"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Marie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France.

Suzy Bannion travels to Germany to perfect her ballet skills. She arrives at the Tanz dance academy in the pouring rain and is refused admission after another woman is seen fleeing the school. She returns the next morning and this time is let in. She learns that the young woman she saw fleeing the previous evening, Pat Hingle, has been found dead. Strange things soon begin to occur. Suzy becomes ill and is put on a special diet; the school becomes infested with maggots; odd sounds abound; and Daniel, the pianist, is killed by his own dog. A bit of research indicates that the ballet school was once a witches' coven - and as Suzy learns, still is.

This movie recounts the adventures of M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune - all against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent.

Ancient China and the Qin Empire is out to conquer the six kingdoms. This makes its king a target for assassination. However, one man has single-handedly ensured the safety of the king, by killing the three most notorious assassins in the land. Treated as a hero, he is summoned for an audience with the king.

16-year-old Genevieve and 20-year-old Guy are very much in love. Her kind mother, who runs an umbrella shop, won't hear of her marrying, particularly as Guy has yet to complete his compulsory military service. Genevieve is heartbroken when he leaves for his army service in colonial Algeria and is upset to have received only one letter from him in two months. Her mother's solution to this situation is kind diamond-merchant Roland Cassard, who has helped them in the past.

Color Color Color. Color. A list in progress... 

Movies: COLOR-Full

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Mood Rules. Plot and realism can kick rocks. A list in progress... 

2003 American-Japanese comedy-drama film by Sofia Coppola

Movies: Dream Baby Dream - Neo-Impressionism

Simply the best - you know the lyrics. A list in progress... 

2006 German film by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Movies: Better than all the Rest

Spooky noir-ish dramas with (sometimes loosely) Celtic ties. A list in progress... The template: An anti-hero must solve a complex mystery that triggers their own person demons. 

Mixed: Celtic / Tartan Noir

What lies beneath the slightly too perfect, icy Nordic facades. A list in progress... 

The rules: Simple stories, lacking metaphor. Sense of place. Morally complex characters and conflicts. Flawed anti-heroes. The stillness of bland liberalism contrasted with the undercurrents of hidden and elusive corruption. 

Movies: COLOR-Full

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Movies: Dream Baby Dream - Neo-Impressionism

Movies: Better than all the Rest

Mixed: Celtic / Tartan Noir

TV: Scandinavian Noir