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Persona - was released on: 16 March 1967.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Bibi Andersson… Alma, The Nurse
- Liv Ullmann… - played the character of: Elisabeth Vogler, The Actress
- Margaretha Krook… The Doctor
- Gunnar Björnstrand… - played the character of: Mr. Vogler

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually confesses her secrets to a seemingly sympathetic Elisabeth and finds that her own personality is being submerged into Elisabeth’s persona. Written by Kathy Li {kli@qualcomm.com}

8½ - was released on: 25 June 1963.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Marcello Mastroianni… - played the character of: Guido Anselmi
- Claudia Cardinale… Claudia
- Anouk Aimée… Luisa Anselmi (as Anouk Aimee)
- Sandra Milo… - played the character of: Carla
- Rossella Falk… Rossella
- Barbara Steele… Gloria Morin
- Madeleine LeBeau… Madeleine, l’attrice francese (as Madeleine Lebeau)
- Caterina Boratto… La signora misteriosa
- Eddra Gale… La Saraghina (as Edra Gale)
- Guido Alberti… Pace, il produttore
- Mario Conocchia… Conocchia, il direttore di produzione
- Bruno Agostini… Il segretario di produzione
- Cesarino Miceli Picardi… Cesarino, l’ispettore di produzione
- Jean Rougeul… Carini, il critico cinematografico
- Mario Pisu… Mario Mezzabotta

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can’t get a moments peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of film making. Written by Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}

Out of the Past - was released on: 13 November 1947.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Robert Mitchum… Jeff
- Jane Greer… Kathie
- Kirk Douglas… Whit
- Rhonda Fleming… Meta Carson
- Richard Webb… Jim
- Steve Brodie… Fisher
- Virginia Huston… Ann
- Paul Valentine… Joe
- Dickie Moore… The Kid
- Ken Niles… Eels

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he’s ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. En route to the meeting, he tells girlfriend Ann his story. Flashback: Once, Jeff was a private eye hired by Sterling to find his mistress Kathie who shot Whit and absconded with $40,000. He traces her to Acapulco…where the delectable Kathie makes Jeff forget all about Sterling… Back in the present, Whit’s new job for Jeff is clearly a trap, but Jeff’s precautions only leave him more tightly enmeshed… Written by Rod Crawford {puffinus@u.washington.edu}

The Cardboard Lover - was released on: 2 September 1928.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Marion Davies… Sally
- Jetta Goudal… Simone
- Nils Asther… Andre
- Andrés de Segurola… The Baritone
- Tenen Holtz… Argine
- Pepi Lederer… Argine

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his “cardboard lover”–to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancé a lesson and win her back. What he doesn’t realize is that the girl isn’t pretending–she actually is in love with him, and she sets out to win him for herself. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi - was released on: 27 July 2001.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Rumi Hîragi… - played the character of: Chihiro / - played the character of: Sen (voice: Japanese version)
- Miyu Irino… - played the character of: Haku (voice: Japanese version)
- Mari Natsuki… - played the character of: Yubaba / - played the character of: Zeniba (voice: Japanese version)
- Takashi Naitô… - played the character of: Chihiro’s Father (voice: Japanese version)
- Yasuko Sawaguchi… - played the character of: Chihiro’s Mother (voice: Japanese version)
- Tatsuya Gashuin… Aogaeru, Assistant Manager (voice: Japanese version)
- Ryunosuke Kamiki… - played the character of: Bôh (voice: Japanese version)
- Yumi Tamai… - played the character of: Lin (voice: Japanese version)
- Yo Oizumi… - played the character of: Bandai-gaeru (voice: Japanese version)
- Koba Hayashi… - played the character of: Kawa no Kami (voice: Japanese version)
- Tsunehiko Kamijô… - played the character of: Chichiyaku (voice: Japanese version)
- Takehiko Ono… - played the character of: Aniyaku (voice: Japanese version)
- Bunta Sugawara… - played the character of: Kamajii (voice: Japanese version)
- Noriko Kitou… Additional Voices (voice: Japanese version)
- Shiro Saito… Additional Voices (voice: Japanese version)

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely-looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no workers or customers present. Mom and Dad don’t hesitate to sit down and dig in, but Chihiro senses danger and refuses. As night falls, she is terrified to see the area fill with faceless spirits, but when she runs to find her parents, she discovers that they have been turned into pigs. She is found by a mysterious boy named Haku, who promises to help her. He gets her a job working in a nearby building, which turns out to be a bathhouse for the thousands of Japan’s gods and spirits. Though the work is hard and the people strange, she does as well as she can. Her parents, however, are still waiting in the hotel’s stockyard, and Chihiro must find a way to break the spell on them before they end up as the main course of some guest’s dinner. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher {rocher@fiberbit.net}

The Sixth Sense - was released on: 6 August 1999.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Bruce Willis… - played the character of: Dr. Malcolm Crowe
- Haley Joel Osment… - played the character of: Cole Sear
- Toni Collette… - played the character of: Lynn Sear
- Olivia Williams… - played the character of: Anna Crowe
- Donnie Wahlberg… Vincent Grey
- Peter Anthony Tambakis… Darren (as Peter Tambakis)
- Jeffrey Zubernis… Bobby
- Bruce Norris… Stanley Cunningham
- Glenn Fitzgerald… Sean
- Greg Wood… Mr. Collins
- Mischa Barton… - played the character of: Kyra Collins
- Trevor Morgan… Tommy Tammisimo
- Angelica Torn… Mrs. Collins
- Lisa Summerour… Bridesmaid
- Firdous Bamji… Young Man Buying Ring

