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In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist (2009)
, 1h42
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen, Levon Helm

Iberia Parish's Sheriff Detective Dave Robicheaux (Tommy Lee Jones) is investigating the murder of a young woman and has a chance encounter with a pair of Hollywood stars, Elrod Sykes (Peter Sarsgaard) and his girlfriend Kelly Drummond (Kelly Macdonald). They are in the small town to make a Civil War film.
De force avec d'autres
De force avec d'autres (1993)

Directed by Simon Reggiani
Origin France
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Serge Reggiani, Simon Reggiani, Daniel Gélin, Denis Lavant, Pascale Vignal, Elsa Zylberstein

Simon Reggiani contraint son père Serge, souffrant d'une addiction à l'alcool, à se faire hospitaliser pour suivre, avec d'autres, une cure de désintoxication.
Death Nurse
Death Nurse (1987)
, 57minutes
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Serial killer films

From their suburban home, Doctor Gordon Mortley and his sister Nurse Edith run Shady Palms Clinic, a facility that takes in physically or mentally ill indigents sent to them by the county. In reality, the Mortleys are con artists who murder their patients (usually during "surgeries" performed on them by Gordon) and continue billing the state for their care afterward. The only permanent resident of the clinic is the alcoholic Louise Kagel, who Gordon supplies with liquor in exchange for sex. One day, a new social services worker named Faith Chandler drops off John Davis, a man afflicted with tuberculosis. Edith smothers John, and Gordon buries his body, though he is later forced to dig it up and crudely puppeteer it to create the illusion that Davis is still alive when Faith asks to check in on him after bringing Charles Bedowski, who has a heart condition, to Shady Palms.
Death Nurse 2
Death Nurse 2 (1988)
, 1h
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Serial killer films

Picking up where the last film ended, Death Nurse 2 opens with Lieutenant Cal Bedowski demanding to be let into to Shady Palms Clinic, due to having just discovered human remains in the facility's garage. Nurse Edith Mortley opens the door, stabs the lieutenant, and has her brother, Doctor Gordon Mortley, place the man's body in the garage. Edith then explains that disposing of corpses in the garage is the perfect system, as they will be eaten by the rats that infest it, and the rats will then be killed and fed to unknowing patients of the Mortleys.
Devdas
Devdas (1935)
, 2h19
Directed by P.C. Barua
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films
Actors P.C. Barua, Jamuna Barua, Chandrabati Devi, Kundan Lal Saigal, Jamuna, Krishna Chandra Dey

The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro. They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed only to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to Calcutta for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's marriage proposal with condescending arrogance. It caused a rift between the families and even though Devdas tried to convince his father, only antagonism came his way. Finally, he moved away from Paro and wrote a letter to her, asking her to forget him. Only, he didn't realize that he would never be able to forget her ever. And much later, when he reached out to her, it was too late as she was far too humiliated. She scorned him for not standing by her and they parted forever with a heart-broken Paro entering into a chaste marriage with a wealthy, much older man, Zamindar Bhuvan, while a shattered Devdas walked towards anguish, alcoholism & Chandramukhi. Chandramukhi, a stunning courtesan instantly lost her heart to Devdas. A unique bond was formed between both as he could share with her the intense pain of his unfulfilled love for Paro. Meanwhile, Paro, on the other hand, performed her worldly duties sincerely, but inside her heart, she could never forget Devdas for a moment. Strange was the fate of Devdas. Intensely loved by two women, who were never meant to be his.
The Delightful Forest
The Delightful Forest (1972)
, 1h32
Directed by Chang Cheh
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Ti Lung, Tsang Choh-lam, Lau Kar Wing

The legendary fighter Wu Song (Ti Lung) is sent to prison in Meng province after murdering his sister-in-law and her lover. There he meets with the prison officer Shih En (Tien Ching), who saved Wu from the baton punishment required for new prisoners. Wu learns that Shih's restaurant named the "Delightful Forest" has been occupied by Chiang Chung (Chu Mu) and now he seeks his revenge.
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes (2002)
, 1h39
Directed by Roger Michell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, William Hurt, Amanda Peet

A successful New York City attorney, Gavin Banek, is in a rush to file a power of appointment, which will prove a dead man signed his foundation over to Banek's law firm. He has a collision on FDR Drive with another car, belonging to an insurance salesman, Doyle Gipson, who is also in a rush to a hearing to try to gain custody of his children and to prevent his estranged wife from taking them to Oregon. Banek tries to brush Gipson off with a blank check thereby disobeying the law. After Gipson refuses to accept the check and voices his desire to "do the right thing", that is, filing a police report and insurance claim, Banek strands Gipson, telling him, "better luck next time". After arriving to the court late, Gipson learns that it proceeded without him and that it did not go in his favor.
Dolls and Angels
Dolls and Angels (2008)
, 1h42
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about alcoholism, La banlieue française, Films about children, Films about immigration, La précarité
Actors Leïla Bekhti, Karina Testa, Samy Naceri, Samuel Le Bihan, Léa Seydoux, Fejria Deliba

À 16 ans, Lya vit dans une cité de banlieue avec ses sœurs Chirine, 17 ans, et Inès, 7 ans. Depuis que son aînée est devenue femme, leur père ne lui parle plus et dans la famille, Lya est la seule à oser tenir tête à ce père devenu violent depuis quelques mois.
Dev.D
Dev.D (2009)
, 2h24
Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Abhay Deol, Mahi Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Sunil Grover, Gurkirtan Chauhan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Paro Dev (Abhay Deol), the son of a rich businessman, is an insecure narcissist. He and Paro (Mahi Gill) are childhood sweethearts. Instead of acknowledging her affection and care, Dev nudges Paro over frivolous things. He is sent to London for higher studies when his father senses how spoilt his son is. While separated by distance, Paro and Dev's youthful love only blossoms more. After finishing his studies, Dev returns to Chandigarh and meets Paro. Their endeavor to make love makes for some dark comic moments. When Dev hears rumours about Paro, he immediately believes them and ditches her. The seeds of suspicion are sown here, which the couple are never able to weed out. What makes them fall apart is mutual suspicion and an essentially male vision of how a woman should conduct herself sexually. Paro turns her back on him when she hears him insult her and agrees to marry a man of her parents' choice. On her wedding day, Dev learns that the rumors were false but his ego doesn't let him accept his mistake, and he lets Paro marry someone else.
Devdas
Devdas (2002)
, 3h5
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kiron Kher, Manoj Joshi

In the early 1900s, Kaushalya (Smita Jaykar) hears that her younger son, Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), is to return home after he had left 10 years ago for law school in England. Kaushalya tells her neighbor Sumitra (Kirron Kher), who is overjoyed. Sumitra's daughter, "Paro" Parvati Chakraborty (Aishwarya Rai) and Devdas have shared a deep friendship since childhood. When Devdas went to England, Paro had lit an oil lamp to prompt his early return and never allows it to extinguish.
Devdas
Devdas (1928)
, 2h
Origin Inde
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution

Le film est très probablement perdu mais l'historien de cinéma B.D. Garga rapporte qu'il a été noté à l'époque pour son strict respect de la nouvelle de Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. Elle commence comme suit :
Devdas
Devdas (1937)

Directed by P.C. Barua
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Phani Sarma, Zubeida

The childhood friendship of Devdas (Phani Sarma) (who is from a wealthy family) and Paro (Zubeida) (whose family is not as well off) blossoms into love as they grow up. Devdas' father does not approve of the relationship due to differences in their families' status in the village and of their castes. (Devdas is of the Brahmin caste and Paro of the Merchant caste.)