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    Close to Eden (1991)

    The first Russian film to be nominated for an Oscar. Previous nominations were under the Soviet Union.

    Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)

    It took 3.5 years and 152 kilometres of film to complete this wonderful 90-minute documentary.

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

    Several elements - like hummingbirds flying backward (the only bird in the world that can), cyclones spinning clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise...

    A Bronx Tale (1993)

    The story is based on the autobiography of co-star Chazz Palminteri (Sonny), who, despite studio offers, refused to sell the rights unless he could...

    Miss Violence (2013)

    According to director Alexandros Avranas, the film is based on a true story that is actually much more violent than he portrayed.

    Let the Right One In (2008)

    The film’s sound effects were made using traditional methods: Biting flesh was simulated by biting sausages. Bloodsucking by drinking yoghurt. And the sound of...

    Fearless (2006)

    In the scene where actor Nathan Jones was supposed to lift and slam an extra to the ground, he got so into character that...

    Gangs of New York (2002)

    Daniel Day-Lewis had his own glass eye and learned how to tap it with a knife without blinking his other eye.

    A Blast (2014)

    Angeliki Papoulia took boxing lessons to prepare for the role.

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