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Lady Chatterley begins with an appealing promise: Pascale Ferran will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Marina Hands and Jean Louis Coulloc'h gives Lady Chatterley an immediate pulse. The story of Lady Chatterley begins from a specific pressure point: A French adaptation of the second (and much less well known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale. By the end of its 2h 48m running time, the val

Ask the Dust begins with an appealing promise: Robert Towne will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek gives Ask the Dust an immediate pulse. The story of Ask the Dust begins from a specific pressure point: Mexican beauty Camilla Lopez (Salma Hayek) hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. By the end of its 1h 57m running time, the value of Ask the

Provoked begins with an appealing promise: Jag Mundhra will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Michael Watson gives Provoked an immediate pulse. The story of Provoked begins from a specific pressure point: Based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman, who was abused by her husband for 10 years. By the end of its 1h 53m running time, the value of Pro

Bhagam Bhag begins with an appealing promise: Priyadarshan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Govinda gives Bhagam Bhag an immediate pulse. The story of Bhagam Bhag begins from a specific pressure point: The members of a drama troupe fall in trouble when they are framed for a murder. By the end of its 2h 37m running time, the value of Bhagam Bhag rests less on novelty than on

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation begins with an appealing promise: Cao Hamburger will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michel Joelsas and Germano Haiut gives The Year My Parents Went on Vacation an immediate pulse. The story of The Year My Parents Went on Vacation begins from a specific pressure point: A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with poli

The Call of Wild begins with an appealing promise: Adam Ravetch will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Queen Latifah and Katrina Agate gives The Call of Wild an immediate pulse. The story of The Call of Wild begins from a specific pressure point: Two narratives the life cycle of a mother walrus and her calf, and the life of a polar bear and her cubs are used to illustrate the harsh realities

Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje begins with an appealing promise: Santiago Parra will treat its mystery framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between José Carlos Ruiz and Pedro Armendáriz Jr. gives Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje an immediate pulse. The story of Guadalupe: El Milagro Y El Mensaje begins from a specific pressure point: Jose Maria and his sister Mercedes are archaeologists who have been given a grant to s

Sharkwater begins with an appealing promise: Rob Stewart will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rob Stewart and Paul Watson gives Sharkwater an immediate pulse. The story of Sharkwater begins from a specific pressure point: An investigation of sharks' importance to ecosystems and humankind's mass destruction of shark species worldwide. By the end of its 1h 29m running time, the value of Shark

Paprika begins with an appealing promise: Satoshi Kon will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Megumi Hayashibara and Tôru Emori gives Paprika an immediate pulse. The story of Paprika begins from a specific pressure point: When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Paprika res

Jesus Camp begins with an appealing promise: Heidi Ewing will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mike Papantonio and Lou Engle gives Jesus Camp an immediate pulse. The story of Jesus Camp begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham. By the end of its 1h 27m running time, the value of Jesus Camp rests less on novel

Breaking and Entering begins with an appealing promise: Anthony Minghella will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jude Law and Robin Wright gives Breaking and Entering an immediate pulse. The story of Breaking and Entering begins from a specific pressure point: A landscape architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re evaluate his life. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of

Goya's Ghosts begins with an appealing promise: Milos Forman will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman gives Goya's Ghosts an immediate pulse. The story of Goya's Ghosts begins from a specific pressure point: Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk. By the end of its 1h 53m running time, the value of G