Tag Archives: american abroad

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

IMDB Rating: 7.20
41815 votes

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It hadn't even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis had lost his wife, and now he had lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts, and Lestat drains Louis' mortal blood and then replaces it with his own turning Louis into a vampire. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire.
Actors
Lestat de LioncourtTom Cruise
Louis de Pointe du LacBrad Pitt
ClaudiaKirsten Dunst
Also posted in 1994, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Horror | Comments (0)

King Ralph

IMDB Rating: 4.80
3441 votes

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When an accident obliterates the British royal family and most of its branches, a desperate geneological search discovers the next king: Ralph, a sleazy American lounge singer. Can Ralph measure up to the job, even with the help of loyal aristocrat Willingham?
Actors
Ralph JonesJohn Goodman
Sir Cedric WillinghamPeter O'Toole
Lord Percival GravesJohn Hurt
Also posted in 1991, Comedy | Comments (0)

Last Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi)

IMDB Rating: 6.90
6806 votes

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While looking for an apartment, Jeanne, a beautiful young Parisienne, encounters Paul, a mysterious American expatriate mourning his wife's recent suicide. Instantly drawn to each other, they have a stormy, passionate affair, in which they do not reveal their names to each other. Their relationship deeply affects their lives, as Paul struggles with his wife's death and Jeanne prepares to marry her fiance, Tom, a film director making a cinema-verite documentary about her.
Actors
PaulMarlon Brando
JeanneMaria Schneider
Rosa's MotherMaria Michi
Also posted in 1972, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Charade

IMDB Rating: 8.00
14362 votes

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Regina Lambert returns to Paris from a ski holiday in Switzerland to find that her husband has been murdered. She is later told by CIA agent Hamilton Bartholemew that Charles Lambert was one of five men who stole $250,000 in gold from the U.S. government during World War II, and the government wants it back. The money was not found among his possessions, and Regina can shed no light on its whereabouts. Later that day she is visited by Peter Joshua, whom she had met briefly while on holiday. When her husband's former partners in crime, who were double-crossed by Charles, start calling her looking for the money, Peter offers to help find it. Thus begins an elaborate charade in which nothing is what it seems to be.
Actors
Peter JoshuaCary Grant
Regina 'Reggie' LampertAudrey Hepburn
H. BartholemewWalter Matthau
Also posted in 1963, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | Comments (0)

Funny Face

IMDB Rating: 7.00
3088 votes

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Fashion photographer Dick Avery (Fred Astaire), in search for an intellectual backdrop for an air-headed model, expropriates a Greenwich Village bookstore. When the photo session is over the store is left in a shambles, much to salesgirl Jo Stockton's (Audrey Hepburn) dismay. Avery stays behind to help her clean up. Later, he examines the photos taken there and sees Jo in the background of one shot. He is intrigued by her unique appearance, as is Maggie Prescott (Kay Thompson), the editor of a leading fashion magazine. They offer Jo a modeling contract, which she reluctantly accepts only because it includes a trip to Paris. Eventually, her snobbish attitude toward the job softens, and Jo begins to enjoy the work and the company of her handsome photographer.
Actors
Jo StocktonAudrey Hepburn
Dick AveryFred Astaire
Maggie PrescottKay Thompson
Also posted in 1957, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Musical, Romance | Comments (0)
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