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A lucid period for a woman with dementia, crazy Gaulish men travelling to Egypt and Barack Obama’s final year as president, this and more to be found at Viddla.se!
June is a patient at the dementia-ward. One day she wakes up, and is suddenly completely lucid. Will it last long enough for her to sort out her family’s affairs? See June Again with the Australian star actor Noni Hazlehurst in the role of June.
Barack Obama’s last year as president was filled with political efforts and initiatives mainly missed by the American press in the circus surrounding the election of Donald Trump. The documentary The Final Year gives a glimpse into the administration’s inner workings, as well as into war threats from hostile nations, the ongoing conflict in Syria and tax policies at home.
Classical Brideshead Revisited from 2008 tells the story of student and aspiring artist Charles Ryder, who joins his new friend Sebastian at his family’s grand estate in the country. There he encounters Sebastian’s sister, whom he falls in love with. This period drama features actors such as Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon and Matthew Goode.
Be careful around crazy Gauls! Asterix and his friend Obelix travel to Egypt, where they meet Cleopatra. In order to help her build a grand temple, they must stop the Romans, who want to sabotage the build. Asterix & Obelix Mission Cleopatra is based on the cartoon from 1959, and is a production with actors such as Gerard Depardieu.
The saga of Genghis Khan’s descendants continues with Dawn of the Great Steppe. The story revolves around Kasym Khan during the greatest era of the Kazakh khanate.
L.S. Lowry was a reclusive and distinctive artist who painted the society around him. He had an unhappy relationship with his mother, a domineering and chronically ill woman. Their dysfunctional relationship and his Asperger syndrome would characterize his whole life. Lowry made more than 1000 painting and 8000 drawings, among them a collection known as “Marionette-Works”, discovered after his death. Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall play mother and son in Mrs Lowry & son.
Published: 22/05/2025 Last updated: 22/05/2025
