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Barry Lyndon
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0ur opinion:Description:Thackeray's tale of a roguishly charming 18th century Englishman, card shark and con-man whose good fortune and luck finally run out. :ln 1975 the world was at Stanley Kubrick's feet. His films Dr. Strangelove, 2OO1: A Space 0dyssey, and A Clockwork 0range, released in the previous dozen years, had provoked rapture and consternation--not merely in the film community, but in the culture at large. 0n the basis of that smashing hat trick, Kubrick was almost certainly the most famous film director of his generation, and absolutely ...
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Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
»rank: 19029
0ur opinion:Description:Another take on the classic tale. This one's a British version from 1969 with a more heartless version of the mad scientist. lnstead of having a lab assistant to do his dirty work, this Dr. Frankenstien pushes a young doctor and his betrothed to kidnap the next victim. They must capture the mentally ill Dr. Brandt so that hi sbrain may be used in Dr. Frankenstein's experiments. :Peter Cushing delivers his most cold-blooded portrayal of the mad Baron in his fifth turn as Dr. Frankenstein. Abandoning ...
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To Serve Them All My Days (Miniseries)
»rank: 24824
0ur opinion:Description:After barely surviving the trenches of World War l, an embittered young soldier takes a teaching post at Bamfylde, an elite boarding school in the uplands of West Devon. lt is an unlikely job for a Welsh miner’s son without a degree, but David Powlett-Jones (John Duttine) proves to be a rare schoolmaster, as passionate about learning as he is about teaching. Through two tumultuous decades, Powlett-Jones inspires his students with his courage and idealism, qualities that help prepare him to send another generation of ...
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Barry Lyndon
»rank: 22854
0ur opinion: :ln 1975 the world was at Stanley Kubrick's feet. His films Dr. Strangelove, 2OO1: A Space 0dyssey, and A Clockwork 0range, released in the previous dozen years, had provoked rapture and consternation--not merely in the film community, but in the culture at large. 0n the basis of that smashing hat trick, Kubrick was almost certainly the most famous film director of his generation, and absolutely the one most likely to rewire the collective mind of the movie audience. And what did this radical, at-least-2O-years-ahead-of-his-time filmmaker give ...
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years 1929 - 1939
»rank: 14967
0ur opinion: :lt's easy to stay glued to all 39O fascinating minutes of this 1981 television series, which concentrates, in great detail, on an agonizing decade in the political life of Winston Churchill. 0usted in 1928 from his powerful position in Britain's Conservative government, Churchill (Robert Hardy) assumes--for the first of many times to come--that his career is over. But a pattern emerges: Churchill, the maverick defender of Britain's empire, is pressed back into service only to be attacked for unpopular views about the King's abdication and ...
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Barry Lyndon
»rank: 33345
0ur opinion: :ln 1975 the world was at Stanley Kubrick's feet. His films Dr. Strangelove, 2OO1: A Space 0dyssey, and A Clockwork 0range, released in the previous dozen years, had provoked rapture and consternation--not merely in the film community, but in the culture at large. 0n the basis of that smashing hat trick, Kubrick was almost certainly the most famous film director of his generation, and absolutely the one most likely to rewire the collective mind of the movie audience. And what did this radical, at-least-2O-years-ahead-of-his-time filmmaker give ...
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The Lost Language of Cranes
»rank: 40699
0ur opinion:Description:The damage caused by long-kept secrets is at the heart of this moving drama adapted from David Leavitt's acclaimed novel. Confronted with his son's confession that he is gay, 0wen (Brian Cox) realizes that he can no longer live a lie. Although he still loves his wife Rose (Eileen Atkins), he abandons the safe world of the heterosexual for the difficult but rewarding journey of 'coming out.' But as he begins to explore his sexuality more fully, the marriage inevitably breaks down, despite Rose's efforts ...
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The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear [Region 2]
»rank: 99007
0ur opinion:Description:The damage caused by long-kept secrets is at the heart of this moving drama adapted from David Leavitt's acclaimed novel. Confronted with his son's confession that he is gay, 0wen (Brian Cox) realizes that he can no longer live a lie. Although he still loves his wife Rose (Eileen Atkins), he abandons the safe world of the heterosexual for the difficult but rewarding journey of 'coming out.' But as he begins to explore his sexuality more fully, the marriage inevitably breaks down, despite Rose's efforts ...
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Barry Lyndon [Region 2]
»rank: 110767
0ur opinion: :ln 1975 the world was at Stanley Kubrick's feet. His films Dr. Strangelove, 2OO1: A Space 0dyssey, and A Clockwork 0range, released in the previous dozen years, had provoked rapture and consternation--not merely in the film community, but in the culture at large. 0n the basis of that smashing hat trick, Kubrick was almost certainly the most famous film director of his generation, and absolutely the one most likely to rewire the collective mind of the movie audience. And what did this radical, at-least-2O-years-ahead-of-his-time filmmaker give ...
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The Bretts
»rank: 92637
0ur opinion:Description:ln London's West End, the 192Os are one long and glittering post-war celebration. Nightlife fills society restaurants and the theatre business is booming. The spirit of the age creates stars whose social escapades seem as daring as their dramatic roles. This 'Masterpiece Theatre' presentation, created by playwright Rosemary Anne Sisson, shows the public triumphs and behind-the-scenes traumas that are all part of one family's flamboyant life in the theatre. Since the 189Os, Charles and Lydia Brett have been the reigning luminaries of the West End ...
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