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  • John Schlesinger – Terminus (1961)

    John Schlesinger1961-1970DocumentaryShort FilmUnited Kingdom
    Terminus (1961)
    Terminus (1961)

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    Made by major Hollywood director John Schlesinger for British Transport in 1961, Terminus is widely regarded as one of the very best railway films of all time.
    A celebration of London’s Waterloo station in all its glory on a busy day, the film boasts a truly exceptional jazz soundtrack from Ron Grainer music, and songs from Julian Cooper. It uniquely captures the essence of a British station at the beginning of the 1960s, with the camera taking you behind the scenes as well as on the platforms and concourse.Read More »

  • Ken Loach – The Gamekeeper (1980)

    Ken Loach1971-1980DramaUnited Kingdom
    The Gamekeeper (1980)
    The Gamekeeper (1980)

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    A simple tale of a year in the life of a Gamekeeper. From the troubles involved in rearing the pheasants and dealing with predators (poachers and foxes). The gamekeeper shows us all the good things about living so close to nature. The end of his year comes with the organised shoot. He has the sudden pressure of dealing with a lot of people, (beaters, the guns and “the master”) and ensuring that everyone has a good day and stays safe.Read More »

  • Norma Percy – The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)

    1991-2000DocumentaryNorma PercyTVUnited Kingdom
    The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)
    The Death of Yugoslavia (1995)

    The Death of Yugoslavia is a BBC documentary series first broadcast in 1995, and is also the name of a book written by Allan Little and Laura Silber that accompanies the series. It covers the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. It is notable in its combination of never-before-seen archive footage interspersed with interviews of most of the main players in the conflict, including Slobodan Milošević, Radovan Karadžić, Franjo Tuđman and Alija Izetbegović.Read More »

  • Lindsay Anderson – The Old Crowd (1979)

    Lindsay Anderson1971-1980DramaTVUnited Kingdom
    The Old Crowd (1979)
    The Old Crowd (1979)

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    George and Betty, a middle-class English couple, have just moved into a big Edwardian house in London and are throwing a party to celebrate. Unfortunately, after ten days none of their furniture has arrived, having been sent to Carlisle by mistake, three of the four toilets don’t work and cracks are starting to appear in the ceiling. However, nothing can dent their determination to have a good time.Read More »

  • Peter Capaldi – Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1993)

    1991-2000ComedyPeter CapaldiShort FilmUnited Kingdom
    Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1995)
    Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1995)

    While trying to decide what Gregor Samsa wakes up as, Kafka’s constantly being interrupted by knife-selling strangers, party noise, girls, fancy dress costumes, and other strange, dreamlike visions.Read More »

  • Colin Gregg – To the Lighthouse (1983)

    Colin Gregg1981-1990DramaTVUnited Kingdom
    To the Lighthouse (1983)
    To the Lighthouse (1983)

    The made-for-TV BBC adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, directed by Colin Gregg.

    From IMDb:
    A faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf’s novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed.Read More »

  • Peter Brook – Marat/Sade (1967)

    Peter Brook1961-1970DramaUnited Kingdom
    Marat:Sade (1967)
    Marat:Sade (1967)

    In an insane asylum, Marquis de Sade directs Jean Paul Marat’s last days through a theater play. The actors are the patients.Read More »

  • Phil Grabsky – In Search of Mozart (2006)

    Phil Grabsky2001-2010DocumentaryUnited Kingdom
    In Search of Mozart (2006)
    In Search of Mozart (2006)

    IN SEARCH OF MOZART is the first ever major feature-length documentary on Mozart’s life.

    Produced in association with the world’s leading orchestras, opera houses and musicians… told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed…IN SEARCH OF MOZART is a detective story that travels to the heart of old Europe… and the heart of genius itself.

    Narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring: Ronald Brautigam, Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kožená, Lang Lang, Louis Langrée, Julian Rachlin, Roger Norrington, Imogen Cooper, Škampa Quartet, Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Salzburg Camerata… and many other leading musicians, performers, and Mozart experts.Read More »

  • Piers Haggard – Quatermass (1979)

    1971-1980Piers HaggardSci-FiTVUnited Kingdom

    A separate screenplay by Nigel Kneale for theaters, parallel to the 1979 Quatermass 4-part miniseries. The story, set in the near future, involves influences from outer space that are possessing people. Professor Quatermass must save his granddaughter from the clutches of a popular, sinister cult called “Planet People” that “performs raptures.”Read More »

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