The Passion of Ayn Rand
1999The rather eccentric (especially in her thinking) author of “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged” becomes involved with a much younger, and married man… to the dismay of those close to her.
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Kadosh
1999The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem’s Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain childless. The yeshiva’s rabbi, who is Meir’s father, wants Meir to divorce Rivka: “a barren woman is no woman.” Rivka’s sister, Malka, is in love with Yakov, a Jew shunned by the yeshiva as too […]
The Sopranos (TV Series) (1999)
1999The Sopranos is an American television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony’s family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most […]
Kalaro (1999) aka Playmate
1999Aida, Nardo, and Ramon are friends since childhood. When they grow up, Nardo and Ramon both fall in love with Aida. She seems to care for both but she chooses to marry Ramon, whose family is much richer than Nardo’s. Politics and land dispute lead to the destruction of Nardo and Ramon’s friendship. But in the end, when their enemies are all bent to destroy them, who else can the three rely on except each […]