Maurice (film)

Thanks for Asking (2009)

Actors: Spencer J. Abadie (actor), Stephen Delbert (actor), Zachary Dufour (actor), Marvin Duncan (actor), Michael Gilbert (actor), Alex Lanaux (actor), Joshua Lilly (actor), Brandon Melancon (actor), Tyler Russell (actor), Katie Todaro (actor), Carlos Velásquez (actor), Carlos Velásquez (actor), Dorothy Brignac (actress), Jenn Foreman (actress), Andrew Burns (producer),

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,

For a Fistful of Diamonds (2009)

Actors: Steve Anderson (actor), Vito Autiero (actor), Fred Bordbar (actor), Jason Bordbar (actor), Dominique Campion (actor), Jackson Chanet (actor), Jean Maurice Chanet (actor), Skip Davidson (actor), Vincent Duvall (actor), Abdel-Aziz Essayed (actor), Kevin Fry (actor), Hollywood Heard (actor), Marcus LaVoi (actor), Tyler Nimmons (actor), Meddi Allaf (actor),

Plot: Once upon a time, a briefcase full of diamonds purchased by French Mobster Dede Fratelini were headed to its owner in Paris via Las Vegas, but the diamonds inconveniently disappeared somewhere in the middle of the Nevada desert. A ruthless killer on his way to prison escapes captivity and intercepts the briefcase by killing the carrier and hijacking his car. His ex-girlfriend Tatiana and her current lover Buitre foil his plans, disabling him. Now, FBI agent Franco Valle has to recover the diamonds and retrace their path, proving to be a complicated, and at times comical, task. This 95 minute comedy/action-packed feature film brings the famous Spaghetti Westerns of the sixties back to life with a touch of modern technology and humor. Filmed in anamorphic format to take advantage of the beautiful landscape of western Europe and the Nevada Desert, this nonsense story of a race for a fistful of diamonds takes you around the globe and ends right back to where it started: in the middle of the Mojave desert!

Keywords: diamonds-stolen, femme-fatale, gambling, jewel-heist, paris-france, spaghetti-western
Genres: Action,

Les parallèles (2004)

Actors: Michaël Abiteboul (actor), Mathieu Amalric (actor), Olivier Claverie (actor), Fred Epaud (actor), Edouard Lehman (actor), Alain Libolt (actor), Bernard Verley (actor), Jonathan Zaccaï (actor), Florence Janas (actress), Agathe Natanson (actress), Géraldine Pailhas (actress), Marie Darel (producer), Yorick Le Saux (producer), David Mathieu-Mahias (producer), Mani Mortazavi (producer),

Plot: Paris, today. A corrupt businessman, Duchey, returns to France to confront the justice of his country. But his return to his homeland will cause the turmoil of three individuals. His tormented son Simon, a young and lonely composer, Benjamin, and Louise. In the process, four lives intertwine in an uncanny fashion.

Genres: Drama, Short,

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Actors: JB Blanc (actor), Guy Carleton (actor), Barry Cassin (actor), Jim Caviezel (actor), Henry Cavill (actor), Brendan Costello (actor), James Frain (actor), Patrick Godfrey (actor), Luis Guzmán (actor), Joe Hanley (actor), Richard Harris (actor), Gregory James (actor), Freddie Jones (actor), Joseph Kelly (actor), Christopher Adamson (actor),

Plot: 'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.

Keywords: 19th-century, adultery, army, arrest, atheist, attempted-drowning, bank, bankruptcy, bare-chested-male, bare-chested-male-bondage
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller,
Taglines: Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

Quotes:

Mercedes: I want to be free of you... the way you, obviously, are free of me.

Dorleac: Now you're thinking, just now "Why me, O God?". The answer is, God has nothing to do with it. In fact, God is never in France this time of year.

Edmond: There are 72,519 stones in my walls. I've counted them many times.::Abbe Faria: But have you named them yet?

Abbe Faria: Here is your final lesson - do not commit the crime for which you now serve the sentence. God said, "Vengeance is mine."::Edmond Dantes: I don't believe in God.::Abbe Faria: It doesn't matter. He believes in you.

Luigi: [laughs] Release Jacopo, and give him back his knife. And we'll let the games begin.

Luigi: We shall call him... Zatarra.::Edmond: Sounds fearsome.::Luigi: It means, "driftwood."

Edmond: Why? In God's name, why?::Fernand: Because you're the son of a clerk, and I'm not supposed to want to be you!

Edmond: Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you: as Albert Mondego, the man!

