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Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about alcoholism,
Films about immigration,
Films about racism,
Films about sexuality,
La précarité,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Gordon Warnecke,
Daniel Day-Lewis,
Saeed Jaffrey,
Roshan Seth,
Souad Faress,
Shirley Anne FieldRating67%
Omar Ali is a young man living in Battersea in the Wandsworth area of South London, right by the railway station during the mid-1980s. His father, Hussein, once a famous left-wing British Pakistani journalist in Bombay, lives in London but hates Britain's society and its international politics. His dissatisfaction with the world and a family tragedy have led him to sink into alcoholism, so that Omar has to be his carer. By contrast, Omar's paternal uncle Nasser is a successful entrepreneur and an active member of the London Pakistani community. Omar's father asks his uncle to give Omar a job and, after working for a brief time as a car washer in one of his uncle's garages, he is assigned the task of managing a run-down laundrette and turning it into a profitable business., 1h51
Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
ComedyThemes Films about writers,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Gary Oldman,
Alfred Molina,
Vanessa Redgrave,
Wallace Shawn,
Frances Barber,
Julie WaltersRating70%
The film tells the story of Orton and Halliwell in flashback, framed by sequences of Lahr researching the book upon which the film is based with Orton's literary agent, Peggy Ramsay. Orton and Halliwell's relationship is traced from its beginnings at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Orton starts out as the uneducated youth to Halliwell's older faux-sophisticate. As the relationship progresses, however, Orton grows increasingly confident in his talent while Halliwell's writing stagnates. They fall into a parody of a traditional married couple, with Orton as the "husband" and Halliwell as the long-suffering and increasingly ignored "wife" (a situation exacerbated by Orton's unwillingness, in 1960s England, to acknowledge having a male lover). Orton is commissioned to write a screenplay for the Beatles and Halliwell gets carried away in preparing for a meeting with the "Fab Four", but in the end Orton is taken away for a meeting on his own. Finally, a despondent Halliwell kills Orton and commits suicide., 1h59
Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Films based on playsActors Glenn Close,
John Malkovich,
Michelle Pfeiffer,
Swoosie Kurtz,
Keanu Reeves,
Mildred NatwickRating75%
In 1781 pre-Revolution Paris, the amoral and sexually ravenous Marquise de Merteuil (Glenn Close) plots revenge against her ex-lover, the Comte de Gercourt, who has recently ended their relationship. To soothe her wounded pride and embarrass Gercourt, she seeks to arrange the seduction and disgrace of his young virgin fiancée, Cécile de Volanges (Uma Thurman), who has only recently been presented to society after spending her formative years in the shelter of a convent., 1h31
Directed by Stephen Frears,
Stephen PoliakoffOrigin United-kingdomGenres DramaThemes Films about childrenActors Derrick O'Connor,
Gary Holton,
Gwyneth Strong,
Jack Douglas,
P. H. Moriarty,
George CostiganRating62%
Leo et Mike sont deux garçons de 11 ans, qui, livrés à eux-mêmes et impressionnés par des élèves plus âgés, glissent progressivement dans la délinquance. Séchant l'école, ils s'inventent peu à peu un monde irréel, se montant la tête l'un l'autre. Pour se rendre intéressant, Léo organise son propre meurtre fictif par Mike, mais cela ne tourne pas exactement comme prévu et Mike se retrouve fugitif et à la merci de mauvaises rencontres. Il passe une journée avec la bande de Ken, un voyou cynique mais cependant protecteur. Arrivant à manipuler la police qui ne peut imaginer leur perversité puérile, les deux garçons échapperont au pire., 1h31
Directed by Stephen FrearsGenres Drama,
ComedyThemes Pregnancy films,
Films about sexualityActors Colm Meaney,
Brendan Gleeson,
Tom Murphy,
Stanley Townsend,
Birdy Sweeney,
Rynagh O'GradyRating71%
Young Sharon Curley becomes pregnant, but refuses to tell anyone who the father is. She decides to keep the baby ("snapper") and her family, each in their own way, eventually decides to support her. Her father particularly studies up on childbirth and female anatomy (with gratifying results for his wife as a bonus)., 1h51
Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about sexualityActors Gemma Arterton,
Dominic Cooper,
Luke Evans,
Roger Allam,
Bill Camp,
Tamsin GreigRating61%
Set in Ewedown, a fictitious village in Dorset, England. Tamara Drewe, a young and attractive journalist, returns home with the intention of selling her now-deceased mother's house which she has inherited, and in which she grew up. Locals are amazed at the improvement in her appearance after she had a rhinoplasty while away. Andy had been interested in her when she was a girl, and when he sees her now it is clear he is attracted to her., 1h39
Directed by Yann DemangeOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
War,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Films about religion,
Films about terrorism,
Political films,
Conflit nord-irlandaisActors Richard Dormer,
Jack O'Connell,
Charlie Murphy,
Sean Harris,
Martin McCann,
Paul AndersonRating71%
Gary Hook, a new recruit to the British Army, takes leave of his much younger brother Darren. Hook's squad of British soldiers is sent to Belfast in 1971 in the early years of The Troubles. Under the leadership of the inexperienced Lieutenant Armitage, his squad goes to a volatile area of Belfast where Catholic Nationalists and Protestant Loyalists live side by side. The unit provides support for the Royal Ulster Constabulary as it inspects homes for firearms, shocking Hook with their rough treatment of women and children. The Catholic neighbourhood has been alerted to the activity and a crowd gathers to protest and provoke the British troops who, though heavily armed, can only respond by trying to hold the crowd back.Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
War,
RomanceThemes Political filmsActors Judi Dench,
Frederic Forrest,
Wallace Shawn,
E. G. Marshall,
Josef Sommer,
Clarke PetersRating57%
Barbara Dean (Judi Dench), an assistant manager in a foreign bank in Saigon in 1974, begins a relationship with American Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest), and quickly senses that he works for the CIA. Chesneau realises that the fall of Vietnam to the North Vietnamese is for the very near future. , 1h43
Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Musical theatre,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Musical films,
Political filmsActors Judi Dench,
Bob Hoskins,
Kelly Reilly,
Will Young,
Christopher Guest,
Natalia TenaRating69%
The film is based on the true story of the Windmill Theatre in London. Eccentric 70-year-old widow Mrs Laura Henderson purchases it as a post-widowhood hobby and appoints autocratic manager Vivian Van Damm. In 1937, they start a continuous variety revue called "Revudeville", but after other theatres in London copy this innovation, they begin losing money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add female nudity, similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris, which is unprecedented in the United Kingdom. The Lord Chamberlain (Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer) reluctantly allows this under the condition that the nude performers remain immobile, so the performances can be considered art, the equivalent of nude statues in museums., 1h51
Directed by Stephen FrearsOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Biography,
HistoricalThemes Politique,
Films about the labor movement,
Political films,
Films about royaltyActors Judi Dench,
Ali Fazal,
Eddie Izzard,
Tim Pigott-Smith,
Adeel Akhtar,
Julian WadhamRating68%
À la fin de son règne, lors du Jubilé de 1887, on découvre la reine empêtrée par l'obséquiosité servile de son entourage. Affectivement, elle est seule depuis la mort de son mari trente ans plus tôt, ce que la scène introductive du banquet ne manque pas de souligner : les convives n'y paraissent que comme des pantins sans partager aucun affect ni propos avec la Reine. Lors de ce banquet, un seul invité se distingue : un des deux Indiens dépêchés par les autorités coloniales depuis la cité d'Agra pour présenter une pièce commémorative, et tenus par le protocole de ne jamais dévisager la Reine lorsqu'ils la lui montrent, ainsi que de se retirer le dos courbé à reculons tout le long du hall. Ce dernier ne respecte pas cette règle et tient un regard appuyé vers la Reine, laquelle ne manquera pas de le trouver beau ("handsome") en rapportant ultérieurement ses impressions auprès de son majordome. Elle réclame ensuite à nouveau sa présence, à la stupéfaction des valets.