Classic, landmark films in cinematic history.
Wealthy Londoner Tony, who says he is part of a plan to build cities in Brazil, moves into his new house, and hires Hugo Barrett as his manservant. Barrett appears to take easily to his new job, and he and Tony form a quiet bond, retaining their social roles.
The Servant (1963) Read More
Dementia 13 movie storyline. Whilst out on a rowboat with his wife Louise, John Haloran has a heart attack and dies. She casts his body overboard and hides his death telling the family he left on an urgent business trip. Louise’s main concern is that she can only hope to inherit part of his family fortune if he’s still alive. The Halorans are a strange family.
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Barry Lyndon movie storyline. The rise and fall of the adult life of Irishman Redmond Barry (Ryan O’Neal), who, in his later life, would be known as Barry Lyndon, from the mid to late eighteenth century, is presented. Growing up in humble means, largely due to the early death of his aspiring lawyer father, the potential family breadwinner, Barry strives to live up to the standards of being a gentleman in every respect of the word, including monetarily.
Barry Lyndon (1975) Read More
Galileo movie storyline. This biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world’s first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus’ theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun.
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The Birthday Party movie storyline. Based on Harold Pinter’s enigmatic play about a border in a British seaside dwelling who is visited by two strangers. They torment him verbally, ask him idiotic unanswerable questions, force him to sit down and stand up, and give him a “party.”
The Birthday Party (1968) Read More
Lady Ice movie synopsis. Three million dollars worth of diamonds provide the focal point of this lively caper film. The jewels have been purloined and now an insurance investigator must bring them back. The search leads the investigator to Miami and then the Bahamas. Eventually, he meets the fence’s daughter and decides to be a jewel thief too.
Lady Ice (1973) Read More
Chariots of Fire storyline. It’s the post-World War I. Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running.
Chariots of Fire (1981) Read More
A Clockwork Orange storyline. Alex DeLarge is the leader of his “droogs”, Georgie, Dim and Pete. One night, after getting intoxicated on “milk-plus”, they engage in an evening of “ultra-violence”.
A Clockwork Orange (1971) Read More