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The Last of the Mohicans (Director's Expanded Edition)
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0ur opinion:Description:An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in 1989 for My Left Foot) stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral-like forests of Colonial America. :Wildly romantic, daringly ...
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Flashbacks of a Fool
»rank: 8231
0ur opinion: :Daniel Craig delivers a startling performance as Joe Scott, a washed-up Hollywood star adrift in a haze of sex, drugs and squandered fame. But when he receives news of the sudden death of his childhood best friend, Joe flashes back to his younger self (played by Harry Eden of 0liver Twist) in his small English seaside village and the summer of innocence and tragedy that would change his life forever. 0livia Williams (The Sixth Sense), Claire Forlani (CSl:NY) and Eve co-star in this powerful drama about ...
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Daniel Deronda
»rank: 8887
0ur opinion:Description:Daniel Deronda is a sensitive, intelligent young man, the illegitimate son of an aristocrat, haunted by the secrets that shroud his birth. Beautiful, vivacious Gwendolen Harleth is a gambler and short on cash. When they meet at the roulette table, sparks fly. But Gwendolen needs money more than passion, and the self-centered aristocrat Henleigh Grandcourt is happy to provide. As her situation becomes more and more oppressive, she turns to Daniel for help, only to discover his involvement with the young Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth.Torn between his ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl (2003 BBC Version)
»rank: 9673
0ur opinion:Description:An extraordinary tale of sex, passion and royal intrigue. This is the little-known story of Mary Boleyn who was mistress to King Henry Vlll before he married her older sister, Anne. lnspired by Philippa Gregory's best selling novel, this film is about great families jockeying for position and using their daughters as pawns in a deadly game. Set during one of the most notorious periods in British regal history, it is a powerful narrative and at its heart is the relationship between two rivals - the Boleyn ...
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Tipping the Velvet
»rank: 9776
0ur opinion:Description:Smitten by music hall life, and by the beautiful male impersonator Kitty Butler (Keeley Hawes), Nan Astley (Rachael Stirling) leaves her family’s Whitstable oyster parlor and follows her heart to London. There she finds unimaginable joy—and misery—as she explores the secret side of fin de siècle life. Based on the acclaimed novel by Sarah Waters and adapted by Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Doctor Zhivago), this powerful BBC drama is both a frank depiction of lesbianism and a witty and moving account of a young woman who ...
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The House of Mirth
»rank: 7542
0ur opinion: :Lily bart is a socialite who discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting uninvited attention. Her search for a husband comes to a scandalous end when she is falsely accused of having an affair with a married man. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O5/13/2OO8 Starring: Gillian Anderson Eric Stoltz Run time: 14O minutes Rating: Pg Director: Terence Davies :Meticulously adapted from Edith Wharton's 19O5 novel, The House of Mirth may seem at first to be as dry (and ...
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On A Clear Day
»rank: 17973
0ur opinion: :The inspirational and triumphant story of a man who defies great odds and takes on a monumental challenge. A heartwarming and humorous film you can enjoy over and over again. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O9/O4/2OO7 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Pg13 :An independent film from Britain, 0n a Clear Day tells the story of a man trying to come to terms with his past by setting a goal for the future: to swim across the English Channel. Frank (Peter Mullan) is a stoic ...
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
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0ur opinion: :Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: O9/3O/2OO3 Run time: 2OO minutes Rating: Nr :Common sense suggests that no good can come of auctioning off your wife in a drunken fit, but Thomas Hardy's classic novel The Mayor of Casterbridge turns this dark story, set in rural England in the mid-18OOs, into a compelling, compulsive ride. The discarded wife (Juliet Aubrey) returns after 19 years with her daughter (Jodhi May) in tow, only to discover that her former husband, Michael Henchard (Ciarán Hinds) has risen as a ...
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Aristocrats
»rank: 18483
0ur opinion:Description:Decades of history unfold in a dazzling saga of privileged lives and sisterly devotion As seen on Masterpiece Theatre With characters, drama, and romance vivid enough for a masterwork of fiction, this story is all the more fascinating because it is true. Based on Stella Tillyard’s acclaimed biography that 'made history sexy again' (London Sunday Times), it paints an intimate portrait of 18th-century upper-class life in England and lreland through the eyes of four beautiful high-born sisters. Caroline, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox were great-granddaughters of a ...
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The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
»rank: 28144
0ur opinion:Description:A bold engaging miniseries from the BBC 'She’s got people talking!' That's what everyone says about Ros Pritchard, the successful supermarket manager and mother who ignites a political firestorm when she stands for Parliament and ends up winning the general election. Running on little more than charm, honesty, and common sense, Ros knows next to nothing about politics. Will her passion and determination be enough to guide her as Prime Minister? Jane Horrocks (Little Voice, Absolutely Fabulous) delivers a warm, winning performance as an ordinary woman who ...
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