Saoirse Ronan
1) Brooklyn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
2) The host
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Earth has been taken over by aliens in crisp white outfits and each one taking over a human 'host' so that the alien race can save the planet. Fewer humans are alive, and young Melanie has been on the run with her kid brother, Jamie, and her Louisiana honey, Jared. The Host opens with Melanie's capture, and continues on her odyssey as the alien who attempts to overtake her, Wanderer, battles inside Melanie for control of her body and mind.
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3) Byzantium
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Vampire mother Clara and her daughter Eleanor flee to a seaside town to try to escape agents of the Brotherhood.
5) Lady Bird
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opionated and strong-willed mom, a nurse working tirelessly to keep her family afloat after Lady Bird's father loses his job. LADY BIRD is an affecting look at the relationships that shape us, the beliefs that define us, and the unmatched beauty of a place called home.
6) Little women
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Writer-director Greta Gerwig has crafted a film that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author2s alter ego, Jo March reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig2s take, the beloved story of the March sisters, four young women each determined to live life on her own terms, is both timeless and timely.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Queen of France at sixteen, widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I, who rules as the Queen of England. Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens, driving them apart, as each...
9) Hanna
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
10) Atonement
Language
English
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Description
In 1935, thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take...
11) Loving Vincent
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The life and controversial death of Vincent Van Gogh told by his paintings and by the characters that inhabit them. The intrigue unfolds through dramatic reconstructions of the events leading up to his death.
12) The seagull
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Aging actress Irina visits the country estate where her brother Sorin and her son Konstantin reside. She brings her lover Boris, a successful novelist. The estate teems with desire, jealousy and angst. The estate manager's daughter Masha is in love with Konstantin, who is in love with the sweet neighbor Nina, who is in love with Boris. Boris casually uses and discards Nina while Irina continuously treats Konstantin with similar disdain. Emotions run...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune.
15) The lovely bones
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.