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84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
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A charming adult drama about a 20-year correspondence between a budding New York writer and an English dealer in Antiquarian books. Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins breathe life into this film translation of the popular play and novel. Bancroft won the BAFTA award for Best Actress for her performance. David Hugh Jones---Great Britain/USA---1987---97 mins.
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ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
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When London was starting to swing, they called the first teenagers "Absolute Beginners." David Bowie stars in this film which charts the lives of two lovers who must choose to live by their idealist principles or sell out to get to the top of the fashion world. A memorable soundtrack backs admirable dance and musical numbers. Julien Temple---Great Britain---1976---107 mins.
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ABSOLUTION
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Richard Burton is a strict Catholic school teacher who becomes the victim of a sinister practical joke. A devious mystery written and directed by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth) that was filmed in 1979, but only recently been made available. With Dominic Guard, Dai Bradley, Andrew Keir and Willoughby Gray. Anthony Page---Great Britain---1978---95 mins.
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ACCIDENT / FAMILY WAY
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Two British films from the 1960s, on one exclusive DVD. Accident (Joseph Losey, 1967, 105 mins.) features an artful, provocative and nuanced script by Harold Pinter. An Oxford University professor looks back over his life, and particularly the complicated relationship between a young student, another professor and himself. The Family Way (Roy Boulting, 1966, 115 mins.), features a score by Paul McCartney, his only solo work before the Beatles split in 1970. The film itself is a gentle comedy about a newly wed couple wh o are struggling to find the time to consummate their marriage. Soon, it's the talk of the town which only adds to the pressure. Joseph Losey/Roy Boulting---Great Britain---1967/1966---220 mins.
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AFRAID OF THE DARK
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The debut film of the talented writer Mark Peploe, a frequent collaborator of Bernardo Bertolucci and Michelangelo Antonioni. This is a dark, nervy, psychological thriller about the real and imagined difficulties of a young child; a nightmare projection of alienation and claustrophobia. With James Fox, Fanny Ardant, Paul McGann and Ben Keyworth as the boy. Cinematography by Bruno De Keyzer. "Chilling; Peploe does something shocking" (Janet Maslin, Mark Peploe---Great Britain---1991---91 mins.
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AGATHA CHRISTIE CLASSIC MYSTER
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Based on novels by the acclaimed mistress of mystery Agatha Christie, these eight feature-length adaptations will keep viewers guessing until the final twist. Bette Davis, Faye Dunaway, Olivia De Havilland, Peter Ustinov, and Tony Curtis are just a few of the big-name stars who appear in these gripping whodunits. Includes: A Caribbean Mystery (Robert M. Lewis, 1983, 100 mins.), Dead Man's Folly (Clive Donner, 1986, 100 mins.), The Man in the Brown Suit (Alan Grint, 1989, 100 mins.), Murder in Three Acts (Gary Nelson, 1986, 100 mins.), Murder is Easy (Claude Whatham, 1981, 100 mins.), Murder With Mirrors (Dick Lowry, 1985, 100 mins.), Sparkling Cyanide (Robert M. Lewis, 1983, 100 mins.), and Thirteen at Dinner (Lou Antonio, 1985, 100 mins.). Great Britain, 1983-1986, 600 mins.
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AGATHA CHRISTIE MISS MARPLE CO
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Dame Margaret Rutherford personalized Agatha Christie's super sleuth in this collection of four delightful mysteries on four DVDs. Murder Ahoy! (George Pollock, Great Britain, 1964, 93 mins.) introduces Rutherford as Miss Marple, investigating the criminal doings on board the HMS Battledore. Murder Most Foul (George Pollock, Great Britain, 1964, 90 mins.) has Miss Marple joining a theatrical troupe to stop a death scene from becoming too real. The reading of the will for the deceased doesn't mean the end of th e killings in Murder at the Gallop (George Pollock, Great Britain, 1963, 80 mins.). Finally, Miss Marple tries to convince police she's witnessed a murder aboard a train in Murder She Said (George Pollock, Great Britain,
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1966)
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A hauntingly surreal version of Lewis Carroll's children's tale, filmed for the BBC by stage and screen director Jonathan Miller, featuring a stellar cast of Michael Redgrave, John Gielguld, Leo McKern, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Alan Bennett and Eric Idle. Soundtrack by Ravi Shankar. "Brilliant" (The London Times). Jonathan Miller---Great Britain---1966---72 mins.
