20th Century Flicks, Bristol

A typically exemplary BBC adaptation of one of the great bard's best known plays performed by pretty much the cream of British theatre. find out more...

OTHELLO (BBC) (1990)

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Anthony Hopkins gives a masterful find out more...

OTHELLO (TREVOR NUNN) (1990)

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Trevor Nunn casts the cream of British thespians in this lavish production of the sixteenth century tragedy. Ian McKellan plays Iago, driven by pure jealousy to destroy everyone he believes has wronged him. A powerful, tragic tale of envy and treachery, with superb performances all round. find out more...

OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (2008)

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Two sisters, egged on by their father and scheming uncle, vie for Henry VIII's eye; one would become his mistress and one his second wife, one would be executed and one would live to a ripe middle-age. Intrigue, betrayal, incest and homosexuality are thrown in - this is history as soap opera and middle brow melodrama based round a best-selling novel rather than historical fact. There's no sex, no dirt, little of the real politics of the time, but the costumes are sumptuous and the film pretty. find out more...

RAN (1985)

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Ran, Kurosawa's last great epic, is a Jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) depicting the fall of Hidetora Ichimonj, an ageing Sengoku-era warlord who abdicates as ruler in favor of his three sons. His kingdom slowly disintegrates as the sons struggle for power, murdering rivals and laying waste to the land, and Hidetora goes insane after watching his retainers slaughtered in an epic massacre, the centrepiece of the film. As the kingdom crumbles and rival warlords move in for the kill, the Ichimonji find out more...

ROMEO AND JULIET (1982)

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Another adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy of feuding families and love struck teens. Studio based, very amateurish and outdated. Rent only if you're desperate! find out more...

SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)

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From the director of "Mrs Brown", a wickedly witty romantic romp, taking some light-hearted liberties with the lovelife of England's most celebrated playwright. It's 1590, and young Will Shakespeare is suffering from a chronic case of writer's block, whilst trying to finish his latest work "Romeo And Ethel The Pirate's Daughter". But Will (a conveniently gorgeous Joseph Fiennes) finds himself newly inspired when he falls madly in love with wannabe stage star Viola De Lesepps (Paltrow), whose det find out more...

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TALES FROM EUROPE : THE SINGING RINGING TREE (1957)

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A classic European fairytale comes to vivid Technicolor life in this story of a prince a spoilt princess, a singing ringing tree, an evil dwarf and a bear; oh, and true love. A gloriously gaudy tale... and the bear... did I mention the bear? find out more...

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TALES FROM EUROPE : THE TINDERBOX (1957)

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A classic Hans Christian Anderson tale about a young soldier, a witch and a magical tinderbox from which he summons three mighty hounds. A dream like adaptation of a children's fairytale from late 50s German cinema. find out more...

TARAS BULBA (1962)

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Set in 16th century Ukraine two Cossack brothers find themselves battling each other when one wants to recover land from the treacherous Poles and the other falls in love with a Polish girl. A breathtaking epic of romance and nationalism. find out more...