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    People

    John Hughes

    A prolific writer, director and producer in the 1980s and early 1990s, John Hughes was the guiding...

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    The Notebook (2004)

    A man (James Garner) tells a story to a woman about two young people (Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams)...

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    My Summer of Love (2005)

    A rebellious girl's (Nathalie Press) affair with a worldly temptress (Emily Blunt) troubles her...

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    1900 (1977)

    Set in the countryside of the Province of Emilia in Italy, the story of two men, one a bastard born...

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    What a Girl Wants (2003)

    A vivacious teenager (Amanda Bynes) leaves New York in order to meet her estranged father (Colin...

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    Jefferson in Paris (1995)

    Set just prior to the French Revolution, the story revolves around Thomas Jefferson, then US...

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    The Wedding March (1928)

    A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keepers daughter, but has to marry money.

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    Il Postino (1995)

    Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to...

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    Diggers (2007)

    During the 1970s an independent clammer (Paul Rudd) and his friends watch their way of life slowly...

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    Metropolis (1927)

    An industrialist (Alfred Abel) rules a 21st-century city where the rich play above and slaves toil...

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    Howards End (1992)

    An English businessman (Anthony Hopkins) thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to a impoverished...

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    Up the Down Staircase (1967)

    The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.

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    Swept Away (2002)

    While boating from Greece to Italy, a wealthy woman (Madonna) and a sailor (Adriano Giannini) become...

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    Ball of Fire (1941)

    A stuffy professor (Gary Cooper) of American slang meets a stripper (Barbara Stanwyck) who speaks...

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    Stella Dallas (1937)

    A working-class woman (Barbara Stanwyck) lets her daughter (Anne Shirley) go to her rich father...

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    The Wild Party (1929)

    In this film, the irresponsible Stella Ames (Clara Bow) spends her college career attending parties...

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    Joan Barry

    British actress Joan Barry was best known for her theatrical work during the 1920s, but she also...

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    Term of Trial (1962)

    An unsuccessful schoolmaster is accused of sexually assaulting a precocious female student.

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    White Man's Burden (1995)

    A black factory owner (Harry Belafonte) spends the weekend with a white ex-employee (John Travolta)...

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    Joe (1970)

    A blue-collar bigot (Peter Boyle) helps a New York adman (Dennis Patrick) search hippie drug dens...

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    Deficit

    Two different social classes get together at a family gathering in Mexico. Based on the TV project...

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    Dear Mr. Wonderful

    This off-kilter German film attempts to tell a purely American story as filtered through European...

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    Smile (2005)

    Introduced to a volunteer opportunity with the Doctor's Gift Program, Katie (Mika Boorem) signs up...

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    The Gamekeeper

    In this pseudo-documentary, the lives of a small family are chronicled as they leave the gritty city...

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    Yasemin

    In this German and Turkish romance, a cocky young man joins a judo class and bets his male...

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    Bright Road (1953)

    A Southern schoolteacher (Dorothy Dandridge) pays special attention to her most rebellious...

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    Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1961)

    An angry young Nottingham factory worker (Albert Finney) lives for weekends of women and drink.

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    Village of Dreams (1998)

    Taken from events in an autobiographical book by painter Seizo Tashima, a look at the peaceful world...

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    Starter For 10 (2007)

    A working-class student (James McAvoy) navigates his way through a fancy university, finding romance...

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    1918 (1985)

    World War I and a deadly flu epidemic change a Texas family (William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote,...