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient. After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing a young boy with the same ills as the ex-patient. This boy “sees dead people”. Crowe spends a lot of time with the boy (Cole) much to the dismay of his wife. Cole’s mom is at her wit’s end with what to do about her son’s increasing problems. Crowe is the boy’s only hope. Written by Jeff Mellinger {jmell@uclink4.berkeley.edu}

Dirty Harry - was released on: 23 December 1971.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Clint Eastwood… - played the character of: Insp. Harry Callahan
- Harry Guardino… Lt. Al Bressler
- Reni Santoni… Insp. Chico Gonzalez
- John Vernon… - played the character of: The Mayor
- Andrew Robinson… - played the character of: Scorpio Killer (as Andy Robinson)
- John Larch… - played the character of: The Chief
- John Mitchum… - played the character of: Insp. Frank DiGiorgio
- Mae Mercer… Mrs. Russell
- Lyn Edgington… Norma
- Ruth Kobart… Bus Driver
- Woodrow Parfrey… - played the character of: Mr. Jaffe
- Josef Sommer… - played the character of: Dist. Atty. William T. Rothko
- William Paterson… - played the character of: Judge Bannerman
- James Nolan… Liquor Store Owner
- Maurice Argent… Sid Kleinman (as Maurice S. Argent)

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

In the year 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as Scorpio- who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Harry Callahan (known as Dirty Harry by his peers through his reputation handling of homicidal cases) is assigned to the case along with his newest partner Inspector Chico Gonzalez to track down Scorpio and stop him. Using humiliation and cat and mouse type of games against Callahan, Scorpio is put to the test with the cop with a dirty attitude. Written by commanderblue

Being There - was released on: 19 December 1979.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Peter Sellers… Chance
- Shirley MacLaine… - played the character of: Eve Rand
- Melvyn Douglas… Benjamin Rand
- Jack Warden… President ‘Bobby’
- Richard Dysart… - played the character of: Dr. Robert Allenby
- Richard Basehart… Vladimir Skrapinov
- Ruth Attaway… Louise
- David Clennon… - played the character of: Thomas Franklin (as Dave Clennon)
- Fran Brill… Sally Hayes
- Denise DuBarry… Johanna
- Oteil Burbridge… Lolo
- Ravenell Keller III… Abbaz
- Brian Corrigan… Policeman
- Alfredine P. Brown… Old Woman (as Alfredine Brown)
- Donald Jacob… David

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of a woman (Eve) and her husband Ben, an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider. Written by Scott Renshaw {as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu}

The Hustler - was released on: 25 September 1961.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Paul Newman… - played the character of: Eddie Felson
- Jackie Gleason… - played the character of: Minnesota Fats
- Piper Laurie… - played the character of: Sarah Packard
- George C. Scott… - played the character of: Bert Gordon
- Myron McCormick… Charlie Burns
- Murray Hamilton… Findley
- Michael Constantine… Big John
- Stefan Gierasch… Preacher
- Clifford A. Pellow… Turk (as Cliff Pellow)
- Jake LaMotta… Bartender
- Gordon B. Clarke… Cashier
- Alexander Rose… Score Keeper
- Carolyn Coates… Waitress
- Carl York… Young Hustler
- Vincent Gardenia… Bartender

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

“Fast” Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary “Minnesota Fats” to a high-stakes match, but he loses in a heartbreaking marathon. Now broke and without his long-time manager, Felson faces an uphill battle to regain his confidence and his game. It isn’t until he hits rock bottom that he agrees to join up with ruthless and cutthroat manager Bert Gordon. Gordon agrees to take him on the road to learn the ropes. But Felson soon realizes that making it to the top could cost him his soul, and perhaps his girlfriend. Will he decide that this is too steep a price to pay in time to save himself? Written by {jgp3553@yahoo.com}

Notti di Cabiria, Le - was released on: 26 May 1957.

The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:

- Giulietta Masina… - played the character of: Maria ‘Cabiria’ Ceccarelli
- François Périer… Oscar D’Onofrio (as François Perier)
- Franca Marzi… Wanda
- Dorian Gray… Jessy
- Aldo Silvani… Il mago
- Ennio Girolami… Amleto, ‘il magnaccia’
- Mario Passante… Lo storpio alla processione
- Christian Tassou
- Amedeo Nazzari… Alberto Lazzari

Here is a summary of the film’s plot:

Cabiria is a wide-eyed waif, a streetwalker living in a poor section of Rome where she owns her little house, has a bank account, and dreams of a miracle. We follow her nights (and days): a boyfriend steals 40,000 lire from her and nearly drowns her, a movie star on the Via Veneto takes her home with him, at a local shrine she seeks the Madonna’s intercession, then she meets an accountant who’s seen her, hypnotized on a vaudeville stage, acting out her heart’s longings. He courts her. Is it fate that led to their meeting? Is this finally a man who appreciates her for who she is? Written by {jhailey@hotmail.com}