Woman with an Editing Bench

Aug 1, 2016

0h 15m

★ 7.0

Overview

Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s censorship of cinema on a woman navigating politics, bureaucracy and the impetuous outbursts of collaborators to create something beautiful despite the odds.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

The Physical TV Company

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Cast

Elizaveta Svilova

Leeanna Walsman

Dziga Vertov

Richard James Allen

Boris Shumyatsky

Marcus Graham

Baker

Cat Smith

Vertov's cameraman

Ivan K. Germano

Alison, an overweight dental assistant, is challenged to find her self-worth when she falls into an online relationship with her long-time friend and crush, Justin. But there's a problem -- she used the photo of her attractive friend in her online dating profile, which is what caught Justin's eye. Alison spends the summer with Justin, balancing both versions of herself until the secret slips out. Inspired by a true story.

0.0

Late B(l)oomer

Nov 30, 2023

Jul just got laid off and chose to pursue his old dream. It comes with a price however, as he has to face his daughter’s expectations that she had set for him.

6.6

Nickel Boys

Dec 13, 2024

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.

6.5

The Cabin Man

Jan 1, 2007

We are all in a hurry to fulfil our dreams and reach our destination ahead of time. Then suddenly we find, that time has outpaced us leaving us behind stranded and clueless about the future. Is there a destination in life? Is there life beyond a destination?

2.0

The Interview

Sep 10, 1995

Henry Czerny plays American journalist Michael Coleman, a strung-out expatriate writing for a Brazilian newspaper. His professional obsession is Father Stephen Louis, a mildly popular and charismatic priest who has been the major political opponent of the greedy and ruthless landowners of the Bahia region. Mysteriously, the usually outspoken Father Louis has been silent for three months. With the Brazilian Congress about to vote on a major land-redistribution bill that could potentially tip the balance of power even further, Father Louis’s support of the peasants and his condemnation of the landowners is more important than ever. Coleman sets out alone for the politically unstable Bahia region to capture a highly anticipated interview with the elusive priest.

4.5

What Grown-Ups Know

Feb 17, 2004

Teenage boy Roy and his ailing mother Elizabeth live an aimless life on the road, shuttling between gas stations, temp jobs and cheap motels. When they end up at a desolate caravan park, fractures begin to appear in Roy's relationship with his mother as he starts to fall head over heels for park manager Maurice.

5.2

In the Name of the Father

Feb 1, 2002

The short film depicts the life of a boy who is constantly sexually abused by his father. Leonardo Miggiorin brilliantly plays the role of this boy, who belongs to a poor and unstructured family.

5.8

Close to Home

Jul 15, 2005

Smadar (Smadar Sayar) and Mirit (Naama Schendar), both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together as part of their military service. Worlds apart in their personality their initial frosty relationship changes to friendship as they deal with their own emotional issues, the crushes and break-ups in their love lives, as well as the political realities.

5.3

Staying Together

Nov 10, 1989

After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys - hot-tempered Brian (Quill), lovelorn Kit (Mulroney) and jokester Duncan (Astin) - find themselves at odds with their parents and each other.

6.4

White Hunter, Black Heart

May 16, 1990

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.

1.0

Who Am I

Jan 1, 2019

Bastian, a young religious guy decides to embrace his sexuality and goes on a hook up with a stranger. Soon, he regrets it and does not know how to cope with it. Once his best friend Peter finds him at home crying, he has to go out with the truth. However, Bastian is more than surprised by Peter's reaction.

5.3

The Kite

Mar 29, 2016

A short coming-of-Age film about two boys, first love, and a kite that reunites them 20-years later.

4.7

Andy

Aug 18, 2017

After being accused of sexually assaulting a girl at a party, Andy uses a public twitter confessional to rewrite his story.

4.9

Honeytrap

May 8, 2015

Layla, a 15-year-old living in Brixton, London, becomes involved with a gang and must set up a boy to be killed.

0.0

The Rumor of the Future Time

Nov 6, 2021

The couple, who went out at night after the curfew was lifted in Istanbul due to the pandemic, on the journey home, their perceptions are deconstructed, and they slowly move away from the city, time and each other.

6.0

Al Berto

Sep 14, 2017

Portugal, 1975. A time of rough changes. A young gay artist trapped in a small seaside town ran by communist winds. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future - but right after the fall of Portugal's dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for his love story.

4.6

Stripped to Kill

Mar 20, 1987

A Los Angeles policewoman's partner has her pose as a stripper to lure a killer of strippers.

6.9

Listen

Sep 10, 2014

A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.

0.0

Tricycle Thief

Sep 7, 2014

After discovering his eviction notice, a tricycle driver goes on a desperate hunt for money.

6.3

One Less God

Oct 6, 2017

In 2008, a band of young Islamic militants from Pakistan lands in Mumbai, their primary target, the iconic Taj Mahal hotel. With Indian forces unable to regain control, for 4 days the guests must battle to survive as the terrorists seek to drive them from hiding. The harrowing events that follow will come to be known as India's 9/11 and one of the most audacious terrorist attacks in history. Yet more than a tale of monsters and men, this is a story of our shared humanity at the dark crossroads to which we have now stumbled. Inspired by true events.

Woman with an Editing Bench

Overview

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