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES WONDERLAND
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An enchanting live-action adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic novel, with an all-star supporting cast. With Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers, and Dudley Moore. William Sterling---Great Britain---1972---97 mins.
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ANNE THOUSAND DAYS/ MARY QUEEN
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These lavish costume dramas from Charles Jarrott boast amazing casts, bold Technicolor, and share 15 Oscar nominations between them. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969, 146 mins.) stars Richard Burton and Genevieve Nujold as King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn in a tragic love story. Then Vanessa Redgrave delivers in the title role of Mary, Queen of Scots (1971, 129 mins.), which features Timothy Dalton, Patrick McGoohan, and Glenda Jackson as the Queen of Scots' rival, Queen Elizabeth. Charles Jarrott---Great Britain---1969/1971---275 mins.
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ANNIVERSARY, THE (DAVIS)
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Bette Davis does it again as she creates a memorable screen monster in this adaptation of a play by Bill McIllwraith. The atmosphere is claustrophobic as a demanding mother terrorizes her three grown sons. The three are forced to return home on their parents' wedding anniversary despite the fact that their father is dead. Though they are determined to defy the one-eyed Bette, she has a different scenario in mind. Roy Ward Baker---Great Britain---1967---95 mins.
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ANOTHER COUNTRY
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Another Country examines how the sexual and political life of a 1930's English public school spawned the spy scandals of the post-war years. The story recounts the events which affect a clever, hedonistic young man near the end of his school term. Marek Kanievska---Great Britain---1984---90 mins.
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ASSASSINATION BUREAU
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Turn-of-the-century Europe is the scene for this tongue-in-cheek thriller based on a novel co-written by Jack London. Oliver Reed stars as the head of a group of assassins who agrees to become the object of a cross-continental hunt in order to weed out the incompetents in the organization. Co-stars Diana Rigg and Telly Savalas. Basil Dearden---Great Britain---1968---109 mins.
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AU PAIR GIRLS
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Having proven his talent with science fiction (The Quatermass Experiment), satire (Expresso Bongo), apocalyptic drama (The Day the Earth Caught Fire), and many other genres, British film veteran Val Guest turned to the "nudie cutie" with this '70s sex comedy. Four mini-skirted beauties from overseas find employment and bedroom adventure in England. Val Guest---Great Britain---1972---84 mins.
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BAD TIMING
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Nicolas Roeg's film starring Art Garfunkel was famously smothered by its own distributor, who proclaimed it "a sick film made by sick people for sick people."
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BARTLEBY (SCOFIELD/MCENERY)
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Updated to 1970's London, this adaptation of Herman Melville's metaphysical story, Bartleby the Scrivener, features a strong performance from Paul Scofield as the boss who has empathy with Bartleby, the alienated individual who is slowly giving up on life. Also stars John McEnery and Thorley Walters. Anthony Friedman---Great Britain---1970---79 mins.
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BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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Not the documentary, but the all-star recreation of the most decisive battle in history. Michael Caine, Robert Shaw, Christopher Plummer, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Sir Ralph Richardson star in this epic drama complete with amazingly filmed fighting sequences featuring authentic Spitfires, Hurricanes Guy Hamilton---Great Britain---1969---132 mins.
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BECKET
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Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole star in this grand historical drama adapted from the Jean Anouilh play about the tumultuous relationship of an archbishop and a royal monarch in the 12th century. Superb cast includes John Gielgud, Marita Hunt and Felix Aylmer. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards, including best picture, director, cinematography, actor, and adapted screenplay. The New York Times calls it "magnificent." Peter Glenville---Great Britain---1964---148 mins.
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BED SITTING ROOM, THE
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In 1969, director Richard Lester released this very bleak comedy about the inhabitants of a post-apocalyptic Great Britain.
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BELLMAN AND TRUE
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A British thriller that is both a detailed character study and a caper film. A meek computer programmer becomes involved in an elaborate bank heist. He soon finds that his associates in crime are no league of gentlemen. With Bernard Hill, Kieren O'Brien, Frances Tomelty, Richard Hope and Ken Bones. Richard Loncraine---Great Britain---1988---112 mins.
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