Louis Malle
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English
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In this **Oscar**-nominated romantic thriller, Atlantic City has been revitalized with the legalization of gambling. But the new industry also brings unsettling changes for its citizens. One of these citizens is Lou (Burt Lancaster), a longtime mob flunkey and bodyguard/boyfriend to aging beauty queen Grace (Kate Reid). Lou's romantic interests begin to waver when he meets Sally (Susan Sarandon), a young casino croupier, after she unwillingly gets...
Series
Criterion collection volume 599
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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A group of actors meet to rehearse Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and find the same conflicts in their own lives as are dealt with in the play.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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While Americans viewed Lewis as nothing more than just a clown, others like the French recognized him as a true auteur, giving birth to questions that have perplexed American pop culture for over 50 years: Why do Europeans love Jerry Lewis? Official Selection at the **Telluride Film Festival**.
Series
Criterion collection volume 335
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006], ©1957.
Language
Français
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Florence Carala and her lover Julien Tavernier, an ex-paratrooper, want to murder her husband by faking a suicide.
Series
Criterion collection volume 330
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Français
Description
Tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss between two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true comaraderie, until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Louis Malle's own childhood, the film is an observed tale of courage, cowardice and tragic awakening.
Series
Criterion collection volume 327
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Français
Description
Loosely based on the director's childhood, this film portrays a precocious fifteen-year-old boy as he journeys from childhood to adulthood, his story of sexual maturation, and the unorthodox relationship he has with his free-spirited mother.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
An actor has dinner with his friend, a theater director, at an Upper West Side restaurant. Together they discuss everything from money to death to love and all the superstition in between. Playing variations on their own New York-honed personas, the two dive in with introspective, intellectual gusto. All captured in a delicate, but artful detachment.
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