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Plot Summary: A comedy about the daily struggles of puppets living in modern Portuguese society, exploring themes of identity, difference, and empathy through absurd humor and local cultural references. Director: Manuel Pureza Writers: Patricia Castanheira, Henrique Dias, Pedro Ferreira, Rui Melo, Roberto Pereira, Manuel Pureza, Filipe Santos Producers: Andreia Esteves, Manuel Pureza Music: Artur Guimarães Cinematographer: Cristiano Santos Starring: Rui Melo as Inspector Paulo Diana Nicolau as Inspector Sofia Anabela Moreira as Dra. Engenheira Isabel Luís Lobão as Rui Cristovão Campos as Miguel Miguel Raposo as Diogo Susana Blazer as Beatriz Samuel Alves as Rogério Rita Tristão da Silva as Ana Inês Aires Pereira as Dani Romeu Vala as João Pedro Diogo as Arlindo Diogo Morgado as Noronha Rodrigo Saraiva as Fred ...

Plot Summary: Wan Tin-Sau is a passionate but struggling actor who spends his days as a lowly extra while teaching acting at a community center. His path crosses with Piu-Piu, a nightclub hostess seeking acting lessons to better please her clients. As Tin-Sau's unwavering dedication to his craft faces constant humiliation, their unlikely connection becomes a journey of mutual healing, self-discovery, and the true meaning of perseverance in the face of failure. Directors: Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-chi Writers: Stephen Chow, Erica Li, Tsang Kan-cheung Producers: Star Overseas Ltd. (Stephen Chow's company) Music: Daisuke Hinata, Raymond Wong Release Date: February 13, 1999 Box Office: HK$29,848,860 (Highest-grossing Hong Kong film of 1999) Starring: Stephen Chow as Wan Tin-Sau (尹天仇) Cecilia Cheung as Lau Piu-piu (柳飄飄) Karen Mok as Du Juan'er (杜娟兒) Ng ...

Plot Summary: A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a coastal wildlife reserve, for a land reclamation project. His new technology severely damages the local environment, threatening the livelihood of the merpeople who live there. The merfolk colony sends Shan, a beautiful young mermaid disguised as a human, to assassinate Liu Xuan. Instead, the two fall in love, leading to conflict between the merpeople and humans. Director: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Kelvin Lee, Andrew Fung, Ho Miu-kei, Chan Hing-kai, Lu Zhengyu, Ivy Kong, Tsang Kan-cheong Based on: The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen Producers: Stephen Chow, Jiang Ping, Ivy Kong Cinematography: Choi Sung-fai Editors: Cheung Ka-fai, Cheng Man-to Music: Raymond Wong, Huang Fuhua, Wendy Zhang Starring: Deng Chao as Liu Xuan Lin Yun as Shan Show Lo as Octopus ...

Plot Summary: Twenty-five years after being imprisoned, Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial killer known as "The Mantis," offers to help the police catch a copycat killer, but only if she can work with her estranged son, who is now a police officer. Director: Alexandre Laurent Writers: Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, Grégoire Demaison, Laurent Vivier Music: François Lietout Starring: Carole Bouquet as Jeanne Deber / The Mantis Fred Testot as Damien Carrot Jaques Weber as Charles Carrot Pascal Demolon as Dominique Feracci Manon Azem as Lucie Carrot Serge Riaboukine as Crozet Robinson Stevenin as Alex Crozet Fredérique Bel as Virginie Delorme Jump to the Plot Explained Section   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Boring, Wannabe Hannibal Lecter This is officially the first TV series review I'm doing here at Cine It. I'm no...