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Originally posted by Jaggergirl
oh I love indies and foreign films. they usually tell a more interesting story in a way mainstream Hollywood would NEVER touch.
The last good indie I saw was The Secretary, which was very interesting.
Haven't heard much about Manna From Heavan. What's it about?
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Yes, the Secretary was interesting.
As for Manna From Heaven, here is an excert from the
website :
ONCE UPON A TIME, a neighborhood in Buffalo is mysteriously showered with 20-dollar bills. Theresa, saint-like at a young age, convinces her loose-knit "family" of relatives, friends, and two permanent house-guests that the money is a gift from heaven to be split up. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, decides that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group back together to repay the "loan."
The problem is, nobody has the money, nobody wants to give back the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them can't stand each other. Theresa has some tall talking to do to get this querulous group on board, but her gift was always to see the best in everyone, and she eventually wins them over. Each one of them starts doing it for selfish reasons but in the process, get caught up in something larger than themselves.
What follows is a witty, intelligent comedy about rediscovering hope at any age.
Through the ensemble comedy's fun twists and turns, the characters (played by an all-star cast) learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption by overcoming the personal obstacles that have been holding them back in life -- and the city's community also blossoms in the process. By working together they begin to realize their full potential and each, in a moment of selflessness, finds the dreams they thought the money would buy them.
Hope that gives you a good idea!
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