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An extraordinary story about finding hope, joy and music behind bars. Rita Chiarelli, Canada's Queen of the Blues, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Blues: Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary, a.k.a Angola Prison - formerly the bloodiest prison in America.
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Posted by: News Editor - January 2, 2013, 8:47 am - PR
Keywords: documentary
In Montreal, elementary school teacher Bachir Lazhar, from Algeria (portrayed by well-known Algerian comedian and writer Fellag) takes over an elementary school class following the suicide of their teacher. Though Lazhar is still recovering from a personal tragedy of his own, he gets to know his students despite a wide cultural gap and difficulties in adapting to the school system's constraints. In time, the students begin their healing process with the hope of transcending their collective grief, just as Bachir comes to be loved and respected by his class.
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Posted by: News Editor - July 22, 2012, 10:40 am - PR
Keywords: drama
Cat gossip has never been this juicy...and whistle-blowing has never been this catty! Just because she's magically changed into a lady doesn't mean all her feline tendencies have fallen to the wayside: Miss Minoes still enjoys purring, rubbing her face against other people's faces, sleeping in a box, and, of course, communicating with her fellow cats--all of whom still recognize her from her days as a local feline.
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Posted by: News Editor - April 29, 2012, 2:08 pm - PR
Keywords: comedy
Follow the young Johann Wolfgang Goethe (Alexander Fehling) in 1772 as he struggles in his budding career as a lawyer even as he yearns to be a poet. After failing his law exams, he is sent by his father (Henry Huebchen) to the sleepy town of Wetzlar to toil as a law clerk and mend his ways. Soon after arriving, Johann meets the boisterous, crimson-tressed Lotte Buff (Miriam Stein), and the two fall in love. But their road to romance is filled with obstacles--employers to be obeyed, fathers to be heeded and duels to be contemplated--and hearts are destined to be broken. Such are the affairs of the heart and head that inspire a young poet--a poet who will soon go on to pen one his most vital and influential works.
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Posted by: News Editor - March 21, 2012, 7:25 am - PR
Keywords: drama
An outstanding new comedy led by Catherine Deneuve, unquestionably France's most beloved actress, and Gérard Depardieu, one of the world's most respected actors. Their collaboration with the respected and prolific François Ozon, who's been honored at such prestigious international cinema celebrations as the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival, and France's César and Lumiere Awards, yields the wittiest and most sophisticated comedy of the year.
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Posted by: News Editor - June 16, 2011, 9:31 am - PR
Keywords: comedy
