The film version of the same-titled book by Mark Twain. A young printer’s apprentice imagines himself back in the days of Guttenberg, helping him to print the Bible. The next thing he knows he has conjured up a young spirit from the future who casts spells over striking printers and causes general mischief.
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The Escape Artist
The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are ‘vaudeville’-artists themselves.
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Memory of the People
Dedicated to the memory of L.I. Brezhnev.
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The Rocking Horse Winner
In Paul’s family, there is always talk about needing more money. The tension in the household over lack of funds weighs heavily on Paul’s young mind. After Paul’s uncle cracks a joke about “filthy lucker”, he becomes obsessed with finding luck, so that his family will have the money they need. His luck at the race track begins to improve, but the cost may be higher than anyone knows. Nominated for a BAFTA award in 1983.
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The Marathon Family
The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. When the 150-year-old Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance.
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Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
Reprising his role from the popular TV series “Koya no Suronin” (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo” and “Sanjuro”. He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time it is a woman carrying a young infant who he encounters on the road that leads him into a tale of violence, intrigue and a village in uproar. A great story and cool action scenes, a movie not to be missed!
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Yeh Nazdeekiyan
Sunil Verma is the head of an advertising agency, and lives with a middle-class life with his wife, Shobna. Although Sunil gets to meet many beautiful women during the course of his employment, he has never really had an affair with anyone, and kept his relationship on a professional level. That is until he meets ravishing Kiran. Sunil has an affair with Kiran, and eventually divorces Shobna. It is said that the lives of models and actresses are quite shallow and superficial, but Sunil feels that with Kiran it is different. But when one is exposed to attractive people, both male and female, will Kiran feel the same about him after a few months’ relationship?
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Matir Swarga
A 1982 Indian Bengali Drama Film directed by Bijoy Bose.
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The Wizard of Oz
An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.