanding, cruel and won't let her succeed if she doesn't fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine.
Saltburn
Emerald Fennell · 2023
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
Gone girl
David Fincher · 2014
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Tangled
Byron Howard · 2010
O bandido mais procurado do reino, Flynn Rider, se esconde em uma torre e imediatamente se torna prisioneiro de Rapunzel, residente de longa data do local. Dona de cabelos dourados mágicos com 21 metros de comprimento, ela está trancada há anos e quer, desesperadamente, a liberdade. A adolescente determinada faz um acordo com o rapaz, e, juntos, partem para uma aventura emocionante.
Četri balti krekli
Rolands Kalniņš · 1967
Cezars Kalnins installs telephones by day and composes pop songs by night. His band has a hard time receiving the permit from Soviet censorship authorities for a public debut. A member of the Culture Committee superficially listens to Cēzars' songs and deems the lyrics "unsuitable and frivolous” and "unfit for the Soviet youth”, and is later powerless to stop the grindstone of public debate, which she has herself initiated.
Fight club
David Fincher · 1999
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
The Craft
Andrew Fleming · 1996
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
My life as a zucchini
Claude Barras · 2016
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson · 2009
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
Mans draugs - nenopietns cilvēks
Jānis Streičs · 1975
Arvīds Lasmanis can't hold any job for long because he is not ready to tolerate deceit and slapdash work. He still has to feed his family, by chance he finds a well-paid job as a gravedigger. A friend helps Arvīds to find a place in a construction team, but other workers don't approve of Arvīds' high principles. His wife accuses him of not knowing how to make money, the family lives crammed in one room of a shared flat. The Soviet absurd comedy tells a story about a man who, while at odds with the system, won't lose his conscience and his true self, even if it means saying no to wealth and comfort.
The breakfast club
John Hughes · 1985
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
Straume
Gints Zilbalodis · 2024
A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.
Girl, Interrupted
James Mangold · 1999
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
Teātris
· 1979
20.gs. pirmā puse Anglijā. Lieliskā pusmūža aktrise Džūlija Lamberte uzsāk romānu ar jaunu klerku Tomu Fennelu, bet pamazām pārliecinās, ka viņš ir tikai godkārīgs snobs. Džūlija izārstējas no savas vēlīnās mīlestības un smalki atriebjas Toma jaunajai draudzenei, pierādot, ka joprojām ir izcila aktrise. Pēc izrādes viņa beidzot atļaujas restorānā pasūtināt sen kāroto bifšteku ar alu, un, vērojot publiku, nonāk pie klasiskā secinājuma - visa pasaule ir skatuve.
Catch me if you can
Stīvens Spīlbergs · 2002
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Call me by your name
Luca Guadagnino · 2017
In 1980s Italy, a relationship begins between seventeen-year-old teenage Elio and the older adult man hired as his father's research assistant.
Twilight
Catherine Hardwicke · 2008
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
Documentaries
Einaratīvs
Betija Zvejniece · 2022
Instead of Einars Pelšs' eighth poetry book, he publishes his collected works, but the buyer of the book receives an ordinary brick. He translates the authors of the Russian Golden Age and publishes them under his own name, challenging the boundaries of literature. Is a poet who makes fun of art unique or exactly what we expect from contemporary authors? Einarrative is an extraordinary story that portrays the narrative of the life of Einārs Pelšs. In the film, this narrative is an experience of contrasting changes both in its visual style and in Einars’ poetic works and personality, allowing him to get involved in the depiction of the narrative himself, making the film as Einārs Pelšs' audiovisual collected works.
Bekons, sviests un mana mamma
Ilze Burkovska-Jacobsen · 2008
For the post-war generation in Latvia, the dream of the “good old days” became a significant part of the process of regaining independence. The dream of restoring the countryside to the way it was during the first independence is only now seen by most as naïve and unreal. Six episodes that reflect the historical development in the nation parallel to the fate of the director’s mother are used to explore the effects of political order on everyday lives. Though she is now leaving the countryside, the process of moving her life provides a visual stimulus for memories.
Akts
Ināra Kolmane · 2008
Some people collect family albums. Sarmīte Sīle, an accomplished arts scholar, takes a nude photo of herself every ten years. Behind this unique series of nude photos that span a lifetime, is her story.
Labāk nezīmē!
Toms Upītis · 2023
Izkrāsotā ģimene
Tomass Beķeris · 2017
“The Inked Family” follows a couple of married Latvian-born tattoo artists – Anrijs and Monami Frost of online fame. They’re now living in Liverpool with their daughter, and their previous lives in Latvia seem almost surreal to them. The film traces Monami’s past, and the couple’s current lives and the success they’ve found as tattoo artists.
Kā tev klājas, Vari?
Liene Eicēna · 2022
