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Taking Sides begins with an appealing promise: István Szabó will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Harvey Keitel and Stellan Skarsgård gives Taking Sides an immediate pulse. The story of Taking Sides begins from a specific pressure point: After the end of World War II, a famous German conductor is accused of loyalty to the Nazi regime. By the end of its 1h 48m running time, the value of Takin

Series 7: The Contenders begins with an appealing promise: Daniel Minahan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Brooke Smith and Marylouise Burke gives Series 7: The Contenders an immediate pulse. The story of Series 7: The Contenders begins from a specific pressure point: A TV program selects people at random to kill one another for fame and their freedom. By the end of its 1h 26m running time,

What Time Is It There? begins with an appealing promise: Tsai Ming liang will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kang sheng Lee and Shiang chyi Chen gives What Time Is It There? an immediate pulse. The story of What Time Is It There? begins from a specific pressure point: A watch salesman meets a young woman soon leaving for Paris and becomes infatuated, so he begins to change all the clocks in Ta

The Château begins with an appealing promise: Jesse Peretz will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Rudd and Romany Malco gives The Château an immediate pulse. The story of The Château begins from a specific pressure point: Two brothers go to France to claim the chateau they have inherited. By the end of its 1h 31m running time, the value of The Château rests less on novelty than on the care of

Chaos begins with an appealing promise: Coline Serreau will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vincent Lindon and Catherine Frot gives Chaos an immediate pulse. The story of Chaos begins from a specific pressure point: One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into the lives of a bourgeois, modern but conventional couple. By the end of its 1h 49m running time, the value of Chaos rests less o

Alias Betty begins with an appealing promise: Claude Miller will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sandrine Kiberlain and Nicole Garcia gives Alias Betty an immediate pulse. The story of Alias Betty begins from a specific pressure point: Novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression after her young son Joseph dies. By the end of its 1h 43m running time, the value of Alias Betty rests less on nove

The Ignorant Fairies begins with an appealing promise: Ferzan Özpetek will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Margherita Buy and Stefano Accorsi gives The Ignorant Fairies an immediate pulse. The story of The Ignorant Fairies begins from a specific pressure point: After a deadly car accident, Antonia starts dating her husband's friends and finds the truth about his life. By the end of its 1h 46m r

High Heels and Low Lifes begins with an appealing promise: Mel Smith will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kevin McNally and Minnie Driver gives High Heels and Low Lifes an immediate pulse. The story of High Heels and Low Lifes begins from a specific pressure point: A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. By the end of its 1h 26m running time, th

Circuit begins with an appealing promise: Dirk Shafer will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jonathan Wade Drahos and Andre Khabbazi gives Circuit an immediate pulse. The story of Circuit begins from a specific pressure point: John, a gay Illinois small town cop moves to Los Angeles, hoping to fit into a place more welcoming of his sexuality. By the end of its 2h 10m running time, the value of Ci

Ram Dass, Fierce Grace begins with an appealing promise: Mickey Lemle will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ram Dass and William Alpert gives Ram Dass, Fierce Grace an immediate pulse. The story of Ram Dass, Fierce Grace begins from a specific pressure point: After Richard Alpert was fired from Harvard in 1963 for conducting psychedelic drug research, he journeyed to India, found a guru and

Promises begins with an appealing promise: B.Z. Goldberg will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Moishe Bar Am and B.Z. Goldberg gives Promises an immediate pulse. The story of Promises begins from a specific pressure point: Several Jewish and Palestinian children are followed for three years and put in touch with each other, in this alternative look at the Jewish Palestinian conflict. By the

In Praise of Love begins with an appealing promise: Jean Luc Godard will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Bruno Putzulu and Cécile Camp gives In Praise of Love an immediate pulse. The story of In Praise of Love begins from a specific pressure point: An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life. By the end of its 1h 37m runni