The Lost Michelle Obama Tapes: Tape Number One - The Sermon on the Mount According to Michelle Obama (2008)

Actors: Tony Aaron II (actor), Iyad Hajjaj (actor), Chris Conlee (director), Christopher Roth (editor), Iyad Hajjaj (miscellaneous crew), Sashen Naicker (actor), Justin Kymberly Cloud (actress), Justin Kymberly Cloud (actress), Christopher Prach (actor), Christopher Prach (actor), Ken Tietjen (actor), Sara Banerjee (actress), Sara Banerjee (actress), Patricia Lee (actress), Ken Tietjen (actor),

Plot: A Political Satire / Comedy set during the period when Barack and Michelle Obama were members of Reverend Jeremiah Wright's Trinity United Church of Christ and Barack Obama was busy battling Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination. During this busy and tumultuous time, Reverend Wright leaves town to visit friends in Libya, leaving Michelle Obama in charge of the Church and in charge of conducting her own version of Sunday Services!

Keywords: character-name-in-title, number-in-title, reference-to-barack-obama
Genres: Comedy, Short,
Taglines: If you thought Reverend Wright was bad, wait until you get a load of HER!

Molière (2007)

Actors: Marc Missonnier (producer), Edouard Baer (actor), François Toumarkine (actor), Ludivine Sagnier (actress), Fabrice Luchini (actor), Corinne Devaux (miscellaneous crew), Olivier Delbosc (producer), Philippe du Janerand (actor), Laura Morante (actress), Wilfred Benaïche (actor), Jean-Claude Jay (actor), Romain Duris (actor), Christophe Chauveau (miscellaneous crew), Jean-Michel Lahmi (actor), Nicolas Vaude (actor),

Plot: In 1657, playwright/actor Molière, having been given a theater in the capital by the King, is back in Paris after touring the kingdom of France with his company of players. One day, a young lady asks him to follow her to the deathbed of her mother... Thirteen years earlier, Molière already runs a troupe but goes broke and is thrown to prison. Fortunately (?) his debt is covered by Monsieur Jourdain, a rich man who wants him to help him rehearse a one-act play he has written with a view to seducing a beautiful bright young widow, Célimène. As Jourdain is married to Elmire, and is the "respectable" father of two daughters his design must remain secret so Molière is introduced into the house as Tartuffe, an austere priest...

Keywords: 1600s, 1640s, 17th-century, acting, actor, arranged-marriage, box-office-flop, character-name-in-title, dancing, disguise
Genres: Comedy, History,

Quotes:

Elmire Jourdain: [to Molière/Poquelin] Mr. Tartuffe, I understood long ago that men of the Church are for the most part mere actors, who endlessly repeat the same lines, with more or less conviction.

M. Jourdain: Your father said you studied law?::Thomas: Trade law, to be exact.::M. Jourdain: What a fine idea! I wanted a son to bequeath my business to.::Thomas: How is business?::M. Jourdain: I can't complain.::Thomas: You're wrong. Our laws are reprehensible. Business in France is impossible. But I have concrete ideas on ways to increase profits.::Dorante: Thomas, I fear this conversation could lead to boredom.::M. Jourdain: Not at all. Not at all. Please continue.::Thomas: For example, did you know you could save on labor costs by setting up shop in Spain, where people earn four times less?::Dorante: [rolling his eyes] In Spain! And why not China?

Elmire Jourdain: Unhappiness has comic aspects one should never underestimate::Jean-Baptiste Poquelin: How could I joke about that which makes me weep? This type of comedy does not exist.::Elmire Jourdain: Well, then... invent it.

