It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having Read More »
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Women of Twilight (1952) Gordon Parry
Unmarried nightclub singer, Vivanne Bruce, is thrown on her own when her lover Read More »
Waltzes from Vienna (1934) Alfred Hitchcock
Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Read More »
Sweeney! (1977) David Wickes, John Thaw
Cinematic spin-off from the popular TV series. Hard-bitten Flying Squad officer Jack Regan Read More »
A Voyage Round My Father (1982) Alvin Rakoff
Before creating the beloved courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, writer John Mortimer Read More »
Mapantsula (1988) Oliver Schmitz
Mapantsula tells the story of Panic, a petty gangster who inevitably becomes caught Read More »
Quiet Wedding (1941) Anthony Asquith
Margaret Lockwood stars as bride-to-be Janet Royd, who is driven crazy by the well-meaning Read More »
A Place to Go (1963) Basil Dearden
Amidst the pub sing-songs and bombsites and with slums giving way to high-rise flats Read More »
The Way to the Stars (1945) Anthony Asquith
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain Read More »
Promised Land (1987) Michael Hoffman
This gritty drama follows two high school acquaintances, Hancock, a basketball star Read More »