Everything The Critics Got Wrong About ‘Pinocchio’
I was able to watch the gleefully mesmerizing Disney remake that was Robert Zemeckis’ Pinocchio. I was enthralled by Zemeckis’ iteration.
The Contract (2011)
A rich man of 40 arrives at a secret hotel where he can be assisted in his unusual desire - suicide. Upon arrival, the man signs the obligatory contract relieving him of the knowledge of time and method of his death. Meanwhile, he meets another client of the hotel's services, a beautiful woman, and begins to doubt the wisdom of his decision. Yet, the unseen wheels of death are already in motion. Will love conquer death?
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A rich man of 40 arrives at a secret hotel where he can be assisted in his unusual desire - suicide. Upon arrival, the man signs the obligatory contract relieving him of the knowledge of time and method of his death. Meanwhile, he meets another client of the hotel's services, a beautiful woman, and begins to doubt the wisdom of his decision. Yet, the unseen wheels of death are already in motion. Will love conquer death?
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Anna Zaytseva
In Theaters:9/24/2011
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Runtime:24 minutes
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