Emily Mortimer
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English
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Set in the 1930s in the remote rainforest of Borneo, The Sleeping Dictionary tells the story of the tempestuous and forbidden love affair between a young Englishman and a beautiful Iban tribeswoman. When John Truscott (Hugh Dancy - Black Hawk Down) takes a job in the British colonial outpost of Sarawak in Malaysia, he is given a native servant, Selima (Jessica Alba - TV's "Dark Angel"), who not only teaches him the local language but also shares his...
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English
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Comic icon Steve Martin steps into the shoes of the late Peter Sellers and wonderfully reprises the role of the bumbling, world famous Inspector Jacques Clouseau in this remake of Blake Edwards' comedy classic, The Pink Panther. With a strong supporting cast that includes Academy-Award winner Kevin Kline, pop star Beyonce and Jean Reno, Clouseau finds himself trying to solve the murder and robbery of a famous soccer coach, whose priceless diamond...
3) Hugo
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English
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Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.