Posts Tagged ‘british’

Atonement (2007)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Saoirse Ronan | Brenda Blethyn | Julia West | James McAvoy | Harriet Walter | Keira Knightley | Juno Temple | Felix von Simson | Charlie von Simson | Alfie Allen | Patrick Kennedy | Benedict Cumberbatch | Peter Wight | Peter O'Connor | Daniel Mays
Directors: Joe Wright
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In the summer of 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis observes a flirtation between a servant’s son, Robbie, and her older sister, Cecilia, that she childishly misconstrues. Briony’s misunderstanding leads to a terrible crime whose consequences follow them through World War II.

Alfie (2004)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Jude Law | Renée Taylor | Jane Krakowski | Jeff Harding | Marisa Tomei | Kevin Rahm | Max Morris | Omar Epps | Nia Long | Gedde Watanabe | Jo Yang | Tara Summers | Sam Vincenti | Katherine LaNasa | Claudette Mink
Directors: Charles Shyer
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Alfie is a remake of the 1966 film. In the contemporary film, Alfie is quite the ladies man and rarely gets rejected when it comes to the opposite sex. He successfully has relations with multiple women without a hint of emotional attachment. A major (lifelong) problem arises when he sleeps with the wrong woman, namely his best friend’s (and future business partner) ex-girlfriend. As a result, his life slowly comes into focus and he begins to appreciate the little things he always missed in the opposite sex. A must see for all guys who call themselves “players”.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: William Holden | Jack Hawkins | Alec Guinness | Sessue Hayakawa | James Donald | Geoffrey Horne | André Morell | Peter Williams | John Boxer | Percy Herbert | Harold Goodwin | Ann Sears | Heihachiro Okawa | Keiichiro Katsumoto | M.R.B. Chakrabandhu
Directors: David Lean
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The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. At first, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he bravely endures torture rather than compromise his principles for the benefit of the Japanese commandant Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). He is an honorable but arrogant man, who is slowly revealed to be a deluded obsessive. He convinces himself that the bridge is a monument to British character, but actually is a monument to himself, and his insistence on its construction becomes a subtle form of collaboration with the enemy. Unknown to him, the Allies have sent a mission into the jungle, led by Warden (Jack Hawkins) and an American, Shears (William Holden), to blow up the bridge.

Turistas (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Josh Duhamel | Melissa George | Olivia Wilde | Desmond Askew | Beau Garrett | Max Brown | Agles Steib | Miguel Lunardi | Jorge Só | Cristiani Aparecida | Lucy Ramos | Andréa Leal | Diego Santiago | Marcao | Miguelito Acosta
Directors: John Stockwell
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While traveling on vacation through the country of Northeastern of Brazil by bus, the American Alex Trubituan, his sister Bea Tribituan and their friend Amy Harrington meet the also foreigners Pru Stagler, Finn Davies and Liam Kuller after an accident with their bus. They follow a track through the woods and find a hidden paradisiacal beach. They decide to stay in the place drinking beer and dancing funk and parting with the locals and they meet the amicable Brazilian teenager Kiko. They are drugged with “Bom Dia, Cinderela” (translation: Good Morning, Cinderella - a trick used by smalltime crooks to steal naive people) and when they wake up, they are practically naked, with all their belongings, clothes, money, jewels, passports, backpacks etc. stolen. They walk to a small village trying to find a police station, they get into trouble with the dwellers and they are helped by their acquaintance Kiko, who leads them to his uncle’s isolated well-equipped cabin in the woods to wait for the next bus two days later. Along the night, Kiko’s “uncle” arrives with his friends and the group discloses the sinister intentions of the newcomers.

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: James Fleet | Tom Wilkinson | Harriet Walter | Kate Winslet | Emma Thompson | Gemma Jones | Hugh Grant | Emilie François | Elizabeth Spriggs | Robert Hardy | Ian Brimble | Isabelle Amyes | Alan Rickman | Greg Wise | Alexander John
Directors: Ang Lee
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When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. But this is a romance, and through the hardships and heartbreak, true love and a happy ending will find their way for both the sister who is all sense and the one who is all sensibility.

007 You Only Live Twice (1967)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Sean Connery | Akiko Wakabayashi | Mie Hama | Tetsuro Tamba | Teru Shimada | Karin Dor | Donald Pleasence | Bernard Lee | Lois Maxwell | Desmond Llewelyn | Charles Gray | Tsai Chin | Peter Fanene Maivia | Burt Kwouk | Michael Chow
Directors: Lewis Gilbert
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When an American space capsule is swallowed up by what they believe to be a Russian spaceship, World War 3 nearly breaks out. The British Government, however, suspect that other powers are at work as the space craft went down near Japan. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. is the force behind the theft, as James Bond discovers, but its motives are far from clear, and he must first find out where the captured space capsule is held before America and Russia initiate another world war.

007 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: George Lazenby | Diana Rigg | Telly Savalas | Gabriele Ferzetti | Ilse Steppat | Lois Maxwell | George Baker | Bernard Lee | Bernard Horsfall | Desmond Llewelyn | Yuri Borionko | Virginia North | Geoffrey Cheshire | Irvin Allen | Terence Mountain
Directors: Peter R. Hunt
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Whilst on leave, British agent James Bond prevents a young woman, Tracy Draco, from committing suicide. Her father is the head of a powerful crime syndicate who is impressed by Bond and wants him to protect his daughter by marrying her. In exchange he offers Bond information which will lead 007 to his arch enemy Ernst Blofeld. At first Bond agrees to the deal purely to fulfil his objective to kill Blofeld but later he grows to love Tracy but when the British learn that Blofeld plans to destroy mankind with a deadly virus, 007 is torn between his loyalty to his county and his intent to marry Tracy.

The Full Monty (1997)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: UK
Actors: Robert Carlyle | Mark Addy | William Snape | Steve Huison | Tom Wilkinson | Paul Barber | Hugo Speer | Lesley Sharp | Emily Woof | Deirdre Costello | Paul Butterworth | Dave Hill | Bruce Jones | Andrew Livingston | Vinny Dhillon
Directors: Peter Cattaneo
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Six unemployed steel workers, inspired by the Chippendale’s dancers, form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for “the full monty” - total nudity.

007 Moonraker (1979)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Roger Moore | Lois Chiles | Michael Lonsdale | Richard Kiel | Corinne Clery | Bernard Lee | Geoffrey Keen | Desmond Llewelyn | Lois Maxwell | Toshirô Suga | Emily Bolton | Blanche Ravalec | Irka Bochenko | Mike Marshall | Leila Shenna
Directors: Lewis Gilbert
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A Boeing 747 carrying a US space shuttle on loan to the UK crashes into the Atlantic Ocean. When the British examine the wreckage they can find no trace of the spacecraft and send agent James Bond to the shuttle’s manufacturers, Drax Industries, to investigate.

Stormbreaker (2006)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Family
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Sarah Bolger | Robbie Coltrane | Stephen Fry | Damian Lewis | Ewan McGregor | Bill Nighy | Sophie Okonedo | Alex Pettyfer | Missi Pyle | Mickey Rourke | Andy Serkis | Alicia Silverstone | Ashley Walters | Alex Barrett | Richard Huw
Directors: Geoffrey Sax
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Based on the first of the best-selling series of Alex Rider novels by Anthony Horowitz, STORMBREAKER introduces the reluctant teenage super-spy to cinema audiences. After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old hero is forced by the Special OperationsDivision of Britain’s secret intelligence service, MI6, for a mission which will save millions of lives.