
An autobiographical docudrama about an attempt to remake Alain Resnais’ 1959 film Hiroshima Mon Amour.
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Domicile conjugal / Bed and Board (1970) François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer, Comedy, Drama

Some time after “Baisers Volés”, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and Christine Darbon (Claude Jade) are married and Antoine works dying flowers, and Christine is pregnant and gives private classes of violin. When Christine is near to have a baby, Antoine decides to find a new job, and he succeeds due to a misunderstanding of his employer. In a business meeting, he meets the Japanese Kyoko (Mademoiselle Hiroko) and they have an affair. When Christine accidentally discovers that Antoine has a lover, they separate. But later they miss each other and realize that they do love each other.
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Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi / Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003) Shemi Zarhin, Oshri Cohen, Arieh Elias, Esti Zakheim, Drama, Comedy

16 years old, Shlomi lives with his restless mother, his soldier brother and their ill grandfather. Although not doing well in school, Shlomi is a gifted cook and takes care of most household chores. One day, the school’s principal finds out Shlomi is actually a genius and tries to get him into a more suitable curriculum. However, Shlomi is more interested in taking care of his family and his new love interest, the beautiful girl next door.
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A Religiosa Portuguesa / The Portuguese Nun (2009) Eugène Green, Leonor Baldaque, Francisco Mozos, Diogo Dória, Drama

A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.
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Le pont des Arts / The Bridge of Art (2004) Eugène Green, Adrien Michaux, Natacha Régnier, Alexis Loret, Drama, Music

Paris in the seventies. A depressed philosophy student hears music that will change his life; he becomes fascinated by the singer.
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The Steel Helmet (1951) Samuel Fuller, Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, Action, Drama, War

During the Korean War, strong but worn and cantankerous Sergeant Zack is aided by a young, orphaned Korean boy. Together they encounter and join a small group of American soldiers. The group stumbles upon a Buddhist temple where they decide to hold up, believing it to be empty…
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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) John Huston, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Adventure

This adaptation of the famous short story by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. They decide that the country is too small for them, so they head off to Kafiristan in order to become Kings in their own right. Kipling is seen as a character that was there at the beginning, and at the end of this glorious tale.
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Un film comme les autres / A Film Like Any Other (1968) Jean-Luc Godard, Documentary, Drama

Workers on a car factory argue with revolutionary students.
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Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi / The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) Yôji Yamada, Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Kaori Momoi, Comedy, Drama

The story starts with Kinya, who has recently upgraded his car. He’s a young adult and he’s single so naturally he uses his ride to ahem, look for companions. He offers a ride to a shy girl by the name of Akemi and she reluctantly accepts. From the get go, sexual tension is apparent, but things get a bit easier as the two become acquainted. They pick up Yusaku, a 30-something coal miner with a reserved personality. The story slowly begins to shift from the comedic hijinks of Kinya and Akemi to Yusaku’s mental drama. He’s hiding something about his past, which he either wants to forget or is trying to remember.
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Apples From The Desert / Tapuhim Min HaMidbar (2014) Matti Harari, Arik Lubetzki, Reymonde Amsallem, Elisha Banai, Irit Kaplan, Drama, Family, Romance

Rebecca is the only daughter of an Orthodox Jewish family living in Jerusalem. Unhappy with the reality of her life, Rebecca secretly exposes herself to the secular world. One day she runs away from her family to a kibbutz in the desert with a young man.
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