My Favorite Movies
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Grease 1978, PG)
A classic |
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Zozo 2005, Unrated)
An incredible story--with great special effects--about a Lebanese boy who immigrates to Sweden after he loses his family. |
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Amreeka 2009, PG-13)
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Welcome to the Dollhouse 1995, R)
A dark comedy that portrays, with humor, the reality of high school for less than popular kids. |
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West Beyrouth (West Beirut) 1998, Unrated)
An incredibly well made film that principally portrays the effect of the Lebanese civil war on the lives of a typical Lebanese family. |
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Satin Rouge 2002, Unrated)
Fascinating plot about a widow who yearns to be a belly dancer in Tunisia. Her relationship with her daughter--who lives with her--is also quite complex and intriguing. |
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| 7 |
The Syrian Bride 2004, Unrated)
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| 8 |
8 Women (8 Femmes) 2002, R)
This movie combines all genres from a suspense thriller to a comedy to a musical to a drama. The cast, which features the greatest actresses in contemporary French cinema, is nothing less than phenomenal. |
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| 9 |
Xanadu 1980, PG)
Although this movie bombed at the box office, its sountrack went platinum and it has since become a cult classic. |
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| 10 |
Transamerica 2005, R)
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| 11 |
The Hours 2002, PG-13)
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| 12 |
Ma Mere,(Meine Mutter),(My Mother) 2004, NC-17)
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| 13 |
Paris Je T'aime 2006, R)
A series of short films that center on the City of Lights in one way or another. Each of the short films proves to be as different as it is beautifully crafted. |
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| 14 |
Breakfast on Pluto 2005, R)
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| 15 |
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) 1964, G)
A truly magical movie that is both corny and moving This is Deneuve at her best. No wonder the world loves Deneuve! |
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| 16 |
Rana's Wedding 2003, Unrated)
In Arabic with English subtitles |
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| 17 |
Mrs. Dalloway 1997, PG-13)
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| 18 |
Wilde 1998, R)
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| 19 |
Howards End 1992, PG)
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| 20 |
Evening 2007, R)
With an all-star cast that features Meryl Streep, Vanessa Redgrave, and Glenn Close, how could this movie go wrong? It doesn't, actually, but it is far from being the best movie that I have ever seen. |
