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Female Agents
France, 2008, 121 min.
A high-octane French action film with an all-star international cast, Female Agents is the fictionalized account of Resistance heroines who save the day for the Allies in World War II by rescuing a British geologist from occupied France before the Gestapo can force him to reveal plans.... more
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Painted Skin
Hong Kong, 2008, 118 min.
A lushly produced supernatural/martial arts action/historical romance that delves into intricate emotions and relationships between man and demon, love and passion, loyalty and temptation, treachery and integrity, ending in a finale with surprising twist.... more
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Passchendaele
Canada, 2008, 114 min.
The World War I victory at Passchendaele, in Belgium, has been seen by Canadians as their country's "coming of age." Half a million Allied soldiers died in the battle. Canadian Paul Gross uses an ultra-realistic palette, akin to Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan.... more
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The Rest Is Silence
Romania, 2007, 140 min.
A fictionalized account of the making of Romania's first feature film, the 1912 epic The War of Independence, itself a lavish recreation of Romania's struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877.... more
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Stone of Destiny
Canada, 2008, 96 min.
Charles Martin Smith brings a fine wit and charm to spare to this tale, based in truth. The Coronation Stone—the “stone of destiny”—was used in Scotland for centuries to crown the heads of the land. Then the English stole it. In 1950, four Scottish students hatch a plan to steal it back.... more
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