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81) Ring Ring
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Language
English
Description
After a group of telemarketers get fired by their penny-pinching boss, they take revenge by stealing the company's list of clients to start up their own firm.
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Series
Madeline ; 17
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English
Description
Lord Cucuface becomes convinced that the girls have musical talent and schedules a Bastille Day performance. But really it is only their victrola - and Chloe - who have the talent, and when Chloe is hospitalized after a pillow fight accident, the girls lose hope. Finally Madeline (with the help of Miss Clavel) motivates everyone to practice, and the concert is a success.
83) Time Apart
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Language
English
Description
Time Apart explores a long-distance relationship with a sci-fi twist - when Seb starts mysteriously vanishing for years at a time, his girlfriend Nina struggles to move on without him.
85) Sunset
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Language
English
Description
A diverse group of people grapple with the imminent probability of a nuclear strike on the East Coast.
86) Local Color
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Language
English
Description
A period piece in early-mid 70's based on a true story: One Master. One Student. One Summer to Dream
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Madeline ; 13
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English
Description
In the middle of the winter holiday season, Miss Clavel gets called away from the Old House to care for her ailing aunt. Lord Cucuface replaces her with Mr. Grump, who is more of a drill sergeant than headmaster.
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Series
Romanzo Criminale ; 10
Language
Italiano
Description
Lebano, Dandi and Fierolocchio are imprisoned, but are offered their freedom - if they agree to work for the special agents they encountered in the brothel.
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Series
Madeline ; 1
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English
Description
At the Old House - and all over the neighborhood - people's hats, gloves and scarves are missing. Madeline and Pepito work with Detective Moreau to find the perpetrators, then finally discover that the "thieves" are some altruistic magpies who are distributing the warm clothes to the homeless in the park.
91) Le Gai Savoir
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Language
Français
Description
While alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Emile Rousseau (Jean-Pierre Leaud) and Patricia Lumumba (Juliet Berto), have a discourse on language. Referring to spoken word as "the enemy"--the weapon used by the establishment to confuse liberation movements--the two deconstruct the meanings of sounds and images in an attempt to "return to zero" and truly experience the joy of learning.
92) Char Man
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English
Description
Two friends visit fire-ravaged Ojai, California, intent on making a fake documentary about the infamous Ojai Vampire. However, things take a bizarre and frightening turn when they learn about a different local legend: The Char Man.
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Series
Madeline ; 7
Language
English
Description
To raise money to buy Miss Clavel a birthday present, Madeline starts a detective school. Meanwhile, Miss Clavel is receiving mysterious gifts of great value - jewels, a painting, etc. Inspector Moreau discovers they are stolen by the infamous cat burglar Le Chat and arrives to question Miss Clavel.
94) Virtual Man
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Language
English
Description
Albert is an obsessive daydreamer fantasizing about wild adventures and saving beautiful women. In reality, Albert is a computer nerd going nowhere slowly. Then, he suddenly meets the girl of his dreams.
96) You With Me
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Language
English
Description
Kim is a young woman living with her parents, looking for a purpose. When she's allowed to escape her family and work as an assistant to Jason, a successful businessman, she moves to Seoul to start a new life.
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Series
Madeline ; 9
Language
English
Description
Lord Cucuface arrives at the Old House with a large chunk of prize-winning cheese (for fondue) and a new touring car. While Cucuface takes Miss Clavel for a calamitous driving lesson, the mice eat the cheese.
100) Maggie Black
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Language
English
Description
A successful young writer's first pregnancy is overshadowed by her complicated relationship with reality.
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