Immigrant friends living in a shabby corner of Brooklyn while they pursue the American Dream are the center of this...
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Alonso's Mother
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1995
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1990
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At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this...
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General's Widow
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1989
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The title of Sand and Blood has led some to assume that this 1988 French film is a remake of the old warhorse...
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Dolores, Manuel's Mother
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1988
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1985
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1980
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1975
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A young girl in the 13th century is sent to a nunnery in Portugal. There she is subjected to torture, rape and whippings,...
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1974
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The Princess
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1960
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Caroline (Maria Casales) and Isabelle (Simone Signoret) are half-sisters with a long history of mutual animosity. Jacques...
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Caroline
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1951
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Cinematic poet Jean Cocteau explored the myth of Orpheus on no fewer than three occasions: Le Sang d'Un Poete...
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The Princess
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1950
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French leading lady Annabella, better known in the U.S. for her marriage to Tyrone Power than her considerable acting...
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Marthe
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1949
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1948
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One suspects that the torrid melodrama The Wench had a somewhat stronger title when it was first released in France. The...
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Carmelle
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1948
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1946
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This French romantic melodrama moved a bit too slowly for American audiences, but its original Gallic fans were more than...
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Therese
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1946
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1946
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Even in 1945, Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise was regarded as an old-fashioned film. Set in the Parisian theatrical world...
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1945
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Though this interesting film was among many responsible for the critical success of French autuer Robert Bresson, it was by...
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Helene
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1945
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1945
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