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![Pride And Prejudice [2005]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000CQK0CK.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Pride And
Prejudice [2005]
~ Keira
Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen
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This version of Jane Austen's fiercely beloved novel has the
daunting task of living up not only to the classic book, but
also to the excellent 1995 miniseries of the same name. Yet
2005's PRIDE & PREJUDICE is up to the task, thanks to lively
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![Ladies In Lavender [2004]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005V8VA.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Ladies In Lavender
[2004]
~ Judi
Dench, Maggie Smith
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Two sisters find a young man on their Cornish beach in 1936.
The man is nursed back to full health by the sisters and
their doctor. The man's presence changes the lives of the
two sisters forever.
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![The Thornbirds - Vols. 2 And 3 [1983]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CTT6.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
The Thornbirds -
Vols. 2 And 3 [1983]
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Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward
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The second most-watched mini-series (after Roots) of
all time, The Thorn Birds was originally broadcast in
1983 and captivated viewers with its story of a lifelong
conflict between the spirit and the flesh. Adapted from the
bestselling novel by Colleen McCullough, the production
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![Hamlet [1997]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005NBUS.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Hamlet [1997]
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Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet
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Kenneth Branagh's four-hour production of Shakespeare's full
text for Hamlet is visually lush (shot in 70mm, which
is rarely done) and full of fascinating story moments that
normally get cut from shorter stage versions. (Your idea of
what kind of fellow Polonius is may change quite a bit.)
The...
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![Romeo And Juliet [1968]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CJW8.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Romeo And Juliet
[1968]
~
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey
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Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet was unique in its day for casting kids
in the play's pivotal roles of, well, kids.
Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting and 15-year-old Olivia
Hussey play the titular pair, the Bard's star-crossed lovers
who defy a running feud...
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![Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? [1966]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CKAM.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Who's Afraid Of
Virginia Woolf? [1966]
~
Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
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A word of advice: if George (Richard Burton) and Martha
(Elizabeth Taylor) ever ask you over for late-night
cocktails--pass. On the other hand, if you have the
opportunity to see Mike Nichols's scorching film version of
Edward Albee's sensational play, don't miss it! Elegantly
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Midsomer Murders -
Dead Letters
~ John
Nettles, Jason Hughes
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Another episode from the series featuring a veteran DCI and
his young Sergeant as they investigate murders around the
regional community of Midsomer. A young woman is found
drowned but was it suicide or murder?
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Midsomer Murders -
The House In The Woods
~ John
Nettles, Jason Hughes
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Another episode from the long running detective series. DCI
Barnaby investigates the murder of a couple who were found
garrotted outside a deserted cottage in Midsomer Newton.
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Yangtse Incident
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Richard Todd, William Hartnell
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HMS Amethyst is on a peaceful mission up the Yangtse
delivering supplies when she is attacked by communist shore
batteries and twenty-two British sailors are killed and the
ship's bridge destroyed. The only way out for the survivors
is to run a one hundred and forty mile gauntlet of
hostility...
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![Whatever Happened To Baby Jane [1962]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CKA9.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Whatever Happened
To Baby Jane [1962]
~ Bette
Davis, Joan Crawford
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A cultish horror favourite, 1962's What Ever Happened to
Baby Jane? will make you think twice before hungrily
unveiling a covered plate of food. Bette Davis stars as Jane
Hudson, a onetime child actress and singer. As an elderly
woman, she wishes to revive her vaudevillian career, but she
has become...
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![The Holly And The Ivy [1952]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00006LSGL.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
The Holly And The
Ivy [1952]
~ Ralph
Richardson, Margaret Leighton
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A family re-unite to celebrate Christmas.
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![The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima [1952]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000059RGP.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
The Miracle Of Our
Lady Of Fatima [1952]
~
Gilbert Roland, Angela Clarke
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A story of faith, in which three children playing in field
in Fatima, Portugal in 1917 witness a vision of a women in a
cloud of light.
