Movies and TvShows featuring "man-reading-a-newspaper" theme.
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) tells the inspiring story of Lou Gehrig, a legendary baseball player who becomes a hero on and off the field. From his humble beginnings to his rise as a sports icon, the movie showcases Gehrig's determination, talent, and his battle against motor neuron disease. It explores his relationships, his marriage to his wife, and his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium that moved the nation. The movie captures the essence of Gehrig's legacy and the indomitable human spirit.
Golden Boy tells the story of a talented violinist who is forced to take up boxing to support his family. As he navigates the world of boxing, he faces challenges and conflicts that test his determination and loyalty.
In Deadline - U.S.A., a newspaper editor named Ed Hutcheson stands up against the criminal underworld in order to defend the principles of journalism and the freedom of the press. As he investigates a murder case involving a witness, Hutcheson finds himself in a dangerous game of betrayal and corruption. With the support of his team, he must navigate the ethical minefield of investigative journalism to bring the truth to light.
When a simple and naive small-town man inherits a massive fortune, he moves to the big city of New York and faces a series of hilarious and chaotic situations.
Set in 1987, Shoplifters of the World follows a group of friends who navigate love, loss, and unexpected moments of self-discovery in Denver, Colorado. The film explores their individual struggles and the bonding experiences that shape their lives.
Boomerang follows the story of a teenager who gets involved in a murder, leading to a chain of events that affect his family and the people around him. As the investigation progresses, secrets are revealed, relationships are tested, and the consequences of their actions become apparent.
When a magazine publisher's wife becomes jealous of his secretary, she suspects them of having an affair. In an attempt to prove her suspicions, she follows her husband on a business trip to Havana, leading to a series of misunderstandings and comedic situations.
Francesco, nicknamed 'Toscano', is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case containing the cue with her one, containing the sax. The two fall in love, but in the meantime Francesco loses a big amount of money playing versus 'Scuro', the long-time Italian champion. His only chance to pay the debt is to win the Italian Championships.
Tony Maréchal is a professional seducer. Having conquered countless women, proclaims that there is none that can resist his charm. To prove this makes a difficult challenge: to seduce baroness Minna von Strasshofer.
A funny comedy set mostly on the beach where countless men are trying to impress various women.
In France in the near future, revolt and chaos erupt. A right-wing politician, Philippe Muphand, is set to take control when his lady friend Caroline walks out, announcing she will take up with the first fool she sees. The fool is Serge Laine, a professor and author of the prize-winning "Le voyage qui ne finit pas," headed to the train station for tickets to Barcelona where he and his wife will enjoy a second honeymoon and he will lecture at the university. Caroline seduces Serge, and he soon abandons wife, family, job, and honesty to embrace Caroline, the romanticism of Jack London, and murder.
Caruso Pascoski, a young man with an abusive mother, navigates through the 1950s with the help of a psychiatrist and memorable encounters with nuns, girls, and spin-the-bottle games.
It is the first film of the comedy trio "I GianCattivi", formed by Athina Cenci, Francesco Nuti and Benvenuti, who won the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. The film is set in Florence, Tuscany, with some scenes shot in Prato.The title is an inside joke that refers to the Tuscan village of Paperino, which is a district of Prato; the film's surreal and grotesque undertones are also hinted by the title itself, since "Paperino" is also the Italian name for Donald Duck.
In post war Italy during the fifties it is very difficult to find a house to rent and a family ends up living in a former brothel.
Forever Female is a comedy set in the world of theater. It tells the story of a playwright who discovers a talented actress and tries to cast her in his new play. However, complications arise when the actress starts to outshine the playwright's girlfriend, who is also the leading lady. It's a witty and entertaining film that explores the dynamics of the theater world and the challenges faced by both actors and writers.
The Gold Rimmed Glasses is a drama film set in Fascist Italy during the 1930s. It follows the life of a doctor as he navigates through personal and societal struggles. The movie portrays various themes including love, death, and homosexuality in a deeply atmospheric and historical context.
Widower Paul always delayed talking to his daughter about sex. But when workers on a nearby construction site are falling down their scaffold because 16 years old "Herzblatt" is tanning naked, he feels he has to take action. In the hope she'll learn herself what consequences the difference between boys and girls has, he tries to get her a boyfriend.
On 26 September 1928, Karel Capek and President T.G. Masaryk meet in the gardens of Topolcianky castle to decide about the fate of their joint literary work. Their fiction film dialogue is based on quotes from a future book and their mutual correspondence, considerably freeing the original format of literary conversation from binding conventions. Capek and Masaryk reproach and offend each other, but they also ask key personal questions and questions about the social functions of a writer and politician respectively. "It's a film about two extraordinary men; it's about the fact that emotions can be sometimes more powerful than ideas even in such exceptional people.
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. Strut begins shaking down the merchants in the area, demanding payment for "protection" and using violence to deal with anyone who gets in his way. David refuses to give Strut protection money for the restaurant he owns, and as a result his diner is soon firebombed, while many of his neighbors are attacked and his synagogue is desecrated.
