Ponmani
Ponmani comes from the highest caste in Tamil society, but her family has fallen on hard times and can’t even pay what they owe on her married eldest sister’s dowry, let alone find dowries for her and her middle sister.
Ponmani comes from the highest caste in Tamil society, but her family has fallen on hard times and can’t even pay what they owe on her married eldest sister’s dowry, let alone find dowries for her and her middle sister.
Wang Guangli, a former professor and now a self-taught filmmaker, interviews Chinese university graduates of 1992 in Beijing. Shot over six days, I Graduated explores the feelings and thoughts of young men and women about their lives as students since the Tiananmen Square protest on June 4, 1989.
Mehrjui is one of three Iranian directors who spearheaded Iranian cinema. This New Wave cinema icon is an intellectual director whose films are often inspired by literature.
Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Nation Within, The Annexation of Hawai’i by the United States Released: 1998 Country: United States Director: Tom Coffman Language: English Theme: History Genre: Documentary Summary The story of Hawaii’s annexation to the United States of America has always been told from the point of view of Western historians. After more than 100 years since the Hawaiian Islands’ monarchy was dismantled and the American flag raised to claim this small, friendly [...]
During her summer vacation, Dawa returned to Lhasa to see her grandparents. Unfortunately her grandfather was ill and dying. During this time, her grandmother, Yixi Zhuoma, told Dawa her love stories with three men.
Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Agha-ye Hallou Released: 1972 Country: Iran Director: Dariush Mehrjui Language: Persian Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Comedy Summary While on the surface Mr. Gullible contains all the hallmarks of a good comedy, at its heart this movie portrays with uncommon clarity the pitfalls of love and the pain of betrayal. When the [...]
Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Zendan-e Zanan Released: July 13, 2008 Country: Iran Director: Manijeh Hekmat Language: Persian Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Drama Summary 3 Women constitutes Iranian filmmaker Manijeh Hekmat’s second feature film and focuses on the lives of three generations of women—a grandmother, mother, and daughter—all of whom struggle to come to grips with [...]
Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Naalu Pennumgol Released: 2007 Country: India Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan Language: Malayalam Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Based on the short story by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, acclaimed director Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s film version focuses on the lives of four women, each of whom is faced with a marital issue. The first story, “The [...]
In this dark and sexy South Korean tragedy, Director Lee Doo Yong intertwines numerous lives from a 16th century palace to illustrate power-hungry people trapped by cruel, defunct laws.
Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 2005 Country: Indonesia Director: Teddy Soeriaatmadja Language: Indonesian Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Comedy Summary Banyu Biru explores the idea that what we remember from childhood may not be the way it really happened. Banyu, a supermarket customer service representative, is obsessed with finding out why his father left the family after the [...]
How did the Hawaiian Islands become part of the United States? What happened to the Hawaiian kingdom? Outside of Hawaii, few know that Hawaiian annexation was an unfriendly takeover by the United States.
Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Tiga Hari Untuk Selamanya Released: July 01, 2007 Country: Indonesia Director: Riri Riza Language: Indonesian Theme: Gender & Sexuality Genre: Drama Summary Preferring not to fly, Indonesian cousins Ambar and Suf make a car trip from Jakarta to a family wedding one day away. Ambar’s older sister is finally getting married at [...]
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