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A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
Director:
James Ivory
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins,
Emma Thompson,
John Haycraft
This historical drama is an account of the early life of the future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Simon Ward), including his childhood, his time as a war correspondent in South ... See full summary »
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.
Director:
James Ivory
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins,
Natascha McElhone,
Julianne Moore
A young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who had crashed onto the Cave Hill outside Belfast in Northern Ireland on June 1, 1944.
Director:
Richard Attenborough
Stars:
Shirley MacLaine,
Christopher Plummer,
Dylan Roberts
South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko.
Director:
Richard Attenborough
Stars:
Denzel Washington,
Kevin Kline,
Josette Simon
Reporter Ernest Hemingway is an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. While bravely risking his life in the line of duty, he is injured and ends up in the hospital, where he falls ... See full summary »
Director:
Richard Attenborough
Stars:
Sandra Bullock,
Chris O'Donnell,
Mackenzie Astin
Chekov's Uncle Vanya, transposed to turn-of-the-century North Wales, where the peace and tranquility of a country house is disturbed by the arrival of the estate's tyrannical owner and his ... See full summary »
Director:
Anthony Hopkins
Stars:
Anthony Hopkins,
Leslie Phillips,
Kate Burton
C.S. Lewis is the author of the "Chronicles of Narnia" books. Known as Jack, he teaches at Oxford during the 1950s. An American fan, Joy Gresham, arrives to meet him for tea in Oxford. It is the beginning of a love affair. Tragically, Joy becomes terminally ill and their lives become complicated. Written by
Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>
In one of the scenes in which Douglas Gresham is reading in bed, you can see he is reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was a good friend and colleague of C.S. Lewis. See more »
Goofs
Joy Gresham had two sons, David and Douglas, but only one son, Douglas is depicted in the film. See more »
Quotes
Joy Gresham:
We can't have the happiness of yesterday without the pain of today. That's the deal.
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Two different, yet complimentary people meet and discover they have something in common: the conviction that life is a gift. C. S. Lewis, an Englishman, an Oxford don who lives the interior life, is confronted by an American writer-poet who shows him how to become a part of the world in a way that makes the imagery of his works become manifest.
Then, she dies. What does this do to his faith?
The casting is perfect.
"Shadowlands" contains the most powerful deathbed scene ever recorded on film.
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Two different, yet complimentary people meet and discover they have something in common: the conviction that life is a gift. C. S. Lewis, an Englishman, an Oxford don who lives the interior life, is confronted by an American writer-poet who shows him how to become a part of the world in a way that makes the imagery of his works become manifest.
Then, she dies. What does this do to his faith?
The casting is perfect.
"Shadowlands" contains the most powerful deathbed scene ever recorded on film.