Posts Tagged ‘british’

Atonement (2007)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Ronan, Saoirse | Blethyn, Brenda | West, Julia | McAvoy, James | Walter, Harriet | Knightley, Keira | Temple, Juno | von Simson, Felix | von Simson, Charlie | Allen, Alfie | Kennedy, Patrick | Cumberbatch, Benedict | Wight, Peter | O'Connor, Peter | Daniel Mays
Directors: Wright, Joe
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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)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Law, Jude | Taylor, Renée | Krakowski, Jane | Harding, Jeff | Tomei, Marisa | Rahm, Kevin | Morris, Max | Epps, Omar | Long, Nia | Watanabe, Gedde | Yang, Jo | Summers, Tara | Vincenti, Sam | LaNasa, Katherine | Mink, Claudette
Directors: Shyer, Charles
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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”.

Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

Monday, February 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Holden, William | Hawkins, Jack | Guinness, Alec | Hayakawa, Sessue | Donald, James | Horne, Geoffrey | Morell, André | Williams, Peter | Boxer, John | Herbert, Percy | Goodwin, Harold | Sears, Ann | Okawa, Heihachiro | Katsumoto, Keiichiro | Chakrabandhu, M.R.B.
Directors: Lean, David
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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.

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Fleet, James | Wilkinson, Tom | Walter, Harriet | Winslet, Kate | Thompson, Emma | Jones, Gemma | Grant, Hugh | François, Emilie | Spriggs, Elizabeth | Hardy, Robert | Brimble, Ian | Amyes, Isabelle | Rickman, Alan | Wise, Greg | John, Alexander
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, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Connery, Sean | Wakabayashi, Akiko | Hama, Mie | Tamba, Tetsuro | Shimada, Teru | Dor, Karin | Pleasence, Donald | Lee, Bernard | Maxwell, Lois | Llewelyn, Desmond | Gray, Charles | Chin, Tsai | Fanene Maivia, Peter | Kwouk, Burt | Chow, Michael
Directors: Gilbert, Lewis
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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, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: UK
Actors: Lazenby, George | Rigg, Diana | Savalas, Telly | Ferzetti, Gabriele | Steppat, Ilse | Maxwell, Lois | Baker, George | Lee, Bernard | Horsfall, Bernard | Llewelyn, Desmond | Borionko, Yuri | North, Virginia | Cheshire, Geoffrey | Allen, Irvin | Mountain, Terence
Directors: Hunt, Peter R.
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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.

Full Monty, The (1997)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: UK
Actors: Carlyle, Robert | Addy, Mark | Snape, William | Huison, Steve | Wilkinson, Tom | Barber, Paul | Speer, Hugo | Sharp, Lesley | Woof, Emily | Costello, Deirdre | Butterworth, Paul | Hill, Dave | Jones, Bruce | Livingston, Andrew | Dhillon, Vinny
Directors: Cattaneo, Peter
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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, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: France | UK
Actors: Moore, Roger | Chiles, Lois | Lonsdale, Michael | Kiel, Richard | Clery, Corinne | Lee, Bernard | Keen, Geoffrey | Llewelyn, Desmond | Maxwell, Lois | Suga, Toshirô | Bolton, Emily | Ravalec, Blanche | Bochenko, Irka | Marshall, Mike | Shenna, Leila
Directors: Gilbert, Lewis
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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, February 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Family
Countries: Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Bolger, Sarah | Coltrane, Robbie | Fry, Stephen | Lewis, Damian | McGregor, Ewan | Nighy, Bill | Okonedo, Sophie | Pettyfer, Alex | Pyle, Missi | Rourke, Mickey | Serkis, Andy | Silverstone, Alicia | Walters, Ashley | Barrett, Alex | Huw, Richard
Directors: Sax, Geoffrey
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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.

007 Octopussy (1983)

Friday, February 15th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Moore, Roger | Adams, Maud | Jourdan, Louis | Wayborn, Kristina | Bedi, Kabir | Berkoff, Steven | Meyer, David | Meyer, Tony | Llewelyn, Desmond | Brown, Robert | Maxwell, Lois | Clavell, Michaela | Gotell, Walter | Amritraj, Vijay | Moses, Albert
Directors: Glen, John
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When a “00″ agent is found dead holding a Faberge egg, the British are suspicious and send James Bond to investigate. 007 discovers a connection between the priceless egg, an elaborate smuggling operation and a plot by a renegade Soviet general to instigate World War Three.