Friday, July 19, 2013

Bright Star

 The three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.

Director: Jane Campion

 In OSCAR 2010 was nominated for Best Achievment in Costume Design!

 

 

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Quartet (2012)

One great British film! Beautiful scenes, landscapes, wonderful actors, a great show, amazing music! Drama and comedy combined in a special film!

Quartet is a 2012 British comedy-drama film based on the play of the same title by Ronald Harwood, which ran in London's West End from September 1999 until January 2000. It was filmed late in 2011 at Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire. The film is actor Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut.

Cecily, Reggie, and Wilfred are in a home for retired musicians. Every year, on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday and they take part. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva, but she refuses to sing. Still, the show must go on... and it does!


WINNER OF GOLDEN GLOBE 2013:  Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Maggie Smith

DIRECTOR: DUSTIN HOFFMAN
Cast:

Maggie Smith Maggie Smith ...
Jean Horton
Tom Courtenay Tom Courtenay ...
Reginald Paget
Billy Connolly Billy Connolly ...
Wilf Bond
Pauline Collins Pauline Collins ...
Cissy Robson



















Watch film here!

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 Anglo-French Cold War espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The screenplay was written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan, based on the 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré.

It stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley, along with Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciarán Hinds. Set in London in the early 1970s, the story follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service.


Watch it here




Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Golden Compass



The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy-adventure film based on Northern Lights (published as The Golden Compass in the U.S.), the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials. Directed by Chris Weitz, it stars Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Tom Courtenay, Christopher Lee, Nicole Kidman and Sam Elliot. (Wikipedia)



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Sunday, May 05, 2013

Shadowland

 C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.

CS Lewis is the author of the Narnia books - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Known as Jack, he teaches at an Oxford College, during the 1930's. An American fan, Joy Gresham, arrives to meet him for tea in Oxford. It is the beginning of a love affair. Tragically Joy becomes terminally unwell and their lives become complicated.




Tuesday, April 16, 2013