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- Directed by Richard Eyre
It is 1661, and Edward Knyaston (Billy Crudup) is theatre land's most famous "leading lady". Overnight his life is shattered by the Reformation law, which forbids an actor to play women on stage. Seemingly headed for the bottom of a bottle, it is up to his lovelorn dresser Maria (Claire Danes) to teach him what it means to be a man again. A beautiful, touching and funny period romp about, love sex and everything in-between. 2004
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- Directed by Shane Meadows
Two brothers return to the home town they left years before. Everything Richard does, Anthony innocently mimics. He is slightly retarded and completely in awe of his brother, who in turn is very protective of him. But it’s not a happy homecoming. Richard is here for revenge. One by one, he tracks down a gang of small-time drug dealers striking fear into their hearts and turning them against one another. As the gang falls apart, we learn the terrible truth about what went before and how a brother's love inspired violent retribution. 2004 |
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- Directed by Michael Winterbottom
The near future. While investigating the creation of fraudulent 'papelles' (a form of identity card) for his Shanghai company, William falls in love with the chief suspect Maria. He does not report her and they end up spending the night together. William returns to his family in Seattle, but when one of Maria's clients dies while using fake papelles, William is sent back to Shanghai. Torn between his professional duty and his powerful love for Maria, William must decide whether to risk everything to be with her. 2004 |
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- Directed by Susannah Gent
Audrey is troubled. Everything should be great - she and Henry love each other, they live in a nice flat, they're a happy young couple ... except now she can hardly stand the sight of him. What went wrong? It wasn't meant to be like this. Audrey knows she's changed. Audrey must take control of her life before she is consumed by a parallel, nightmarish world and does something unspeakable. It's a story for anyone who has ever ended a relationship or gone a little crazy. 2004 |
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- Directed by Andrew Kötting
Gallivant is Andrew Kötting’s first feature. The young director travels around the British coastline, collecting images and stories, with his grandmother and daughter. An unusual and delightful collection emerges - reflecting, through the generations, the history, beauty and eccentricities of contemporary Britain. 1996
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- Directed by Marc Isaacs
Calais represents many things. For the British, it is the gateway to Europe, holidays and (importantly) cheap booze and cigarettes! For those travelling in the other direction, the refugees, it is the last stop of a painful journey before reaching the haven of the UK. Marc Isaac’s film captures the disparate and desperate people brought together in the search for something better. 2003
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- Directed by Marc Isaacs
Marc Isaacs sets himself up in an East End of London tower block lift with his camera and waits for new residents to reveal their lives. The result is both funny and moving. Sometimes the residents ignore him. One of them offers him food and a lady sticks holy pictures above his head.
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- Directed by Andrew Kötting
A raw, passionate and darkly humorous interpretation of Zola's classic novel The Earth.Two sisters run the farm of their deceased parents in an isolated village. Kath is with Buto who proposes to Kath on her coming of age and subsequent inheritance of the farm. Francine in seeking comfort from her relentless life, develops a relationship with an outsider. Francine's family and close-knit community fiercely disapprove and begin to wage war on the stranger, with destructive consequences. 2001
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- Directed Esther Johnson
Hinterland is a resonant documentary that focuses on a community which lives on the fastest eroding coastline in England. The film asks how it feels to live in such a precarious situation with homes threatened by the elements.
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- Various directors
This compilation features a diverse range of new, innovative UK films from one of Europe’s most important distributors of new cinema The compilation comprises: Walking off Court (George Barber, 2003); Human Radio (Miranda Pennell, 2002); Cultural Quarter (Mike Stubbs, 2003); Dad's Dead (Chris Shepherd, 2002); God Save the Queen (Matt Hulse, 2002); The Reading Room (Stephen Connolly, 2003); Black, White, Green (Ian Bourn, 2003); and Blight (John Smith, 1994-96). |
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- Directed by Carol Morley
The Alcohol Years is Carol Morley's personal odyssey of rediscovery through the people that once populated her alcohol fueled life in Manchester between 1982 and 1987. These years span the opening of the Hacienda night club to the 'tenth summer', a ten year anniversary of punk. 2000
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- Directed by Chris Cooke
A British anti-buddy movie exploring the frailty and weakness of male bonding as it follows the lives of four men who meet on a rehabilitation course. An innovative black comedy, the film pushes the boundaries of digital video technology as it follows the events of the four men on a week long course: bonding over the idiocy of role-play, the battlefields of paintball, nights of drinking and impotent passion, and an end of course party around the pool at the millionaire's mansion. 2003
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- Directed by Adam Smith
Beyond the seaside resort and the sound of happy holiday-makers there is another world. Rival gangs battle it out on the airwaves with their pirate radio stations. This documentary follows these gangs, exploring their lives in a coastal town as they set up their stations and sabotage their rivals.
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- Directed by Moby Longinotto
A young man emerges from prison promising to integrate back into society. But over the next six months, Natty falls back into a lifestyle entrenched in violence - against other youths, himself, and his long-suffering girlfriend. However, eventually his bravado and gang mentality develop into an appreciation of family support. Through the course of filming, Moby Longinotto raises difficult questions - should we be observing these lives and if and when should we be getting involved?
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- Directed by Chris Petit
A film about exile and madness, set in a future that shows up the present. A virus has destroyed TV's 'memory files'. Late twentieth century culture has been wiped. A researcher is brought out of retirement to piece together an abandoned project known as The Perimeter Fence whose fragments suggest a bizarre cultural X-File, involving a dubious information broker who persuades young women to become involved in an image/sound gathering exercise, which is not without danger. 2000 |
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Before his first feature Andrew spent about 15 years making short (and medium-length) films. This selection comprises Klipperty Klopp (1984), Acumen (1990), Hoi Polloi (1990), Smart Alek (1993), Jaunt (1995) and Là Bas (1995). |
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- Directed by Simon Pummell
A century of human drama and struggle that captures the human life in moving images. The images, taken from around the world and from cinema archives, span the microcosm to the macrocosm. The editing, music, and the mythic narrative arc of the material is designed to take the viewer on a roller coaster tour of the human body and life cycle. Cut to a powerful music track by Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead; this is a powerful and highly emotional film. 2002 |
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