481. Atonement
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn
Plot: A young girl accuses her sisters boyfriend of a crime he did not commit - which sentences him to years of banishment. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
482. Red Circle, The ( cercle rouge, Le )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Actors: Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volontè, Yves Montand, Paul Crauchet, Paul Amiot
Plot: An aristocratic just-paroled thief, an escaped murderer and an alcoholic ex-police sharpshooter form an unlikely trio bent on pulling off a daring jewel heist. Standing in their way is a vengeful mob boss, a persistent police superintendent. In this world, no on is innocent.
483. Man Escaped, A ( condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut, Un )
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Bresson
Actors: François Leterrier, Charles Le Clainche, Maurice Beerblock, Roland Monod, Jacques Ertaud, Jean Paul Delhumeau
Plot: Captured by Nazis, a member of the French Resistance is determined to risk everything in order to escape.
484. Fist in His Pockets aka Fists in the Pocket ( pugni in tasca, I )
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marco Bellocchio
Actors: Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé, Liliana Gerace, Stefania Troglio, Jeannie McNeil
Plot: A young man suffering from epileptic seizures and paranoia decides to help
out Augusto, the only "normal" brother in his family, by systematically
killing all the other members of his family.
485. The Reader
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Daldry
Actors: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, David Kross, Volker Bruch
Plot: A teenager in post WWII Germany is nursed back to health by Hanna, a woman
twice his age. He discovers she like to be read to, and as their bond and
passion deepen, they begin an affair until she suddenly disappears. Years
later as a law student at the Nazi criminal trials, Hanna comes back into
his life, as a defendant at the proceedings.
486. Scenes from a Marriage ( Scener ur ett äktenskap )
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Jan Malmsjö, Gunnel Lindblom, Anita Wall
Plot: We explore multiple decades in the lives of couple Johan and Marianne - one in which they share intimate moments, but also a certain detachment. As years go by, they grow apart and learn that a relationship can take many different forms.
487. Beauty of the Day ( Belle de jour )
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti, Françoise Fabian
Plot: A young housewife who cannot connect intimately with her doctor husband indulges in fantasies and eventually starts working her afternoons as a prostitute.
488. Sing Street
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Carney
Actors: Aidan Gillen, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton, Kelly Thornton, Lydia McGuinness
489. Three Colors: White ( Trzy kolory: Bialy )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Actors: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Julie Delpy, Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Stuhr, Aleksander Bardini, Grzegorz Warchol
Plot: A Polish man is coldly abandoned by his French wife. After making a fortune, he sets about getting revenge. Second in Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy, preceded by "Blue" and followed by "Red."
490. North, The ( Norte, El )
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregory Nava
Actors: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Diane Cary, Lupe Ontiveros, Alicia del Lago
