Front Page Woman (1935)
A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
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I Am Slave (2010)
A thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.
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Bamako (2006)
Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court has been set up. African civil society spokesmen have taken proceedings against the World Bank and the IMF whom they blame for Africa's woes... Amidst the pleas and the testimonies, ...Read all
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.
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The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
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The Hireling (1973)
A young British woman suffering from depression over the loss of her husband develops an unusual relationship with her chauffeur.
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Lifeguard (1976)
Rick, still in his 30's, works full-time as a lifeguard on the beaches of Los Angeles. When he meets his divorced high school girlfriend and her five-year-old son at their fifteen years, he considers switching to a more "serious" job.
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Bon Voyage (2003)
An actress, a writer, a student, and a government worker band together in an effort to escape Paris as the Nazis move into the city.
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Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
Francisco Goya (1746-1828), deaf and ill, lives the last years of his life in voluntary exile in Bordeaux, a Liberal protesting the oppressive rule of Ferdinand VII. He's living with his much younger wife Leocadia and their daughter Rosario. He continues to paint at night, and in flashbacks stirred by conversations with his daughter, by awful headaches, and by the bef...Read all
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Ramji Londonwaley (2005)
A small-town cook moves to London to earn a living, but from his employer's sudden death to the immigration officials on his trail, plans soon go sour.
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