Célimène: What angel sent you to make us laugh like this? We're so dreadfully starved for entertainment.::Jean-Baptiste Poquelin: What, madame? I thought the greatest minds jostled their way in here.::Célimène: If you knew what we endured. It's often a draw between boredom and the grotesque. People jostle, yes, only to declare their unwanted passion. Like that poor Mr. Jourdain.::Jean-Baptiste Poquelin: Mr. Jourdain, you say?::Célimène: Imagine a farmyard rooster, disguised as a pheasant, sputtering rhymes in my face a child of eight would no longer dare read. You see my predicament. Then the oaf gazes stupidly at me hoping to be loved in return. As if I could possibly be interested in every uncouth merchant and farmer who aspires to become a marquis.::M. Jourdain: [revealing himself after having been disguised as a woman in the background] How right you are, Madame. How clever your mind is at unmasking our weaknesses. The truth be told, I admire you. I thought it was your intelligence that made you an exceptional being. I realize now it's only your upbringing that gives you style for your soul is entirely devoted to cruelty. You amuse your suite with jokes about those who are absent. But I say it is an insult to your beauty, your intelligence, and your rank that you're incapable of stating what you truly think to one's face. You used the donkey as an example: an animal that waits until you're not looking to kick you. I shall go now, Madame, and leave you to bray about me in my absence.

Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life (1992)

Actors: Basil Poledouris (composer), Anne Carr (miscellaneous crew), Brady Coleman (actor), Miguel Sandoval (actor), Jeff Kober (actor), Peter Werner (director), Chris Cooper (actor), Sonny Carl Davis (actor), Rene Auberjonois (actor), Blue Deckert (actor), Daniel Baldwin (actor), M.C. Gainey (actor), Bob Gunton (actor), Timothy Scott (actor), Pam Fuller (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Alone on "Executioner's Row," Ned Blessing is a haggard, old cowboy and former sheriff. With nothing more than reflections on a life that's been filled with danger and excitement, he marks his time waiting and hoping that the man responsible for his imprisonment makes an appearance before the hangman does. With only a few days left to live, Blessing recounts his unbelievable life story. We meet Ned as a young boy heading west with his father, Anthony. We see the brutal shooting of Ned's father by the notorious Bruto Half-Tongue and Ned's enslavement by the Commancheros, a dangerous band of Mexican outlaws. While in Mexico, Ned meets Crescencio, a healer and visionary who will watch out for Ned the rest of his life. We also meet the beautiful Jilly Blue, the love of Ned's life, and the ruthless Tors Buckner, Ned's worst enemy. With just days between Ned and the noose, Ned has nothing to gain and no time to lose. But as we witness how these characters helped to weave Ned's life together in this action adventure Western, Ned's about to set his record straight...if the hangman doesn't get there first.

Keywords: anger, applause, arm-sling, bank-president, bank-robbery, bar, bartender, blood, bracelet, busking
Genres: Western,
Taglines: Between heaven and the hangman stands...

Quotes:

Bruto Half-Tongue: What are you doing sitting under my little shade tree?::Anthony Blessing: Your shade tree?::Bruto Half-Tongue: Yes my shade tree. Isn't that right Ignacio?::Anthony Blessing: Well our apologies. We didn't know it was your shade tree.::Bruto Half-Tongue: Well, it's too late to say I'm sorry, amigo. Look, you have already used up all the shade. Now there is none left for me.

[Ned Blessing, awaiting his date with the hangman, decides to write his life story]::Ned Blessing: Chapter 1 - Tors Buckner Robs Me of My Past and Future... Ned Blessing - you've probably heard of me by now - newspapers, magazines, the Police Gazette and such. The scribblers have been comin' in here on a daily basis, pushin' and shovin' to get the story of my life. That's all right with me. I wouldn't let Sheriff James T. Neemeier and his mob of lice-scratchers catch me in the first place if I wasn't lookin' for attention.

Il ritorno di Ribot (1991)

Actors: Charles Aznavour (actor), Nino Fuscagni (actor), Franco Trevisi (actor), Delia Boccardo (actress), Gianni Romoli (writer), Dardano Sacchetti (writer), Roberto Bisacco (actor), Nikolas Lansky (actor), Pamela Villoresi (actress), Stefano Sudriè (writer), Pino Passalacqua (director), Franco Califano (actor), Umberto Morale (actor), Lorenzo De Pasqua (actor), Massimiliano Governi (writer),

