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Description
When Henry discovers that he has only six weeks to live, he plans to spend his last days in seclusion. But when a miracle transforms his life, his neighbors disrupt his plan and make it much harder to live his remaining days in quiet desperation.
"This film really and truly moved me."--Richard Roeper
"...innocent and often lovely film."--ComingSoon.net
"...a warm-hearted love story."--Roger Ebert
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
After two years in jail, Homer Hobbs returns to his bleak urban home during the depths of the Great Depression. With no job, no prospects, and no hope, Homer finds a kinship with four strangers. On Sunday nights, in a dingy hall, the men of the neighborhood piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow, or steal to compete in an unusual fashion contest. The big winner will go home with the five dollar prize. The real prize is...
4) Be with me
Series
Film Movement volume 4, film 9
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Be With Me: A tapestry of stories woven around the themes of love, hope and destiny. The characters lead separate lives but are bound by one common desire - to be with their loved one. The protagonists in the movie are fictitious bar one - Theresa Chan, a courageous deaf and blind woman whose life story inspired the film.
Two cars, one night: In this little love story, three children in two cars wait for their parents one night outside a rural pub....
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
After two years in jail, Homer Hobbs returns to his bleak urban home during the depths of the Great Depression. With no job, no prospects, and no hope, Homer finds a kinship with four strangers. On Sunday nights, in a dingy hall, the men of the neighborhood piece together the finest attire their meager lives can beg, borrow, or steal to compete in an unusual fashion contest. The big winner will go home with the five dollar prize. The real prize is...
Pub. Date
[2008].
Description
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. In Mexico, her mother cares for Carlitos. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again....
Description
When Henry discovers that he has only six weeks to live, he moves to the suburbs planning to spend his final days in seclusion. However, the discovery of a "miraculous" stain on the outside of Henry's house disrupts his plans and draws Henry back towards life and involvement with his neighbors.