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Pride and Glory (Dolor y gloria)

Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming, the impossibility of separating creation from his own life. The need of narrating his past can be his salvation.

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Judy

inter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

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Lady Bird

In the hilarious drama-comedy, Christine, who calls herself “Lady Bird”, struggles with the cross-pressure of her school’s rigid traditions, caring parents, first heartaches, and big dreams for the future. Lady Bird is on a collision course with her strong-willed nurse mother. This works tirelessly to keep the family afloat after the father becomes unemployed. Both are carved from the same wood and have the same bull’s head.

The story, which takes place at the beginning of the 21st century, tells a touching story about human relationships that shape us, beliefs that define us, and a place called home, the meaning of which is irreplaceable.

Directed by Greta Gerwig. As actors, e.g. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Tracy Letts.

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Abominable

Teenager Yi finds a young jet on the roof of his home in Shanghai. He and his friends Jin and Peng name the creature Everest. Together, they set out to take the magical creature back to its family in the highest corner of the earth. To help Everest get home, the friends must stay one step ahead of the wealthy Burnish, who plans to capture the creature for himself, and Dr. Zara, who studies animals.

Directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman. As original voice actors, e.g. Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, and Tenzing Norgay Trainor.

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The Danish Girl 

A touching love story based on the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. 1926 Copenhagen-based artist Einar Wegener, who is married to Gerda Wegener, is known for his landscape paintings. Gerda is also an artist, less well known, but employed as a portrait painter of celebrities. Their marriage is strong and full of love.

Everything changes when Gerda asks her husband to pose as a model and wear a woman’s outfit to complete her painting. The experience changes the couple’s entire life. Einar notices that when he is Lili, he is able to realize himself at his truest and begins to live as a woman. Gerda, on the other hand, finds a new muse in Lili and matures into a new blossoming as an artist. The couple also has to face the prejudices of the surrounding society. They leave their home country for a more open-minded Paris. Again and again, Gerda shows her support for Lili.

Directed by Tom Hooper. As actors, e.g. Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander and Amber Heard. Movie won an Oscar from Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

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Dora and the Lost City of Gold

After spending most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, Dora doesn’t know how to prepare for the biggest challenge of her life — high school. When her parents disappear while searching for a mysteriously lost city of gold, Dora must take action and lead a gang of poorly equipped teenagers to rescue them. A dangerous mission awaits! Dora navigates the jungle with her friends, defeats treasure hunters and solves ancient riddles to find out the secret of the legendary city.

Directed by James Bob. As actors, e.g. Isabela Merced, Eugenio Derbez and Michael Peña.

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Trolls World Tour

Poppy and Branch find out that the troll family is wider than they think. Troll genres are spread across six troll lands, and each tribe is dedicated to its own genre of music, including funk, country, techno, classical, pop, and rock. So the world of trolls becomes more spacious and much louder!

Queen Roxy, one of the rulers of the rock world, and her father, King Örinä, plan to destroy all other troll worlds so that rock becomes the only true music. When the fate of all the trolls hangs in the balance, Poppy, Branch and their friends set out to tour different worlds and bring harmony between the troll species against Roxy.

Directed by Walt Dohrn and David P. Smith. As original voice actors, e.g. Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and Rachel Bloom.

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Dolittle

Quirky Dr. John Dolittle is a famous doctor and Veterinarian in olden England. After facing great sadness, he has become a loner by locking himself in his mansion with a mixed group of exotic animal friends.

But when the young queen falls seriously ill, an unwilling Dolittle must go in search of a cure across the seas, on a mythical island. The journey becomes a great adventure, and the doctor regains his excitement for life and courage as he discovers new wonderful animals and encounters old enemies.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan. As actors, e.g. Robert Downey Jr, Antonio Banderas and Michael Sheen.

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The Secret Life of Pets

The central character is a terrier named Max, who lives a comfortable life with his owner Katie in New York. However, everything changes when one day Katie brings home a huge tomboy named Duke. Katie wants the dogs to keep each other company, but Max sees Duke as a threat. However, the fight for their territory takes a back seat when the dogs have an exciting adventure with the other pets in the house.

On the streets of Manhattan, they encounter a criminal gang made up of abandoned pets. The leader of the gang is a white bunny named Snowball, whose cute exterior reveals the real Bunny the Killer Thing. Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. As original voice actors, e.g. Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2

The Secret Life of Pets 2 continues summer 2016 hit animation story about the lives of pets while their owners are away. Directed by Chris Renaud and Jonathan del Val. As original voice actors, e.g. Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart and Harrison Ford.