Rita Roland

Filmes

Juventude Perdida
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Após a morte dos pais em um acidente de carro, uma bela adolescente e seu irmão são obrigados a viver na casa de parentes distantes no interior da Flórida. Sua chegada desperta o interesse do líder de uma gangue de jovens delinqüentes que, ao ser rejeitado, resolve transformar a vida do casal de irmãos em um verdadeiro inferno.
Coragem de Viver
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During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory job in bustling Detroit. Reluctantly accompanying Colvis is his long-suffering wife, Gertie, a talented woodcarver set in her traditional ways. When the perils of city life and Colvis' reckless squandering of money send the Nevels into precarious financial straits, Gertie starts a business making hand-carved dolls in order to provide for her family.
Six Pack
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Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...
Um Piano para Mrs. Cimino
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An elderly widow must find meaning and activity in her life when her son suggests she is no longer capable of handling her own affairs.
Inferno no Bronx
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From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he's a moralist with a sense for justice.
Resurrection
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The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
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An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
The Betsy
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Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his mistress.
Corey: For the People
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A wealthy socialite is accused of killing her husband. She claims self-defense as a battered wife, and the district attorney plans to go along with that. However, an assistant district attorney files capital murder charges against her, as he believes she's not quite the innocent, abused wife she portrays herself to be. This was a pilot film for a proposed series that did not get picked up.
Uma Vez Só Não Basta
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An over-the-hill movie producer marries a wealthy, spiteful woman and closeted lesbian just to please his spoiled daughter who then, in an attempt to spite him, seduces both a wealthy playboy and a local screenwriter.
Remember When
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An uncle's (Jack Warden) memories give strength to a New England family with four sons fighting in World War II.
Pioneer Woman
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A homesteading family in 1867 Wyoming faces a crisis when the husband is killed and the wife must decide whether to remain or take her son and daughter back East.
She Lives!
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A young couple searches for the cure for the girl's terminal cancer.
Incident on a Dark Street
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A small-time hood is murdered just as he is about to blow the whistle on an organized crime ring.
The Devil's Daughter
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A young girl whose mother had sold her soul to Satan when she was born is told by Satan that she must marry a fellow demon.
To Find a Man
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A boarding-school girl asks the boy next door for help getting an abortion.
Justine
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In Alexandria, in 1938, Darley, a young British schoolmaster and poet, makes friends through Pursewarden, the British consular officer, with Justine, the beautiful and mysterious wife of a Coptic banker. He observes the affairs of her heart and incidentally discovers that she is involved in a plot against the British, meant to arm the Jewish underground in Palestine. The plot finally fails, Justine is sent to jail and Darley decides to return to England.
Quadrilha em Pânico
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A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
Minhas Três Noivas
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Três belas mulheres que só pensam em casar. Um solteirão cantor e corredor de carros com um único pensamento: manter seus olhos na estrada - longe das mulheres. Aperte os cintos, camarada: curvas perigosas à frente! Elvis Presley está no volante e inclinado para o romance. Shelley Fabares (sua co-estrela em Girl Happy) interpreta a garota rica que sempre consegue o que quer. Deborah Walley é a baterista de rock ansiosa para um dueto no amor, Diane McBain é a autora de bestsellers pesquisando "o Macho Americano Perfeito" - e quem sabe ela talvez o tenha achado. E interpretando o pai milionário de Fabares está Carl Betz, que também interpretou seu pai na TV em The Donna Reed Show. Elvis canta Never Say Yes, Adam and Evil, All That I Am, Spinout e a enfática Stop, Look Listen.
Dominique
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Musical infantil baseado em personagem real, uma freira belga que cuida de crianças pobres e adora cantar. Depois de uma apresentação no programa de TV comandado por Ed Sullivan, a freira se torna famosa e grava alguns discos.
Quando Só o Coração Vê
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Homem negro e experiente passeia pelo parque quando encontra uma jovem linda, branca e cega. Eles ficam amigos e passam a se encontrar todos os dias. Aos poucos eles vão se tornando cada vez mais íntimos, mas a mãe da moça está convencida de que qualquer homem se interessaria pela filha apenas por sexo.
Louco Por Garotas
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O líder de um grupo musical tem a missão de vigiar a filha do dono de uma boate em Chicago, para mantê-la fora de confusão durante as férias em Fort Lauderdale.
Só Para Casais
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A man left at the alter goes on his honeymoon trip anyway, taking his best man along instead.
Crowded Paradise
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A Puerto Rican immigrant anxiously awaits his wedding day, but his fiancé's racist landlord intervenes.
Dutch in Seven Lessons
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A film-within-the-film scenario involving a cameraman who's given a week to photograph the aerial highlights of Holland for a travelogue.
Six Years
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Chronicle of a Leiden student’s role in the student resistance, from the German invasion of 1940 to Winston Churchill receiving his honorary doctorate from Leiden University in 1946. This short feature was commissioned by the World Student Service Fund, an organization that aided students from occupied countries during the war.
Somewhere in the Netherlands
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Mobilization on the brink of the Second World War divides a husband and wife. When lawyer Frans van Loon is called up to join the mine clearance service he doesn't want to worry his wife and keeps it from her. His secretiveness leads her to believe he doesn't love her anymore. She subsequently falls for the charms of an actor. When Frans finds out, a violent quarrel ensues.
Boefje
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Twelve year old 'Boefje' spends most of his time in the alleys, on rooftops and in the harbor of Rotterdam. A local clergyman takes pity on him and attempts to teach him good manners.