PELICULAS QUE RECOMIENDO

Schindler's List
1993 R 133 minutes
Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, a greedy German factory owner made rich by

exploiting cheap Jewish labor. But as World War II unfolds, he becomes an unlikely

humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz. Co-

starring Ralph Fiennes, Steven Spielberg's holocaust epic won seven Academy Awards

(including Best Picture) and is an unforgettable testament to the possibility of human

goodness. Cast:Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth

Davidtz, Malgoscha Gebel, Shmulik Levy, Mark Ivanir, Beatrice Macola, Friedrich von Thun,

Krzysztof Luft, Harry Nehring, Adi Nitzan, Michael Schneider, Miri Fabian, Anna Mucha,

Albert Misak, Michael Gordon (II), Aldona Grochal, Jacek Wojcicki, Beata Paluch, Piotr Polk,

Ezra Dagan, Beata Nowak Director:Steven Spielberg Genres:Dramas, Biographical Dramas,

Dramas based on a book, Dramas based on real life, Military Dramas, Dramas based on

contemporary literature, 20th Century Period Pieces This movie is:Violent, Cerebral,

Emotional, Dark, InspiringAvailability:DVD

Persepolis
2007 PG-13 95 minutes
Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) just wants to be an ordinary kid, but that isn't easy in

1978 Iran. This profound animated film follows Marjane's childhood in a repressive society,

her adolescence in France and her return to Tehran as an adult. Based on Marjane Satrapi's

autobiographical graphic novel, this Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature Film also

features the vocal talents of Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian. Cast:Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Tilly Mandelbrot, Chiara Mastroianni, Gena

Rowlands, Simon Abkarian, François Jerosme, Amethyste Frezignac, Iggy Pop

Director:Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi Genres:Dramas, Foreign Movies, Adult

Animation, Biographical Dramas, Dramas based on real life, Foreign Dramas, French

MoviesLanguage:French This movie is:Dark, WittyAvailability:DVD and Blu-ray

King of California
2007 PG-13 93 minutes
This quirky Sundance comedy from writer-director Mike Cahill chronicles the journey of a

delusional father (Michael Douglas) who's convinced that a fabled treasure is buried somewhere

beneath his Southern California suburb. His delinquent daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) -- a high

school dropout who was abandoned by her mother and saw her father sent to a mental

institution -- resists his ravings at first. But, eventually, she starts to believe. Cast:Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Laura Kachergus, Will Rothhaar, Paul Lieber, Kathleen

Wilhoite Director:Mike Cahill Genres:Comedies, Independent Movies, Independent Comedies

This movie is:Emotional, QuirkyAvailability:DVD and Blu-ray

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
: Part I(Harry Potter 7: Part I)
2010 PG-13 146 minutes
The first installment of the two-part conclusion to the Harry Potter series finds the

bespectacled wizard (Daniel Radcliffe) walking away from his last year at Hogwarts to find

and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But

with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the

loose, the world is more dangerous than ever. Cast:Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes, Helena

Bonham Carter, Tom Felton, Bonnie Wright, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson, David Thewlis,

Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall Director:David Yates Genres:Children &

Family Movies, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Movies based on children's books, Family Features, Fantasy,

Family Sci-Fi & Fantasy This movie is:Emotional, ImaginativeAvailability:DVD and Blu-ray

Goodnight, Mister Tom

(Masterpiece Theatre: Goodnight, Mister Tom)
1998 NR 84 minutes
Bitter old Tom Oakley (John Thaw) is transformed after taking in young war refugee William

Beech (Nick Robinson), who's evacuated to Tom's village during the London blitz in this

affecting Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Michelle Magorian's novel. Ill-tempered Tom

grudgingly agrees to harbor Willie and slowly coaxes the cheerless boy from his shell as the

two form an unlikely bond. But Willie's joy is shattered when his mother beckons him home. Cast:John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange, William Armstrong,

