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The Praying Mantis
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The Praying Mantis(de)

2001-03-08

Trixi Jancik leads a risky double life. At home, she is an obedient housewife. But when she puts on a disguise and goes to the racetrack to indulge in her secret passion, she catches a glimpse of a better life. Although she blows her grocery money, she has tasted the kind of luxury she can normally only dream about. A minor squabble at home brings the situation to a head and marks a turning point in her life: Trixi fixes her husband a lethal cocktail of pills.

Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis(en)

1993-08-11

A single man thinks he has finally found a woman who loves him. The woman is charming and intelligent but holds a very dark secret which will truly test how strong their relationship can be.

Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis(en)

1982-01-01

A middle-aged professor's young bride and his assistant plan to commit a double murder disguised as a "Crime Passionel", but discover too late that one of their intended victims has become a fellow conspirator.

Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis(tl)

2024-02-26

A female praying mantis faces a moral dilemma when considering a romantic involvement with a playful male who, surprisingly, is aiding her in finding another mate instead of him.

Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis(ja)

1983-04-08

A man and a woman drift ashore after a typhoon. The man, dead, is an escaped perpetrator, and the woman, alive, is a hairdresser Masako. A detective in charge of an embezzlement case is tracking the whereabouts of disappeared money and suspects Masako. One year later, a real estate company president dies a suspicious death in front of Masako at her beauty salon. Was it an accidents or murder?

The Praying Mantis
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The Praying Mantis(fr)

2005-04-27

While driving through the south of Belgium, the violoncellist Julien meets the mysterious and gorgeous Sylvia on the road and he immediately has a crush on her. They move together to his huge house and Julien builds a greenhouse for Sylvia in the field of his real state, where becomes her favorite place. One day, Sylvia has a strange behavior with Julien and asks him to stay alone at home. When Julien leaves the house, she goes to a construction nearby her property and brings to her house the daredevil biker Patrick that is working in the building, playing erotic games with him.

Praying Mantis
50%

Praying Mantis(fr)

1997-01-01

A beautiful summer afternoon. An invitation to a birthday party gone wrong. A woman in black. A disturbing nurse. Why these deaths?

The Praying Mantis
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The Praying Mantis(zh)

1988-01-01

A cicada is resting high on a tree. It is chirping for all it’s worth and drinking in the dew, oblivious of a mantis behind. The mantis, bending over and arching up its front leg, is going to catch the cicada but does not know that there is an oriole beside it. The bird has stretched out its neck, ready to peck at the mantis. Again the oriole is unaware that a weasel is sneaking up to it. The three creatures all covet gains ahead without being aware of an imminent danger behind.

Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis(pl)

1959-01-01

Educational film about the life and habits of the praying mantis. Description of its diet, adolescence and awe-inspiring love customs.

Praying Mantis
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Praying Mantis(es)

2003-01-01

A gentleman who is waiting, gets impatient, paces from one side to the other, looks at the time again, turns around with the intention of leaving, he can't take it anymore. At that moment, a very smiling and very affectionate lady (the expected one) enters the frame and gives him a kiss. He is surprised by reacting unexpectedly, which precipitates a series of events between them, reaching an unforeseen end.

Alien Insect: Praying Mantis
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Alien Insect: Praying Mantis(en)

2004-01-30

'Praying Mantis' is another blue-chip production from the master workshop of award-winning filmmaker Kurt Muendl. Programmes like 'An Everyday Monster' about the house fly, 'Shadow hunters' about scorpions or 'Messengers of the Gods' about butterflies have made the macro expert world-renowned. His most recent film about the Iceman has also been featured as a movie. 'Praying Mantis' promises to be another first-grade macro masterpiece.

The Praying Mantis
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The Praying Mantis(en)

2009-10-17

(Fictional history): Year: 1931 Filmmaker: Charmian de Forde Music: Duke Ellington, "Mooche", "Black and Tan" Transfer note: copied at 24 frames per second from a 16mm black and white Kodak print with variable density optical sound track. Running time: 6 minutes 22 seconds

The Deadly Mantis
49%

The Deadly Mantis(en)

1957-05-01

A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the DEW Line and works its way south.

Love-Hungry Girls
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Love-Hungry Girls(fr)

1973-08-30

Éliane and Juliette share a suburban pavilion which shelters their love affair. One day, Éliane picked up an injured man in her car: Pierre, a mobster who had just escaped. She decides to hide the fugitive in the house, then heals his wounds. While Éliane soon succumbs to the gangster's charm, the latter discovers that Juliette has a lover, Gérard. Pierre then uses this situation to his advantage to sow discord between the two women and manipulate them as he pleases. But they will rebel (Le Chat Qui Fume).

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