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![Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home / Nancherrow [1999]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00005OCTE.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Rosamunde
Pilcher's Coming Home / Nancherrow [1999]
~ Peter
O'Toole, Patrick Ryecart
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In 'Coming Home' a young girl, Judith Dunbar, is sent to an
English boarding school where she befriends Loveday
Carey-Lewis. Their friendship is set to last a lifetime. In
'Nancherrow' Loveday inherits the Carey-Lewis stately family
home and is determined that she will hold on to her
inheritance for...
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![Now Voyager [1942]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CJNA.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Now Voyager [1942]
~ Bette
Davis, Paul Henreid
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In this 1942 melodrama, founded on the novel by Olivia
Higgins Prouty (who also wrote the novel on which Stella
Dallas was based), Bette Davis stars as Charlotte Vale,
a dowdy, repressed woman who, overwhelmed by her domineering
mother, is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She finds
help at a...
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![Julius Caesar [1953]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CLJY.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Julius Caesar
[1953]
~
Marlon Brando, James Mason
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An examination of the relationship between political power
and personal conscience, Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius
Caesar is a solidly acted spectacle presented in
classical, traditional form. Julius Caesar reveals
its characters to be divided, complex, and
contradictory--and therefore all the more...
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![An Inspector Calls [1954]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0007XT1LO.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
An Inspector Calls
[1954]
~
Alastair Sim, Arthur Young
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A young girl is murdered. And an Inspector calls on a
prosperous Yorkshire household investigating the sad
circumstances behind her death. Each one of the family has a
secret - and each one is partly responsible for the girl's
fate. The determined Inspector must prove their collective
guilt. And the...
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![A Walk On The Moon [1999]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004Y3NI.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
A Walk On The Moon
[1999]
~ Diane
Lane, Viggo Mortensen
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Although its tale of marital crisis unfolds a bit too
cleanly, A Walk on the Moon--which was co-produced by
Dustin Hoffman--offers a welcome relief from the juvenile
assault of skull-throbbing blockbusters. The story is gently
involving, the characters are authentic, and, best of all,
Diane Lane is...
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Pride and
Prejudice (1995)
~ Colin
Firth, Jennifer Ehle
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Two-part adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about five
unmarried sisters in 19th century England. Double Pack.
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Lace
~ Bess
Armstrong, Brooke Adams
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Drama based on the novel by Shirley Conran which follows a
film star's search for her mother.
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![Before Sunrise [1995]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CRA6.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Before Sunrise
[1995]
~ Julie
Delpy, Ethan Hawke
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After a chance encounter during a Eurorail journey, American
Jesse suggests that Celine postpones her return to France
and instead travel with him to Vienna. During their trip
they learn a lot about each other. Can the romance of a
lifetime last more than one night...?
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![Persuasion [1995]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CQE9.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Persuasion [1995]
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Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds
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After a slow beginning, in which the complex tangle of
relationships is initially confusing, this BBC adaptation of
Jane Austen's last novel, Persuasion, develops into
an elegant romantic comedy. Austin combines a subtle
dissection of the folly of class with a slow-burning,
intensely passionate love...
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![Miss Marple - Murder At The Gallop [1963]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CKLX.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Miss Marple -
Murder At The Gallop [1963]
~
Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis
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Miss Marple begins to investigate when an old man is found
dead, apparently frightened by a cat.
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![The Nun's Story [1958]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004CNR2.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
The Nun's Story
[1958]
~
Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch
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A young nun experiences life in the Congo and finally
decides to leave the convent.
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![It's A Wonderful Life [1946]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004R6XB.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
It's A Wonderful
Life [1946]
~ James
Stewart, Donna Reed
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Now perhaps the most beloved American film, It's a
Wonderful Life was largely forgotten for years, due to a
copyright quirk. Only in the late 1970s did it find its
audience through repeated TV showings. Frank Capra's
masterwork deserves its status as a feelgood communal event,
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![Billy Elliot [2000]](http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000059ZAJ.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg) |
Billy Elliot
[2000]
~ Jamie
Bell, Julie Walters
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Foursquare in the gritty-but-hearwarming tradition of
Brassed Off and The Full Monty comes Billy
Elliot, the first film of noted British theatrical
director Stephen Daldry. The setting is County Durham in
1984, and things 'oop North are even grimmer than usual: the
miners' strike is in full...
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