Directed byMike Leigh OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Historical ActorsRory Kinnear, Alastair Mackenzie, Christopher Eccleston, Maxine Peake, Tim McInnerny, David Bamber Roles Female Reformer Rating65% Le tristement célèbre massacre de Peterloo eut lieu en 1819, lorsqu’un rassemblement pacifique en faveur de la démocratie à St. Peter’s Field à Manchester. Il reste l’un des épisodes les plus sanglants de l’histoire britannique. Ce jour-là, la police chargea une foule de plus de 60 000 personnes réunies pour exiger des réformes politiques et protester contre la montée de la pauvreté. De nombreux manifestants furent tués et des centaines d’autres blessés, provoquant des manifestations dans tout le pays, mais aussi de nouvelles répressions du gouvernement. Ce moment déterminant de l’histoire britannique mena à la création du journal The Guardian.
, 1h33 Directed byNigel Cole OriginUnited-kingdom GenresComedy, Romance ActorsReece Ritchie, Amara Karan, Harish Patel, Meera Syal, Arsher Ali, Christine Bottomley Roles Molly Batt Rating57% Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan) are newly married and in love. But their marriage gets off to a slow start because they are living with Atul's parents in Bolton. Lack of privacy in the cramped household and Atul's overbearing father, Eeshwar (played by Harish Patel), prevent Atul and Vina to find a suitable time and place to consummate their marriage. At time goes by, word gets around and the young couple's relationship begins to fray. After Vina leaves Atul, Eeshwar is finally able to talk to Atul without judgment and tells him to bring Vina home. With the relationship repaired, Atul and Vina are finally able to consummate their marriage.
, 1h34 OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama ActorsAnna Madeley, Emun Elliott, Christine Bottomley, Philip Martin Brown Roles Emily Rating47% The plot follows the exploits of two sisters, Gillian and Emily, recently bereaved by the death of their mother, and with a long history of a strained and troubled relationship. Both sisters have psychological problems, the results of which provide the key story lines for the film. The cast are all itinerant fruit pickers on the fictional Rymans Farm. Kev, an older Scottish picker (played by Emun Elliott) who has grandiose but unfulfilled plans for his future, and Fabio (played by Jonathan Bonnici), a headstrong and sexually demanding young Italian picker, provide the material for the underlying sexual tension of the film. At heart the principal storyline follows Gillian's attempts to escape from Emily, frustrated by her own conflicting desire to care for her mentally ill sister.
, 1h30 Directed byJames Kent OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Biography, Romance ThemesFilms about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films ActorsMaxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Susan Lynch, Gemma Jones, Christine Bottomley, Michael Culkin Roles Ann Walker Rating69% Anne Lister (Maxine Peake) is a young unmarried woman living in 19th century Yorkshire, at Shibden Hall, with her aunt (Gemma Jones) and uncle (Alan David). The one thing she wants from life is to have someone to love and to share her life with. The person she has in mind is Mariana Belcombe (Anna Madeley), with whom she has been conducting a secret romantic and sexual relationship. The relationship breaks apart when Mariana marries a rich widower named Charles Lawton (Michael Culkin). Depressed, Anne devotes her time to studying. A year after Mariana's wedding, Anne begins to think about finding another lover. She meets a young woman in church named Miss Browne (Tina O'Brien), and they become close friends.
, 1h31 Directed byMark Tonderai OriginUnited-kingdom GenresThriller, Action, Horror ActorsWilliam Ash, Christine Bottomley, Andreas Wisniewski, Claire Keelan, Stuart McQuarrie, Robbie Gee Roles Beth Rating59% En pleine campagne, un jeune couple, Zakes et Beth, roule la nuit sur l'autoroute. Un semiremorque manque de les percuter en les doublant. Alors que les portes arrière s'entrouvrent brièvement, Zakes aperçoit une jeune femme terrifiée, hurlant à l'intérieur d'une cage. Le camion disparaît rapidement de leur vue. Seuls témoins, ils se lancent à sa poursuite...
, 1h35 Directed byRoger Michell OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance ActorsPeter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Philip Fox, Vanessa Redgrave Roles Hospital Nurse Rating70% The plot concerns Maurice (Peter O'Toole), an elderly actor who finds himself increasingly attracted to his friend Ian's great-niece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) while simultaneously finding himself in deteriorating health due to prostate cancer. Maurice's friend describes the great-niece as a trouble maker and a nuisance, but Maurice discovers that Jessie warms up to him when he starts interacting with her. He takes her to the National Gallery in London to view his favourite painting, the Rokeby Venus, by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez.