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Albert Nobbs (2011) #234 Remove Directed by Rodrigo García. With Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes. Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th-century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most elegant hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living. |
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In the Loop (2009) #153 Remove Directed by Armando Iannucci. With Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Harry Hadden-Paton. A political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries. |
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National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (2011) #1261 Remove Directed by Danny Boyle. With Jonny Lee Miller, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andreea Paduraru, Ella Smith. Created by Victor Frankenstein, the one known only as the creature sets out to discover the world and the meaning of life. |
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Man on Wire (2008) #685 Remove Directed by James Marsh. With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix. A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." See also: #554 |
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The Tempest (2010) #349 Remove Directed by Julie Taymor. With Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand. Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female. |
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Jane Eyre (2011) #492 Remove Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. With Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Su Elliot. A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret. |
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) #227 Remove Directed by Robert Schwentke. With Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston, Michelle Nolden. A Chicago librarian has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, creating complications in his marriage. |
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The Silent Child (2017) #1102 Remove Directed by Chris Overton. With Rachel Fielding, Philip York, Rachel Shenton, Maisie Sly. A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate. Short film - 20 mins. |