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"You might think a play that grapples with serious modern social issues—homophobia, teenage alienation, the limits of online privacy—would have no room for a warbling Abraham Lincoln doing an interpretive dance. But then you might not expect to encounter a piece of theater as ingenious and cannily plotted as Stephen Karam's Speech & Debate. It is a suspenseful tale that fuses keen-eyed civic critique with riotous and even
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Originally performed and published in 1675, this five-act play parodies the vices and hypocrisies of Restoration London. The plot centers on the eponymous country wife, Margery, whose suspicious husband, Mr. Pinchwife, keeps her isolated. On a rare outing to the theater, Margery encounters the aptly named Mr. Horner. A notorious rake who feigns impotence to trick his way into the intimate company of married ladies, Horner soon schools Margery in the...
4) Teorema
Publisher
Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Italiano
Description
A handsome stranger enters the lives of a bourgeois Italian family and proceeds to seduce each member, including the maid.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When Daniel attends a family reunion with his parents, he discovers a world he hardly knew existed. Seduced by the allure of his new world, Daniel adopts the role of go-between for his glamorous Aunt Alice and his cousins Rebecca and Charles.
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"Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George, not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to another secret place. Wanda thinks the best way to find out is by getting close to George's lawyer, Archie Leach."--www. imdb. com.
7) Knock knock
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A family man's kind gesture turns into a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse when he opens the door to two stranded young women.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Français
Description
Within the sterile offices of a powerful multinational corporation, two women come to a face-off. Isabelle is a young executive under the orders of Christine, a powerful woman she absolutely idolizes. Confident of her control over Isabelle, Christine leads her into a confusing, perverse game of seduction and domination. A dangerous game that goes too far, to the point of no return.
9) Roger Dodger
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at the male ego and the art of manipulating women. Roger, a sharp-witted Manhattan advertising copywriter can talk his way into any skirt, which is exactly why his nephew, Nick, pays him a visit. With Nick's virginity at stake, Roger takes him out for a one-night crash course in seduction, only to realize he still has something to learn about women himself.
Publisher
Wellspring
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Italiano
Description
Young nobleman Baron Sergio Giuramondo, after discovering that his bride-to-be was the king's mistress, leaves Naples in disgust to become a monk. But his quest for perfect solitude is constantly interrupted by visitors hearing rumors that Sergio possesses miraculous powers, and by women who bet each other that they can successfully seduce him.
12) Seven beauties
Publisher
Koch Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Italiano
Description
Pasqualino is a lady's man living off his sisters' money until he is arrested and sent to the army. He is captured by the Germans and taken to a concentration camp where he plots his escape by seducing a German officer.
Series
Criterion collection ; 416
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Swedish
Description
The daughter of a rich businessman falls for her father's servant, and a battle of sexes and classes ensues. Bonus features includes interviews, video essay, and a booklet.
14) Showgirls
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"Nomi Malone has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas showgirl-- what she doesn't have is a way in. To survive, she accepts the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal, Vegas' reigning showgirl, Nomi wants everything she has-- including her boyfriend. And as Nomi dives deeper into the world she so desperately desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up. The battle for the spotlight becomes so fiercely competitive...
15) "It"
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A vivacious shop-girl sets out to win the affections of her boss' son.
17) Valmont
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The vindictive widow Merteuil bets her friend debaucherous Valmont that he cannot seduce the virtuous (and married) Madame de Tourvel. If Valmont succeeds he may also bed Merteuil, but if he fails he must join a monastery. Set amongst the aristocracy in France in the 18th century.
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Français
Description
The story of "Juliette and Valmont, two charming and vindictive spouses who find sport in each other's extramarital conquests. But while staying at a ski resort, their games of passion come to a tragic end when Valmont falls in love with a pious socialite earmarked to be his next victim"--Container.
An update of the French epistolary novel "Les liaisons dangereuses", set amongst the upper classes in Paris in the late 1950s.
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