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Notes on a Scandal
»rank: 1108
0ur opinion:Description:Academy Award(r) winners Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give wickedly entertaining, 0scar-nominated performances * ? one as a woman consumed by her colleague's guilty secret, the other, a victim to her own dark obsessions ? in this sexy, stylish thriller. Dench mesmerizes as Barbara Covett, a teacher who rules over her classroom with an iron fist, yet leads a desperate, solitary life outside it. That is, until she meets radiant new art teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). Although at first overjoyed with her newfound kindred spirit, ...
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Babel
»rank: 3783
0ur opinion: :ln Babel, a tragic incident involving an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. ln the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace. ln the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out-- detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny ...
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Topsy-Turvy
»rank: 21617
0ur opinion: :At first glance, a musical period comedy-drama about Gilbert and Sullivan seems an odd fit for British filmmaker Mike Leigh, who made his name with searing, intense contemporary dramas such as Secrets and Lies and Career Girls. What could the Victorian world of two composers (of 'light opera,' no less) have to offer a filmmaker who specializes in the world of modern-day middle class England? Plenty, as it turns out. A wonderful meditation on the creation of art, Topsy-Turvy catches Gilbert and Sullivan at a ...
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Bramwell: The Complete Third Season
»rank: 17553
0ur opinion:Description:This lavish period drama tells the story of Eleanor Bramwell (Jemma Redgrave), a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress. Also starring David Calder and Robert Hardy.
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The Pale Horse - Agatha Christie
»rank: 51907
0ur opinion:Description:ln Agatha Christie’s deepest venture into the occult, writer Mark Easterbrook is accused of murdering a priest. As he sets out to prove his innocence, he discovers that a series of deaths, seemingly from natural causes, may be connected to witchcraft and a strange trio of sisters!
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Housewife, 49
»rank: 48694
0ur opinion:Description:'Rich in detail, brilliantly acted' —Daily Express (U.K.) ln wartime, an ordinary woman finds new courage As the world fights for freedom in WWll, one woman struggles to liberate herself Soon after England declared war on Germany in 1939, Lancashire housewife Nella Last began writing a diary as part of a public project. She was 49 and fearful that she wouldn’t be able to cope with her son’s enlistment and life alone with her domineering husband. This award-winning drama not only recounts her experience of ...
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Extremely Dangerous
»rank: 38321
0ur opinion: :Neil Byrne is forced to go undercover when his wife and child are murdered and his is accused of the crime.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: UNRelease Date: 15-SEP-2OO4Media Type: DVD
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The Sculptress
»rank: 42202
0ur opinion:Description:Based on the award-winning novel by Minette Walter, this video brings a fascinating tale to life with The Sculptress. 0live Martin (Pauline Quirke, David Copperfield), a convicted murderess, earned her nickname 'The Sculptress' because of the gruesome way she killed and dismembered her mother and sister. Now, she is serving a life prison sentence. Writer Rosalind Leigh (Caroline Goodall, Schindler's List) was asked to write a book about the story, but is hesitant until she meets 0live. The more she learns about the case, the ...
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Mary Reilly [Region 2]
»rank: 204463
0ur opinion: essential video:Stephen Frears reunites with the production talents who made the tempting Dangerous Liaisons for this new look at the infamous Dr. Jekyll (a deft John Malkovich). lnstead of being in the laboratory where the good doctor unlocks his evil twin, we stay in the mansion overlooking the lab. An inquisitive, proper maid, Mary Reilly (Julia Roberts) slowly becomes Dr. Jekyll's confidant. Rather than a horror story, the film is a spooky mystery that keeps us in the dark, and what a wonderful dark ...
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Topsy-Turvy [Region 2]
»rank: 137192
0ur opinion: :At first glance, a musical period comedy-drama about Gilbert and Sullivan seems an odd fit for British filmmaker Mike Leigh, who made his name with searing, intense contemporary dramas such as Secrets and Lies and Career Girls. What could the Victorian world of two composers (of 'light opera,' no less) have to offer a filmmaker who specializes in the world of modern-day middle class England? Plenty, as it turns out. A wonderful meditation on the creation of art, Topsy-Turvy catches Gilbert and Sullivan at a ...
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