#760 – Patton, 1970, Franklin J. Schaffner
“Patton” tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton’s career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton’s numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
#761 – Blue Is the Warmest Color, (La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1 et 2), 2013, Abdellatif Kechiche
Adèle’s life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself.
#762 – Adaptation., 2002, Spike Jonze
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book ‘The Orchid Thief’.
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#763 – Central Station, (Central do Brasil), 1998, Walter Salles
An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
#764 – Shrek, 2001, Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
It ain’t easy bein’ green – especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot – a wisecracking donkey.
#765 – Mysteries of Lisbon, (Mistérios de Lisboa), 2010, Raúl Ruiz
Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.
#766 – La Belle Noiseuse, 1991, Jacques Rivette
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model. The now starting creative process changes life for everyone. It is a struggle for truth, life and sense, and the question where the limits of arts are or whether art is limitless.
#767 – Enter the Dragon, 1973, Robert Clouse
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
#768 – Safe, 1995, Todd Haynes
Carol, a typical upper middle-class housewife, begins to complain of vague symptoms of illness. She “doesn’t feel right,” has unexplained headaches, congestion, a dry cough, nosebleeds, vomiting, and trouble breathing. Her family doctor treats her concerns dismissively and suggests a psychiatrist. Eventually, an allergist tells her that she has Environmental Illness.
#769 – Superbad, 2007, Greg Mottola
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.
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