20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Based on the legend of the Bell witch, An American Haunting tells the story of the Bell family who claimed to be tormented by an unseen presence through noises, disembodied voices and physical attacks that focused primarily on their youngest daughter. Are the Bells being haunted by a malignant, supernatural force or is the culprit closer to home? Unfortunately, a great cast and atmospheric locations do little to lift this film above the hum-drum. find out more...

ANGELS AND INSECTS (1995)

Certification18 Our Rating

Atmospheric gothic thriller which delves beneath the genteel surface of the Victorian aristocracy to reveal the depraved decadence lurking below. A penniless young man marries a young heiress, but discovers that the uneasy life "upstairs" conceals a shocking web of subterfuge and sexual perversion. find out more...

ANNA AND THE KING (1999)

Certification12 Our Rating

Immaculate costumes, a brilliant script and two star-crossed lovers in a battle of wits in this tale of the unconsummated romance between Thailand's reformist King Mongkut (Rama 4) and Anna Leonowens, his son's English tutor. All this set a backdrop of court intrigue against the still running Rama dynasty. Very good. find out more...

ANNA KARENINA (2012)

Certification12 Our Rating

A sumptuous adaptation by Tom Stoppard of Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel about forbidden passion in the twilight years of the Russian aristocracy.

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ANNA KARENINA (1947) (1947)

CertificationPG Our Rating

Remake of the Garbo classic, with Leigh as the ill-starred Anna, who leaves her stuffy husband for the eminently more exciting Vronsky. But forbidden love turns sour when Vronsky puts his duty above his mistress, leaving Anna alone to face the cruelty of a disapproving society. Tragic melodrama. find out more...

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (1985)

CertificationU Our Rating

Based on the famous novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this is a lavish adaptation featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Megan Follows. Anne Shirley is the orphan who finds herself in Green Gables as a struggling teenager. The tale follows her through dramas and triumphs as she blossoms into an independent woman. An epic drama. find out more...

APPALOOSA (2008)

Certification15 Our Rating

Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are two taciturn, driven, traveling gunslingers brought in to free the small New Mexico town of Appaloosa from the ruthless grip of murderous rancher Randall Bragg and his gang. The three men have no concept of compromise and a deadly battle of wits ensues between them, with, of course, a lady offering an alternative life style of domestication and emasculation. 'Appaloosa' is a beautifully shot and brooding western, a dark, brutal, moral allegory. find out more...

AS YOU LIKE IT (BRANAGH) (2006)

Certification12 Our Rating

Set in 19th Century Japan, but shot here with a largely Brit cast, Kenneth Branagh's much criticised adaptation of The Bard's comedy of errors. 'All the world's a stage...' find out more...

BABETTE'S FEAST (1988)

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Babette is a refugee from Paris who flees to a small ultrapuritan Danish community to work as a cook. Their only diet is one of ale-bread and fish soup, so when she offers to prepare a feast they are determined not to enjoy it. Oscar winning film whose style changes to fit the mood of the plot. find out more...

BELOVED (1998)

Certification15 Our Rating

A faithful adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set in Cincinnati just after the Civil War a tormented ex-slave strugglies to come to terms with her past. Danny Glover is the old friend who reappears to help Sethe in her quest for inner peace, but it's the spooky arrival of the ethereal Beloved (Thandie Newton), which may finally allow Sethe to lay her ghosts to rest. Beautifully made, if a little laboured. find out more...