Kline and Judd combine well in this delightful homage to the life and times of Cole and Linda Porter, man and wife, composer and muse, a couple who led a life of glamour and indulged eccentricity. There's no shortage of the man's music, which is unfortunately sometimes murdered by using a series of unsuitable singers; "It's De-Lovely" by Robbie Williams, "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" by Alanis Morissette, "Begin The Beguine" by Sheryl Crow, "Let's Misbehave" by Elvis Costello, "Be a Clown"
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MAHLER (1990)
Certification15 Our Rating
A biopic expressed by a series of tableaux interpreting Mahler's music with Powell suitably impressive as the composer and Georgina Hale excellent as his wife - on its most serious level the film is about her stifled creativity. Despite the low budget Russell has produced his best work in a long time.
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THE MAGIC FLUTE (2006) (2006)
CertificationPG Our Rating
On the eve of World War One a magical drama unfolds as Tamino sets forth on a perilous journey in pursuit of love, light and peace in a world afflicted by darkness, death and destruction. The Magic Flute is Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of Mozart's classic opera.
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WAR REQUIEM (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem' is his own music incorporated with Wilfred Owen's poetic reflections on the monsterous horrors of the war to end all wars. The film is structured round an old soldier in a wheelchair reminiscing back to his days in a convalescence ward.
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