Geoffrey Beevers, Mossie Smith, Peter Engman, Ivan Berry, Merelina Kendall, Marlene

Sidaway, John Cater, Denyse Alexander, Avril Elgar, Michael Cronin, Pauline Turner

Director:Jack Gold Genres:Dramas, Dramas based on a book, British Movies, Dramas based

on contemporary literature, 20th Century Period Pieces This movie is:Emotional, Heartfelt,

SentimentalAvailability:DVD

Cries and Whispers

(Viskningar och rop)
1972 R 91 minutes
The reunion of three sisters (Harriet Andersson, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullman), one of whom is

dying, leads to painful revelations and long-suppressed emotions in this drama that would

become one of the biggest critical triumphs of Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman's career.

Among the few foreign language films to be nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award,

the film also won an Oscar for its moody photography. Cast:Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann, Anders Ek, Inga Gill, Erland

Josephson Director:Ingmar Bergman Genres:Dramas, Foreign Movies, Foreign Dramas,

Scandinavian Movies, Swedish MoviesLanguage:Swedish This movie is:Cerebral,

DarkAvailability:DVD

I'm Not There
2007 R 135 minutes
Six actors (including Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett, in an Oscar-nominated role) portray

six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life,

chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon. The first biography ever

approved by the singer-songwriter, this stylized portrait (directed by Todd Haynes) reveals

how Dylan reinvented himself many times. Kris Kristofferson narrates.
Cast:Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw, Charlotte

Gainsbourg, Marcus Carl Franklin, Bruce Greenwood, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams,

David Cross, Kim Roberts, Kris Kristofferson Director:Todd Haynes Genres:Dramas,

Independent Movies, Musicals, Biographical Dramas, Dramas based on real life, Independent

Dramas, Political Dramas This movie is:Cerebral, Quirky, Mind-bendingAvailability:DVD

Definitely, Maybe
2008 PG-13 112 minutes
Interested in knowing how her divorcing parents met, young Maya (Abigail Breslin) listens as

her dad, Will (Ryan Reynolds), recounts his romantic past with three different and special

women: Emily (Elizabeth Banks), April (Isla Fisher) and Summer (Rachel Weisz) -- leaving

Maya to guess which one is her mom. Kevin Kline makes an appearance in writer-director

Adam Brooks's tender tale of father-daughter bonding and lost love. Cast:Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Kline,

Kevin Corrigan, Derek Luke, Annie Parisse Director:Adam Brooks Genres:Comedies, Romantic

Movies, Romantic Comedies This movie is:Sentimental, RomanticAvailability:DVD

I Am David
2004 PG 90 minutes
Based on Anne Holm's acclaimed young adult novel North to Freedom, I Am David chronicles

the struggles of a 12-year-old boy (Ben Tibber) who manages to flee a Communist

concentration camp on his own -- through sheer will and determination. All he has in his

possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark and a compass to help

get him there. James Caviezel and Joan Plowright co-star.
Cast:Ben Tibber, James Caviezel, Joan Plowright, Hristo Shopov, Silvia De Santis, Paco


Reconti, Roberto Attias, Francesco De Vito, Paul Feig, Lucy Russell Director:Paul Feig

Genres:Children & Family Movies, Dramas, Movies for ages 11 to 12, Movies based on

children's books, Dramas based on a book, Family Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces This

movie is:Emotional, Sentimental

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
2005 NR 108 minutes
Joan Plowright takes the title role as the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey, who moves into a

hotel while she waits -- and waits -- for her 26-year-old grandson (Lorcan O'Toole) to return

her calls after she relocates to London to be closer to him. Mrs. Palfrey is about to give up on

her family when a fateful fall introduces her to kind young writer Ludovic Meyer (Rupert

Friend), who -- improbably --becomes her closest friend in this engaging drama.

