Posts Tagged ‘lion’
The Lion King (1994)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame. After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus completing the “Circle of Life”. |
Out of Africa (1985)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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Follows the life of Karen Blixen, who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband. |
The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride (1998)Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 |
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Simba and Nala have a daughter, Kiara. Timon and Pumbaa are assigned to be her babysitters, but she easily escapes their care and ventures into the forbidden lands. There she meets a lion cub named Kovu and they become friends. What she and her parents do not know is that Kovu is the son of Zira – a banished follower of the now-dead Scar. She plans to raise Kovu to overthrow Simba and become the king of the Pride Lands. This tests not only Kiara and Kovu’s relationship as they mature, but Simba’s relationship with his daughter. |
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 |
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The carpenter Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for him. But as his mission nears fulfillment, he must face the greatest temptation: the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis’ novel of the same name. |
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)Friday, June 5th, 2009 |
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Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the “Clan of the Cave Bear” finds little Ayla from the “other”’s clan – tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new cave, she may stay – for now. As it turns out later, she’s a bright child, but has a hard time to keep her place in a clan with different customs. She has to hide her intelligence because she’s a woman. |
The Secret of Moonacre (2008)Friday, May 29th, 2009 |
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When 13 year old Maria Merryweather’s father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn’t know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. Soon Maria finds herself in a crumbling moonlit world torn apart by the hatred of an ancient feud with the dark and sinister De Noir family. Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess and, guided by an unlikely mix of allies, she must overcome her family’s pride in order to unearth the secrets of the past before the 5000th moon rises and Moonacre disappears into the sea forever. |
The Care Bears Movie (1985)Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 |
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The Care Bears live in a country high in the clouds, where they have a lot of fun together. But they also do care for the human children on Earth, who they watch through huge telescopes from the sky, and come to help whenever there is need. Nikolas, a magician’s apprentice, is in danger of getting under the influence of a bad spirit, which resides in an ancient spell book. The siblings Kim and Jason don’t trust anyone anymore after being disappointed once too often. The Care Bears take them into their wonderland where they experience exciting and dangerous adventures together and quickly become good friends. |
Raging Bull ()Friday, December 12th, 2008 |
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When Jake LaMotta steps into the boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he is a prize fighter. But when he treats his family and friends in the same way, he is a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any time. Even though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Maybe it is his violent bouts and the paranoia and jealousy. That rage helped him to master, but in real life, he winds up tires alone. Kun Jake LaMotta toimenpiteet osaksi nyrkkeily rengas-ja obliterates hänen vastustajansa, hän on prizefighter. Mutta kun hän kohtelee hänen perheelleen ja ystävilleen samalla tavalla, hän on tikittää aikapommi, valmiina mennä pois milloin tahansa. Vaikka LaMotta haluaa hänen perheensä rakkautta, jotain aina tuntuu tulla niiden välillä. Ehkä se on hänen väkivaltainen bouts ja vainoharhaisuus ja kateutta. Tällainen huutoa auttoivat häntä mestari, mutta todellisessa elämässä, hän tuulet esiin rengas yksin. |







