Tuesday: Gas Food Lodging (1992)
Shade is a teenager living in New Mexico. Her mom is a waitress and they live in a trailer park. Shade's older sister, Trudi, is ready to get out of their small town. Trudi is dating one of her school's star athletes. Then she finds out he already has a girlfriend. Trudi constantly rebels against her mom. She skips school and stays out late. Her mom forces her to either get a job or move out. On her first day at work Trudi meets a handsome English man. They grow close but then he leaves and doesn't return. Shade's mom has been unlucky in love. Shade wants to set her up but is unsuccessful. Shade loves watching old films in Spanish. She has her own style. She too is looking for love but struggles. I thought this movie was alright.
Wednesday: Carnival Story (1954)
An American circus down on it's luck decides to try to make it work in Europe. They start in Germany. Joe, one of the announcers, gets pick pocketed on their first night by a young German woman, Willi. He finds her using his money to buy food. Joe decides to help her and get her a job at the circus. Willi starts out cleaning dishes. She falls for Joe but he isn't easy to pin down. Frank is the star of the circus. He is a high diver. Often diving into a pool covered in flames. He takes a liking to Willi. He decides to make her part of the act. Willi agrees although she is afraid. She is a hit. Willi and Joe have a troubled relationship. She decides she needs a more stable relationship and marries Frank. But it doesn't go as planned. I liked this movie.
Friday: Dream Horse (2020)
Jan lives in a small town in Wales. She works in a co-op. Her husband is inattentive and she doesn't have a lot to look forward to. One day she overhears a man talk about his racing horse. Jan decides that she want to breed and raise a race horse. It takes a lot of money to do that. So she forms a syndicate with other people in her village. If they all put in money every week for two years they will have enough. Their mare gives birth to a male horse. They decide to name it Dream Alliance. Once Dream is old enough they convince a big time trainer to train him. Dream has the makings of a really talented racer. He even starts to win some races. This is based on a true story. It is a good movie.
Sunday: Fools in the Mountains (1957)
This is a Norwegian film. Poppe is the porter of a ski resort. The owner of the hotel is not happy with how Poppe is running the hotel. His daughter, Ruth, volunteers to go to the hotel and see what Poppe is up to. When she gets there she decides to disguise herself as a page boy named Rudolph. The hotel sometimes gets celebrity guests. An actor named Teddy Winter is supposed to come stay. A man answering to that name arrives at the hotel. He doesn't act like a famous actor would act but Poppe doesn't think much of it. Later Ruth checks in Teddy Winter. Poppe becomes confused when Winter will say one thing and then take it back. He doesn't drink but is seen at the bar. He wants his muffler fixed on his car and then has no idea what Poppe is talking about. Poppe thinks he is going crazy. Ruth starts to fall for Poppe. I thought this was a good movie. Seems like Poppe could have figured it out sooner though.
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