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Energetic, stylish and often witty BBC dramatisation that alternates between the gripping love triangle involving the young Casanova, Henriette and her husband Grimani, and the swan song of the world's most notorious lothario. Written by Russell T. Davies, creator of 'Queer As Folk' and the scribe behind the new 'Doctor Who'.
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CASANOVA (2005) (2005)
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For the first time in his life, the legendary Casanova (Ledger) is about to meet his match in an alluring feminist Venetian beauty, Francesca (Miller), who does the one thing he never thought possible, refuse him. Through a series of clever disguises and scheming ruses, he manages to get ever closer to Francesca, but he is playing a most dangerous game, one that will risk not only his life and reputation, but his only opportunity for true love. A charming period romance with lots of humour.
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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES (2004)
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On the remote Atlantic island of St Helena Napoleon Bonaparte's exile is about to end. A secret network of loyal supporters are poised to return him to power, but once Napoleon escapes his prison the careful plan begins to go awry, leaving the emperor lost and alone in Paris. It is here that Napoleon meets a humble widowed melon seller and with her patient guidance the man who might have ruled Europe learns how to live without glory. The Emperors New Clothes is a delightful, irreverent re-imagin
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THE LEGEND (2007)
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According to Chinese legend Fong Sai-Yuk was trained in the martial arts by his mother Miu Tsui-Fa, daughter of Miu Hin, one of the Five Elders who escaped the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing Dynasty. While still in his early teens, he accepted an open challenge from Tiger Lu and killed him.
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THE RIVALS (2004)
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Captain Jack Absolute is in love with the beautiful, wealthy heiress Lydia Languish, but she has romantic notions to marry a humble soldier, so to win her affections, Jack assumes the role of a penniless ensign. However, Lydia runs the risk of losing half her inheritance if she upsets her Aunt, the social climbing Mrs Malaprop - "the very pineapple of politeness". Set in Bath, The Rivals is a sparkling summer comedy of wit, love and marriage.
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