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Forget the greyness outside, curl up with a film, think romantic thoughts and count your Valentines.
Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) is travelling to America via Vienna and Celine (Julie Delpy) is on her way to Paris. As strangers they meet on a train and are instantly attracted to each other so decide to spend the day exploring Vienna. They share dreams, worries hopes but this is a transitory and poignant meeting. A thoughtful modern day romance.
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Frida
Here is the story of the real life Frida Kahlo, the talented artist and creative character. Salma Hayek, a Mexican actress portrays every nuance of this revolutionary artist. Never pain free after a horrific teenage accident this feeds Frida's creativity. Her love life too veers between her enduring love for her husband and her scandalous affairs with the famous of both sexes.
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The Hairdresser's Husband
Antoine marries in middle age a shy 36 year old hairdresser. While feeding on their fantasy of love awakened later in life the couple withdraw into a life of reclusive passion. The salon acts as a base through which characters pass and life continues. The ending may surprise you.
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Mambo Italiano
Angelo moves in with his childhood friend Nino and all is lovely until shock horror his family discover this is not innocent house sharing but the couple are gay lovers. Will the family pressure strengthen the relationship or rip them apart? A romantic comedy which explores family attitude, social pressures for marriage and gay relationships.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Toula is a dancer in Zorbai a Greek restaurant, unmarried at thirty and not making a success of her life. Her domineering mother requires her to, marry a Greek, have Greek children and feed them every day. After a makeover, computer lessons and contact lenses life begins to change. This comedy leads to her pulling her man and the ultimate extravagant Greek wedding, ten bridesmaids, a five tier cake and a plastic staircase just to set the scene.
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Sirens
Three tantalising models pose for an artist in his remote Blue Mountain Australian country haven in the 1930's. It is filmed where Norman Lindsay the real life artist lived, though the remains of the story is totally fiction. A local clergyman is unhappy with one of the paintings submitted to an exhibition. When he persuades the artist to withdraw the painting, the Crucified Venus it sets up a chain of events that smoulder into sexual passion and seduction.
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Page last updated: 12th February 2007