Luigi: So, mi amici, I would ask who you are, but in view of your shredded clothes and the fact that the Chateau d'If is two miles away... what's the point? As for me, I am Luigi Vampa, a smuggler and a thief. My men and I have come to this island to bury alive one of our number who attempted to keep some stolen gold for himself instead of sharing it with his comrades. Interestingly enough, there are some of his more loyal friends who are insisting that I grant him mercy. Which, of course, I cannot do, or I would quickly lose control of the whole crew. That is why you are such a fortunate find.::Edmond: Why is that?::Luigi: You provide me with a way to show a little mercy to Jacopo - that maggot you see tied up over there - while at the same time not appearing weak. And as a bonus, the lads will get to see a little sport as well.::Edmond: How do I accomplish all this?::Luigi: We watch you and Jacopo fight to the death. If Jacopo wins, we welcome him back to the crew. If you win, I have given Jacopo the chance to live, even if he did not take advantage of it, and you can take his place on the boat.::Edmond: What if I win and I don't want to be a smuggler?::Luigi: Then we slit your throat, and we're a bit shorthanded.::[pause]::Edmond: [smiles after consideration] I find that smuggling is the life for me, and would be delighted to kill your friend the maggot!::Luigi: Oh, and by the way, Jacopo is the best knife fighter I have ever seen.::Edmond: [unmoved, sarcastically] Perhaps you should get out more...::Luigi: [laughs, shouts to his crew] Release Jacopo, and give him back his knife. And we'll let the games begin...

Fernand: You pleased me some of the time.::Mercedes: You never pleased me.

Comedy Central Thanxgiveaway: Home Fires (2001)

Actors: Keith Allan (actor), Jack Axelrod (actor), Guerin Barry (actor), Rashad El Amin (actor), Alan Fudge (actor), Mat Hostetler (actor), Opal Anchel (actress), Maree Cheatham (actress), Honey Lauren (actress), Stacey Scowley (actress), F. Michael Blum (producer), Amanda Erlanson (producer), Quinton Peeples (writer), F. Michael Blum (director), Jay Lehrfeld (director),

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Battle of the Sitcoms (2000)

Actors: Jorge Luis Abreu (actor), Tony Colitti (actor), David Doty (actor), J.D. Hall (actor), Chris Hardwick (actor), Tom McCleister (actor), Larry Sullivan (actor), Chris Tallman (actor), Sandra Alvarado (actress), Sarah Bannister (actress), Patricia Belcher (actress), Paula Elins (costume designer), Troy Miller (director),

Genres: ,

Favorite Son (1988)

Actors: Gregory Avellone (actor), Conrad Bachmann (actor), Bobby Baum (actor), Lou Beatty Jr. (actor), Arell Blanton (actor), William Bogert (actor), Geoff Brewer (actor), Rod Britt (actor), Larry Carroll (actor), Joseph Chapman (actor), Danny Daniels (actor), John Walter Davis (actor), Patrick DeSantis (actor), Paul Elder (actor), Richard Allen (actor),

Plot: A Vice-Presidential candidate's been shot. Now an investigation ensues, and the investigator discovers that there's a conspiracy going on. And not only that, people in the President's staff are also plotting to make sure that he gets re-elected, and they are prepared to go to any means necessary.

Keywords: based-on-novel, nun, tv-mini-series
Genres: Thriller,
Taglines: The only thing more dangerous than his politics ... is the woman behind them.

La machine à découdre (1986)

Actors: Yves Angot (actor), Frédéric Bovis (actor), Jean Capretti (actor), Allan Dan (actor), Patrick Granier (actor), Jean-Marie Kalala (actor), Christian Labrousse (actor), Georges Lucas (actor), Jean-Paul Massoni (actor), Roger Massoni (actor), Jean-Pierre Mocky (actor), Hervé Pauchon (actor), Roméo (actor), Pierre Semmler (actor), Jean Abeillé (actor),

Plot: The insane Doctor Enger is obsessed with his plan to build a hospital to cure blind children. He has a chance encounter with Steff, an unemployed man who is selling his gun to make ends meet. Enger takes the gun, shoots a bartender, kidnaps Steff, and launches a killing and carjacking spree. He is accompanied the entire time by the naked or nearly-naked Liliane (in real life, a former Miss France). Enger apparently does all this in order to further his plan. The police are in pursuit but are unable to catch him. The mayor, up for re- election, is forced to do damage control.

Keywords: bare-breasts, based-on-novel, breasts, car-jack, chase, doctor, female-frontal-nudity, female-full-frontal-nudity, female-nudity, held-at-gunpoint
Genres: Comedy, Thriller,

La femme publique (1984)

Actors: Michel Albertini (actor), Patrick Bauchau (actor), Patrick Bauchau (actor), Lucas Belvaux (actor), Marc Berman (actor), René Breuil (actor), Julien Bukowski (actor), René Bériard (actor), Philippe Desboeuf (actor), Roger Dumas (actor), Jean-Paul Farré (actor), Michael Goldman (actor), Francis Huster (actor), Andrzej Jaroszewicz (actor), Olivier Achard (actor),

Plot: An unexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed'. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. She winds up playing a real-life role posing as the dead wife of another Czech immigrant, who is manipulated by the filmmaker into commiting a political assasination.

Keywords: actress, avant-garde, avant-garde-film, avante-garde-art, bare-butt, based-on-novel, breaking-the-fourth-wall, crazy-man, doppelganger, dostoevsky
Genres: Drama,

Tango (1931)

Actors: Edvin Adolphson (actor), Sture Lagerwall (actor), Elsa Burnett (actress), Gösta Hellström (director), Rolf Husberg (editor),

Genres: Short,