Search Results for "benefactor"

A greedy Japanese barmaid serves her aged escort too many noodles.

An elderly, lonely employee of the Giga Museum, has been saving money all his life. He decided to give the accumulated amount to a family with many children in need, but people had become unaccustomed to noble and selfless actions. With their distrust, they cause undeserved pain to a kind person.

The fates of two people align as a beggar tries to steal money from a sleeping newspaper boy. Instead of reporting the crook to the police, the benevolent boy buys him a hearty meal, convinces him to give up drinking and helps him back onto the right path in life. Soon enough the beggar has a job, money and a roof over his head. The two friends face a bright future together. (stumfilm.dk)

The intense selfishness of a man brings him fame and fortune but not happiness.

A kind and generous village noble, specializing in good works, actually leads a double existence and carries out dishonest activities.

A newly married couple are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.

Based on the sadomasochistic novel by Dominique Aury, "Story of O", tells the story of a voluntary female submission.

The satirical story is about the abuse of provincial party managers in the 1970s.

A weary young man thinks he found the perfect patrons for his rickshaw tours, but he soon finds out that his new customers can be very demanding.

Michael Frayn play part of TV series Theatre Night.

Cricket is a small time criminal for hire. She owes her recent lockup to Lady Wonder and although she's out on Parole, she can't shake the need for revenge. When she's contacted by a mystery benefactor with a plan to finally get at Lady Wonder, she doesn't hesitate to make her move. The benefactor has gifted Cricket a doll which is designed to torture Wonder. Whatever is done to the doll, Lady Wonder feels it. When the two finally meet and Cricket reveals the doll, Wonder finds herself completely out of control. Cricket doesn't hesitate to take full advantage and after discovering how to control Lady Wonder physically, Cricket realizes she can have fun with Wonder sexually. Wonder just doesn't see it coming...

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

An American wakes up in an English hospital unable to remember anything of his life before a recent car accident. With only a photograph torn from a newspaper to guide him, and an unknown benefactor, he attempts to unravel what looks increasingly like a bizarre murder.

An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.

A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.

Seeking funds for her orphanage in India, Isabelle travels to New York to meet Theresa, a wealthy benefactor. An invitation to attend a wedding ignites a series of events in which the past collides with the present while mysteries unravel.

Amare Jordan is an aspiring dancer who finds himself out on the streets after his father walks in on him in bed with another man. Now on his own, he must navigate the harsh realities of being on his own and fending for himself, all the while trying to make his dreams of becoming a professional dancer come to life. Scared and alone, he meets Dennis Knight, a seemingly kind and generous man who eventually takes him down a rabbit hole of drugs, sex and lies.

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.