

Act of Love(1953)
WANTED for desertion! WANTED for questioning!...WANTING only each other!
An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.
Movie: Act of Love

Un acte d'amour
HomePage
Overview
An American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.
Release Date
1953-12-17
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
WANTED for desertion! WANTED for questioning!...WANTING only each other!
Genres
Languages:
EnglishFrançaisKeywords
Recommendations Movies

Town Without Pity(en)
Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.

1(hu)
A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author. The strange almanac describes what happens to humanity in a minute. A police investigation begins and the bookshop staff are placed in solitary confinement by the Bureau for Paranormal Research. As the investigation progresses, the situation becomes more complex and the book becomes increasingly well-known, raising numerous controversies. Plagued by doubts, the protagonist has to face facts: reality only exists in the imagination of individuals.

Qwerty(en)
A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter.

That Fiery Girl(zh)
The bandits of Hulu Valley murder the chief of Mei Clan while searching for a treasure map. In retaliation, the clan’s leading swordsman Feng-chun (Chan Leung) infiltrates the bandit’s fortress hideout in anticipation of a surprise attack by a larger force and unexpectedly finds himself romantically involved with the bandit leader’s feisty daughter (Cheng Pei-Pei).

Phosphor(uk)
Returning wounded from the war Maksym was overcome by self-doubt, in his physiological state. He is undergoing rehabilitation. He loses contact with his wife. He is tormented by dreams. In one of his dreams Maksym goes to the island to catch a lot of fish, as the paramedic advised him. Maksym takes a boat, net, dynamite from the best man and sails to the island.

Vampyres(en)
A journalist discovers the underworld of the clans of Vampyres in New York City. He spends two years with the real vampyres like an anthropologist and brings back unique evidence on film.

National Family(es)
Don Poli, the patriarch of a family embedded in politics, faces the change of party in his state - after a hundred years in power - losing all his privileges. Humiliated and angry, he threatens to disinherit his family and leave to rebuild his life. This forces his children (Kippy, Ramses and Belén) to take extreme measures to ensure their future, causing everything that could go wrong to turn out worse.

Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends(en)
An excellent comprehensive look at all the music that came out of Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati "Rock Legends" "James Brown" "King Records" "Pure Prairie League" "Lemon Pipers" "Syd Nathan" WEBN "Bootsy Collins" "Lonnie Mack" "The Who concert 1979" "Rick Derringer"

The Legend of the Six Dynasty(zh)
Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.

Anyone Else for Heaven?(el)
The honorable Ieremias Ayioklimas has a car accident and is driven to Heaven, where he asks God to allow him a temporary return to Earth in order to pay his debts to the bank. God agrees and sends him back, together with another dead man named Machos and the Archangel Ezekel.

Gypsy Boys(en)
The streets and bars of San Francisco's famous Castro district come alive in this "colorful, fast-paced, affectionate, often funny insider's look" at life and love among a diverse group of 'out and proud' gay men.

Inshalla(ko)
A Korean foreign exchange student is arrested on charges of illegal immigration while vacationing in Algeria. However, she is aided in her release by a mysterious agent from North Korea.

Dosage III(en)
Dosage III has it all: Top climbers, exotic locations, historic first ascents, and a variety of styles (bouldering, sport climbing, trad climbing, and deep water soloing).
Similar Movies

The Glass Menagerie(en)
An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.

Love Story(en)
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

Poison Ivy(en)
A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.

Eraser(en)
U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.

Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina(fi)
At the eve of Crimean war orphaned Regina lives with her grandmother in a small cabin near a lavish villa. As the summer approaches there is great anticipation of a big ball to be held.

Cookie's Fortune(en)
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.

The Seven Cucas(es)
A worker's wife and six pretty daughters are desired by all the men in their little town, so he decides to move his family elsewhere.

Lakshmi(hi)
Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where she is raped and brutally beaten she barely survives with the help of the other girls and her own will to never give in. Finally she is rescued in a police raid. Against all odds, Lakshmi shows courage where everybody else fails. Resisting all pressure - violent threats, coercion and bribes, she stands up in court and in a landmark case in India, succeeds in putting the traffickers behind bars.

The Good Girl(en)
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga(kn)
The film portrays the story of an aspiring actress who is ready to go to any extent to make it big in the cinema industry. It was inspired by the life of Silk Smitha, a South Indian actress noted for her erotic roles.

Mouchette(fr)
A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hand of alcoholism and her fellow man.

Lemming(fr)
After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...

Vivre Sa Vie(fr)
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Mississippi Burning(en)
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.

City of Angels(en)
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.

The Music Room(bn)
An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

Moulin Rouge!(en)
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

Valkyrie(en)
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.

Lola(de)
Germany in the autumn of 1957: Lola, a seductive cabaret singer-prostitute exults in her power as a temptress of men, but she wants out—she wants money, property, and love. Pitting a corrupt building contractor against the new straight-arrow building commissioner, Lola launches an outrageous plan to elevate herself in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale. Shot in childlike candy colors, Fassbinder’s homage to Josef von Sternberg’s classic The Blue Angel stands as a satiric tribute to capitalism.