Mirtis ir vyšnios medis / Death and the Cherry Tree. 1968.

Mirtis ir vyšnios medis / Death and the Cherry Tree. 1968.

 A glimpse at three children at play: a boy interested in war games and being in charge, a young girl who has tired of his domination and wants to fix him a pretend meal, and a newcomer, an older girl willing to cater to the boy but also mature enough to use her feminine attractions to gain her own control. The story ends with the young girl deserted by the boy and sadly returning home
Director: Arunas Zebriunas.
Cast: Inga Mickytė, Misha Andrievsky, Olga Vazlina.
USSR; Vilnius TV, 1968.
Language: Lithuanian.
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Materske znamienko / Pipo Schafft Alle. 1985.

 Der kleine Tomas „Pipo“ (Jozef Vrabel) Pipko aus Bratislava nimmt einen Irish Setter in Pflege, den er Silvo tauft. Er fahrt mit ihm auf dem Fahrrad zu Onkel Sirak (Viliam Polonyi) aufs Land. Dort trifft er Marian Djurina, genannt Maros (Andrej Belak), und Katka (Katka Sulajova) aus dem Kinderheim. Nach anfanglichen Schwierigkeiten werden Pipo und Maros beste Freunde. Als die Adoptiveltern mit Mario nicht zurechtkommen, nimmt Pipos Familie ihn bei sich auf.
Die Folgen dauerten jeweils eine halbe Stunde. Die Serie lief im gleichen Jahr unter dem Titel Pipo schafft alle in der DDR.
Director: Marta Gogalova.
Cast: Jozef Vrabel, Andrej Belak, Ivo Gogal, Jan Gresso, Mikulas Huba, Lubomir Kompanik, Iveta Kozkova, Jan Kroner, Zofia Martisova, Lubomir Pavlovic.
Czechoslovakia, 1985.
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Plenilunio. 1999.

 A lonely police detective tracks down a crazed child murderer. The movie develops both characters equally well. Most of us would be drawn more to the depiction of the killer as an aberrant type. He is well played as a person lost in his own world, with no friends, selling fresh fish, and drinking alone, unable even to ask for the check at one point, due to his acute inwardness. Our detective discovers the nude body of a young girl in the woods, the work of our killer. Unlike other films of this kind, this one moves (or plods) along at an absorbing pace, giving time for the detective to develop a relationship with an equally lonely school teacher. At one point, while they are making love, the killer is busy with another victim.
Director: Imanol Uribe.
Cast: Miguel Angel Sola, Adriana Ozores, Juan Diego Botto, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Charo Lopez, Chete Lera, Maria Galiana, Noelia Ortega, Chiqui Fernandez.
Spain, France, 1999.
Language: Spanish.
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Daddy Longlegs / Go Get Some Rosemary. 2009.

 After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny, 34 with graying frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny juggles his kids and everything else all within a midtown studio apartment in New York City. He ultimately faces the choice of being their father or their friend all with the idea that these two weeks must last 6 months. In these two weeks, a trip upstate, visitors from strange lands, a mother, a girlfriend, "magic" blankets, and complete lawlessness seem to take over their lives. The film is a swan song to excuses and responsibilities; to fatherhood and self-created experiences, and to what it's like to be truly torn between being a child and being an adult.
Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie.
Cast: Ronald Bronstein, Alex Greenblatt, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo, Victor Puccio, Lance 'Batman' Chamberlain, Baker Suitson, Peter Cramer, Eleonore Hendricks, Sean Price Williams, Dakota O'Hara.
USA, France, 2009.
Language: English, Russian.
Subtitles: English, Russian.
1280x720 HD
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Oblako Nad Rayem / A Cloud Above Paradise. 1999.

 A better version of this film is found!
"A Cloud above paradise" is a presentation short feature film, which symbolizes eternal problems of human life. Its plot is developing on a background of the Chernobyl tragedy consequences. This movie received the prize for the best short film of 2000 (Moscow). "A Cloud above paradise" was nominated for the best short feature film award at international festivals: "The Canadian Festival", "The Festival of Short Cinema" in S.Petersburg and Moscow. It aslo was presented on TV in Germany, Canada and the US.
Director: Alexandr Tsatsuev.
Cast: Denis Bazdyrev, Tariel Gabidzashvili, Ekaterina Mikhaylovskaya, Vladimir Pivovarov.
Russia, 1999.
Language: Russian.
Subtitles: English.
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A nagy füzet / The Notebook. 2013.

