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"This richly detailed film charts the tragic romantic triangle formed when the dashing Count Vronsky defies social conventions and falls into forbidden love with Anna, the ignored wife of an aristocrat. Soon, Anna's children--a son by Karenin and an illegitimate daughter by Vronsky--become pawns in Karenin's game to see that Anna pays a terrible price for her indiscretion."--Container.
5) Iris
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Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
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Thea Johnson is terribly desperate to be married to her longtime boyfriend Jamar. When he takes too long to propose, she decides to propose to him instead. Thea creates an elaborate proposal, but is thwarted by his reluctance. An obsessed ex-boyfriend, married and single friends, and Thea's father and pastor all take part in the tug of war for her heart.
8) Caught
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A poor charm school graduate marries a rugged millionaire, only to find him cold and tyrannical. She escapes from her stifling Long Island mansion and lands a job working as a receptionist for a humble Lower East Side pediatrician, with whom she falls in love.
11) Brief encounter
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Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other. But as their affections grow stronger, they must face a difficult decision that will affect both of their lives forever.
12) Alibi
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A man throwing a surprise anniversary party for his wife ends up getting caught standing over the dead body of his business partner and his wife's lover.
15) The lamp
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In what seems to be the final days of their already strained marriage, Stanley and Lisa Walters receive a strange gift of an old oil lamp that holds a mystery.
17) Pretty rosebud
Description
Everyone thinks career woman Cissy has an ideal life except Cissy. Striving to be the good girl, at home and at work has left her on the verge of a breakdown. Her childless marriage to a handsome architect has gone stale, while questions about babies pepper every well-meaning conversation with family and friends. The culture abyss dividing Cissy and her traditional Asian parents drives her to rebel against expectations and defy societal taboos awakening...
18) Adam's rib
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Description
Amanda Bonner is moved to defend a dizzy blonde who has shot her two-timing spouse while her husband, Adam, a sharp assistant district attorney has been assigned as the prosecutor in the case. Level-headedness quickly turns to bitterness as the trial turns into a battle of the sexes.
19) Mesmerized
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A young orphan's arranged marriage to a deranged, possessive businessman becomes so unbearable that she attempts to free herself of the relationship and, when her husband dies, is charged with his murder. Based on a true story.
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