A delightful animated adaptation of the classic children's book, with the kind natured spider who can weave words and the farmyard pig who becomes her best friend. I loved the book, I loved the film, though I'll grant you.....that was a couple more than a couple of years ago.
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GOODBYE MR CHIPS (1939)
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Donat is perfectly cast as the lovable teacher, in this classic British drama, reminiscing about his career and personal life over the decades, his rise from lowly Latin master to headmaster of a public school and the joys and tragedies which moulded his transformation. The film won a staggering seven Academy Awards. Hugely enjoyable.
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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1947)
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No-nonsense Macy's executive Doris Walker is in desperate need of a new store Santa, luckily Kris Kringle is on-hand to help out. There's only one problem with this jolly old man, he thinks he actually is Santa Claus. Is Kris who he say's he is, or is he a certifiable nut case? Doris's six-year-old daughter seems convinced, but can Kris persuade a grand jury? A wonderful, magical film - this is what Christmas is all about!!!
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MOTHER INDIA (1957)
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A stirring and emotionally dramatic epic revolving around the ideal of the Hindu mother figure. The defiant heroine battles famine, flood, a fiendish moneylender and sundry tragic accidents in the ceaseless struggle to raise her sons and retain the family's few acres. Perhaps THE classic early Bollywood and representing a male dominated world that succeeds in being considerably more positive in its depiction of women than beliefs at the time might lead you to expect.
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NATIONAL VELVET (1944)
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Velvet (Liz Taylor) is the daughter of the Brown family, who live in an idyllic English countryside. One day Mi Taylor (Mikey Rooney), a young wanderer and opportunist, whose father had given him "all the roads in the Kingdom" to travel, arrives at the Brown family estate. When Velvet wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse for the Grand National - England's greatest racing event, but who will ride this horse?
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THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY (1963)
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An old Bull Terrier, a Siamese Cat and a Labrador set off on a hazardous journey across 200 rugged miles in order to rejoin their human family. A typically mawkish Disney adventure story, but absolutely ideal for the family get together.
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THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1959)
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The true story of an English housemaid who changed lifestyle and became a missionary in the politically turbulent China of the 1930s. Beautifully shot with that famous heart rendering finale as Ingrid Bergman brings the orphans on their own long march through the war torn mountains.
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WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND (1961)
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Three children living in a remote Northern town discover an unkempt fugitive hiding out in a barn. When asked who he is the man exclaims "Jesus Christ!" which the children take literally, setting off a chain of events both achingly funny and touchingly tragic. An enchanting classic for all ages.
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