 HU. A film a második világháború idején egy határszéli faluban a nagymamájuknál nevelkedő és a könyörtelen világban túlélni igyekvő ikerpár megrázó története. A gyerekeknek egyedül kell megtanulniuk mindent, ami a túléléshez szükséges. Magányosan, éhezve és fázva vezetik naplójukat a nagy füzetbe. Följegyzik, mit láttak, mit hallottak, mit tettek, mit tanultak. Ugyan életben maradnak, de szívük megkeményedik, testük megedződik. A nagy füzet posztmodern háborúellenes dráma, nagyhatású parabola arról, milyen pusztító hatással van a háború a gyermeki pszichére.
A film Kristóf Ágota, magyar származású Svájcban élő író művéből készült.
A film öt nemzetközi díjai között a legrangosabbak a Karlovy Vary Nemzetközi Filmfesztivál (2013) Kristály Glóbusz díja Szász Jánosnak, és a Chicago-i Nemzetközi Filmfesztivál díja Molnár Piroska színésznőnek.
EN. The Notebook (Hungarian: A nagy füzet) is a 2013 Hungarian drama film directed by János Szász.
The Nazis have invaded Hungary and war is raging in the main cities. To avoid it, a woman leaves her thirteen-year-old twin boys at their grandmother's place in the countryside. The children don't know their grandmother, a dirty, miserly, and mean old woman who barely allows them inside the house. Left to their own devices, the two children learn to cope with hunger, the cold, and the everyday cruelty in a devastated country. To protect themselves, the twins reject all moral codes and values and instead take their lessons from the evil around them in order to try to survive. The siblings studiously note, as objectively as possible, their discoveries and their burgeoning knowledge in a notebook.
Director: János Szász.
Cast: László Gyémánt, András Gyémánt, Piroska Molnár, Ulrich Thomsen, Ulrich Matthes, Gyöngyvér Bognár, Sabin Tambrea, Péter Andorai, Diána Magdolna Kiss, Orsolya Tóth, János Derzsi.
Hungary, Germany, Austria, France, 2013.
Language: Russian (Hungarian).
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Zmory / Nightmares. 1979.

 Set before the first World War in part of Poland under Austrian occupation, the story of a young boy in primary school who later grows up to become a rebellious, poetic-minded teen in the same school when the national movement toward liberation is under way. The story of a country where church amd state work together to suppress the human spirit.

Director: Wojciech Marczewski.

Poland, 1979.

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A Menina do Lado. 1987.

PT. A Menina ao Lado conta a história de Mauro (Reginaldo Faria), um jornalista de 45 anos, que aluga uma casa em Búzios a fim de poder terminar o livro que escreve. Na casa ao lado, Alice (Flávia Monteiro), uma menina de 14 anos, afável e solitária, passa as férias. Pouco a pouco, o encanto da garota conquista Mauro que, contra as expectativas, se apaixona por Alice.
EN. 1. Middle-aged married journalist goes to the beach resort of Búzios, in Brazil, to write a book. Gradually, he falls in love with his neighbor's daughter, a beautiful teenager much younger than he, ignoring the social implications.
2. She's fifteen. He's about thirty years older than her. And they are in love. She knows what she is doing. So does he. The movie does not try to preach, just to show some people are like that. I must say I was happily surprised to see such potentially heavy subject handled as gently as it is. The actress was actually a virgin and fifteen when they filmed it, so her mother was present, and someone had to explain to the girl how to fake a sex scene. It was funny to see her recall the experience at a movie debate on Brazilian TV. And she looks convincing in the movie. I thought she was older, and doing a good job of looking younger, when I saw it. If you seriously believe no one under 18 has any emotional maturity, you're in for a shock.
Director: Alberto Salvá.
Cast: Reginaldo Faria, Flávia Monteiro, Débora Duarte, Sérgio Mamberti, Adriano Reys, John Herbert. Tânia Scher, Helena Arras, Vanessa Jardim.
Brazil, 1987.
Language: Portuguese.
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Syskonsalt. 2000.

 The siblings Linus, 19-years-old, who are taking driving licence and Vanja, 17-years-old, who's still in school. Their mom Eva works night shift at a hotel. We get to follow them during one month. Linus and Vanja begin to realize that they are living in a universe of their own. And there is neither room for the mom or boy- and girlfriends. At first it is only the longing love in unspoken thoughts. But when thought gets into words they realize that they are each others perfect half. They are drawn closer to each other and finally can't resist the taboo temptation in each others bodies. At first they deny, lie and try to resist. It's about shame and guilt and forbidden feelings which leads to a point where everything is at stake.

Director: Linus Tunstrom.

Cast: Lina Englund, Chatarina Larsson, Daniel Larsson, Embla Hjulstrom, Emil Sabel.

Sweden, 2000.

Language: Swedish.

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Tatínek na neděli. 1971.

