Angry Harvest 1986  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Bitter Harvest
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Wojciech Pszoniak, Gerd Baltus, Anita Hofer, Hans Beerhenke, Kate Jaenicke, Isa Haller, Margit Carstensen, Kurt Raab, Klaus Abramowsky, Malgoscha Gebel
During the winter of 1942-1943 in the midst of World War II and Nazi occupation, working-class Polish Catholic farmer Leon (Armin Mueller-Stahl) hides sophisticated Viennese Jewish refugee Rosa (Elisabeth Trissenaar) in his cellar. Leon soon falls in love with Rosa, but the relationship is doomed from the start and ends in tragedy.
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Copying Beethoven 2006 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Joe Anderson, Nicholas Jones, Ralph Riach, Bill Stewart, Angus Barnett, George Mendel
In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven (Ed Harris) is rushing to complete his now-famous Ninth Symphony, which is scheduled for its first public performance in a few days. But, he desperately needs a copyist to transcribe his work into something readable by the musicians. Young Anna (Diane Kruger), an aspiring musician, is hired for the job by his manager. The cantankerous Beethoven and Anna have their problems at first, but they learn to work together to complete the Symphony. Highlight: the performance of a 15-minute segment of the Ninth Symphony.
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Europa Europa 1990   R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, Rene Hofschneider, Andre Wilms, Solomon Perel, Ashley Wanninger, Piotr Kozlowski, Klaus Abramowsky, Michele Gleizer, Marta Sandrowicz, Halina Labonarska, Nathalie Schmidt, Delphine Forest
Based on a true story of Solomon "Solly" Perel (played by Marco Hofschneider), this excellent film follows the Jewish teen in Nazi Germany after his separation from his family in the early stages of World War II. He poses as a German and gets a job with the Nazis as a translator. This film shows both the horror and the lighthearted times of the Jewish people during this violent era. 1 User Review
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| | Survival! | Anonymous 02/18/2007 | | Superb for young teens and beyond -- survival by adaption to both the Communist Youth and Hitler Youth organizations. |
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Julie Walking Home 2001 R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Healer
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith, Bianca Crudo, Jerzy Nowak, Boguslawa Schubert, Mark Day, Michael D'Ascenzo, Maria Seweryn
Julie (Miranda Otto) is separated from her unfaithful husband (William Fichtner) when she learns that son Nick (Ryan Smith) has cancer. Unfortunately, Nick is allergic to chemotherapy, but Julie finds help when she travels to Poland with Nick and contacts faith-healer Alexei (Lothaire Bluteau). Alexei agrees to help Nick, and as treatments begin, Julie and Alexei fall in love.
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Olivier, Olivier 1992 R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Francois Cluzet, Brigitte Rouan, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Gregoire Colin, Marina Golovine, Frederic Quiring, Emmanuel Morozof, Faye Gatteau, Carole Lemerle, Jean-Bernard Josko
Nine-year-old Olivier (Emmanuel Morozof) disappears and is absent for six years. When Olivier (Gregoire Colin) returns, members of his family react in quite different ways–from open acceptance to outright suspicion as to his true identity.
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 The Secret Garden 1993  G, 101 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Maggie Smith, Irene Jacob, Frank(2) Baker, Laura Crossley, John Lynch, Walter Sparrow, Valerie Hill
A young orphan, Mary (Kate Maberly), goes to live with her mean-spirited uncle (John Lynch) on the Yorkshire moors. She makes friends with Dickon (Andrew Knott) and her cousin Colin (Heydon Prowse), and, together, they work to bring life to a garden and all who live in the manor. 1 User Review
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| | Love this movie | Amy 01/17/2007 | | This is one of my most favorite movie of all. I really love this movie. It has lots of feelings and I love the garden. I would love to have a garden like that one. |
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Shot in the Heart 2001 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Elias Koteas, Eric Bogosian, Amy Madigan, Lee Tergesen, Terry Beaver, Sam Shepard, Tom Cleary, Ashley Edwards, Arthur Laupus
This good, made-for-TV film is based on the book by Mikal Gilmore, brother of the infamous Gary Gilmore who was executed in 1977. It covers the last days of Gary's life, including the activists on both sides of the capital punishment issue, his brothers' efforts to get the execution delayed, and the history of violence that appears to run in the family.
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The Third Miracle 1999 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Michael Rispoli, Charles Haid, Ken James, Barbara Sukowa, James Gallanders, Jean-Louis Roux, Caterina Scorsone
A Chicago priest, Father Frank Shore (Ed Harris), is a Vatican-appointed investigator of purported miracles, who is sent to look into the events surrounding the recovery of a terminally ill girl. But Father Frank soon questions his life's purpose when he falls in love with Roxanne (Anne Heche), the daughter of the woman being considered for sainthood.
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Washington Square 1997 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Ben Chaplin, Maggie Smith, Judith Ivey, Betsy Brantley, Arthur Laupus, Jennifer Garner, Robert(2) Stanton, Nancy Daly
Based on Henry James' novella, this story is about the on-again, off-again relationship of the very wealthy Dr. Austin Sloper (Albert Finney) and his daughter Catherine (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who is experiencing a blossoming affection for her less-than-wealthy tutor. Love or money–that is Catherine's dilemma.
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| 1. Angry Harvest (1986)
aka: Bitter Harvest
2. Copying Beethoven (2006)
3. Europa Europa (1990)
4. Julie Walking Home (2001)
aka: The Healer
5. Olivier, Olivier (1992)
6. The Secret Garden (1993)
7. Shot in the Heart (2001)
8. The Third Miracle (1999)
9. Washington Square (1997)
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