Set in the Palestinian occupied territories we follow our central character as he struggles to maintain a meaningful relationship with the woman he loves under the watchful glare of an Isreali checkpoint. "Divine Intervention" is a marvelously offbeat movie, part satire, part farce, frequently surreal, but through it all a perceptive and thoughtful observation of a conflict that as yet defies solution.
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EYES WIDE OPEN (2009)
Certification12 Our Rating
A 'married with kids' kosher butcher in an ultra-orthodox area of Jerusalem falls for a young male Yeshiva student to the backdrop of an increasingly hostile local community.
Often described as 'the Israeli Brokeback Mountain' 'Eyes Wide Open' is an example of slow cinema at its controlled best.
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GONE TO EARTH (1950)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Hazel Woods is a beautiful young country girl, living in the hills on the Anglo-Welsh border, whose heart and soul are at one with the country around, she's raised a fox and communes with nature, but her happy and innocent existence is under threat from the local fox-hunting and handsome cad of a squire, who is obsessed with having her, and is a spirit completely at odds with her own kind nature. It's him or the incredibly boring, but well-meaning vicar, that she will chose. Gone To Earth was or
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HENRY VIII (2004)
Certification12 Our Rating
From the moment Henry Tudor casts aside his faithful wife Katherine of Aragon for the bewitching and determined Anne Boleyn (Helena Bonham Carter) he sets himself on course for a series of disastrous marriages. Violent conflict, both within the population and the church, left England reeling while its complex and charismatic King turned from handsome playboy to a bitter invalid desperate for a son and heir to the throne.
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IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES (2001)
Certification12 Our Rating
A tale of courage and sisterhood set in the Dominican Republic during the rise of the Trujillo dictatorship, 'In the Time of the Butterflies' is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who took part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
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KEEPING THE FAITH (2000)
Certification12 Our Rating
Jake and Brian have been best buddies since they wereknee high to an ameoba, now grown men Jake is a funky young Rabbi and Brian is a funky young priest, into this contented world stumbles Anna, the third member of their childhood trio, she's been away for years and has become a highly successful exec, but their platonic friendship soon turns into a love triangle as each one of them struggles to come to terms with emotions they never expected to experience with each other. Keeping The Faith is a
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LA REINE MARGOT (1994)
Certification18 Our Rating
Centred on the intrigues leading up to and following the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572, this historical drama begins with the arranged, loveless wedding of the Roman Catholic Marguerite de Valois, sister to the eccentric King Charles IX and daughter of the scheming Catherine de Medici, and the Huguenot Henri de Navarre. Despite Catherine's hope that the marriage may unite France, the mutual hatred felt by Catholics and Protestants soon degenerates into carnage and Margot, who has learned
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LADY JANE (1985)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Jane of Suffolk, a studious young girl, is married off to the feckless Duke of Guilford for political reasons. The throne must remain Protestant and the ruling faction must retain its power, so she found herself forced unwillingly on to the throne for nine days. An English costume drama of the finest pedigree.
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LATTER DAYS (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
Christian, a West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. When Christian exposes Davis' secret sexual desire, Davis' rejects Christian for being shallow and empty, the encounter shatters each boy's reality and draws the two into a passionate romance that risks destroying their lives. Actually a very well drawn character study with subtle performances.
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LEON MORIN, PRETRE (1961)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Barny is a young widow, she is also a militant communist and atheist who one day enters a church, and randomly picks a priest to taunt. Leon Morin is a Catholic priest: he is also young, handsome and unconventional in his religious approach. The two begin a platonic relationship, but soon Barny's admiration for Morin turns to desire and he becomes the object of her romantic obsession...
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