Babette's Feast
Aug 11, 1987 | IMDB 7.2
104 min Watch NowDrama
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
Drama
A French housekeeper with a mysterious past brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late 19th century Denmark.
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Marketa Lazarová
The Maid
A Woman Under the Influence
The Chocolate War
Seeing Other People
The Bells of St. Mary's
Facing Windows
Close-Up
Taste of Cherry
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Ivan's Childhood
Forever Strong
Kwaidan
The Tree of Wooden Clogs
Daddy and Them
Opening Night
Winter Light
A Raisin in the Sun
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IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 1967
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.The Maid
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 2009
Raquel has been the live-in housekeeper for a kind, reasonably wealthy family for half her life, and the joyless repetition of the job has begun to take its toll. Increasingly dependent on painkillers, Raquel resorts to pranks and childish avoidance to antagonize the family’s college-age daughter and a procession of new servants, all in the hopes of protecting her precarious power within the home. Her antics successfully push everyone away, until new maid Lucy actually pushes back.A Woman Under the Influence
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 1974
Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.The Chocolate War
IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1988
Jerry, a new student at an elite Catholic prep school, must face the hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When teacher Brother Leon pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the Vigils, Archie, gets Jerry to reject selling for 10 days. However, Jerry decides to keep up the refusal past the original time frame, which pits him against the Vigils and the school staff.Seeing Other People
IMDB 5.8 | May , 2004
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IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1945
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2003
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IMDB 8 | Feb , 1990
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IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1997
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IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 1976
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IMDB 8.1 | Jan , 1959
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IMDB 7.8 | May , 1962
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IMDB 7.7 | Jan , 1965
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IMDB 7.6 | Aug , 1978
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IMDB 5.3 | Oct , 2001
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1977
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.Winter Light
IMDB 7.9 | Feb , 1963
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