Viktor Navorski, a man from the fictional country of Krakozhia, arrives at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, only to discover that during the flight his Eastern Bloc country’s government has been overthrown by rebels, invalidating his passport and thus leaving him stranded and stateless. Due to his poor English, he at first […]
Garance, a beautiful and charismatic courtesan, is pursued by Baptiste Debureau, a mime. […]
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Butch, after killing his opponent in a boxing match, returns home to his girlfriend, Fabienne. […]
Ann Talbot, an attorney, learns that her father, Mike Laszlo, has been indicted for alleged war crimes during World War II. He insists that it is a case of mistaken identity. Anne resolves to defend her father, and as the case progresses, she learns that there is much more to the story. There are two […]
Sam Deeds is a sheriff of a small Texas border town. His father, Buddy Deeds, was a deputy in the late fifties under a corrupt sheriff, Charlie Wade, but Buddy stood up to Charlie’s bullying and Charlie disappeared soon after, never to be heard from again. Buddy then became sheriff, and was loved and respected […]
Gelsomina is sold by her impoverished mother to the Gypsy Zampanò. Zampanò makes a living as a strongman and uses cruelty, both physical and emotional, to train Gelsomina as his assistant. During their travels, they become acquainted with another street entertainer, Il Matto (“The Fool”), who maliciously teases the strongman at every opportunity. After getting […]
Hector Lavoe is a famous salsa singer. Puchi, Hector’s wife, visits him while he’s recording in a studio and gives him a piece of her mind regarding his inability to take responsibility as a husband and father, due to his drug addiction. Hector bites back, and it ends on a rather sour note. […]
Carlito and Gail dated before Carlito was sent to jail. He had been a well-known drug trafficker in his New York neighborhood. Now he’s out and determined to change his life, to not get dragged into petty street crime and the drug scene. He finds Gail at her dance school and surprises her as she’s […]
Loretta is going to marry Johnny, but she doesn’t really love him. When he has to leave suddenly to care for his dying mother in Italy, he asks Loretta to invite his estranged brother, Ronny, to the wedding. Loretta visits the Brooklyn bakery that Ronny runs, and finds a very angry, passionate man. Ronny blames […]
Don Quixote/Alonso Quijana has fallen into a coma. His niece Antonia and Sancho are at his side. He eventually awakens, remembering his knightly career as only a vague dream. Aware that he is now dying, he asks Sancho to help him make out his will. As Quixote begins to dictate, Aldonza forces her way in. […]
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