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The Grapes of Wrath
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The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

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National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

2024

Forced to travel West in search of a promised land, the Joad family embark on an epic journey across America in the hope of finding work and a new life in California. Their story is one of false hopes, wrong turns and broken dreams, but also a hymn to human kindness and a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit.

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Paper Moon
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Paper Moon

1973

A bible salesman finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership as a money-making con team in Depression-era Kansas.

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Was It Only a Paper Moon?
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Was It Only a Paper Moon?

1997

James M. Collier outlines his theories on the supposedly faked moon landing.

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Gold Rush
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Gold Rush

Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?

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The Gold Rush
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The Gold Rush

1925

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

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The House of Mirth
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The House of Mirth

2000

In early 20th century New York City, an impoverished socialite desperately seeks a suitable husband as she gradually finds herself betrayed by her friends and exiled from high society.

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The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

1918

Wharton creates a portrait of a stunning beauty who, though raised and educated to marry well both socially and economically, is reaching her 29th year, an age when her youthful blush is drawing to a close and her marital prospects are becoming ever more limited. The House of Mirth traces Lily's slow two-year social descent from privilege to a tragically lonely existence on the margins of society.

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Our Little Girl
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Our Little Girl

1935

Don Middleton is so caught up with his work he neglects his wife Elsa. Lonely Elsa begins to spend more time with Don's best friend and they become attracted to one another. Don and Elsa decide to get a divorce, unaware of the effect their problems are having on their daughter Molly. When Elsa announces plans to remarry, Molly runs away from home.

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Padre de más de cuatro
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Padre de más de cuatro

1938

In this film, we follow the journey of a man deeply entrenched in the world of wrestling and boxing. As the story unfolds, he finds himself faced with the daunting task of securing forty thousand pesos to pay off the mortgage on his beloved's estate. Meanwhile, a wealthy landowner finds himself indebted to an octogenarian moneylender. To absolve the debt, the moneylender proposes a peculiar arrangement: the landowner must marry his daughter.

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