A young boy becomes infactuated by a circus act assisstant. On one side the boy is looking for a mother figure and is comforted by the assistant, but on the other hand is beginning to develope urges for her. .... He attempts to win her heart, even though he is only about twelve years old. He grdually gets involved in her life and becomes emotionally attached. The ending captures the pain and torment you can encounter when you become infactuated by someone you can't have. The film leaves you wondering about the time when you went through the same things yourself. A very interesting piece of work with a few odd quirks that really get you involved in this young boys life and the torment he goes through as he attempts to understand the urges and feelings he is having.

Won 7 Oscars: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography,Best Director,Best Film Editing, Best Music, Score,Best Picture,Best Sound
Plus 2 nominations,Best Actor in a Leading Role:Peter O'Toole and Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Omar Sharif. Personal comment: WTF, who got the Oscars if these hadn't?

An inordinately complex man who has been labeled everything from hero, to charlatan, to sadist, Thomas Edward Lawrence blazed his way to glory in the Arabian desert, then sought anonymity as a common soldier under an assumed name. The story opens with the death of Lawrence in a motorcycle accident in London at the age of 47, then flashbacks to recount his adventures: as a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916, he is given leave to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks in World War I. In the desert, he organizes a guerrilla army and--for two years--leads the Arabs in harassing the Turks with desert raids, train-wrecking and camel attacks. Eventually, he leads his army northward and helps a British General destroy the power of the Ottoman Empire.

En 2006, le blocus chinois sur Taïwan débouche sur un échange de missiles nucléaires avec les USA. La destruction est catastrophique. Plusieurs mois plus tard, il ne reste que quelques bribes de civilisation sur la terre, principalement en Australie. Un sous-marin américain, le "Charleston", est envoyé dans le pacifique pour mesurer le niveau de radiation et déterminer la source d'un mystérieux message en provenance de l'Alaska ...