A man called Otto: Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, it tells the story of Otto Anderson, a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside down.
Women talking: The women of an insular, ultraconservative religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith. Through the backstory, we see a community of women come together in the aftermath of pervasive sexual assault to figure out how they might move forward to build a better world for themselves and their children. They discuss how to proceed after the exposure of vicious serial rapes perpetrated by the men of their own community who used livestock tranquilizers to drug female community members of all ages, violently raping them at night. Stay and fight or leave. They will not do nothing.
Where the crawdads sing: For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So, in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life, until the unthinkable happens.
Imagines Emily Bronte's own story that inspired 'Wuthering Heights.' As she struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her potential into the seminal novel.
Mrs. Harris goes to Paris: In 1950s London, a widowed cleaning lady falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, deciding she must have one of her own. After working to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris that will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.
A man called Otto / produced by Fredrik Wikström Nicastro, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks & Gary Goetzman ; screenplay by David Magee ; directed by Marc Forster (2023 : PG13 : 126 min.) -- Women talking / directed by Sarah Polley ; screenplay by Sarah Polley ; produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Frances McDormand (2023 : PG13 : 104 min.) -- Where the crawdads sing / produced by Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter ; screenplay by Lucy Alibar ; directed by Olivia Newman (2022 : PG13 : 125 min.) -- Emily / written & directed by Frances O'Connor ; produced by Piers Tempest, David Barron, Robert Connolly, Brett Wilson (2023 : R : 130 min.) -- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris / produced by Xavier Marchand, Guillaume Benski ; screenplay by Carroll Cartwright & Anthony Fabian and Keith Thompson and Olivia Hetreed ; directed by Anthony Fabian (2022 : PG : 115 min.).
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