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1.Radio On [1979] starring: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, Andrew Byatt, Sue Jones-Davies directed by: Christopher Petit May 26, 2008
Average Rating: >>More Details		List Price: £19.99 Off The Bookshelf's Price: £8.48 You Save: £11.51 (58%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: £13.79
If you're looking for a movie to while away a dull couple of hours & want some "easy viewing" then look elesewhere. However, if you a reminder of the bleakness of Britain in the early 80's then check this out. I was so taken with the photography & soundtrack that the plot & characters assumed a supporting role. Look at how bleak (not to mention empty!)the A4 looks & also Bristol.This was very much the analogue age with cassette tapes, no mobile phones, service stations which were not self service, ....it's amazing. Yep, this is Britain as it was....

2.The Theory Of Flight (aka vom Fliegen und And deren Traeumen ) [1999] starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird, Ray Stevenson directed by: Paul Greengrass November 25, 2005
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Richard (Kenneth Branagh), a frustrated painter and would-be airplane builder, has a mid-life crisis and ends up afoul of the law. He's sentenced to community service and assigned to be a companion to Jane (Helen Bonham Carter), who is suffering with the end stages of ALS. She's sarcastic and angry and he's depressed, but eventually their frienship grows; then she asks him for a favor that only he can do. This remarkably uplifting true story is funny and tragic and just plain wonderful. Carter is well-cast as the caustic young woman who wants to experience physical love just once before she dies. Branagh is tender and gentle as the man who dreams of flying. The ending is never in doubt, but the journey is engaging and will have ... Read More:

3.Elenya starring: Klaus J. Behrendt, Pascale Delafouge-Jones, Margaret John, Sue Jones-Davies, Edward Elwyn Jones directed by: Steve Gough January 24, 2000
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Richard (Kenneth Branagh), a frustrated painter and would-be airplane builder, has a mid-life crisis and ends up afoul of the law. He's sentenced to community service and assigned to be a companion to Jane (Helen Bonham Carter), who is suffering with the end stages of ALS. She's sarcastic and angry and he's depressed, but eventually their frienship grows; then she asks him for a favor that only he can do. This remarkably uplifting true story is funny and tragic and just plain wonderful. Carter is well-cast as the caustic young woman who wants to experience physical love just once before she dies. Branagh is tender and gentle as the man who dreams of flying. The ending is never in doubt, but the journey is engaging and will have ... Read More:

4.The Cheyenne Social Club/Fire Creek [1968] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Elaine Devry directed by: Gene Kelly, Vincent McEveety August 15, 2006
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Firecreek probably wouldn't stand a chance in today's market - it's a film dominated by old men with a script that's a very slow burner. Indeed, it's not until the superb last half hour that the film really starts punching its weight. For much of the film, Henry Fonda's gang of hired guns who drift into the one-dog town of Firecreek are more annoyance than genuine threat, but with each incident defused only by a display of anything-for-a-quiet life weakness from the townsfolk and James Stewart's part-time sheriff, violence is inevitable. What is surprising are the character revelations en route: every single character who drifts into this waste basket for lost souls is a wholly inadequate human being in one way or another. Fonda is quietly impressive ... Read More:

5.Solomon and Gaenor [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts, Sue Jones-Davies, William Thomas, Mark Lewis Jones directed by: Paul Morrison January 30, 2001
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As other reviewers have noted, a variation on a theme. Not as good as the other Welsh movie nominated for an Oscar, (the other being 'Hedd Wyn') it nonetheless is a welcome addition to the growing number of Welsh films that have been made. Sadly, this film seems to be unavailable in a Region 2 edition from Amazon at the momnet, and the Region 1 offering seems to be the English version. I saw the Welsh language version on its release at a cinema with English subtitles. The film starts quite strongly, and though the storyline is a bit cliched, given that it's largely about God-fearing Welsh-speaking Chapel-going types, the anti-semitic predjudices of the time are accurately reflected - a few years earlier a similar predjudice would have been against ... Read More:

6.Solomon And Gaenor [1999] starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts, Sue Jones-Davies, William Thomas, Mark Lewis Jones directed by: Paul Morrison October 30, 2000
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As other reviewers have noted, a variation on a theme. Not as good as the other Welsh movie nominated for an Oscar, (the other being 'Hedd Wyn') it nonetheless is a welcome addition to the growing number of Welsh films that have been made. Sadly, this film seems to be unavailable in a Region 2 edition from Amazon at the momnet, and the Region 1 offering seems to be the English version. I saw the Welsh language version on its release at a cinema with English subtitles. The film starts quite strongly, and though the storyline is a bit cliched, given that it's largely about God-fearing Welsh-speaking Chapel-going types, the anti-semitic predjudices of the time are accurately reflected - a few years earlier a similar predjudice would have been against ... Read More:

7.How Green Was My Valley [1975] starring: Stanley Baker, Jeremy Clyde, Norman Comer, Keith Drinkel, Dominic Guard directed by: Ronald Wilson August 06, 2001
Average Rating: >>More Details		Off The Bookshelf's Price: £16.99 Prices subject to change. Used Price: £5.60
I remember watching this superb series when it first aired on PBS in the USA. It was unforgettable and I've wanted it for my home collection ever since. But of course the PAL system is incompatible for systems in the US. It would be GREAT to have this reproduced in a DVD format. If it could be done for "Upstairs, Downstairs" then why not for "How Green Was My Valley?"

8.Coronation Street: Family Albums [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) starring: Amanda Barrie, Johnny Briggs, Caroline Milmoe, Bruce Jones, George Taylor directed by: Curtis Leighton-Jones January 08, 2008
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I remember watching this superb series when it first aired on PBS in the USA. It was unforgettable and I've wanted it for my home collection ever since. But of course the PAL system is incompatible for systems in the US. It would be GREAT to have this reproduced in a DVD format. If it could be done for "Upstairs, Downstairs" then why not for "How Green Was My Valley?"

9.Radio On [1979] starring: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, Andrew Byatt, Sue Jones-Davies directed by: Christopher Petit April 03, 2007
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £11.60
I remember watching this superb series when it first aired on PBS in the USA. It was unforgettable and I've wanted it for my home collection ever since. But of course the PAL system is incompatible for systems in the US. It would be GREAT to have this reproduced in a DVD format. If it could be done for "Upstairs, Downstairs" then why not for "How Green Was My Valley?"

10.The Theory of Flight [1999] starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird, Ray Stevenson directed by: Paul Greengrass
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £34.05
Richard (Kenneth Branagh), a frustrated painter and would-be airplane builder, has a mid-life crisis and ends up afoul of the law. He's sentenced to community service and assigned to be a companion to Jane (Helen Bonham Carter), who is suffering with the end stages of ALS. She's sarcastic and angry and he's depressed, but eventually their frienship grows; then she asks him for a favor that only he can do. This remarkably uplifting true story is funny and tragic and just plain wonderful. Carter is well-cast as the caustic young woman who wants to experience physical love just once before she dies. Branagh is tender and gentle as the man who dreams of flying. The ending is never in doubt, but the journey is engaging and will have you reaching ... Read More:

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