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The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB NeoDB Douban
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
director: Mike Newell actor: Lily James / Jessica Brown Findlay
other title: Il club del libro e della torta di bucce di patata di Guernsey / Guernseys litterære kartoffeltærteklub
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.
The Aeronauts (2019) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData
The Aeronauts
director: Tom Harper actor: Eddie Redmayne / Felicity Jones
other title: Os Aeronautas / Les Aéronautes
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.
45 Years (2015) [Movie] NeoDB Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
45 Years
7.6 (5 ratings) director: Andrew Haigh actor: Charlotte Rampling / Tom Courtenay
other title: 45 anni / 45 år
There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.
Summerland (2020) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Summerland
director: Jessica Swale actor: Gemma Arterton / Gugu Mbatha-Raw
other title: Giorni d'estate / En Busca De Summerland
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
Doctor Zhivago (1965) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Doctor Zhivago
director: David Lean actor: Omar Sharif / Julie Christie
other title: Il dottor Zivago / Doktor Zhivago
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData Douban
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
director: Tony Richardson actor: Michael Redgrave / Tom Courtenay
other title: Gioventù amore e rabbia / Die Einsamkeit des Langstreckenläufers
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Billy Liar (1963) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Billy Liar
director: John Schlesinger actor: Tom Courtenay / Julie Christie
other title: Billy il bugiardo / Geliebter Spinner
A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
The Golden Compass (2007) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
The Golden Compass
5.4 (5 ratings) director: Chris Weitz actor: Nicole Kidman / Daniel Craig
other title: La bussola d'oro / Det gyldne kompas
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Gambit (2012) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData
Gambit
director: Michael Hoffman actor: Colin Firth / Cameron Diaz
other title: Gambit - Una truffa a regola d’arte / Ladrões com Estilo
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
The Queen's Corgi (2019) [Movie] TMDB
The Queen's Corgi
director: Ben Stassen / Vincent Kesteloot actor: Rusty Shackleford / Jo Wyatt
other title: Rex - Un cucciolo a palazzo / Dronningens Corgi
Since his arrival at Buckingham palace, Rex lives a life of luxury. Top dog, he has superseded his three fellow Corgis in Her Majesty’s heart. His arrogance can be quite irritating. When he causes a diplomatic incident during an official dinner with the President of the United States, he falls into disgrace. Betrayed by one of his peers, Rex becomes a stray dog in the streets of London. How can he redeem himself? In love, he will find the resources to surpass himself in the face of great danger…
Night Train to Lisbon (2013) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB
Night Train to Lisbon
director: Bille August actor: Jeremy Irons / Mélanie Laurent
other title: Treno di notte per Lisbona / Comboio Noturno para Lisboa
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
The Dresser (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData NeoDB Douban
The Dresser
director: Peter Yates actor: Albert Finney / Tom Courtenay
other title: Il servo di scena / O Companheiro
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
King and Country (1964) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
King and Country
director: Joseph Losey actor: Dirk Bogarde / Tom Courtenay
other title: Per il re e per la patria / For konge og fædreland
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Όταν τα Ψάρια Βγήκαν στη Στεριά
other title: Der Tag, an dem die Fische kamen / Όταν τα Ψάρια Βγήκαν στη Στεριά
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.