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San Francisco's North Beach in the 50's - A mix of jazz, poetry and art - "The Beach" recreates the atmosphere that prevailed through first-hand accounts from the actual "players" along with photographs and artwork from that vibrant time. In the 50s there were many innovative and talented artists in San Francisco but few places to exhibit work. Bars in North Beach like Vesuvio and "The Place" were often the only places they could show. So much creative activity was going on in the area that soon other spaces dedicated to showing this unusual art opened. North Beach became the place to be if you wanted to be part of the milieu. It began to change in the early 60s and today North Beach is a very different place. Yet, it still retains an Italian flavor and remnants from its spirited past. Featuring rare photos, jazz and poetry of North Beach, San Francisco.109 days ago
Richard (DiCaprio) is a typical twenty-something American whose head is filled with an absurd amount of pop-culture and video game references. While traveling in Thailand in order to broaden his horizons and gain some real world experience, he meets Daffy (Carlyle), a crazy Englishman who gives Richard a mysterious map before committing suicide. Apparently the map leads to an idyllic island where the inhabitants live in a natural paradise. Intrigued, Richard convinces two French acquaintances, Francoise and Etienne (Ledoyen and Canet), to journey with him and see if Daffy was right. Upon reaching the island, Richard discovers that it does, in fact, appear to be the dream that Daffy had promised. They meet Sal (Swinton), a strong-willed woman and leader of the group. Sal has made a pact with the weapon-wielding drug dealers who control the island that her group can remain there provided no new bodies arrive. Richard has a brief tryst with Francoise, but she abandons him when she discove676 days ago
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.677 days ago
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.726 days ago
Eager to impress a European girl, a young American traveler follows a suicide victim's map to an idyllic Thai beach, where they join a community of dropouts.
