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 A Rising Star In The International Scene, Audrey Dana
Audrey Dana is an up-and-coming French-American actress who has nurtured and diversified her talent in the realms of theater, television, and film. As a student at the prestigious Conservatoire National d'Orléans, she won the award for First Prize of Dramatic Arts. Throughout the years, Dana built up her career through numerous appearances on French television programs and performances in over fifteen plays. In 2006, she jump-started her path into film by starring in Bernard ....
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 An Interview with Fatih Akin, director of The Edge of Heaven
In the opening scenes of The Edge of Heaven, retired widower Ali sees a solution to loneliness when he meets prostitute Yeter. Ali proposes to the fellow Turkish native to live with him in exchange for a monthly stipend. Ali’s bookish son Nejat seems disapproving about his bully father’s choice. But the young German professor quickly grows fond of kind Yeter, especially upon discovering most of her hard-earned money is sent home to Turkey for her daughter’s university studies. ....
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 Jeremy Podeswa talks about Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is transformed by his childhood experiences during WWII. The film is based on the beloved and best-selling novel by Canadian poet Anne Michaels.Jakob's story (Robbie Kay) begins in Poland in 1942, when he is nine years old. Nazi soldiers have murdered his parents and abducted his teenage sister, Bella. Traumatized by this horrific event, Jakob sneaks out of his hiding place and struggles to survive. He is found by Athos Roussos ....
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 Hats Off for Mimi Weddell
Hats Off, a feature-length documentary, profiles the beauty and eccentricities of an extraordinary woman, 93-year-old actress Mimi Weddell.With the style and grace of Katharine Hepburn, the smoky wit and wisdom of Dorothy Parker and her own personal philosophy “rise above it,” Mimi is truly an iconic American original, rising above the mundane and difficult confines of her own daily life, to reach for the stars and fulfill her dreams.Hats Off captures the essence of this unique ....
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 The Cats of Mirikitaniis, Jimmy just kept drawing. And so I just kept shooting
The Cats of Mirikitaniis a beautiful documentary on Jimmy Mirikitani. Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps in USA, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the ....
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