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Mothers are women who inhabit or perform the role of bearing some relation to their children, who may or may not be their biological offspring. Thus, dependent on the context, women can be considered mothers by virtue of having given birth, by raising their child(ren), supplying their ovum for fertilization, or some combination thereof. Such conditions provide a way of delineating the concept of motherhood, or the state of being a mother. Women who meet the third and first categories usually fall under the terms 'birth mother' or 'biological mother', regardless of whether the individual in question goes on to parent their child. Accordingly, a woman who meets only the second condition may be considered an adoptive mother, and those who meet only the third a surrogacy mother.
The above concepts defining the role of mother are neither exhaustive nor universal, as any definition of 'mother' may differ based on how social, cultural, and religious roles are defined. The parallel conditions and terms for males: those who are (typically biologically) fathers do not, by definition, take up the role of fatherhood. It should also be noted that mother and fatherhood are not limited to those who are or have parented. Women who are pregnant may be referred to as expectant mothers or mothers-to-be, though such applications tend to be less readily applied to (biological) fathers or adoptive parents.
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, CC OQ ChLD (/ˈdiːɒn/;French: [selin d(z)ijɔ̃]; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman and occasional actress. Born into a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland. Following a series of French albums in the early 1980s, she signed on to CBS Records Canada in 1986. In 1990, she released the English-language album Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.
During the 1990s, with the help of Angélil, she achieved worldwide fame after signing with Epic Records and releasing several English albums along with additional French albums, becoming one of the most successful artists in pop music history. Two of her albums, Falling Into You (1996) and Let's Talk About Love (1997), were both certified diamond in the US. In addition, her 1995 album D'eux, is the best-selling French-language album of all time. However, in 1999 at the height of her success, Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment in order to start a family and spend time with her husband, who had been diagnosed with cancer. She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed a three-year (later extended to almost five years) contract to perform nightly in a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada.
Actors: Alexandra Metaxa (actress), Merlin Rooma (writer), Merlin Rooma (director), Merlin Rooma (producer), Christopher Foran (actor), Janeen Ratcliffe (editor), Kendra Raag (actor), Richard Adams (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Éric Caravaca (actor), Aïssa Maïga (actress), Samir Guesmi (actor), Gilbert Melki (actor), Barbet Schroeder (actor), Benoît Magimel (actor), Jean Douchet (actor), Olivier Loustau (actor), Laurent Claret (actor), Grégoire Hetzel (composer), Jean-Claude Dumas (actor), François Pujol (miscellaneous crew), Simon Jacquet (editor), Cédric Weber (actor), Astrid Adverbe (actress),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Wic Kjellin (editor), Mona Geijer-Falkner (actress), Holger Löwenadler (actor), Gösta Prüzelius (actor), Björn Gustafson (actor), Birgitta Andersson (actress), Hjördis Petterson (actress), Sven Holmberg (actor), Björn Gustafson (actor), Douglas Håge (actor), Tommy Johnson (actor), Gösta Krantz (actor), Jarl Kulle (actor), Inga Gill (actress), Lars Ekborg (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Lorens Marmstedt (producer), Stig Olin (writer), Mona Malm (actress), Karl-Arne Holmsten (actor), Hanny Schedin (actress), Siv Ericks (actress), Mona Geijer-Falkner (actress), Hasse Ekman (actor), Stig Olin (actor), Gösta Prüzelius (actor), Ingvar Kjellson (actor), John Elfström (actor), Torsten Lilliecrona (actor), Stig Olin (director), Sven Lindberg (actor),
Plot: The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the border. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Force Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.
Keywords: air-force-pilot, airforce, airplane, airplane-accident, aviation, aviator, based-on-novel, car-accident, cold-war-era, ejection-seatActors: Lorens Marmstedt (producer), Stig Olin (writer), Mona Malm (actress), Karl-Arne Holmsten (actor), Hanny Schedin (actress), Siv Ericks (actress), Mona Geijer-Falkner (actress), Hasse Ekman (actor), Stig Olin (actor), Gösta Prüzelius (actor), Ingvar Kjellson (actor), John Elfström (actor), Torsten Lilliecrona (actor), Stig Olin (director), Sven Lindberg (actor),
Plot: The year is 1954. The war in Korea has just ended and the superpowers stand by each side of the border. The peace in Europe is fragile and the cold war is imminent. At F8 - Air Force Base, the yellow squadron stand ready with its J29 fighters.
