Brothel Madam
"brothel madam" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Day of the Locust
Synopsis:
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
Starring:
Donald Sutherland,
Jackie Earle Haley,
William Atherton
#2
The Battle of Algiers
Synopsis:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
Starring:
Jean Martin,
Brahim Hadjadj,
Yacef Saadi
#3
Red Beard
Synopsis:
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to…
Starring:
Toshirō Mifune,
Kyōko Kagawa,
Akemi Negishi
#4
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Synopsis:
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Starring:
René Auberjonois,
Julie Christie,
Keith Carradine
Plot:
prostitution,
mining town,
gambler,
western town,
brothel madam,
bordello,
1890s,
brothel,
bathhouse,
corset
...
#5
Klute
Synopsis:
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Starring:
Donald Sutherland,
Roy Scheider,
Jane Fonda
#6
House of Flying Daggers
Synopsis:
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Starring:
Zhang Ziyi,
Andy Lau,
Takeshi Kaneshiro
#7
Gone with the Wind
Synopsis:
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Starring:
Vivien Leigh,
Clark Gable,
Olivia de Havilland
#8
East of Eden
Synopsis:
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
Starring:
Lois Smith,
Julie Harris,
Raymond Massey
#9
Clue
Synopsis:
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
Starring:
Christopher Lloyd,
Tim Curry,
Michael McKean
Plot:
whodunit,
based on board game,
multiple endings,
mystery killer,
murder investigation,
murder,
butler,
house,
maid,
clue
...
#10
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Synopsis:
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot Sundance Kid. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally catches up to Butch, Sundance and their gang. Chased doggedly by a special posse, the two decide to make their way to South America in hopes of evading their pursue…
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Paul Newman,
Katharine Ross
#11
Bicycle Thieves
Synopsis:
A working man's livelihood is threatened when someone steals his bicycle.
Starring:
Lamberto Maggiorani,
Enzo Staiola,
Lianella Carell
Plot:
post world war two italy,
bicycle theft,
lack of money,
bicycle,
thief,
post war,
theft,
despair,
church,
riding a bicycle
...
#12
Redeeming Love
Synopsis:
A retelling of the biblical book of Hosea set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850.
Starring:
Brandon Auret,
Famke Janssen,
Logan Marshall-Green
#13
Belle de Jour
Synopsis:
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.
Starring:
Catherine Deneuve,
Jean Sorel,
Michel Piccoli