 Jeden ze zcela zapomenutých filmů vypráví o tom, jak rozvedený tatínek důmyslně nachystá zdánlivě náhodné setkání jedenáctileté dcery se svou novou partnerkou. Avšak pozvání do hájovny, kde přebývají její rodiče, se nevydaří podle zamýšlených představ...
Director: Jaroslav Mach.
Cast: Svatopluk Matyáš, Zdena Machálková, Regina Rázlová, Radovan Lukavský, Zora Božinová, Milena Dvorská, Antonín Navrátil, Stanislav Hájek, Jan Lorman, Vladimír Jedenáctík, Karel Bělohradský, Jiřina Součková, Jarmila Šmídová, Jaromír Vaculík.
Czechoslovakia, 1971.
Language: Czech.
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Tatínek na neděli. 1971.

Ponette. 1996.

An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her, waiting for her mother to come back. She tries waiting, and when her mother still doesn't appear, tries magic chants, praying to God, and then becoming a child of God, to have some power over Him. All to no avail. But then, when she is in despair, her mother does come back...  
Director: Jacques Doillon.
Cast Victoire Thivisol, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Delphine Schiltz, Leopoldine Serre, Carla Ibled, Antoine Du Merle, Marie Trintignan, Claire Nebout.
France, 1996.
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La Tutora / The Tutor / Burnt Knees. 2016.

 PT. Mona consegue seu primeiro emprego de tutoria de duas crianças órfãs que vivem em uma casa abandonada no norte do país. Sua obsessão com a tentativa de educar estas duas crianças quase selvagens a deixa cega para o fato de que eles têm outros planos para ela.
EN. Mona picks up her first job tutoring two orphaned children living in a derelict house in the country. Her obsession with trying to educate these two nearly feral children blind her to the fact they have other plans for her.
Director: Iván Noel.
Cast: Valentino Vinco, Malena Alonso, Romina Pinto, Cristina Maresca, Julio Mendez,
Argentina, 2016.
Language: Spanish.
Subtitles: Russian, English.
1920x804 HD.
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Los días. 2012. HD.

 ES. Martina y Micaela, dos hermanas gemelas, viven con madre que se ocupa de ellas: las despierta, les cocina, las ayuda con los deberes escolares, las peina y las viste. También las acompaña a sus clases de catequesis y a castings en la Capital, con la intención de que sus hijas sean actrices famosas. Una rutina que se altera cuando Norma comienza a trabajar y abandona las tareas del hogar. Martina y Micaela se quedan solas y, en una situación de frágil desamparo y libertad, inician un aprendizaje de supervivencia doméstica.
EN. Twin sisters Martina and Micaela live with their mother, Norma who takes care of them. She also accompanies them to their classes of catechesis (basic Christian religious education) and to castings in the capital, with the intention that her daughters would be famous actresses. The routine is altered when Norma begins to work and leaves the tasks of the home. Martina and Micaela are left alone and, in a situation of fragile helplessness and freedom, begin a learning of domestic survival.
Director: Ezequiel Yanco.
Cast: Micaela Mendes, Martina Méndez, Norma Ponzio.
Argentina, 2012.
Language: Spanish.
Subtitles: English.
1280x720 HD
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Los días. 2012.

Chiedo asilo / Seeking Asylum. 1979.

 IT. Chiedo asilo è un film del 1979 diretto da Marco Ferreri, vincitore dell'Orso d'argento, gran premio della giuria al Festival di Berlino del 1980.
Per la prima volta in una scuola materna di Corticella (Bologna) prende servizio un maestro di sesso maschile. Roberto, questo il suo nome, è un eccellente educatore, che stabilisce subito un ottimo rapporto con i bambini (che fra l'altro apprezzano moltissimo l'insolita presenza non "materna" nel corpo insegnante), e con le colleghe; tuttavia i suoi metodi educativi, piuttosto anticonvenzionali e ispirati ad una grande libertà, lo porteranno ad avere alcuni problemi con i tutori dell'ordine. Roberto instaura una relazione con Isabella, madre nubile della sua alunna Michela, e la donna si ritrova un'altra volta incinta; inoltre si lega di particolare amicizia con Gianluigi, un bambino affetto da disturbi comportamentali, che non parla e si alimenta pochissimo e in considerazione di questo viene allontanato dall'asilo per essere ospitato in una casa di cura. Nell'estate successiva Isabella, prossima al parto, manifesta l'intenzione di trasferirsi in Sardegna dove possiede un cinema dismesso. Roberto, pur non espressamente invitato a seguirla, la accompagna insieme a un gruppo di bambini fra cui Gianluigi. Proprio nei giorni in cui Isabella dà alla luce il suo secondo bambino Gianluigi dà segni di guarigione.
EN. Roberto has a new job as the teacher at a nursery school. The first child he meets is Gianluigi, who's mute. Roberto is spirited, bringing a TV into class, then a donkey. He takes children on an unscheduled field trip to their fathers' plant. He dates Isabella, the mother of one of his students, and soon she's pregnant. He's moody about it, so Isabella leaves for her family's abandoned movie theater in Sardinia, but not before Roberto is briefly arrested and questioned about past radical activity. He takes ten children, including Gianluigi, to Sardinia for the baby's birth, and there, surrounded by the sea, the mother of us all, he and Gianluigi play out their surprising bond.
Director: Marco Ferreri.
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Dominique Laffin, Chiara Moretti, Carlo Monni, Girolamo Marzano, Franco Trevisi, Luca Levi, Lauro Versari.
Italy, France, 1979.
Language: Italian, Russian.
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Unde eşti, copilărie? / Childhood Memories. 1988.

