Films for English Speakers

Benjamin Button is born old and as he grows up his body becomes younger. Meeting Daisy at a "young" age, their joint lives beg the question: what is love's object – the body or the soul? David Fincher presents a rich and layered work.

The life story of the only son of the high priestess of the feminists. Through John Irving, the bestseller, adapted to the screen by George Roy Hill, comes this ironic perspective on the modern world and the American way of life.

Jackie works as a CCTV operator for Glasgow council. Jackie steers clear of involvements with anyone. Then one day a man appears in her monitors, a man she thought she would never see again. Now that the opportunity presents itself, she is compelled to confront him. 

The story of neurologist Oliver Sacks, who encountered a group of statuelike paralytics and "awakens" them using a new drug. But the miracle cure proves temporary... Robin Williams as the doctor and Robert De Niro as one of the awakeners give shape to this moral dilemma.

Daniel loves his children very much and the thought that after the divorce he won't be in their lives like he always was pushes him to dress up as a maid in her 60s and work for his wife. Robin Williams, with the ability to switch between the comic and the dramatic, and with an abundance of warmth and humanity, created a character that captures the heart.

Life is a continuous struggle for 11-year-old Dawn Wiener, the middle child of a Jewish family in suburban New Jersey. Tortured and humiliated by her classmates, her home doesn't provide any comfort either. A funny, uneasy comedy about adolescence that reveals the undercurrent of American society. 

Aladdin is sent by the sultan's evil assistant to retrieve the magic lamp hidden in a cave. The plot thickens when a genie emerges from the lamp and grants Aladdin three wishes. The classic fairy tale gets a tear-jerkingly funny (and unfaithful) adaptation with Robin Williams in the role of Genie.

An American remake of the French farce La Cage Aux Follies in which a gay couple is forced to play straight when the son of one of them is going to marry the daughter of the right-wing politician. Using a classic comedy of errors structure, Nichols exposes American society and its false values.

After years of traveling, Lilli settles in an uninspiring coastal town. Her only friend is 16-year-old Ally. But when Lilli sees Ally with her mother, she realizes their relationship is more complex than she thought. A triumphant family drama that manages to exceed expectations.

At the beginning of the 17th century, in a remote corner of Prussia, little princess Catherine was chosen by fate to head the Russian Empire and become one of the most famous women in history. Joseph von Sternberg's tribute to the actress he discovered and helped craft. 

A light, sophisticated and witty comedy about the wife of a wealthy diplomat, who leaves her husband for a vacation, is mistaken for a duchess and falls in love with a young American adventurer.