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Based on Eric Fenby's 1936 memoir 'Delius As I Knew Him', we follow the last five years of the composer, by now blind, paralysed, embittered and at war with the world, as Fenby helps him formulate into music the compositions he still has whirling around his mind. 'Delius - Song of Summer' is a powerful and moving story.
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CertificationU
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The BFI continues its successful strand of Archive Television releases with Ken Russell's classic documentary Elgar, which was first shown in 1962 as the 100th programme in the BBC's Monitor series. This partly dramatised account of the life of composer Sir Edward Elgar includes footage of Elgar at the Three Choirs Festival and a recording of the opening of Abbey Road Studios when 'Land Of Hope And Glory' was played.
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Certification15
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A stylish, atmospheric, surreal and witty take on one of the modern world’s greatest mavericks, the illustrious and occasionaly infamous Serge Gainsbourg. Director Joan Sfar follows Gainsbourg from his early days as a Jewish boy in Nazi occupied France to his immense success as a songwriter, singer and king of louche cool. Skilfully incorporating both the man’s crippling insecurities and magnetic ego, this superbly acted film gives a fresh and original twist on the often fine but overly worthy b
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CertificationU
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‘Living in the Material World’ features private home videos, photos and never before heard tracks to trace the arc of George’s journey from his birth in 1943 to his passing in 2001. This is a deeply personal film of Harrison’s life. Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, among many others, talk openly about George’s many gifts and contradictions, and reveal the lives they shared together. A vivid, fascinating and revealing find out more...
Certification15
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Bittersweet biopic of the tragic, legendary cellist, Jaqueline du Pre. Bristol-trained Oscar nominee Emily Watson ("Breaking the Waves") is frighteningly intense in her portrayal of tortured genius Jackie, whose phenomenally successful career - and life - was nipped in the bud by a particularly vicious bout of MS. Rachel Griffiths is equally excellent as Jackie's gentle, long-suffering sister Hilary.
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Certification15
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An intriguing premise; take Dylan's music as an inspiration and using six different actors (one a young black boy, another a woman) loosely re-enact his life from childhood to venerable and venerated troubadour of the 20th Century. The possibilities of ‘I'm Not There' going horribly wrong were always going to be high but Todd Haynes manages to pull off a fascinating, hypnotic, original tale of a living icon and while the performances, with out exception, are excellent, it is Kate Blanchett's tur
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Certification15
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The title refers to the legatee of Ludwig Van's worldly goods, and the film is a kind of musical detective story that explores the life and loves of Beethoven, who may have been the 'immortal beloved'. Exhilarating musical set-pieces from the Violin Concerto and the Eroica, amongst others, score persuasive points for classical music.
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Certification15
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Covering a year in Hendrix's life from 1966-67 as an unknown backup guitarist playing New York's Cheetah Club to making his mark in London's music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the man behind the icon. And no, Andre 3000 doesn't ruin it.
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Certification12
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A stunning dramatisation of the mesmerising life and ultimately tragic times of Edith Piaf, the ‘little sparrow'. The singer's life is beautifully evoked, as is the time, while Marion Cotillard in the central role is perfection. A moving and marvellous delight.....'Je ne regrette rien'.
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Certification15
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Gus Van Sant's latest masterpiece is very much in a similar vein to his previous two films (Elephant and Gerry). Meditative, ambivalent and beautifully shot, Last Days is a loose retelling of the Kurt Cobain suicide. The dialogue is made up of mumbled non sequiturs and directionless enquiries. The cinematography, as in Elephant, is a mixture of pristine framing, expert use of natural light and patient static observation. Though the pace of the movie is arguably too testing for some viewers, the
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