Tag: story within the story

  • The Princess Bride

    In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can’t stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

  • Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie

    Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the Veggies set sail on a whale of an adventure in Big Idea’s first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. This is the story of Jonah and the Whale as you’ve never seen it before – a story where we learn that one of the best gifts you can give – or get – is a second chance.

  • Millennium Actress

    Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life… but also his own.

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

  • Asteroid City

    In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.