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  • Music of the Heart

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    Story of a schoolteacher’s struggle to teach violin to inner-city Harlem kids.

  • Man on the Moon

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    The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

  • The Straight Story

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    A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and…

  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

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    In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world’s greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God’s diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

  • Years of Pilgrimage: The Wandering Soul of Franz Liszt / Fashionable Empire

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    YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE: Franz Liszt was a virtuoso pianist that took early nineteenth-century Europe by storm. He conquered the Parisian salons with passionate performances marked by excellent technique and handsome features that became the downfall of many women. But what was he truly after? The musical narrates the story of Liszt’s early years, and his…

  • Victoria & Albert

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    The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV’s death and 18-year-old Victoria’s ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while…

  • War Photographer

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    Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever.

  • Bride of the Wind

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    A biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler (as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel), and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka.

  • The Other Side of Heaven

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    John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950’s. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and…

  • Zubeidaa

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    Zubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Hindu prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.

  • James Dean

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    The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950’s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.

  • An American Rhapsody

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    A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.

  • Riding in Cars with Boys

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    In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

  • Ali

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    In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the…

  • Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane

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    At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oral mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what’s left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle…

  • Gleason

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    The story begins at the height of Gleason’s career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night spots. Along the way, he steals gags from the best comics in town and finds love…

  • Chopin: Desire for Love

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    The biography of world famous Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin.

  • Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

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    Laura, her husband Almanzo and their daughter Rose leave South Dakota and head for Missouri in search of a better, more financially stable life. It’s a daunting journey, but they’re sustained by their resolve. However, they’re faced with an even greater challenge after their arrival: an ailing and bedridden Almanzo is unable to tend their…

  • Fidel

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    Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.

  • Paul Rusch: His Life and Dream

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    An animated film about Paul Rusch, an American missionary who helped build churches, schools, hospitals in Japan and overall helped improve life in rural areas of Japan along with soothing post-WW2 relations between the two countries.

  • The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair

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    A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.