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A heroic fantasy about an artist’s destiny at the tumultuous time of social transformations. One of director Alexander Mitta’s best films. The south of Russia, 1920. In a town square, a mono-performance is on, based on Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. The film’s hero who took the pseudonym “Revarm”, which stands for “Revolutionary Art for the Masses”, is seriously interested in theatre. The real life and the stage one are intertwined in his destiny. In a provincial town where the power continuously changes hands, going from the Reds to the Whites, from the Whites to a band of the Greens, this youthful stage reformer, endowed with the gift of persuasion, attracts people to his cause, leaving no one indifferent.…

Léo,acontemporaryartist,wantstoreconnectwithélise,hisformercompanionbutVincentVanGogh,whoreturnedtoourtime,fellinlovewithher.Anover-realisticlovetriangleemergesandartisticissuesappearinthebackground.

AMichiganfarmerandaprospectorformapartnershipintheCaliforniagoldcountry.Theiradventuresincludebuyingandsharingawife,hijackingastage,kidnapingsixprostitutes,andturningtheirminingcampintoaboomtown.Alongthewaythereisplentyofdrinking,gambling,andsinging.Theyevenfindtimetodosomecreativegoldmining.

DuringahotsummerinQuebec’scountryside,arecentlysettledcouplestruggles.Marie(35),asoundartistinlackofinspirationdoubtsherrelationshipwithherpartner.ThearrivalofNoée(25),ayoungFrenchtravelerwhomournsherfather,willdestabilisethestatusquoandtroubletheirneighbourYan(30),asolitaryfarmer,byawakeningnewdesires.InMontreal,Eva(15),ateenageFilipinawhorecentlymovedtoCanada,triestofindnewrootsinthecity.Sinceherarrival,shesuffersfrominsomnia,ofteninterruptedbystrangedreamsofherhometowninthePhilippines.Jeanne(25)ishavingtroublefinishingherthesisontheworkofMarie,theartistinthecountryside.AsEvatriestoanchorherself,Jeanneplanstoleaveeverything.TheSplendourofLifeisasensualfilmthatexploreshowwerelatetoeachotherinachangingworldthattranscendsus-aninvitationtolivetothefullest.

TyreseGibson,JohnMalkovichandMichaelJaiWhitewillstarinRed48,anindieactionthrillerfromYaleProductions.JonKeeyes(TheHarrowing)isdirectingthefeature,whichhasanoriginalscriptbyMickeySolisandiswrappingproductionthisweekinandaroundtheTri-Statearea.GibsonwillplayKyleSnowden,atroubledformerMarineturnedchildprotectiveserviceofficerwhomustsaveanimmigrantchildfromadangerouscriminalwhohastrappedthemandotherhostagesinsideaconveniencestore.Addingmorepowertothekeg:ThestoreisownedbytheSnowden’sstepfather,SamSafty,beingplayedbyMalkovich.WhiteplaysSparks,theSafty’sno-nonsensebodyguardandconfidant.GibsonisalsoproducingtheprojectalongwithKeeyes.JordanYaleLevineandJordanBeckermanareproducingviatheirYaleProductionsbanner.

Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin, a soldier he killed during World War I, French musician Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes) confesses to a priest (Frank Sheridan), who grants him absolution. Using the address on a letter he found on the dead man's body, Paul then travels to Germany to find his family.　　As anti-French sentiment continues to permeate Germany, Dr. Holderlin (Lionel Barrymore) initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home, but changes his mind when his son's fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walter's grave. Rather than reveal the real connection between them, Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son, who attended the same musical conservatory he did.　　Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove, the Holderlins befriend Paul, who finds himself falling in love with Elsa (Nancy Carroll). When she shows Paul her former fiancé's bedroom, he becomes distraught and tells her the truth. She convinces him not to confess to Walter's parents, who have embraced him as their second son, and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family. Dr. Holderlin presents Walter's violin to Paul, who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano.　　The film's original title, The Man I Killed, was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story. It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby.

　　Cosimo, a buffalo farmer, refuses to sell off his land to the family of the young mayor candidate. When he finds out he has a tumour caused by all the toxic waste that are illegally disposed of in the fields of the so-called “Land of Fires”, his wife decides to carry on his battle.　　Diego OlivaresDiego Olivares (1965) is a Neapolitan director, scriptwriter and dialogues writer. After directing some short films he embarks in the making of a documentary about the closing of the Frullone psychiatric hospital in Naples, Gli ultimi giorni del Frullone – Cronache da un manicomio nel 2000. In 2003, he directs his first feature film I chinghiali di Portici. In 2014, he directs the short film Canemalato produced by Figli del Bronx for Sky Cinema.

