Etiqueta: Journey
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The fabulous story of the Pelayos (La fabulosa historia de los Pelayo)
Only one family could mock the casinos all around the world and become millionaires. Spain, 1990s. The Pelayos are about to make history by being the first family ever create chaos in casinos all around the world and earn huge sums of money without cheating or committing any crimes. All they need is loyalty,…
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No fury like that
A satire of second chances, death, redemption, and justice. Julia Redner is a ruthless businesswoman, a Miranda Priestly type who is obsessed with success and looks. Her life seems perfect until one day she suddenly wakes up in a strange room that resembles an airport, surrounded by strangers. Julia senses that something isn’t quite…
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A Revolver to Carry at Night (Un revólver para salir de noche)
Lolita made him eternally famous but it was Vera Nabokov to whom Vladimir really owes his success. Vera Nabokov conscious of sharing her life with an extraordinary man decided to make his life hers. She was the first to read his texts and prepare them for printing. She is in charge of their finances, his…
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Roses from Stalin (Las rosas de Stalin)
My name is Svetlana Alliluyeva. I was born on February 28, 1926. My father died in 1953. His name was Joseph Stalin. Stalin’s favorite, his only daughter had a rough awakening at 16 years old. She discovered her mother had died of suicide, not natural causes, and her father was a ruthless dictator. Her first…
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The Intruder (La intrusa)
An intimate portrait of Dalí’s muse. Gala Dalí was a woman who wished to be secretive. Although the men with whom she shared her life were to become so famous they would eventually become universal figures, she decided to remain in the background, to the extent that her image became that of a cold,…
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Varvara
A whale’s logbook. This adventure of a whale-lady on her long journey across the Pacific Ocean is inspired by a true story. In 2015 scientists measured the journey of a female of the majestic grey whale species. They called her Varvara. She swam a distance of 22,500 kilometres, the longest migration route undertaken by any…
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Fresh Mint with Lemon (Peppermint Frappé)
During a sultry month on the Mediterranean coast, tension mounts in a triangle of love, power and desire between a Russian art critic, an American artist, and a provocative activist. Russian art critic Vadim meets the beautiful and mysterious renowned artist, Patricia Pavloff, in Saint Petersburg. She becomes his obsession. The young critic travels to the…
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Village Schoolteacher Saga (Saga Maestra de pueblo)
L for Beginner | Civil Status: Opponent | Clean Slate No matter how much experience you have, a teacher never stops learning. In Village Schoolteacher, L for Beginner (Maestra de pueblo con L de novata), Maria's life changes completely when she gets the opportunity to fill a substitute teaching position in a…
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Saga How (Not) to Fall in Love (Cómo (no) enamorarse)
How (not) to fall in love | Three is (not) a crowd Love doesn't understand traditions Nora is an outgoing, dramatic, unpredictable, self-centered, yet also very fun young woman. Adrian is a funny, sexy, rational and witty young man. They have known each other since they were little, both having gone to the same school growing…
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Kafka and the Traveling Doll (Kafka y la muñeca viajera)
A little girl loses her doll and Kafka convinces her that it’s on vacation. A year before his death, Franz Kafka lived a very unusual experience. Strolling through Steglitz Park in Berlin, he found a little girl crying inconsolably: she had lost her doll. To reassure the little girl, the author of The…
