Randa Haines
1) The Outsider
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Rebecca, a beautiful young Quaker widow, forges an unexpected relationship with a mysterious gunslinger.
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Granny Weatherall (Geraldine Fitzgerald: Academy Award Nominee & Tony Award Nominee) is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control, and yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the alter. Still,...
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An unexpectedly rich relationship blooms between two very different men who meet in a local park: Walter, a dignified, retired Cuban barber, and Frank, a salty Irish ex-sea captain who once wrestled Ernest Hemingway. As the men share their knowledge of life and women, the unexpected friendship reinvigorates their lives.
4) The Doctor
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Being a patient for the first time changes the life of a surgeon, as he experiences what it's like to be on the other side of a medical chart.
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One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, Children of a Lesser God garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms...