Movies and TvShows featuring "limping-woman" theme.
In early 18th-century England, the court faces upheaval when a new servant, Abigail, arrives and endears herself to Queen Anne. Abigail schemes her way into Anne's favor, resulting in a rivalry with Sarah, Anne's childhood friend and advisor. As Abigail rises in power, she manipulates Anne and forms a romantic relationship with her. Sarah, realizing Abigail's treachery, tries to expose her, but Abigail poisons Sarah's tea and orchestrates her removal from the court. With Sarah gone, Abigail gains control over Anne and begins to influence her decisions, including the war with France. However, Sarah returns and threatens to reveal their past love letters, prompting Anne to choose between Abigail and Sarah's loyalty. Abigail ultimately wins Anne's favor and becomes her confidante, while Sarah is banished from the country. The movie ends with Abigail stepping on one of Anne's rabbits, symbolizing her control over the queen.
When Paul Safranek realizes that he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, he decides to undergo the downsizing procedure. He and his wife Audrey move to Leisureland, a community for small people, where everything is cheaper. However, after Audrey backs out of the procedure, Paul is left alone and depressed. He meets Ngoc Lan Tran, a Vietnamese activist who had been shrunken against her will. Paul helps Ngoc Lan and becomes involved in her work in the slums, ultimately choosing to stay with her rather than enter a vault that will preserve humanity.
When a family visits an orphanage where they grew up, they soon discover horrifying secrets and unleash supernatural powers. Struggling to survive the night, they must confront their past and seek revenge against the forces of darkness.
The lovely and promiscuous textile professor Eun-sook has all the male professors wrapped around her finger. It also helps that she has slept with most of them. Eun-sook is also a member of an environmental awareness group. When the popular comic book artist Suk-gyu joins the group, he arouses the jealousy of Mr. YOO, one of the other member who fears that Suk-gyu will steal Eun-sook from him. It turns out that Eun-sook and Suk-gyu attended the same junior high school where they share a secret and tragic history. Back then, Eun-sook was Suk-gyu's older brother’s girlfriend. But after Eun-sook decides to sleep with Suk-gyu as well, the older brother's best friend dies in an accident in which both of them are involved. As the jealous MR.YOO starts to investigate Eun-sook and Suk-gyu's past, will their secret be kept? Will they get together again?
After receiving a letter from Nicholas Van Ryn, Miranda Wells travels to his remote mansion, Dragonwyck. As Miranda becomes wrapped up in the luxurious and mysterious lifestyle of the Van Ryns, she discovers dark secrets and must confront her own desires.
55 Steps is a true story of a psychiatric patient fighting for her rights against a hospital. Colette Hughes, a woman with mental illness, seeks help from a public defender, Eleanor Riese, to file a lawsuit against the psychiatric hospital. As they fight for patient rights, their friendship strengthens and they overcome numerous obstacles together.
Samet, a young art teacher, is accused of inappropriate contact by two students in a remote village. He loses hope of escaping his grim life but finds new perspectives through a colleague named Nuray.
Goodbye, Dragon Inn is a slow and contemplative film that captures the lonely atmosphere of an old-fashioned cinema in Taipei, Taiwan. Set in a cinema showing the 1967 martial arts film Dragon Inn, the movie follows various characters, including a Japanese tourist, a projection booth operator, a cashier, and a swordsman. The film explores themes of existential loneliness, incommunicability, and the end of an era. With very little dialogue, the movie uses long takes to create a haunting and melancholic atmosphere.
A convict escapes prison and seeks vengeance by using a mad scientist's invention to miniaturize people. Disguised as an old woman, he exacts his revenge on the banker who wronged him.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers follows two individuals, Alice and Mattia, who each have their own dark secrets and troubled pasts. Alice, who suffers from anorexia and a leg scar, becomes a photographer. Mattia, who has a wrist scar and is haunted by a childhood accident, becomes a mathematician. The story explores their lives and their deep longing for connection and acceptance.
In a small town in Thailand, a woman named Jeninee works as a nurse in a hospital. She becomes fascinated with a young soldier who has fallen into a deep sleep and develops a psychic connection to him. As she unravels the mystery behind his condition, she discovers a hidden world of ghosts and spirits, and must confront her own fears and insecurities. Meanwhile, the town is also dealing with the construction of a new cemetery, which has disrupted the lives of the residents. 'Cemetery of Splendor' is a surreal and atmospheric drama that explores themes of illness, death, and the supernatural.
The counselors of Pine Hills Summer Camp are getting the grounds ready for the season. While they set up, a mysterious girl enters the camp after a night of bloodshed. And there are things following her as well.
Two young men, one shy and one self-confident, spend a fast-paced night in Paris trying to pick up chicks. They confront every possible difficulty
Dominique is a psychological thriller about a wealthy woman who begins to question her sanity after the death of her husband. As she tries to move on with her life, she experiences strange occurrences and moments of memory lapse. She begins to suspect that someone is trying to gaslight her, leading her to question her own sanity and unravel the truth behind her husband's death.
Three friends find themselves trapped in an underground parking garage. They soon discover it is no ordinary parking garage... with doorways leading into the past and future and floors that repeat themselves for eternity, their perceptions of time and space crumble around them and they must struggle to keep their sanity, if not their lives.
Vénus aveugle (Blind Venus) is a 1941 French film melodrama, directed by Abel Gance, and one of the first films to be undertaken in France during the German occupation. Although the film is not set in any specified period, Gance wanted it to be seen as relevant to the contemporary situation in France. He wrote, "...La Vénus aveugle is at the crossroads of reality and legend... The heroine ... gradually sinks deeper and deeper into despair. Only when she has reached the bottom of the abyss does she encounter the smile of Providence that life reserves for those who have faith in it, and she can then go serenely back up the slope towards happiness. If I have been able to show in this film that elevated feelings are the only force that can triumph over Fate, then my efforts will not have been in vain."
It's the Hatfields vs. the McCoys in this 1949 film, with Farley Granger and Joan Evans as the hillbilly Romeo and Juliet whose forbidden romance rekindles a long-standing feud between their respective families.
On an Island with You is a delightful romantic comedy musical set on a beautiful tropical island. The story follows a love triangle involving a US sailor, a film director, and a famous actress. With lively dance numbers, catchy songs, and plenty of laughs, this film is a joyful escape to paradise.
Unable to forget her first love, Félicité, a simple and kind maid, devotes herself completely to her new master, Mathilde Aubain. As the passing of time doesn't heal her wounds, she gives love to all those who surround her: Mathilde's children, her nephew Victor. But fate seems to always deny her from any love in return. Still she tries to find someone who'll accept her unconditional love.
