Every epoch has its do's and don'ts. And if you're set firmly in the society and wish to fit in the norms for the reasons of career and financial security, your personal feelings and happiness might be completely disregarded. What if a man on the verge of getting married met a woman who redefined his idea of love and passion? Would he follow his heart, abandoning what he had and deep down didn't want and chasing after what he really desired? Or would he conform for the sake of security and reputation? In every epoch, there are women more independent and scandalous than the accepted norm. Not all marriages of love survive and not all liaisons out of reason are unhappy, which makes the choice even harder. But despite the glamorous clothes, society's balls and slightly outdated lifestyle, is the situation any less different than what can happen to you at present? The Age of Innocence.
As a girl, you play various games: in your imagination, you can be a captain of a ship, a writer, a soldier, a TV presenter or a cook. And then, as a woman, you are limited to social status: single, married, in a relationship, divorced, or widowed and wonder what could possibly have gone wrong.
What is the purpose of a woman on this planet? Why is she educated, cherished, and brought up to face the obstacles of the world? For many years, her only life dream and ability to survive was to get married as soon (and rich) as possible. But for generations of women, she was supposed to succeed and fall in love, passionately and romantically. Maybe that's why we were all enchanted by Little Women. Jo, Amy, Meg, and Beth March were always somewhere at the back of the minds of girls choosing their careers or making life decisions. They represented independence, friendship, sisterhood, dreams, and coming of age, they portrayed life seemingly distant from us, but so universal, everybody could relate. Little girls watching the 1994 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel can now, as grown women, admire another movie about four girls making their way in the world, where money count more than dreams, society deprives of values, and very few privileges allow women to live on their own terms. Surely girls being born today will need another reminder that there once were sisters with very similar dilemmas.
Like mother, like daughter, they say. It's difficult enough to be a mother to a young developing woman, but having an atypical mother can be equally hard. Those who were raised by housewives wish for more entertaining and open-minded guardians. Those with reckless beasts pray for a bit of normality. Sometimes, the roles change and daughters take over the responsibilities of the mother. Sometimes, both have such opposite characters that it is impossible to get along, especially if their vision of happiness is completely different. Three strong female characters under one roof. One move which is about to either change or tame them all. The 90s classic with generation icons: Cher, Winona Ryder, and Christina Ricci. Mermaids.
You'd think that having a haunted house is a problem. But having a house haunted by people seems to be even a bigger disaster. As your death is quick and sudden, sometimes the state of your life doesn't really change that much after crossing the line. However, the new life can involve different rules, a lot of red tape and dozens of new friends in similar circumstances. Some doors get closed while a lot of others seem to be opened. Occasionally, being dead can bring far more problems than being alive, showing you that there are varied forms of fear. Beetlejuice.
Fate. You may be a little bit skeptical about its devious ways. You might not believe in horoscopes, fortune tellers, and stars. You can be above it. But what about intuition? Feeling? Hunch? Premonition? Why always in your life you choose the second option? Why all your firsts were unsuccessful and why all your thirds proved to be your life's fulfillment? Maybe you dreamt about changing a house and after a while, it came true, even though in a slightly metaphorical manner? Possibly you knew who you want to marry after casting your eyes on this person for the very first time, and you had never before believed in the love at first sight. There are things beyond our comprehension and although it's the 21st century, it takes a lot of confidence to claim that there is only science and reason. This is a story of one such family which was driven by forces not closed in an equation. Enjoy.
This one's a classic. Once there was a boy created in a Pinocchio-like manner, soon abandoned by the father, a boy who desperately tried to fit in. A boy with scissors instead of hands and very limited knowledge of the human nature. In a pastel picture-perfect suburbia there were people seduced by his abilities and uniqueness. It was a community which at first idolized outcasts, to ultimately reject them for being different. Doesn't it ring a bell?
We love geniuses, artists, and madmen. They upgrade us, make us seem more educated, interesting, sophisicated, and better. And it's not them who matter but the way they make us feel in the world of fake value, egoistic intentions, and riddiculous life goals. But do we really accept them?
An allegory of modern American society and an outcast who really deeply craved for love. Enjoy.
One of the most gripping stories of a man who loved so much that he resigned from what he believed in and chose a life in the dark, feeding on people's fluids and fears. A sexual fantasy of a director who chose the best cast that could create an aura of dream-like fantasy, romance, erotic adventure, and horror. With music and costumes that will bring to life your weirdest fantasies. This is still one of my favorite films of all time. And a favorite Count that loved and suffered so much that drinking blood was his only consolation. Dracula.




