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(Carnival of souls) Le Carnaval des âmes

Titre (Carnival of souls) Le Carnaval des âmes
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In a two-car competition, the women’s car plunges into a river and only Mary miraculously resurfaces, deeply shocked. A she drives to Utah where she has been hired as a church organist, she sees a ghoulish, pasty-faced figure. Soon she sees it everywhere and feels her mind wandering. Besides, she becomes irresistibly drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival…

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Huit et demi (8½)

Titre Huit et demi (8½)
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Famous Soviet Armenian clown Leonid Yengibarov stars in this film about the artistic quest of a talented circus actor.

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Daisy clover (Inside Daisy Clover)

Titre Daisy clover (Inside Daisy Clover)
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15-year-old tomboy Daisy Clover dreams of being a Hollywood star. After auditioning for producer Raymond Swan of Swan Studios, she soon becomes the toast of Hollywood. But to earn her spot she must leave her past out to give her public the image of a trumped-up fairy tale instead. This workingclass girl then discovers the wonderful world of movies, but also what is going on behind the scenes.

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Man is not a bird / L'Homme n'est pas un oiseau (Covek nije tica)

Titre Man is not a bird / L'Homme n'est pas un oiseau (Covek nije tica)
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Two loosish narrative threads staging two workers in a copper plant : the first one is a tough muscular party animal, who abuses his wife. In her absence he gave most of her dresses to his mistress.

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Juliet of the spirits / Juliette des esprits (Giulietta degli spiriti)

Titre Juliet of the spirits / Juliette des esprits (Giulietta degli spiriti)
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Giulietta is a wealthy housewife who lives with her husband and two maids in a rich house. Her parents and family distract her from a rather aseptic evironment. But she discovers that her husband, whom she loves innocently, is unfaithful. An extraordinary mental world then opens up before her, in which her mind blends dream with reality. In Giulietta we find no longer the conventional housewife, but a person gifted with an immense depth of feeling.

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Au hasard Balthazar

Titre Au hasard Balthazar
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The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson’s Mouchette.

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She freak

Titre She freak
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Jade Cochran, a cynical woman who works as a waitress in a sleazy roadside cafe, is determined to improve her lot by any means. She takes a job waiting on tables in the meal tent of a carnival that comes to town, makes the acquaintance of Pat, a stripper, and Steve St. John, the wealthy owner of the carnival's freak show, and immediately decides that she wants to marry him. But Blackie Fleming, the sadistic operator of the ferris wheel, also appeals to her. Jade marries Steve and at the same time embarks on an affair with Blackie.

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Ulysses

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June 16, 1904, in Dublin. Stephen Dedalus, who fancies himself as a poet, embarks on a day of wandering about the city during which he finds friendship and a father figure in Leopold Bloom, a middle-aged Jew. Meanwhile, Bloom's day, illuminated by a funeral and an evening of drinking and revelry that stirs paternal feelings toward Stephen, ends with a rapprochement with his earthy wife Molly.

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