Plot: Sixteen-year-old Saverio lives together with his mother and her lover, Marcello, a smalltime criminal, in a rundown part of Rome's suburbs. Saverio keeps trying to improve his financial situation again and again by stealing car radios and selling them off to Marcello, until one day he gets caught. Because Saverio is still a minor, Bianca, a dedicated lawyer, decides to take a personal interest in his case. But when she turns up at his mother's apartment and wants to have a serious talk with her and Marcello, a fierce argument ensues, in the course of which Marcello throws Bianca out. Saverio leaves the building with Bianca, and takes her up on her offer of driving him into Rome. But when she has to stop at a petrol station, the young boy leaps behind the wheel and drives off with the car. However, in the middle of the night the car has gearbox trouble. Saverio leaves it standing at the side of the road and decides to fight his way across the fields through the pouring rain to the next village. But after a while he reaches a stable. Since he's totally wet through, he decides that he'll spend the rest of the night there. Quietly, he creeps into the stable; several horses are standing there. One of them, a fine-looking black stallion, seems to be particularly restless. Saverio senses instantly that something is hurting the animal. And he realises that a strap has been pulled too tight, and must be causing him incredible pain. He loosens the strap, and the horse immediately calms down. Saverio gently strokes the animal's flanks, while the horse sniffs at the strange boy in curiosity. A deep feeling of kinship overcomes both of them. Little does Saverio know that he has landed up in one of Italy's most famous racing stables, and that the horse is none other than Brac, a stallion that his trainer Vanni considers the successor to the legendary champion Ribot, a horse that Vanni rode to victory time and time again and who used to be referred to as the "stallion of the century". However, just like Ribot before him, Brac is a difficult, unpredictable horse; he'll allow nobody near him, he won't allow himself to be saddled, and won't allow himself to be ridden either. When Vanni catches the strange youth in his stable in the early hours of the morning with Brac, his favourite horse, and instantly senses that the young man has a special relationship with Brac and that the horse appears to trust him, he spontaneously offers Saverio a job in his racing stables. Saverio, however, has to obey him unconditionally. And this is something that Saverio, with his fierce love of freedom, really has no time for. They soon have a fierce argument, and at the height of it, Vanni locks Saverio into a room in order to show him who's boss. Saverio won't stand for this. And when Vanni goes to check on him a short while later he is outraged to discover that he has run away. Deeply disappointed, Vanni decides to forget all about Saverio. But he hadn't reckoned with Brac. The horse breaks out of his stable and goes off hunting for Saverio. Vanni follows him in amazement and a short while later they do indeed find Saverio. Now that he sees how much the horse actually trusts the youth, he decides to give him another chance. But the police soon arrive at the stables, looking for Saverio. Vanni denies having seen the boy. However, after the police have gone, Vanni is taken to task by the incensed jockey Todini: how dare he employ a thief, let alone conceal his existence? That kind of behaviour is the height of irresponsibility, indeed it's almost criminal! Little do the two men know that Saverio is eavesdropping on their conversation. Enraged by Todini's behaviour, but also filled with despair that his past keeps on catching up with him, Saverio takes his leave of Brac for a second time and, with a heavy heart, he goes off. For the next few weeks he's permanently on the run. It's a sad and miserable existence. The worst part of it all, however, is not the fact that he's permanently hungry; it's the overwhelming urge he has to see Brac once more. When he reads one day that Brac is to take part in a Derby, he can't stand it any longer, and he sets off for the racetrack to see his favourite horse once again. He arrives just at the point where Brac is meant to be led into the starter box. But the horse is shying and refusing, kicking, and rearing up, and however hard they try, they just can't get him to go into the box. At this point Saverio, with hardly a thought about the possible consequences for himself, leaps out from where he has been hiding and goes up towards his friend Brac. It only takes a few words from him before the horse is completely calm once more, and he leads him into the starter box as if it were the easiest thing in the world. And Brac wins the race effortlessly. A new champion is born. Vanni, however, intercedes with Todini and the owner of the stables on Saverio's behalf. And as a result, Saverio is finally able to go back to work in the company of his favourite horse. But shortly after this, something happens that threatens to destroy Saverio's new life in the stables yet again: Brac and three other valuable horses get stolen... The police are at a complete loss. The thieves have left no traces, and nobody has any idea of where the horses might have been taken. But the police