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English
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In 1983, thirteen-year-old Oliver Nicholas is well-poised to enter the precocious teenage world of first-time sex, alcohol and love in New York City when Aida, the family housekeeper and his only true motherly figure, has a traumatizing stroke. What was supposed to be an exhilarating rite of passage-diving into the exciting, fast-paced world of first experiences, is quickly skewed by an incomprehensible depression.
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Portuguese
Description
The story centers on Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern-day São Paulo. Val is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers' needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val's estranged daughter Jessica shows up, the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
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Français
Description
Jacques is a forlorn bachelor living alone after his wife has left him. Deciding to get his life back in order, he hires a housekeeper. Laura plows through the mess that has overtaken his apartment, but he soon learns that she has never done a days worth of housework in her life. Her presence adds a joyful spark to a life that has been missing living for too long.
4) Mrs. Miracle
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English
Description
When her acting career does not take off, but her sister does with her fiance, Reba returns home to become a preschool teacher, and director of the Christmas pageant. After his wife dies, widower Seth Webster moves to town with his rambunctious twin boys. Mrs. Merkle, who is dubbed 'Mrs. Miracle' by the boys, is hired as a nanny and soon has the boys behaving nicely. It isn't long before Mrs. Miracle is sowing the seeds of love for Reba and Seth too....
6) Emma
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Language
English
Description
Emma Thatcher becomes housekeeper to the Smith family after the mother dies giving birth to her fourth child. After the children are grown, Mr. Smith and Emma marry. Unfortunately, he dies suddenly. When it is discovered that he left everything to Emma in his will, three of the children bring a charge of murder against her.
7) Rage
Language
Español
Description
Based on a novel by Sergio Bizzio, Rage (Rabia) tells the suspenseful story of a pair of Latin American immigrants who fall in love. José María, a hot-headed builder, and Rosa, a housekeeper, embark on a passionate relationship. When a violent confrontation with José María's foreman results in the other man's death, José María flees to the mansion where Rosa works, telling no one. Hidden even from her, he watches Rosa be mistreated by her boss...
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Language
Danish
Description
At once a rousing paean to artistic creation, a delicate evocation of divine grace, and the ultimate film about food, the Oscar-winning Babette's Feast is a deeply beloved cinematic treasure. Directed by Gabriel Axel and adapted from a story by Isak Dinesen, the layered tale of a French housekeeper with a mysterious past who brings quiet revolution in the form of one exquisite meal to a circle of starkly pious villagers in late nineteenth-century...
Language
English
Description
Odessa Cotter, a quiet and dignified black woman, works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama. When Martin Luther King organizes a boycott of the city bus system, Odessa begins walking to and from work. Miriam decides to support her housekeeper, defying both her racist husband and the powerful White Citizen's Council. Soon, the two womean are brought together in a lasting friendship that puts their lives in danger in the...
Language
English
Description
This hilarious ABC comedy series ran for an incredible eight seasons. A single dad is the housekeeper and best friend to his lady boss and her son. Includes the first 22 episodes.
"Tony Micelli is a former professional baseball player, who along with his preteen daughter moves into advertising executive Angela Bower's house to be both housekeeper and father figure to Angela's young son. But Tony and Angela soon discover their chemistry collides with...
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Italiano
Description
Three nuns live in an old convent which has been converted into a guesthouse; young Bruno is staying with them acting as a caretaker. He does his best, but the convent is so large that it requires the assistance of a housekeeper and they soon hire Helena, a beautiful woman who Bruno falls in love with despite the consequences. The nuns begin to treat Helena strangely, not accepting her presence in their home and her effect on Bruno. Soon, a university...
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Français
Description
After losing her job at the local factory, single mother France enrolls in a housekeeper training program and lands a job cleaning the apartment of wealthy power broker Steve. When Alban, Steve's 3-year-old son, arrives on the doorstep to stay with his dad, Steve soon realizes he might need more than a cleaner. France realizes she might now have the perfect opportunity for payback against the man who almost single-handedly shut down the factory where...
Language
Español
Description
Based on a novel by Sergio Bizzio, Rage (Rabia) tells the suspenseful story of a pair of Latin American immigrants who fall in love. José María, a hot-headed builder, and Rosa, a housekeeper, embark on a passionate relationship. When a violent confrontation with José María's foreman results in the other man's death, José María flees to the mansion where Rosa works, telling no one. Hidden even from her, he watches Rosa be mistreated by her boss...