AnoriginaltakeonDickens’siconicghoststorybyStevenKnight(Taboo,PeakyBlinders).AChristmasCarolisaspine-tinglingimmersionintoScrooge’sdarknightofthesoul.MisanthropicbusinessmanEbenezerScrooge(GuyPearce)refusestotreatChristmasasdifferenttoanyotherday,muchtoBobCratchit’s(JoeAlwyn)chagrin,asheisdesperatetoleaveworkandgethometohisfamilyonChristmasEve.Scrooge’sdeadformerbusinesspartnerJacobMarley(StephenGraham)begsforpeaceinhiscoffin.Havingrepentedhimself,theSpiritshavenewsforhim.HewilllingerinpurgatoryuntilScroogehimselfrepents,somethingMarleyknowshewillneverdo.Tim(LennyRush)writeshisyearlythank-youlettertocousinJack,thankinghimforthemoneythatsavedhislife,butMary’s(VinetteRobinson)pricklyreactionrousesBob’ssuspicions.AspookedScroogeisvisitedbyMarley,whohasawarning:ScroogewillbevisitedbythreeSpirits.

WiththeimminentreleaseofRoseMatefeo’sbrandnewromcomStarstruckonBBCThreeattheendofApril,thiscomingyearmarksawatershedmomentinbroadcastinghistorywithmostBBCThreecomedyeitherstarring,writtenbyorcreatedbywomen.BBCThreewillbethefirstUKchanneltoachievethislandmarkinfemalerepresentationwith58%oflong-formscriptedcomedywrittenbywomen.UpcomingtitlesincludeLazySusan,StarstruckandEllieandNatasiaplusthesecondseriesofbothInMySkinandBacktoLife.Inadditiontothis,theBBCtodayannouncesfournewBBCComedySlicesforBBCThree,allofwhicharewrittenbyand/orstarfemaletalent:Ladybaby,Amicable,DinosaurandBritney,whichresultsinthemajorityofcomedyprogrammesonBBCThreenowbeingfemaleled.KateDaughton,outgoingHeadofComedyattheBBC,says:BuildingonthehugesuccessofPhoebeWaller-BridgeandDaisyMayCooper,thismarksamonumentalachievementandistestamenttothefactthemostpioneeringandexcitingnewvoicesincomedyareincreasinglyfemale.KateleavestheComedyCommissioningteamtodayhavingmadeatremendousimpactoverseeingaraftoffemalefirsttitles.SinceKate’sarrivalin2017shehascommissionedandnurturedFleabag,Mum,Ghosts,Gavin&Stacey:ChristmasSpecial(2019),ThisTimeWithAlanPartridge,BacktoLife,TheGoesWrongShow,OutofHerMind,TwoDoorsDown,InMySkinandManLikeMobeen.AlongsidetheforthcomingWitchfinder,Alma’sNotNormalandStephenMerchantseriesTheOffenders(w/t).ShaneAllen,DirectorofBBCComedy,says:Fiveyearsagotherewerestillarticlesaskingwhereallthefunnywomenwere.Thathoaryoldnonsensecanfinallybedispensedwithonceandforall.It’salevelplayingfieldwiththemostvibrantanddynamicworkcomingthroughfromfemaleswritersandwriterperformerswhoareelevatingtheartformofcomedyandexpandingitshorizons.AsforKateDaughton,nolongerwillshecurseatmeforloudsneezingintheoffice.Partlybecauseshe’sleavingandmostlybecausewe’venotbeenintheoffice.Trulybereft;indenialthatshe’soffandwe’reluckytohavehadherforsolong.CharlotteMoore,ChiefContentOfficer,says:Kate’simpeccabletaste,whipsmartcomedybrainandbeguilingwayswithtalenthavehadatransformativeimpactonthecomedyoutputinhertimehere.ThefactthatBBCThreecanclaimtobethefirstUKchannelwithamajorityoffemaleledandwrittenscriptedcomedyisinlargepartdowntohervisionandpassionforbackinggenredefiningfemalecreatives.She’llbesorelymissedbutthankfullyleavesbehindaterrificlegacyofshowsahead.

A surprise reunion in southern France reignites passions and jealousies between two women who were formerly polyamorous lovers.