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  • La conquista de Albania

    King Carlos II of Spain (r. 1665-1700) once sent his brother Luis to lead a military expedition into Albania and conquer that land for the Spaniards. Since Albania was a part of the dowry of Luis’ wife, it seemed like a reasonable idea at the time. While that expedition and its final battle is the subject of this historical film, the scale involved can hardly do justice to the concept. The protagonists talk incessantly, and by the time they get down to the final grand battle, it turns out to be a skirmish between several dozen men.

  • Sailor Uniform: Lily Lovers

    Two high school girls discover the pleasure of sex with each other until one of them chooses to be with a boy.

  • Born in Flames

    In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.

  • Stations

    Harry is a television journalist crossing Canada by train to a family event in Newfoundland. While travelling, the journalist is making a documentary about Canada and reassessing his life in response to a friend’s suicide. – http://tiff.net/CANADIANFILMENCYCLOPEDIA/content/bios/william-d-macgillivray

  • Moving Out

    Coming-of-age story about an Italian-Australian teenager making his way in the world.

  • Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

    Albert Quinn Ingalls wants to be a doctor. But soon he discovers that he is fatally ill. He decides to spend the rest of his life in Walnut Grove. Meanwhile children from school are preparing for their traditional climbing of the mountain.

  • Inverno di malato

    Girolamo, a teenager from a good family suffering from bone tuberculosis, is hospitalized in a sanatorium where he is forced to suffer the harassment of his rough roommate, sadistically backed by an Austrian nurse. To alleviate his suffering a little will be the tender friendship with Polly, a sweet English girl.

  • Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

    Rocky Mountain Holiday is a one-hour musical variety special featuring John Denver and the Muppets, which aired on ABC on May 12, 1983. In the special, John and the Muppets go on a summer camping trip to the Rocky Mountains.

  • Souten

    Shyam an ambitious young man is in Mauritius to fulfill his dreams. He meets Rukmini, a millionaire’s daughter. They fall in love and get married despite strong opposition from Rukmani’s stepmother and brother. Shyam would love to be a father, but Rukmani undergoes an operation to stop any pregnancy, as she is least interested in becoming a mother. This widens the gap between the couple. Rukmini even suspects Shyam of having an illicit relationship with Radha, a librarian. Rukmini’s stepmother and uncle, who have an eye on Rukmini’s wealth, further fuel the misunderstanding to the point of breaking their marriage.