Actress Gena Rowlands (1930)

In the film Paris, I love you (2006), 20 different filmmakers each capture five-minute moments in the magical City of Love. These moments are linked together through transitional interstitial sequences and an introduction and epilogue. The transitions smoothly connect the previous film’s ending shot to the following film’s beginning shot, creating a continuous flow and building anticipation for what comes next. Through this technique, we witness the vibrant life of Paris through a recurring mysterious character and a common theme of love that ties all 20 segments together. 01. Tuileries (

The Skeleton Key (2005) is an American Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Iain Softley and written by Ehren Kruger. Caroline Ellis, a hospice aide, leaves her job at a nursing home and takes on the role of caretaker for an isolated plantation house in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Violet Devereaux, the elderly matriarch of the house, is in need of assistance caring for her husband Benjamin, who has been mostly paralyzed following a stroke. Upon the suggestion of the family’s estate lawyer, Luke Marshall, Caroline accepts the position. During a ...

Taking Lives (2004) is an American psychological thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso. In the early 1980s, teenagers Martin Asher and Matt Soulsby meet on a bus to Mont-Laurier, Quebec. The vehicle breaks down, so they obtain a car, which later gets a flat tire. As Matt fixes the tire, Martin notices their similar height and shoves him into the path of an oncoming truck, causing the death of both Matt and the driver. Martin then takes Matt’s guitar and clothes and continues on foot, imitating his singing voice. Twenty years pass and FBI profiler Illeana Scott is called in by Inspector Leclair to assist Montreal ...

Nick Cassavetes directed a romantic drama film called The Notebook (2004). At a nursing home, an old man named Duke reads a love story from a notebook to a female patient. The story takes place in 1940 at a carnival on Seabrook Island in South Carolina. A lumber mill worker named Noah Calhoun meets 17-year-old heiress Allison ‘Allie’ Hamilton and they fall in love. Despite the initial approval from Noah’s father Frank Calhoun, Allie’s parents disapprove of their relationship. One night, Noah takes Allie to an abandoned plantation and promises to restore it for them to live in. However, their ...

Playing by Heart (1998) is a comedic-drama film that follows the lives of various characters in Los Angeles. These include an older couple renewing their wedding vows, a theatre director and architect starting anew, a young woman seeking excitement, a gay man with AIDS and his distant mother, an unfaithful couple trying to reignite their marriage, and the husband exploring ways to overcome its dullness. As the plot unfolds, the audience discovers the interconnectedness between these seemingly unrelated individuals. Unhappily wedded Hugh frequently pursues women using a variety of falsehoods: claiming he caused the death of his wife and child in a car accident; stating ...

Grace and Glorie (1998) is an American television play that aired as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series on CBS. When a solitary former New Yorker takes up residence with a senior in the countryside to serve as a hospice worker, they appear to have little in common at first. Yet, over time, they discover a strong connection, even sharing a common experience of losing a child. As their relationship grows, they also gain insights about life.

Something to Talk About (1995), a comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, follows Grace King Bichon, who spends her days helping out at her parent’s horse farm. Her daughter Caroline shares her love for horses, while their stable manager Hank has his sights set on riding Ransom in an upcoming equestrian championship. However, Grace’s father Wyly plans to purchase a stud named Ford instead and ride it himself in the event, causing tension within the family. Adding to Grace’s stress, she discovers her husband Eddie is having an affair. In a dramatic confrontation with Eddie and his mistress, Grace ...

Another Woman (1988), an American drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, follows the story of Marion Post, a New York philosophy professor on leave from her job to work on a new book. In need of peace and quiet, she sublets a furnished apartment downtown due to construction in her building. However, her work there is disrupted by the voices of a therapist and his client in an adjacent office. Listening in on their sessions, Marion becomes increasingly intrigued by the words of another woman, Hope. Hope expresses feelings of emptiness and falseness in her life, which deeply resonates with Marion.