Insights from the Cinematic World: love story

Nerve

The bigger the risk, the bigger the payoff in Nerve, an exhilarating thriller set on the streets of New York City, where amateur daredevils compete in an all-or-nothing game that mines their online information to exploit their wildest dreams—and their deepest fears.

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Viva

VIVA stars Héctor Medina as Jesus, a young hairdresser working at a Havana nightclub that showcases drag performers, who dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama (Luis Alberto García), Jesus finally gets his chance to take the stage.

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Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein is a “Frankenstein” movie unlike any other. While inspired by Mary Shelley’s classic novel, screenwriter Max Landis’ “regeneration” focuses on the relationship between Victor and his best friend and assistant Igor.

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The Intern

In “The Intern,” De Niro stars as Ben Whittaker, a 70-year-old widower who has discovered that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin (Hathaway).

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Beyond the Lights

Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni, a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom. But not all is what it seems, and the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart – until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail.

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Yves Saint Laurent

In January 1958, Yves Saint Laurent (Pierre Niney) – aged merely 21 – was unexpectedly called upon to oversee the legendary Paris fashion house established by recently deceased Christian Dior. All eyes turned to this assistant as he presented his first collection for Dior and instantly ascended to the heights of haute couture’s elite class.

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DIANA

The idea for DIANA was generated in-house at Ecosse Films several years ago. The story the filmmakers wanted to tell was the love story between Diana and Dr. Hasnat Khan, a British Pakistani heart surgeon. The filmmakers wanted to portray Diana’s life as accurately as they could.

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How I Live Now

Set in the near-future UK, Saoirse Ronan plays Daisy, an American teenager sent to stay with relatives in the English countryside. Initially withdrawn and alienated, she begins to warm up to her charming surroundings, and strikes up a romance with the handsome Edmund (George MacKay). As the UK falls into a violent, chaotic military state, Daisy finds herself hiding and fighting to survive.

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