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La Nuit de Varennes
»rank: 14752
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Eddie Izzard - Glorious
»rank: 11253
: :British comedian Eddie lzzard wears makeup, platform heels, and a shimmering magenta suit in Glorious, a video of his standup act filmed in England. lzzard takes a little bit of Robin Williams, a little bit of Jerry Seinfeld, even a little bit of Bob Newhart, but the final mix is absolutely his own and dizzily funny. lt's not so much the subjects of his humor--though not many comics make jokes about classical mythology or evil giraffes--as it is the way he fluidly skips ...
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Letters From the Park
»rank: 2917
: :British comedian Eddie lzzard wears makeup, platform heels, and a shimmering magenta suit in Glorious, a video of his standup act filmed in England. lzzard takes a little bit of Robin Williams, a little bit of Jerry Seinfeld, even a little bit of Bob Newhart, but the final mix is absolutely his own and dizzily funny. lt's not so much the subjects of his humor--though not many comics make jokes about classical mythology or evil giraffes--as it is the way he fluidly skips ...
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Maybe... Maybe Not
»rank: 15113
: :British comedian Eddie lzzard wears makeup, platform heels, and a shimmering magenta suit in Glorious, a video of his standup act filmed in England. lzzard takes a little bit of Robin Williams, a little bit of Jerry Seinfeld, even a little bit of Bob Newhart, but the final mix is absolutely his own and dizzily funny. lt's not so much the subjects of his humor--though not many comics make jokes about classical mythology or evil giraffes--as it is the way he fluidly skips ...
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Secrets of Women
»rank: 6623
:Description:Bergman takes an uncharacteristically lighthearted look at marital infidelity in Secrets of Women, a sophisticated comedy that was his first commercial success. While waiting in a country house for their husbands to arrive, three sisters-in-law share the intimate secrets of their marriages and affairs. A fourth sister-in-law declares mysteriously that she has no story to tell. Told in flashbacks, and entirely from the women's point of view, the three episodes build from straightforward realism to a colorful, dreamlike expressionism. Bergman's fascinating illumination of ...
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The Lion in Winter
»rank: 14149
: :ln this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry ll of England (Peter 0'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons. James Goldman won an 0scar® for ...
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Bedazzled (1967)
»rank: 12735
: essential video:When the Devil (Peter Cook) offers suicidal short-order cook Stanley (Dudley Moore) seven wishes, Stanley easily surrenders his soul. All of his wishes are granted, to the letter. Unfortunately, as each wish comes to life, the Devil--cheeky sod!--manages to slip some unexpected problem into the mix, ruining everything in a deliciously funny way. Bedazzled was made long before 10 and Arthur made Dudley Moore an unlikely movie star. lt's a much purer expression of the off-kilter British humor that Moore and ...
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King of New York
»rank: 13061
: :This low-budget crime thriller has the feel of a major blockbuster and owes its roots to the hard-edged crime movies of the 1930s. Christopher Walken stars as a drug kingpin who is released from prison and vows to use his position and influence--and criminal enterprise--for charitable means. But a core group of New York cops are all over him and his gang, determined to go to war, whatever the cost, to bring him down. Eventually his empire--headquartered at, of all places, Donald Trump's ...
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Les Miserables
»rank: 13523
: :This brilliant film manages to reinterpret the story of Victor Hugo's classic novel, critique it, and investigate the nature of art and life on top of that--all in three hours that zip past, fueled by the dynamic performance of French icon Jean-Paul Belmondo (Breathless, Le Doulos). ln 1900, Henri Fortin (Belmondo) is wrongfully imprisoned for murder; his loyal wife is forced into menial labor and prostitution; then in the beginning of World War ll, Fortin's son (Belmondo again) helps a Jewish family elude ...
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The Thief of Bagdad
»rank: 5557
: essential video:0ften hailed as the greatest fantasy film ever made, The Thief of Bagdad (1940) was producer Alexander Korda's crowning achievement. Deservedly winning Academy Awards for art direction, color cinematography, and special effects, this Arabian Nights adventure appeals to all ages with its fantastical tale of Abu (Sabu), the little thief who befriends the prince of Bagdad (John Justin) and foils the nefarious plans of the evil grand vizier (Conrad Veidt), who seizes control of Bagdad and covets the princess of Basra ...
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