 După mai bine de douazeci de ani de la întâlnirea celor doi interpreți ai serialului Năică, Alexandra Foamete și Bogdan Untaru, Smărăndița, azi regizoare, pornește în căutarea interpretului ideal pentru un rol de copil…
Director: Elisabeta Bostan.
Cast: Alexandra Foamete, Bogdan Untaru,
Romania, 1988.
Language: Romanian.
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Unde eşti, copilărie? / Childhood Memories. 1988.

L'année du certif. 1996.

 FR. Un roman vivant et chaleureux comme la mémoire collective
Les Cévennes, dans la France des années trente. C'est la grande époque du certificat d'études. Les écoles, les villages même s'affrontent, par l'intermédiaire de eurs champions, pour le prix cantonal. Chaque instituteur se doit d'avoir au moins une fois dans sa carrière le premier du canton...
dès l'été, commence l'année terrible. paul Fontanes, l'instituteur de Saint-André-la-Vallée prépare son fils Antoine ; Mlle Rachel, de Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, lance dans la bataille la tendre et folle Pascaline.
Pendant que les jeunes candidats connaissent leurs premiers émois amoureux et se passionnent pour les romances à deux sous, les espoirs et désespoirs des instituteurs viennent fausser la règle du jeu. Alors, entre adultes et enfants, se noue un drame qui ne connaîtra son épiogue que douze ans plus tard...
L'Année du certif a été adapté pour la télévision en 1996 par Jacques Renard.
EN. This certificate was formerly obtained by pupils at the end of primary school. It disappeared and in the naughties is nothing but a memory for older people, retired or soon-to-be-retired. I thought myself of taking it, but the principal told my mother it was useless.
The teacher of a small village has a dream: he wants his son to get his certificate and to be the best in the district ("Canton"). His younger son is less gifted: he is ashamed of him and treats him like a dunce. His obsession is so strong his marriage (his wife is a schoolteacher too) is soon on the rocks. Enter a handsome teacher and this is no more the perfect family.
The day of the exam is particularly well directed, with the inspector of schools and the inhabitants talking arithmetic and spelling. When the results are announced, there will be some surprises. And even an unexpected twist, ten years later. This is an above average MTV work.
Director: Jacques Renard.
Cast: Jacques Bonnaffé, Mireille Perrier, Jean Yanne, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Laetitia Legrix, Michèle Moretti, Félix Briaud, Sébastien Chamaillard, Ervan Kawczinski, Magali Cotta, Sarah Pradeaud.
France, 1996.
Language: French.
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L'année du certif. 1996.

Phares d'ouest / Western Lights. 1990.

 This documentary is about 12 French teenagers who sail a large sailing ship (with the help of two or three adults), following the same course Columbus followed from Spain to the Yucatan Peninsula, with stops at various Caribbean islands.
It's an excellent film with decent production values for the time. The boys clearly know how to sail and demonstrate a lot of courage and skill. There is one great scene in which a woman sings on the beach, and her dog tries to sing along with her.
This film would be excellent for families, teenagers interested in sailing, and others interested in Columbus, the Caribbean, the Canary Islands, Spain and Mexico. It is also a good film if you want to brush up on your colloquial French, although it has English subtitles for those who do not speak French.
Director: Bernard Poggi.
France, 1990.
Language: French.
Subtitles: English.
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Phares d'ouest / Western Lights. 1990.

Heimat, deine Lieder. 1959.

 Neun Flüchtlingskinder hat die junge Eva in ihr Herz geschlossen. Wie eine Mutter kümmert sie sich um die Mädchen und Jungen im SOS-Kinderdorf. Das einzige, was Eva fehlt, ist ein lieber Mann und treu sorgender Vater. Bei einem Unfall trifft sie mit dem reichen Müßiggänger Paul ihren absoluten Traummann. Und auch der notorische Schwerenöter verliebt sich auf den ersten Blick.
Director: Paul May.
Cast: Sabine Bethmann, Rudolf Lenz, Ingeborg Schöner, Peter Vogel, Ursula Herking, Hans Nielsen, Christiane Maybach, Annie Rosar, Michl Lang, Walter Ladengast, Paul Hörbiger.
West Germany, 1959.
Language: German.
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Heimat, deine Lieder. 1959.