The seemingly happy marriage of Tony and Brenda, a rich and socially-connected country couple, is shattered by the arrival of penniless bounder John and the death of their beloved only son. A tale with a sinister twist in its tail.
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A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1985)
CertificationPG Our Rating
The well known Edwardian romance set in Tuscany. A young English girl is torn between a romantic free-thinker and the stuffy suitor that social convention has in store for her. Deservedly, a much acclaimed movie.
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AS YOU LIKE IT (BRANAGH) (2006)
Certification12 Our Rating
Set in 19th Century Japan, but shot here with a largely Brit cast, Kenneth Branagh's much criticised adaptation of The Bard's comedy of errors. 'All the world's a stage...'
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BARRY LYNDON (1975)
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Winner of four Oscars, this film is shot with the most beautifully scenic backgrounds and with great attention to costume detail. An Irish adventurer, Barry Lyndon, crosses Europe from woman to job, but in the end returns to Britain seeking a wealthy marriage.
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BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Based on the novel by Truman Capote. A brilliant romantic comedy about a young girl, Holly Golightly, who is determined to marry into money, but discovers that her next door neighbour has more important qualities!
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BRIDESHEAD REVISITED (2008) (2008)
Certification12 Our Rating
Narrated via the memoirs of Captain Charles Ryder while stationed at the Brideshead Castle during WWII, we follow his increasingly intense, confused relationship with the aristocratic Flyte family and in particular brother and sister Sebastian and Julia. An impressive if slightly pointless cinematic adaptation of Waugh's classic much better done in the epic television drama.
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CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN (2000)
Certification15 Our Rating
The story takes place during the Italian occupation of Greece during WW2. At first Captain Corelli and his troops are treated with contempt by the islanders but it soon becomes obvious that the two nationalities have much in common and a friendship forms between occupiers and occupied. Into this unlikely scenario is added the love that has blossomed between the Captain and beautiful young islander, Pelagia, but the idyll is soon to be shattered by the harsher realities of war. Captain Corelli's
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DORIAN GRAY (2009)
Certification15 Our Rating
Young Dorian Gray arrives fresh on the London social scene and is taken under the wing of morally corrupt Lord Henry Wotton who introduces him to the seedy pleasures of London life. Dorian swiftly loses his naïve charm and boyish innocence, descending into a world of debauchery, lust and crime. A portait painted by his friend captures Dorian's youthful beauty, but also begins to take on the physical abuse he has indulged while the man himself remains blemishless. Oscar Wilde's Gothic horror mora
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ELEGY (2008)
Certification15 Our Rating
Based on Philip Roth's short novel, 'The Dying Animal', 'Elegy' is a deeply affecting drama about the power of passion to blur the lines between love and obsession. David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) is a middle-aged college professor who lives a life of "emancipated manhood". That is, until one of his students, the beautiful Consuela Castillo (Penelope Cruz), catches his eye and immediately he is consumed by passion. Stellar performances from Kingsley, Cruz, Hopper and Clarkson.
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946)
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David Lean's much-acclaimed production of the gloomy Dickens classic. Briefly, a young boy befriends an escaped convict who later repays him anonymously, creating a bond which the now upwardly-mobile youngster could well do without...an interesting probe of Victorian class structure. Visually flawless, perfectly paced, it's a masterpiece.
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