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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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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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Instant Family

Pete and Ellie Wagner have always been considered in their close circles as those who will not have children. But the idea of ​​little feet in the house is starting to appeal. At the same time, they want to do good, and decide to resort to adoption.

They end up at a course organized for future adoptive parents, during which the course participants and its leaders become friends, and after the course they form a peer support group. A joint picnic event between the children in the orphanage and the future adoptive parents makes the Wagners realize that everyone only wants to take in small children, while the teenagers are practically left in the category of children of the poor.

A short encounter with the quick-witted and clever Lyzzy changes the Wagners’ minds and, swayed by warning voices, they get three children instead of one – Lyzzy and her two younger siblings. Directed by Sean Anders. As actors, e.g. Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne and Isabela Merced.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse when more than one can hide behind a mask.

Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman. As original voice actors, e.g. Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson and Hailee Steinfeld. The film was awarded the Oscar for best animated film.

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Suicide Squad

The world is threatened by an unknown and overwhelming enemy with his armies. US intelligence official Amanda Waller has decided that the fight against this threat can only be waged by a secretive, mixed group of despicable individuals with little to lose.

When the members of the Suicide Squad realize that they are not even supposed to succeed, the members of the group must decide if they are willing to die trying, or if each is just saving their own skin. Directed by David Ayer. In roles e.g. Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie.

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The Specials (Hors Normes)

Hors normes is a drama colored by gentle humor from the makers of the international hit film The Untouchables. Bruno (Vincent Cassel) takes care of the autistic with difficulty, Malik (Reda Kateb) works with young people from difficult circumstances. The special ones are based on true events, a story about the meaning of friendship. The story was inspired by the French Stephane Benhamou and Daoud Tatou, who became friends while working with the difficultly autistic. The film was directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano.

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Inside Out

The story tells about the five basic emotions that live inside the head of a young girl: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust. The move from the old hometown to San Francisco starts a whirlwind of emotions, which causes Joy and Sadness to get out of the cockpit and into the emotional storage room. The long return journey towards the emotional center begins, but time is running out when the cockpit begins to lose its grip on the girl’s emotional states. Directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen. In voice roles, e.g. Amy Poehler, Bill Hader and Lewis Black.

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Rocketman

Rocketman tells the inspiring story of Elton John’s breakthrough years, when shy piano virtuoso Reginald Dwight becomes an international superstar. The film depicts Sir Elton John’s stages from childhood to the beginning of the 90s. Genius child developed into a music superstar, whose life was overshadowed by difficult relationships with his parents, low self-esteem, uncertainty about his own sexuality, various addictions and bulimia. The brutality of the music industry and the difficulty of loving also come to the fore in relation to the manager boyfriend.

Actors:
– Elton John is portrayed by actor Taron Egerton.
– Jamie Bell: Bernie Taupin, Elton John’s long-time collaborator and lyricist.
– Richard Madden: John Reid, Elton John’s former manager and romantic partner.
– Bryce Dallas Howard: Sheila Eileen, Elton John’s mother.

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Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate

Van Gogh – At Eternity’s Gate is the story of an extraordinary talent who defied the norms of his time. It focuses on the artist’s last years and the productive period he spent in Arles, France. The journey to the beautiful light and colors of the south was tinged by a stormy friendship with Paul Gaugain (Oscar Isaak) – and van Gogh’s own mental breakdown. Ignoring doubters and scoffers, working in modest circumstances, Van Gogh created some of the world’s most beloved works of art. His most important supporter was his younger brother Theo (Rupert Friend), who saw Vincent as an interpreter for future generations. Other roles include e.g. Mads Mikkelsen, Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. Director Julian Schnabel, known as a painter himself, rejects the typical conventions of a biopic and focuses on depicting the landscape of Van Gogh’s mind. (Source: Finnkino Oy)