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An angry boy abandoned by his father clings to his bicycle and slowly forms an unexpected bond with a caring hairdresser.

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In director Eugene Green's elegant and poignant La Sapienza, architect Alexandre (Fabrizio Rongione) and social scientist Alienor (Christelle Prot Landman) retreat to Stresa, Italy, intent on climbing out of the emotional malaise that has trapped their marriage. As Alexandre prepares a long-deferred book on the great Baroque architect Francesco Borromini, the couple happens upon a pair of charming young siblings: Goffredo (Ludovico Succio), a prospective architecture student, and Lavinia (Arianna Nastro), who suffers from a rare nervous disorder. Moved to take the siblings under their wing, Alexandre and Alienor commence an inner journey that rekindles their passion for life, work, and each other.

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Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose) received another nomination for her searing, deeply felt performance as a working-class woman desperate to hold on to her factory job, in this gripping film from master Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (The Kid with a Bike). Cotillard is Sandra, a wife and mother who suffers from depression and discovers that, while she was home on sick leave, a majority of her coworkers voted in favor of her being fired rather than give up their annual bonuses. She then spends a Saturday and Sunday visiting them each in turn, to try to convince them to change their minds. From this simple premise, the Dardennes render a powerful, humanist drama about the importance of community in an increasingly impersonal world.