An American who sells cars in England receives a mysterious invitation from an old Read More »
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In Search of Chopin (2014) Phil Grabsky, Juliet Stevenson, David Dawson, Leif Ove Andsnes
In a new film from the director of award-winning and critically acclaimed trilogy In Search of Mozart Read More »
In Search of Haydn (2012) Phil Grabsky, Juliet Stevenson, Henry Goodman, Emanuel Ax
Joseph Haydn is the composer whom Mozart and Beethoven revered, yet he is too often overshadowed by his younger contemporaries. Read More »
The House of Mirth (2000) Terence Davies, Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron
Terence Davies’ The House of Mirth is a tragic love story set against a background Read More »
Lady of Vengeance (1957) Burt Balaban, Dennis O’Keefe, Ann Sears, Anton Diffring
A man hires a killer to avenge an innocent girl’s death. Read More »
Rhinoceros (1974) Tom O’Horgan, Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Karen Black
Originally an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco, Rhinoceros tells the story of a French town plagued by rhinoceroses. Read More »
Tonite Let’s All Make Love in London (1967) Peter Whitehead, Alan Aldridge, Julie Christie, David Hockney
Peter Whitehead’s disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled “A Pop Concerto,” comprises a number of different “movements,” Read More »
Fools of Fortune (1990) Pat O’Connor, Iain Glen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Sean T. McClory
This an intensely moving story of young love set in 1918 rural Ireland. Read More »
Man on the Run (1949) Lawrence Huntington, Joan Hopkins, Derek Farr, Edward Chapman
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. Read More »
Arthur? Arthur! (1969) Samuel Gallu, Shelley Winters, Donald Pleasence, Terry-Thomas
The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life Read More »
Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) Muriel Box, Harry H. Corbett, Diane Cilento, Thora Hird
When a group of northern soccer fans are down in London for the Cup Final Read More »
The Servant (1963) Joseph Losey, Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig
The aristocratic Tony moves to London and hires the servant Hugo Barrett for all services at home. Read More »
Night Without Stars (1951) Anthony Pelissier, David Farrar, Nadia Gray, Maurice Teynac
A partially blind Englishman retires to the French Riviera. Read More »
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes’ Greatest Case (1932) Graham Cutts, Arthur Wontner, Isla Bevan, Ian Hunter
A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she’s menaced Read More »
Trust (1990) Hal Hartley, Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Rebecca Nelson
When high school dropout Maria Coughlin announces her pregnancy to her parents Read More »