No Dogs or Italians Allowed
Original Title: Interdit aux chiens et aux Italiens
Early 20th century, in the Ughetto family's home village, Ughettera, Northern Italy. Life in the region had become very difficult and the Ughettos dreamed of a better life abroad. Legend has it that Luigi Ughetto crossed the Alps and started a new life in France, thus changing his beloved family's destiny forever. His grandson retraces their story.
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#1
Grand Illusion
Synopsis:
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has f…
Starring:
Marcel Dalio,
Jean Gabin,
Dita Parlo
Plot:
prison guard,
christmas,
burning book,
broken arm,
border crossing,
prison,
world war one,
anti war,
army,
prussian officer
...
#2
Johnny Got His Gun
Synopsis:
Joe, a young American soldier, is hit by a mortar shell on the last day of World War I. He lies in a hospital bed with a fate worse than death as a quadruple amputee who has lost his arms, legs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose. Unbeknown to his doctors, he remains conscious and able to think, thereby reliving his life through strange dreams and memories.
Starring:
Donald Sutherland,
Timothy Bottoms,
Jason Robards
#3
The Holy Mountain
Synopsis:
The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.
Starring:
Juan Ferrara,
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
Richard Rutowski
#4
Wonder Woman
Synopsis:
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Starring:
Robin Wright,
Ewen Bremner,
Danny Huston
Plot:
anti war,
world war one,
matriarchy,
superhero,
princess,
1910s,
invulnerability,
airplane chase,
wartime,
superhuman speed
...
#5
Cold Mountain
Synopsis:
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifte…
Starring:
Brendan Gleeson,
Donald Sutherland,
Natalie Portman
#6
The Lost City of Z
Synopsis:
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Starring:
Sienna Miller,
Tom Holland,
Angus Macfadyen
Plot:
jungle,
based on true story,
based on book,
explorer,
journey,
raft,
archaeology,
husband wife relationship,
travel,
tribe
...
#7
The Night of the Hunter
Synopsis:
In the Deep South, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Starring:
Shelley Winters,
Peter Graves,
James Gleason
Plot:
widow,
preacher,
southern gothic,
spanking,
psychopath,
cult film,
money,
doll,
death,
promise
...
#8
Lawrence of Arabia
Synopsis:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
Starring:
Jack Hawkins,
José Ferrer,
Peter O'Toole
Plot:
desert,
arabia,
ottoman empire,
arab,
bedouin,
world war one,
prince feisal,
sexual sadism,
british military,
masochist
...
#9
King Kong
Synopsis:
Adventurous filmmaker, Carl Denham, sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to displayed on Broadway as Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Starring:
Robert Armstrong,
Victor Wong,
Bruce Cabot
#10
Sucker Punch
Synopsis:
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility.
Starring:
Oscar Isaac,
Jena Malone,
Jon Hamm
Plot:
escape,
alternate reality,
samurai,
prostitution,
strip club,
female bonding,
violence,
sexual assault,
stepfather,
insane asylum
...
#11
Doctor Zhivago
Synopsis:
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Starring:
Adrienne Corri,
Geraldine Chaplin,
Rita Tushingham
Plot:
poet,
poetry,
deportation,
rape,
balalaika,
death,
snowy landscape,
love,
russian revolution,
bolshevik
...
#12
The Motorcycle Diaries
Synopsis:
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.
Starring:
Gael García Bernal,
Rodrigo de la Serna,
Mía Maestro
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#13
Red Riding Hood
Synopsis:
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man – who is wealthy. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Fathe…
Starring:
Gary Oldman,
Amanda Seyfried,
Billy Burke
#14
Spectre
Synopsis:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Starring:
Andrew Scott,
Naomie Harris,
Christoph Waltz
#15
Big Fish
Synopsis:
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Starring:
Helena Bonham Carter,
Billy Crudup,
Ewan McGregor
Plot:
storytelling,
fish,
father son relationship,
death of father,
flashback,
growing up,
journey,
surrealism,
texas,
small town
...
#16
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Synopsis:
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
Starring:
Woody Harrelson,
Thandiwe Newton,
Jon Favreau
Plot:
spin off,
smuggler,
gangster,
gambler,
crime lord,
prequel,
star wars,
spaceship,
wookiee,
interspecies friendship
...
#17
No Time to Die
Synopsis:
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Starring:
Naomie Harris,
Christoph Waltz,
Ana de Armas
#18
Pan's Labyrinth
Synopsis:
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Starring:
Manolo Solo,
Doug Jones,
Ivana Baquero
#19
Original Sin
Synopsis:
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp
Starring:
Thomas Jane,
Antonio Banderas,
Angelina Jolie
#20
Underworld: Blood Wars
Synopsis:
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Starring:
Theo James,
James Faulkner,
Kate Beckinsale