Girl from 10th Avenue, The - DVD

In the summer of 1981 a 10-year old girl is left behind with an aunt when the rest of her family goes to Africa as aid workers. The aunt, soon courted by a man, leaves the girl with the promise to return 'in just a few days'. The girl doesn't tell anyone that she is now completely abandoned and the summer passes by. With sharpening senses she gradually discovers the often absurd and careless adult world.

Kim Novak and Tony Curtis make their TV movie debuts in this poignant tale of shattered dreams from director Peter Medak (The Ruling Class). A chorus girl for 14 years, Gloria Joyce (Novak) is at the end of the line. She's just turned 36, her looks are starting to fade and the club where she works is going topless. So when her boyfriend of 13 years (Curtis) dodges the question of marriage, Gloria takes comfort in the arms of a 23-year-o

Based on the internationally acclaimed novel of the same name, THE GIRL IN THE FOG follows the sudden disappearance of Anna Lou, a 16-year-old girl from a small mountain village in the Italian Alps. Called to investigate the mystery is the enigmatic Detective Vogel (Toni Servillo, GOMORRAH), who soon realizes that this case is far from simple. Working against the clock and amidst an unprecedented media frenzy, Vogel must make use of his unconventional methods to uncover the truth, in a town where motives are obscure, facts are distorted and everyone could be a suspect.