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Tag Archives: UK
Women of Twilight (1952) Gordon Parry, Freda Jackson, Rene Ray, Lois Maxwell
Unmarried nightclub singer, Vivanne Bruce, is thrown on her own when her lover, Jerry Nolan, is arrested for murder. Read More »
Saint Maud (2019) Rose Glass, Morfydd Clark, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Jennifer Ehle
A pious nurse becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient. Read More »
Reach for Glory (1962) Philip Leacock, Michael Anderson Jr., Oliver Grimm, Martin Tomlinson
During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war games Read More »
Little Voice (1998) Mark Herman, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine
The pathetically shy LV lives the life of a recluse listening to her late father’s old records Read More »
Black Gunn (1972) Robert Hartford-Davis, Jim Brown, Martin Landau, Brenda Sykes
A successful and popular nightclub owner who believes financial independence is the path to equality and success Read More »
The Go-Between (1971) Joseph Losey, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton
Summer 1900: Queen Victoria’s last and the summer Leo turns 13. Read More »
The Night House (2020) David Bruckner, Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Having buried her husband recently, emotionally scarred, grief-stricken Read More »
Weekend (2011) Andrew Haigh, Tom Cullen, Chris New, Jonathan Race
On a Friday night after a drunken house party with his straight mates Read More »
The Near Room (1995) David Hayman, Adrian Dunbar, David O’Hara
Charlie Colquhoun is a journalist whose career is floundering. Read More »
Obsession AKA The Hidden Room (1949) Edward Dmytryk, Robert Newton, Sally Gray, Phil Brown
London psychiatrist Clive Riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs Read More »
A Throw of Dice AKA Prapancha Pash (1929) Franz Osten, Seeta Devi, Himanshu Rai, Charu Roy
With King Ranjit visiting him, King Sohat sees an opportunity to kill his young cousin and take over his kingdom. Read More »
Five Days (1954) Montgomery Tully, Dane Clark, Cecile Chevreau, Paul Carpenter
A man hires a hitman to kill him so his wife can collect on his life insurance. Read More »
Daybreak (1948) Compton Bennett, Eric Portman, Ann Todd, Maxwell Reed
A hangman conceals his true identity when he falls in love Read More »
Before You Go (2002) Lewis Gilbert, Julie Walters, John Hannah, Joanne Whalley
When Violet Heaney’s three daughters return home for her funeral Read More »