Dalian

Dantalian no Shoka (2011)

Actors: Miyuki Sawashiro (actress), Daisuke Ono (actor), Hiroyuki Yamaga (miscellaneous crew), Hiroyuki Yamaga (writer), Tatsuhiko Urahata (writer), Takeshi Yasuda (miscellaneous crew), Yasuhiro Takeda (producer), Tsuneo Takechi (miscellaneous crew), Yô Tsuji (composer), Kurasumi Sunayama (writer), Yoshikazu Kuretani (producer), Makoto Shiraishi (miscellaneous crew), Yuri Tamura (editor), Junka Kobayashi (producer), Gakuto Mikumo (writer),

Plot: Hugh Anthony Disward inherits an old mansion and a personal library from his grandfather. In the basement of the mansion, he meets a mysterious girl-Dalian. She is a Dantalian and a gateway to "Dantalian's bookshelf", which stores the prohibited books of the demons.

Keywords: england, post-world-war-one
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy,

Back Street (1961)

Actors: Hayden Rorke (actor), Reginald Gardiner (actor), Lilyan Chauvin (actress), Susan Hayward (actress), Eugene Borden (actor), Vera Miles (actress), Virginia Grey (actress), Don Dillaway (actor), Alex Gerry (actor), Charles Drake (actor), William Berger (actor), Joseph Mell (actor), Eddie Foster (actor), Frank Skinner (composer), Ross Hunter (producer),

Plot: Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.

Keywords: adultery, airport, alcoholic, alcoholic-wife, auction, awkward-situation, bare-chested-male, based-on-novel, beach-house, busy-signal
Genres: Drama,

Quotes:

Paul Saxon: [presenting her with a framed portrait of himself] Do you think you can build a room around that?::Rae Smith: Why not? I've built a life around it.

Mr. Venner: I've been looking forward to seeing you.::Rae Smith: But then why don't you turn on the lights? I don't glow in the dark you know.

Rae Smith: Do you know the worst part? He was trying to seduce me with champagne - domestic champagne.

Mr. Venner: [welcoming her to his shaded hotel room] I've been looking forward to seeing you.::Rae Smith: But then why don't you turn on the lights? I don't glow in the dark you know.

Paul Saxon: Liz! A few more drinks, and you'll fall flat on your face!::Liz Saxon: Let's find out!

Rae Smith: You could have waited!