inspector is pretty sure of one thing: the thieves must have had an accomplice who also worked in the stables, otherwise they wouldn't have had such an easy time of things. Since he's stolen before, and his reputation isn't all that great anyway, Saverio reckons that he'll be suspected pretty soon of having helped the horse thieves. He confides his misgivings to Vanni; Vanni encourages Saverio when he tells him of his plan to go and hunt down the horses and the thieves by himself. So Saverio gets in touch with Bianca, the lawyer, and asks her to help him. Bianca, who is extremely pleased to observe the transformation that Saverio has gone through, is happy to help him, though she doesn't think he'll be all that successful as a detective. But in order to do something at least, she takes Saverio to Massimo, editor-in-chief of one of Rome's daily newspapers. He promises to tell them the moment he hears anything about Brac or the other horses and also advises them to take a look at some of the less important, unofficial races, closed to the public, where promising racehorses get tested out. But none of their visits to these races brings Bianca and Saverio the success they are hoping for. Moreover, Saverio assumes - correctly - that the thieves can't cope with Brac and that the horse is refusing to race. Deeply disappointed, Saverio goes back to the stud farm. It is there, one evening, that he accidentally overhears one of the stable lads having a conversation with a stranger about a racehorse. A horse that won't let anyone lead it into the starter box. Filled with excitement, Saverio hides in the boot of the stranger's car and in this way he eventually ends up in a stable that looks abandoned, in which he finds Brac. He notifies the police, the criminals are placed under arrest, and Saverio is the hero of the hour. His fame spreads as far as Rome, where his mother is overjoyed to realise that her son is doing so well. Saverio's success encourages her to take a stand for the first time ever against Marcello: when he leaves a suitcase full of drugs in her apartment one day she contacts the police. But she still doesn't have the courage to get back in touch with Saverio, since she thinks it's her fault that he ran away from home in the first place. Meanwhile, at the racing stables, Saverio is being encouraged by Martina, the stable owner's beautiful daughter, to train as a jockey. At first, Saverio is overawed by this new challenge. But old Vanni encourages him too, and so Saverio finally begins his training. He's not worried about the practical side of it, he's very good with horses. And as far as the theoretical side of things is concerned, he's able to rely on Vanni's support. Soon, the day of the examination arrives. Saverio passes with ease. Little does he know, however, that on that very day, Vanni, who congratulates him, overjoyed, has just discovered that he is suffering from an incurable disease and does not have very much longer to live. At this point, Saverio could have had a wonderful time as Brac's jockey. But the young man still doesn't have complete control over his violent temper, and he still seems unreliable. And one day, when he allows a stable boy to provoke him into a loud argument, which ends up with the two of them coming to blows, Saverio is forbidden to work with Brac. He isn't even allowed to go anywhere near the valuable horse. But neither Vanni nor the owner of the stables have taken Brac's obstinacy into account. Brac knows better than any human being what potential Saverio has in him. The horse therefore becomes more and more nervous and restless, until finally he won't let himself be calmed down or ridden by anyone other than Saverio. One day, when the horse kicks the jockey who is meant to be riding him in the Grand Prix de Paris so hard that he has to go to hospital, there's only one other person who can replace the jockey and ride the horse to victory: Saverio. The day of the race arrives, and Saverio and Brac, ranked as outsiders, are on the way to the start. But suddenly Saverio loses his nerve. The pressure of expectation weighing down on him is too heavy to bear, and his self-confidence isn't up to it. He's only a boy from the backstreets of Rome, how on earth will he be able to ride such a top-class horse as Brac to victory in such an important race? He refuses to ride. And now, all those who'd always considered Saverio unreliable and unrestrained seemed to be proved right. But Vanni remembers just how nervous he himself had been before his first ever major race with Ribot. He gives Saverio a pep talk and at the very last moment he manages to persuade him to go to his starting position. And the miracle happens. Outsiders Saverio and Brac win the race by a very convincing margin. Saverio is overjoyed and falls into Vanni's arms. But the excitement proves to be too much for Vanni. He collapses, and dies. Happy, however, in the knowledge that Brac is now following the same path as the great Ribot, and that Saverio will be his (Vanni's) worthy successor. Shortly afterwards, Saverio receives a visitor on the stud farm. Bianca has brought Saverio's mother to see him. Mother and son embrace each other tearfully after such a long separation. And, full of pride, Saverio shows his mother the wonderful horse who helped him become what he is today.

