In Victorian England, the uncle (Sir Michael Redgrave) of orphaned niece Read More »
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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) Jack Clayton, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller
A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. Read More »
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Jack Clayton, Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd
In Green Town, Illinois, the twelve year-old boys Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade are neighbors and best friends. Read More »
The Pumpkin Eater (1964) Jack Clayton, Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch, James Mason
Film screenwriter Jake Armitage and his wife Jo Armitage live in London with six of Jo’s eight children, with the two eldest boys at boarding school. Read More »
The Bespoke Overcoat (1955) Jack Clayton, David Kossoff, Alfie Bass, Alf Dean
Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. Read More »
Our Mother’s House (1967) Jack Clayton, Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Leclere, Pamela Franklin, Drama, Thriller
Raised by their Bible-obsessed, invalid mother, seven children care for her and one another in a gloomy Victorian house. The mother dies, and the children, terrified of being separated and even more terrified of the outside world, build a graveside shrine to her in the backyard and carry on as if nothing has happened. When their long-lost father shows up, he seems to fall in with their plans. Then the children begin to realize he has a different plan altogether.
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