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Una historia colmada de mentiras. Una superviviente del suicidio de su marido que a través de la narración nos cuenta cómo logró desenmascarar el trasfondo de una conspiración familiar. A lo largo de su vida ha tenido que enfrentarse con una serie de engaños y ocultamientos que van desde su origen hasta cada una de las elecciones de su vida como un mecanismo de repetición inconsciente.
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An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ..." My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved.
3) Rain
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A boat arrives carrying two couples, the Davidsons (who are missionaries), the MacPhails and a prostitute named Sadie Thompson gets stranded on the island due to a possible Cholera outbreak on-board. Sadie spends her time "partying" with the American soldiers stationed on the island. The Preacher, Alfred Davidson soon becomes unhinged and thus begins a series of surprising events which culminate in disaster.
4) Sitting Bull
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Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by General Custer to react with violence resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Major Robert Parrish, a friend of the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed but is court-martialed for "collaborating" with the enemy. After the battle, Parrish, aware of a new Army attack plan, leads the Sioux to safety in the North but is court-martialed again. This time he is stripped of his rank and sentenced...
5) Top Girls
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In this play by Caryl Churchill, it's the middle of the high-flying, go-getting 80's in Maggie Thatcher's England and Marlene finally has something to celebrate-she's just been made Managing Director of Top Girls Employment Agency. But with no friends to speak of, and a past she'd just as soon forget, the guests at Marlene's party are a collection of famous women from history. Soon, Marlene discovers that life above the glass ceiling is not all it's...
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One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. But this is nothing to the stir he causes by announcing that he is not merely a make-believe St. Nick, but the real McCoy!. This special rendering of this Yuletide fantasy is a heartwarming treat for the entire family.
8) Mother
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The four best friends are confident, having fun, discussing, relationships and sex. But they're also taking care of kids, or they're pregnant.
12) Home
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An ex felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
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A Martian lands his saucer in a Quebec town on Christmas Eve where his appearance bewilders the locals. Two children find his dropped flying wand. They befriend the Martian and he showers delights on them. They get their uncle to help repair the Martian's flying saucer and he takes them for a ride around the world. The Martian then leads the police on a merry chase with his otherworldly powers.
16) The Experience
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While at a wilderness camp for troubled youth, Scarlet is tormented by memories of her mother, who died when she was young. At the camp, Scarlet forms an instant bond with a girl, Dylan, with whom she feels she can share her family secrets. But the newfound love is soon devastated by betrayal and an unexpected twist of events.
17) The Cuban
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When a naïve pre-med student gets her first job in a nursing home, an unexpected friendship with Luis, an elderly Cuban musician, reignites her love of music and changes her life forever.
18) Heartbreak
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Great champions arise from odd backgrounds, most often under wrenching pressure to succeed. Many Heartbreaks occur during the journey, sometimes without ever achieving victory, but, no matter, do it again.
19) Door Mouse
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A comic-book creator working at a burlesque club enlists the help of a colleague to figure out what's behind the disappearances of young women in their circle in this oddball neo-noir.
20) Peridot
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Peridot is the story of Gabriel, a young male prostitute, who forms an unlikely friendship with Martha, a renowned author.