Keywords: tv-mini-series
Genres: ,

Marquis (1989)

Actors: Michel Robin (actor), François Marthouret (actor), Reinhardt Wagner (composer), Roland Topor (writer), Jacques Bouanich (actor), Chantal Hymans (editor), Roger Crouzet (actor), Marquis de Sade (writer), Claudie Ossard (producer), Serge Blumental (actor), Bob Morel (actor), Eric van Beuren (producer), Vicky Messica (actor), Nathalie Juvet (actress), Henri Xhonneux (writer),

Plot: The scene is a pre-French Revolution Bastille, where various political prisoners are being held: a woman who was raped and impregnated by the king, a police chief who was accused of selling bad pork, and the Marquis, who was unjustly accused of working for the overthrow of the king. The Marquis is only interested in writing his deviant stories, while his penis yearns for a little action (they argue about this frequently), the prime candidate being the jailer who likes to be buggered. The corrupt priest arranges to have the pregnant woman raped by the Marquis so they can claim the king had nothing to do with it. The priest also steals the Marquis' manuscripts and publishes them for his own profit. Things come to a head as the people rise up against the tyranny.

Keywords: 18th-century, animal, anthropomorphism, claymation, costume, coup-d'état, france, french-revolution, imprisonment, marquis-de-sade
Genres: Animation, Comedy,

Quotes:

Marquis: My one and only noble point may be found in my bodily appendage, whom I will consult democratically as he is rather whimsical.

Le désordre et la nuit (1958)

Actors: Sylvain Levignac (actor), René Berthier (actor), Robert Berri (actor), René Hell (actor), François Chaumette (actor), Pierre Collet (actor), Jean-Pierre Cassel (actor), Jean Degrave (actor), François Chaumette (actor), Edward Fleming (actor), Paul Frankeur (actor), Jean Gabin (actor), Gabriel Gobin (actor), Roger Hanin (actor), Robert Manuel (actor),

Plot: Albert Simoni possède une boite de nuit à Paris et vit entouré par une série d'amis : Blasco, Marquis, Lucky... Un soir il sort avec Lucky, une fille allemande, et il est tué avec trois coups de pistolet. L'inspecteur Vallois, chargé de l'enquête découvre que Lucky est toxicomane et qu'elle pourrait bien être impliquée dans le meurtre. Mais Valois tombe amoureux de Lucky et garde le silence avec ses supérieurs. Lucky est arrivée à Paris avec l'espoir de devenir une chanteuse, mais son talent est modeste. Mais qui lui fournit la morphine après la mort de Simoni ?

Keywords: based-on-novel, french-noir, junkie
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller,

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)

Actors: Francis Pierlot (actor), Jerry Paris (actor), Edgar Barrier (actor), Jack Perry (actor), Don Beddoe (actor), Jim Mason (actor), Lloyd Corrigan (actor), John Crawford (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), José Ferrer (actor), Bobby Hale (actor), John Harmon (actor), Percy Helton (actor), Robin Hughes (actor), William Prince (actor),

Plot: France, 1640: Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results. Much cut from the play, but dialogue not rewritten.

Keywords: 1600s, 17th-century, ambush, baker, balcony, based-on-play, battle, cadet, cardinal-the-priest, catholic-priest
Genres: Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Fabulous Hero! Famous Nose! The Most Loved of All Love Stories! ... he was the three musketeers in one, and one lover in a million!

Quotes:

[first lines]::Montfleury: Thrice happy he who hides from pomp and power/ In sylvan shade or or solitary bower/ Where balmy zephyrs fan his burning cheeks...::Cyrano de Bergerac: Clown! King of Clowns! Leave the stage at once!

Montfleury: Sir, I will not allow you to insult me in this manner.::Cyrano de Bergerac: Really? In what manner would you prefer?

Cyrano de Bergerac: Very well, let the old fellow come now. He shall find me on my feet sword in hand.::Roxane: Cyrano!::Le Bret: He's delirious.::Cyrano de Bergerac: I can see him now - he grins. He is looking at my nose, that skeleton. You there - who are you? A hundred against one, eh? I know them now, my ancient enemies...::[Cyrano thrusts his sword at the empty air]::Cyrano de Bergerac: Falsehood! There! There! Prejudice! Compromise! Cowardice! What's that? Surrender? No! Never! Never!::[He slashes his sword wildly]::Cyrano de Bergerac: Ah, you too, Vanity? I knew you would overthrow me in the end. No! I fight on! I fight on! I fight on!

