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Tarkovsky's looking glass is not merely cracked but shattered and we see the jagged, jumbled reflections of its shards, imges of Tarkovsky's childhood mixed with fragments of his adult life--a child's wartime exile, a mother's experience with political terror, the breakup of a marriage, life in a country home--all intermingled with slow-motion dream sequences and poetic chunks of stark newsreels.

A sardonic white hotel owner watches Haiti sink into barbarism with growing fatalism. Complications include a friendship with a rebel leader, politically "charged" hotel guests, an affair with the wife of a European ambassador, and the manipulations of a conniving British arms dealer.

During a winter flyfishing trip to Canada, two old friends, J.T.Van Zandt and Alex "Xenie" Hall, learn they've grown apart in more ways than one. J.T., the thoughtful even-keeled son of a songwriting legend believes there's more to fishing than catching fish. Short-tempered Xenie, a "firewood salesman," sees it differently and fishes like it's a race against the clock. Their different approaches to fishing and life emerge and clash on the snowy river...

After 16 years of poverty, chastity and silent obedience in a secluded convent in Wales, Anna Gibson is beginning to doubt her vocation. When her brother dies tragically, Anna is forced to take charge of his young family, including his pregnant wife, Lynn, and her two young sons, and the bankrupt textile mill he has left behind in the north of England. -- container

"A progressive young priest is assigned to a parish badly in debt, and works to relieve their troubles despite the opposition of an older curate. Best Picture, Best Director-Leo McCarey, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor." --

"With a lavish home and beautiful wife, hedge-fund manager Giovanni Bernaschi seemingly has it all. Meanwhile, real-estate agent Dino Ossola struggles to maintain his family's middle-class existence and faces even worse financial straits when his wife announces that she is pregnant with twins. Leveraging his daughter's relationships with Giovanni's son, Dino deceives the bank and manipulates his way into the Bernaschi hedge fund. As the destinies...

Jacquie and Sarah are BFFs (Best Friends Forever) who are about to start their sophomore year of high school and they're ready for their very own Sweet 16 party. Jacquie and Sarah share everything, even the same birthday. Since they were eight years old, this shared celebration was built up to be super-- at least that was the plan. But Taylor Tiara, the school's fashionista and wannabe party planner, has ideas of her own. Cozying up to Jacquie, Taylor's...

New Yorkers Felix Unger and Oscar Madison try to live together as roommates despite the fact that one is a neat freak and the other is a total slob. In this season, Felix announces to Oscar his plans to win back Gloria, but Oscar is more concerned about getting rid of his own ex-wife.

"Magazine writer Patrick is everything a family could hope for-- he's handsome, polite and a big success in the Big Apple. But when he returns home to his traditional, rural Southern family, two worlds collide with a sudden jolt. As one shocking truth after another is revealed, Patrick and his eccentric family struggle to respect one another." --

Divorced New Yorkers Felix and Oscar live together despite their opposing personalities. As Oscar works hard to keep roommate Felix out of his life, Felix works even harder to involve Oscar in his. This season, Felix ropes Oscar into dancing in a ballet, appearing in an opera, and even starring in a movie. Also, numerous flashbacks give us a peek into their early lives, including Oscar as a young slob.