Bad Education
La Mala Educación
(2004) NC-17
When film director Enrique (Fele Martinez) is visited by his childhood friend and lover, Ignacio

(Gael García Bernal), Ignacio gives Enrique a short story he's written that's a factual account of

the molestation he sustained at the hands of their Catholic school teacher, Father Manolo

(Daniel Gimenez Cacho). But as Enrique adapts the story into a movie, he uncovers a dangerous

web of deceit and revenge. Pedro Almodovar directs.

Once (2006) R In this charming contemporary musical helmed by John Carney, a street musician (Glen

Hansard) in Dublin, Ireland, strikes up a friendship with a migrant street hawker (Markéta

Irglová), and the duo ends up composing and recording a series of songs over the course of a

week. The tunes mirror their burgeoning romance and help the young busker release his

musical passions. The actors wrote the tunes they perform, winning an Oscar for their efforts.
Esta pelicula es tierna, intensa y deja un lindo mensaje.

Men at Work Kargaran mashghoole karand
(2006) NR
An allegorical comedy, this Iranian film follows the strange quest of four old friends as they

return from a ski trip. When Sahar (Mahnaz Afshar), Mammad (Ahmad Hamed), Moshen

(Mamoud Kalari) and Jalil (Reza Kianian) spot a giant rock jutting from the edge of a cliff, they

become obsessed with shoving over the boulder. Repeated failures only push them to succeed,

and their absurd efforts with the phallic stone begin to reveal some deeper issues.

THE MODEL COUPLE

The Model Couple

Le Couple témoin

(1977) NR

Writer-director William Klein's strident, satirical style is exemplified in three rarely seen films: Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, Mr. Freedom and The Model Couple. The first feature stars Dorothy McGowan as a model whose beauty threatens the public good; in the second, John Abbey is a pro-America superhero whose methods and idealism are hilariously wrongheaded; and the third finds the U.S. government molding perfect people through consumerism.

THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD

The Middle of the World

O Caminho das Nuvens

(2004) NR

It's a known fact that desperate people will be driven to take desperate measures. And when we say driven, we mean it -- literally. This movie is based on the incredible true story of a man who takes his wife and five children on a 2,000-mile bicycle trip across Brazil in search of a decent job. Stars Cláudia Abreu and Manoel Sebastião Alves Filho.

THE MAN OF THE YEAR

The Man of the Year

O Homem do Ano

(2003) NR

After losing a bet, jobless car salesman Maiquel (Murilo Benicio) bleaches his raven hair platinum, which triggers a lethal confrontation with a mocking street punk (Wagner Moura). But instead of going to jail for snuffing the scumbag, Maiquel goes from zero to hero in the eyes of his neighbors and the cops. Before you can say "contract killer," Maiquel is dispensing rough justice on the streets of Rio de Janeiro in this frenetic action flick.

THE LAST KISS

The Last Kiss

L'Ultimo Bacio; One Last Kiss

(2001) R

A wife, a child, a house ... it all seems like too much for a guy who's afraid to grow up! But Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) is not alone. All of his buddies are suffering their own growing pains, and none of them seem ready to settle down without a fight. As the romantic entanglements tighten, this self-centered group of guys struggles to learn the complicated, age-old lessons of life and love.

MT FAIR LADY

My Fair Lady: Special Edition

(1964) G

In this classic cinematic version of the Broadway smash, Audrey Hepburn is at her most radiant as Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl transformed into a poised duchess by Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison, reprising his Broadway role). The restored and remastered special edition includes an audio commentary with crew members and Doolittle's singing voice, Marni Nixon. The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

MURDER MOST FAUL

Murder Most Foul

(1964) NR

While serving on the jury in a murder trial, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) stands alone as one of the only jurors who thinks the accused didn't kill his landlady. Using a court recess to do some freelance sleuthing, she follows the clues to a local group of actors and a bungling playwright (Ron Moody), who becomes her prime suspect. Charles Tingwell co-stars in this big-screen adaptation of Agatha Christie's Mrs. McGinty's Dead.