All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
Tag: poetry
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Persuasion
Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot’s daughter Anne, despite true love. Now he visits their former seaside country estate, rented by his brother-in-law, Admiral Croft, so the financially stressed baronet can afford a fashionable, cheaper residence in trendy Bath. The former lovers meet again on the estate, where they feel vibes again, but neither dares admit them until it seems too late.
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World’s Greatest Dad
In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.
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Poetry
A sexagenarian South Korean woman enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson’s appalling wrongdoing.
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A Child’s Garden of Poetry
Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.
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The Woman in the Fifth
An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.
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Doll
The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.
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The Counselor
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
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Adult World
Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she’s destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.