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The Chinese Widow is a chinois film of genre Drama directed by Bille August released in USA on 14 november 2018 with Emile Hirsch
The Chinese Widow (2017)
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1941. L'attaque de Pearl Harbor, perpétrée par les Japonais, marque douloureusement la population américaine. Le président Franklin D. Roosevelt décide de riposter par le Raid de Doolittle, le premier bombardement effectué sur l'Empire du Japon.Actors
Emile Hirsch
(Jack Turner)
Liu Yifei
(Ying)
Vincent Riotta
(Jimmy Doolittle)
Gallen Lo
(Captain Hsu)
Gong Hanlin
(Ying's father-in-law)
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Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime, Romance
Actors Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Toby Jones, Hans Matheson
Rating73%
Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), a man arrested for stealing bread nineteen years earlier, is released on parole. When no one is willing to allow a convict to stay the night, Bishop Myriel (Peter Vaughan), kindly welcomes him into his home. Valjean explains to Myriel that sleeping in a real bed will make him a new man. In the night, Valjean, interrupted by Myriel while stealing his silverware, strikes him and flees. When the police arrest Valjean, Myriel tells them that the silverware was a gift and scolds Valjean for forgetting to take his candlesticks as well. Myriel then reminds Valjean that he is to become a new man.
The Best Intentions (1992)
, 5h33Directed by Bille August
Origin Suede
Genres Drama, Romance
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Henrik Bergman is a student of theology who comes from a poor family. On the other hand, the family of his best friend Ernst Åkerblom is wealthy. Although Henrik is in a relationship with Frida, a waitress, he falls in love with Ernst's sister Anna Åkerblom. Anna's family doesn't consider him fit to join the family, so he stays with Frida. Some years later, Anna's father is deceased, Anna suffers from tuberculosis and Henrik has finished his studies. Now the wedding can take place. Anna follows her husband to a small village in the north of Sweden. Their different characters and his low income cause constant tensions between them. When he turns down a job offer for a prestigious position in Uppsala, the situation exacerbates.
A Song for Martin (2001)
, 1h58Directed by Bille August
Genres Drama, Romance
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Rating68%
Martin Fischer is successful composer. During a rehearsal for an upcoming concert he makes contact with first-violinist Barbara Hartman. During the concert, and Barbara and Martin flirts a lot with each other, although they are both married and have adult children. After the concert, they meet out back. She feels ill, and he says that he will follow her home. They stop at his hotel and goes inside, kisses, and Barbara says she loves him. Somewhat later, she tells her two adult children that she is going to separate from the children's father. Phillip, the son becomes very angry, while her daughter Karin is more indulgent. The film jumps to Barbara's honeymoon with Martin in Morocco. After they return home, Martin experiences amnesia, and is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
The House of the Spirits (1993)
, 2h20Directed by Bille August
Origin German
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
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Rating68%
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, 1h51Directed by Bille August
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Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Jeremy Irons, Christopher Lee, Bruno Ganz, Mélanie Laurent, Martina Gedeck, Jack Huston
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Walking over a bridge in Bern, Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss professor of ancient languages, notices a young woman in a red coat standing on the railing, about to leap. Dropping his briefcase, he runs and pulls her down. She helps him gather the papers that have spilled from his briefcase and accompanies him to the school where he teaches. But instead of waiting to talk, she leaves during the middle of his class, without her coat.
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, 1h57Directed by Bille August
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Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Political films
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Return to Sender (2004)
Directed by Bille August
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Timothy Daly, Kelly Preston, Mark Ryan, Mark Holton
Rating63%
Quinn's character, a jaded ex-lawyer, has been befriending and exploiting death row convicts and selling their final letters to the media. While attempting to foster his relationship with Nielsen's character, he becomes convinced that she is innocent.
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
, 2h1Directed by Bille August
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
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Rating62%
In 1859, a meteorite streaks across the sky and crashes into the Gela Alta glacier in western Greenland, causing a massive explosion that kills an Inuit fisherman.
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, 1h47Directed by Bille August
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama, Comedy
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Rating72%
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Zappa (1983)
, 1h43Directed by Bille August
Origin Danemark
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
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Rating72%
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