Keywords: air-force-pilot, airforce, airplane, airplane-accident, aviation, aviator, based-on-novel, car-accident, cold-war-era, ejection-seatActors: Eddie Kane (actor), Arthur Lake (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Warren Hymer (actor), Clarence Kolb (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), Walter Catlett (actor), Billy Engle (actor), Frank Austin (actor), Clyde Fillmore (actor), Sam Finn (actor), Dudley Dickerson (actor), Billy Gilbert (actor), Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian (actor), Nolan Leary (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Robert Brower (actor), Adolphe Menjou (actor), Milton Sills (actor), Frederick Vroom (actor), Winifred Greenwood (actress), Fontaine La Rue (actress), George Melford (director), Loyola O'Connor (actress), Ann Forrest (actress), Mae Giraci (actress), Z. Wall Covington (writer), William Vaughn Moody (writer), John Curry (actor), Mrs. William Vaughn Moody (writer), Edward Vroom (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: J. Barney Sherry (actor), Thomas H. Ince (producer), George Fisher (actor), Howard C. Hickman (actor), Thomas H. Ince (actor), Charles K. French (actor), John Gilbert (actor), Jerome Storm (actor), Woodrow Wilson (actor), Kate Bruce (actress), Claire Du Brey (actress), Enid Markey (actress), Herschel Mayall (actor), Fanny Midgley (actress), C. Gardner Sullivan (writer),
Plot: Allegorical film about peace. A king starts a war, many of the women are against it, people are pressed into service. A count has constructed a submarine and gets the order to sink an ocean liner, that is also carrying - supposedly - ammunition for the enemy. The count refuses to fire the torpedos, and sinks the submarine. He survives, but in a limbo between death and life where he meets Jesus, who takes him over to preach peace. Naturally the king arrests him and sentences him to death for treason, but then Jesus shows him the real face of war.
Keywords: fictional-war, one-word-title, pacifism, parable, reference-to-jesus-christ, submarine, survival, torpedo, u-boatActors: D.W. Griffith (director), William A. Carroll (actor), Robert Harron (actor), Edwin August (actor), Charles Hill Mailes (actor), Frank Opperman (actor), Alfred Paget (actor), Jack Pickford (actor), Kate Bruce (actress), Josephine Crowell (actress), Ella Hall (actress), Grace Henderson (actress), Mae Marsh (actress), Claire McDowell (actress), Mary Pickford (actress),
Plot: Nora, a wild girl who lives with her alcoholic father, is forced to attend school. The untamed girl, who does not know how to socialize, is soon taunted by the other children. She warms towards the kind schoolteacher, as he befriends and encourages her, until she is told to wear the dunce cap at a spelling bee. She then angrily leaves the school and encounters a slick huckster. He convinces her they will run away and be married. Meanwhile, the schoolteacher, concerned over the waif's absence, goes looking for her. He encounters her at a crossroad, being spirited away by the cad. He calls the man's bluff by telling them he will get the minister to marry them at once. The huckster high-tails it out of town, leaving a rejected Nora. The caring schoolteacher, lovingly escorts her back to school.
Keywords: ruralActors: Hobart Bosworth (director), Hobart Bosworth (actor), Elmer Clifton (actor), Al Ernest Garcia (actor), Al Ernest Garcia (actor), Clay M. Greene (actor), William Hutchinson (actor), Phyllis Gordon (actress), Betty Harte (actress), William Nicholas Selig (producer), Edward H. Philbrook (actor), Mrs. L. Shaw (actress), Harry Ennis (actor), C.C. Fralick (actor), Sammy Weiss (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,