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King on Screen 2022 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horrors books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the

Voices 1979 A young man meets a deaf teacher and finds she is a great dancer He encourages her to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer

Bossa Nova 2000 Rio lawyer Pedro Paulo is recently separated from his travel agent wife Tania His office has taken on an energetic new intern, Sharon Pedro Paulo is working on a divorce case his own fathers Mary Ann is an English language teacher living in Rio Her friend Nadine has been having an In

Honeysuckle Rose 1980 Buck is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Viv and Lily, the daughter of his longtime musical sidekick

Benefit of the Doubt 1993 Twenty two years earlier, Karen helped convict her father, Frank, for the murder of her mother With his new freedom, thanks to parole, Frank returns home to seek revenge Having always pleaded his innocence, Frank soon works his way back into Karens life

Diana is a troubled, bulimic socialite who lives with her loving husband and shoplifts to get herself off Julie is an unstable, homeless rape victim who lives with a corrupt priest and steals to survive They form an uneasy friendship

Im Not Rappaport (1996) Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still the super of an apartment house. When he is threatened with retirement, Nat battles on his behalf. Nat also takes on his daugh

The Far Pavilions (1984) HBO's first mini-series, set in 19th century British colonial India, involves war battles, love, treachery and intrigue as well as love and honor involving a romance between a British cavalry officer and an Indian princess who has been promised in an arranged marriage to a d

Carried Away (1996) Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged school-teacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother. In his simple life there are no excitements, even in long-time relationship with a widow. However, when seventeen-year-old beauty enrolls in his class, Joseph would soon end up in her arms.

The Competition (1980) The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul's last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance be far away? Will she take a dive despite the pressure to win from her teacher, Greta, or will she condemn

A Show of Force (1990) Porto Rico, 1978. The Antillian autonomous US Commonwealth is divided by supporters of becoming a full US member state and independence activists, including a violent wing the governor labels as terrorists. Divorced reporter Kate Melendez, widow of independista lawyer Juan, ge

The Confession (1999) A High powered NY litigator, hired to defend a murderer who avenged his young son's death, struggles with his own desires for success versus the moral wishes of his client to choose the path of truth.

Yentl (1983) In an Ashkenazic shtetl in Poland, Yentl Mendel is the boyishly klutzy daughter and only child of long widowed Rebbe ("Talmud Teacher") Mendel, who teaches Talmud (a codification of Jewish Law) to local boys - and to Yentl, but secretly because girls were not allowed to learn

Carrie (1976) It's nearing the end of the school year. High school senior Carrie White is a social outcast, largely due to being unwise to the ways of the world based on her upbringing. Her mother, Margaret White, is a religious fanatic, her extreme views primarily targeted against sex, which she be

Micki + Maude (1984) TV reporter Rob Salinger is married to Micki, but because she's always busy working, they hardly ever spend time together. One night at which he got stood up by Micki again, Rob meets cellist Maude and they soon get romanticly involved. When it turns out Maude is pregnant with h

In this animated sequel to An American Tale, Fievel Mousekewitz strikes out from not-so-enthralling New York City in a wagon train headed West. Helping propel the departure is a crafty cat named Cat R. Waul (John Cleese) who tells our Fievel that out West the cats and mice get along just fine. Once

A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.