[last lines]::Cyrano de Bergerac: All my laurels you have riven away... and my roses; yet in spite of you there is one crown I bear away with me. And tonight, when I enter before God, my salute shall sweep away all the stars from the blue threshold! One thing without stain, unspotted from the world in spite of doom mine own::[he raises his hand high]::Cyrano de Bergerac: and that is... my white plume.

Cyrano de Bergerac: You may go. / Or tell me, why are you staring at my nose?::The Meddler: No!::Cyrano de Bergerac: It disgusts you, then? Does its color appear to you unwholesome? / Or its form obscene?::The Meddler: But I've been careful not to look!::Cyrano de Bergerac: And why not if you please? / Possibly you find it just a trifle large!

Cyrano de Bergerac: [dueling with Valvert] Prince, pray God that is Lord of all, Pardon your soul, for your time has come, Beat, pass! I fling you aslant, asprawl, Then as I end the refrain, thrust home!

Antoine Comte de Guiche: As for you sir, have you read "Don Quixote"?::Cyrano de Bergerac: I have, and found myself the hero.::Antoine Comte de Guiche: Be so good as to read once more the chapter of the windmills...::Cyrano de Bergerac: Chapter thirteen!::Antoine Comte de Guiche: Windmills, remember, if you fight with them... may swing round their huge arms and cast you down into the mire!::Cyrano de Bergerac: Or up, among the stars!

Christian de Neuvillette: [Cyrano is coaching Christian, and Christian is reciting badly what Cyrano has written] "Thus do I love thee."::Cyrano de Bergerac: Idiot! There are a dozen ways to read that line - "*Thus* do I love thee"; "Thus do *I* love thee", "Thus do I love *thee*! *thee*! *thee*!"

Duenna: [Cyrano is trying to talk to Roxanne in private, when her Duenna enters] I have eaten the cakes, Monsieur de Bergerac.::Cyrano de Bergerac: [pushing her out the door] Good. Now go out and enjoy Nature.

Vicomte de Valvert: [to Cyrano] Dolt! Insolent puppy! Jabbernowl!::Cyrano de Bergerac: [bowing, sarcastically] How do you do? And I - Cyrano Savinien Hercule de Bergerac!

I Surrender Dear (1931)

Actors: Luis Alberni (actor), Ernie Alexander (actor), Spencer Bell (actor), Bing Crosby (actor), Harry McCoy (writer), Earle Rodney (writer), John A. Waldron (writer), Mack Sennett (director), William Hornbeck (editor), George Gray (actor), Barney Hellum (actor), Marvin Loback (actor), Kalla Pasha (actor), Will Stanton (actor), Arthur Stone (actor),

Plot: A girl, in love with the radio voice of Bing Crosby, is kissed by him in mistake for his sister; she won't believe it's him, and in a slapstick search through hotel corridors for his new flame, Bing runs afoul of a married woman with jealous husband.

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Short,

Im Luxuszug (1927)

Actors: Erich Schönfelder (director), Wilhelm Bendow (actor), Julius Falkenstein (actor), Ernö Verebes (actor), Leopold von Ledebur (actor), Willy Schmidt-Gentner (composer), Henry Bender (actor), Adele Sandrock (actress), Lotte Spira (actress), Ida Wüst (actress), Robert Liebmann (writer), Dina Gralla (actress), Abel Hermant (writer),

Genres: ,

Der geheime Agent (1924)

Actors: Karl Beckersachs (actor), Ernst Behmer (actor), Max Gülstorff (actor), Leonhard Haskel (actor), Carl Lamac (actor), Karl Platen (actor), Eugen Rex (actor), Lucie Höflich (actress), Joe May (producer), Adolf Lantz (writer), Erich Schönfelder (director), Trude Berliner (actress), Eva May (actress), Willy Haas (writer), Arthur Rosen (writer),

Genres: ,