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All About My Mother

April 1999 •Spanish

Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.

Magnificent Obsession

August 1954 •English

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.

King of the Night

November 1975 •Portuguese

In the 1940s, São Paulo nightlife is the setting for Tezinho's love affairs. In love with Aninha, he needs to get away from the girl and ends up getting involved with other women, including an obsessive relationship with a prostitute.

Heaven and Nature

October 2024 •English

Set in the late 1950s, childhood sweethearts are confronted with the realities of their relationship as adults and are forced to acknowledge that situations are not always what they appear to be. They must ask themselves what they are willing to sacrifice to live the American Dream. Inspired by the melodramas of Douglas Sirk, Heaven And Nature includes LGBTQ characters, themes of class and privilege, and a glaring look at the gaps in our collective memory when we view history through a nostalgic lens.

Polyester

May 1981 •English

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.

Coração Vazio

November 2024 •Portuguese

East Lynne

May 1913 •English

An aristocratic woman, Lady Isabel, leaves her husband and children when she suspects him of adultery, a notion which had been suggested to her by the scheming and murderous Captain Levison. Life on the continent with Levison does not work out as she had envisaged so, eight years later, she returns to England and finds her husband has remarried. She cannot bear to be away from her family and so dons a disguise, gaining employment with them as a governess. When her young son, Willie, dies she is unable to comfort him as she would like, and she too dies.

The Lure of Jade

November 1921 •English

One Stolen Night

January 1923 •English

Diantha Ebberly travels with her parents to the edge of the Sahara to meet her longtime betrothed, Herbert Medford, whom she has never seen. She is rescued from a swarm of beggars by an "Arab," then meets him again when she slips out at night in native dress. They fall in love, but Diantha is abducted by Sheik Amud, then returned safely home by the "Arab." The next morning Diantha discovers her fiancé and lover to be one and the same.

Quartos Siameses

Invalid date •Portuguese

Tesha

August 1928 •English

The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.

Far from Heaven

November 2002 •English

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

Y Tu Mamá También

June 2001 •Spanish

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Whirlpool

April 1934 •English

An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.

Serendipity Love

November 2022 •Chinese

Xiang Yan and Lin Heng Yu have known each other since childhood, but they parted ways and only reunited in college because of a farce. One is a surgeon with a bright future, and the other is a talented painter from a wealthy family. With the beautiful vision admired by everyone, from when they were wearing their school uniforms to their wedding, the future slowly unfolds according to plan, but at the same time, unexpected obstacles come quietly.

May December

November 2023 •English

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.

Babah

December 2024 •Malay

As Isyak and his daughter Maya face the ups and downs of life, from losing a job to battling illness and the loss of hearing, their strong bond reveals the enduring power of love and family to carry them through the toughest times.

The Poet and the Boy

September 2017 •Korean

Trapped in routine, a Jeju poet finds himself drawn to a boy—and to emotions he’s never dared name.

Black Summer

June 2019 •Korean

Ji-hyeon works as a temp at a university, writing and making films. One day he finds he has confusing feelings towards Geon-woo, a younger schoolmate. The two men fall in love with each other, bringing controversy among colleagues.

Lover: Friend's Daughter

June 2019 •Korean

The male owner lived with his parents. One day, he went home and bumped into a strange woman to take a bath in his own house. It turned out to be the daughter of his father's friend. Seeing that the two were of the same age, the man wanted to associate with her, but she did not want to. The man even sneaked into her room and sneaked into her underwear, and was discovered by her mother. In fact, the father of the man is also an old-colored stick. The girl like this daughter is also a child.