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41) The Manxman
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn, however Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but the sea becomes rough when they start to fall for each other. "*Filled with enchanting scenes and the story itself is quite well...
42) Things To Come
Publisher
NYX Channel
Language
English
Description
It’s Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal (Raymond Massey) fears that war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years, destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers lead by Cabal. Their dream is to build a utopian society on the ruins of the old. But first they’ll have to unseat the latest...
43) Daphne
Publisher
Gravitas
Language
English
Description
A vibrant character portrait of a young woman on the threshold of a much-needed change. Nominated for a **British Independent Film Award** for Best Actress (Emily Beecham). Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. "*Quickly develops into something pretty remarkable, thanks mostly to the stunning performance at its center.*" - Brian Tallerico, ***RogerEbert.com***
44) Babylon
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Raw and smoldering, BABYLONt follows a young dancehall DJ in South London as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. BABYLON is fearless and unsentimental, yet tempered by the hazy bliss of the dancehall set to a blistering reggae and rock soundtrack. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival** and **Toronto International Film Festival**....
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Language
English
Description
A portrait of British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury (Andy Serkis) who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming a founder of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s. Nominated for a **BAFTA Award** for Best Leading Actor - (Andy Serkis). Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"It's an energetic and vivacious film that will appeal to fans of punk rock worldwide and should find its place...
46) Starred Up
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Language
English
Description
Condemned to an adult prison, an explosively violent young man (Jack O'Connell) is forced to fight for survival as criminal forces attempt to control him for their own good. Help comes from the unlikeliest source, his estranged father (Ben Mendelsohn) who is also serving time. Winner of three **BAFTA (Scotland) Awards** including Best Feature Film. Winner of Best Supporting Actor at the **British Independent Film Awards**. "*We've seen many visually...
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Language
English
Description
Why would a healthy 25-year-old man choose to live and work in a care home for elderly and disabled people? This is the question that dejected Nurse Jen asks when she reluctantly joins the staff of the Easy Love Care Home. She is surprised to find James not only a live-in employee at this Scottish care home, with a group of dysfunctional, geriatric residents, but appearing to be actually enjoying himself there. Despite the incessant interference of...
48) The Raging Moon
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Bruce Pritchard (Malcolm McDowell) is a young, active man - until he finds himself struck down by a crippling disease and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is taken to a home for the disabled, but his bitterness and his dislike of rules and regulations only serve to make him angry and withdrawn. But he finds meaning in life once more when he falls in love with Jill (Nanette Newman), a polio victim. Happy, halcyon days follow for...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Googie Withers stars as Rose Sandigate, a Bethnal Green housewife whose Sunday is turned upside down by the re-appearance of an old flame who is now an escaped convict seeking protection from the police. IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY shares rare glimpse into life in London's East End post WWII. *"The drama is managed without condescension and with enormous skill." - Peter Bradshaw, **Guardian*** *"Hamer's artful and iconoclastic film mixes a day in the...
50) Perfect Friday
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Lord Nicholas Dorset (David Warner) and his beautiful wife Britt (Ursula Andress), are a glamorous couple who live completely beyond their means. Their bank manager is Mr. Graham, who envies his customers' wealth. Over the years he has devised a foolproof plan to rob his own bank, and Britt and Nick's desperate financial situation makes them ideal accomplices. "*Mr. Hall has made an intelligent and quietly funny film about three eccentrics, who are...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Among the stately homes of England lives British earl Victor Rhyall (Cary Grant), who opens his home to American tourists in order to make ends meet. One such tourist is wealthy Texan Charles Delacro (Robert Mitchum), who sets his sights upon Victor's lovely wife, Hilary (Deborah Kerr). In his efforts to win back his wife's attention, Victor presses his former girlfriend Hattie Durant (Jean Simmons) into service. Nominated for Best Motion Picture...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Alec Guinness stars as a mild-mannered transporter of gold bullion who has spent 20 years moving gold bars to banks in an armored truck. One day he simply decides to help himself to a million British pounds' worth of the gold, but to pull off the heist he enlists an old friend who sculpts and manufactures paperweights. Once the gold is hijacked, it's molded into souvenir miniatures of the Eiffel Tower and shipped off to Paris. Panic ensues when six...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
It is Christmas Eve in the little country town of Wyndenham. Inside the rectory all is bustle as Jenny Gregory, the vicar's elder daughter, begins putting up the decorations. But before this particular Christmas is over, the various members of her family will have to come to terms with a number of difficult subjects, only then they can truly claim to have goodwill to all men in their hearts.
54) The Awakening
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Language
English
Description
This haunting thriller is set in 1921, in a post-war England where many of the bereaved seek solace in spiritualism. Haunted by the death of her fiancé, Florence Cathcart (Rebecca Hall) is committed to debunking supernatural claims. When she is asked to visit a boarding school in the countryside to investigate the alleged sightings of a ghostly young boy, she feels compelled to take the job. She sets to work, laying traps and gathering scientific...
55) Accident
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
The complex relationships among an Oxford professor, one of his students, and the young woman who captivates both of them is the subject of this difficult but rewarding drama. Director Joseph Losey and writer Harold Pinter had previously collaborated on 1963's The Servant, and they surrounded this recasting of a Nicholas Mosley novel with a similar atmosphere of ominous mystery. The story is presented through flashbacks and disconnected memories that...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
It is 1806, and imperial St. Petersburg is in the grip of gambling fever. Each night Herman Suvorin, a poor Captain of Engineers, witnesses huge fortunes lost and won, though he dare not risk the money he has tirelessly earned and saved over these many years. But when he hears the wealthy and of course, beautiful, Countess Ranevskaya, who by selling her soul many years before obtained the secret of winning at cards, has come to town, he determines...
57) The Falls
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Language
English
Description
Standing at a pivotal point in his filmography, poised between his earlier, witty shorts and the unique pleasures of his post-DRAUGHTSMAN'S CONTRACT oeuvre, THE FALLS is arguably the most significant film of Peter Greenaway’s prolific career. Shot as a pseudo-documentary, this magnum opus dazzlingly details 92 case histories of people who have been affected by the VUE (Violent Unknown Event)—a mysterious, apocalyptic phenomenon related to birds,...
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Language
English
Description
At their annual tea party reunion, an Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey), long divorced and living in self-exile in London, and her father’s ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason) view home-movie footage of their former life in India. While the recollections of the Princess are selective and hazily nostalgic, Cyril’s memories about their common past and her father, the Maharaja, have left him disillusioned and appalled. Official Selection at the **New...
59) Capsule
Publisher
Level 33 Entertainment
Language
English
Description
The year is 1959. It is the height of the Cold War. An experienced fighter pilot finds himself in command of Britain's first manned mission to space, when his capsule malfunctions and he begins suffering from hypoxia. With limited radio contact to the UK, some unusual messages from the US, and unorthodox communication with Soviet Russia, he must fight to survive and make it back home to Earth. Nominated for Best Narrative at the **Venice Film Week**....
60) Tucked
Publisher
Gravitas
Language
English
Description
A raw & tender drama about an aging drag queen who forms an unlikely friendship with a younger queen. As they discover more about each other, they realize how to truly be themselves. A slice of life film about love, loss and friendship. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding International Narrative Feature at **L.A. Outfest**. *"[A] touching, unexpectedly funny end-of-life drama set in Brighton, with a terrific performance by 83-year-old Derren...
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