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121.The Name Of The Rose [1986] [1987] starring: Jean-Jacques Annaud\|Sean Connery\|F. Murray Abraham\|Christian Slater
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I was being lazy when I chose to rent this DVD. I've decided to make a short cut and not to read the source novel (because anyone who's read Umberto Eco's wordy work will appreciate that it is a full time job in itself) but to watch the adaptation instead, and what a bitter disappointment it was. It's just a complete parody on "the Medieval" , Connery who is not one of my favourite actors in any event is just plain hideous and proves the point that he is not cut out for roles of this calibre. So, now I'd have to read the book after all just to see what I've missed. Moral: never make the short cuts!

122.Now and Then [1996] starring: Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch, Melanie Griffith, Gaby Hoffmann directed by: Lesli Linka Glatter May 12, 1997
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Used to watch this all the time when I was a kid - bought it recently and after 5 years of not watching, it was like revisiting an old friend. This is the kind of movie that makes you feel happy for days - essential.

123.Stella Dallas [1937] starring: Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neil, Alan Hale directed by: King Vidor December 30, 1996
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Stella Dallas is a sad tale of a woman who wishes to get on in life but her working class background holds her back. However, the love she has for her only daughter is unrelenting until she finally realises the child will be best with the father. This is a heartbreaking moment and any mother will find it hard to hold back the tears. I love this movie and cry from beginning to end! Barbara Stanwyck is truly wonderful as the brash, no style, Stella!

124.Strawberry And Chocolate [1993] starring: Jorge Perugorría, Vladimir Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Francisco Gattorno, Joel Angelino directed by: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío March 20, 1995
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If you have read the book then you will love the film, or if you have seen the movie then read the book. The story line is great and Cuba has not changed since the movie was made. This year I actually went to Habana and you can have a meal in the house where the film was shot....I remembered every scene. The characters are vibrant and strong. With the fag hag who desperatley wants to be in the limelight, to the author trying to escape the repression of Cuba. Then the gorgeous young man who the author meets at the ice-cream parlour, again, a place where you can go and visit if you go to Habana. I would recommend this film and the book to everybody.

125.The Maltese Falcon [1941] starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane directed by: John Huston March 06, 2000
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At least for two reasons, "The Maltese Falcon" is a milestone in the evolution of American genre cinema. First, this is one of the very first pictures that ushered the era of classic film noir. Its bizarre characterizations, twisty plot and cliché-drenched events serve as a perfect template that has been utilized in countless films through six decades after its making. Second, this is the movie that catapulted Humphrey Bogart's career into stardom. He had been a strong supporting character, mostly playing villains (as in "High Sierra" & "The Petrified Forest"). After his performance as hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade, he became a major star. The movie represents a complex study of human psyche, especially taking a dismal ... Read More:

126.An Englishman Abroad [1983] starring: Alan Bates, Coral Browne, Charles Gray, Harold Innocent, Vernon Dobtcheff directed by: John Schlesinger
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"How can he be a spy?" says Guy Burgess in Moscow, as he quotes the attitude of his former fellow British upper-class diplomats, "He goes to my tailor." He's talking to Coral Browne, an Australian actress who was appearing as Gertrude in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet in Moscow. It's 1958. She has visited Burgess in his drab apartment which he shares with his government-sanctioned male lover, an aging youth who speaks no English. Burgess has barely learned a few words of Russian. "I know what I've done to deserve him," he says, "but I don't know what he's done to deserve me." Burgess, along with Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Anthony Blunt comprised the Cambridge Four. They were a group of Cambridge undergraduates ... Read More:

127.Hope And Glory [1987] starring: Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Geraldine Muir, Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sammi Davis directed by: John Boorman October 03, 1994
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One of the best film on WWII in London... and surprisingly enough not available in the UK (and not even in European format). I first saw the film about 15 years ago and have now bought it for my daughter (it fits perfectly with the year 3 curriculum) and of course for me. I think we've watched it about 10 times over the last 6 months. Moving and fun, don't hesitate to buy it.

128.The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie [1969] starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Celia Johnson directed by: Ronald Neame September 22, 1997
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This very rich confection is memorable and is more of a movie experience than a simple movie, because just as the all time great movies do, it grips you emotionally. There are faults you can find in it, certainly, but when it's finished you are still with it, and this has most to do with the affecting performance of Smith, which is intense, emotional and even a tad theatrical. It didn't follow the book very closely, its direction is quite stolid, you can't ignore the 'acting' of Maggie Smith, and some find the Rod McKewen song a bit intrusive and maybe even incongruous with the period of the film, but you remember this movie and remember the experience of watching it.

129.The Hanging Gale [1995] starring: Joe McGann, Mark McGann, Paul McGann, Stephen McGann, Fiona Victory directed by: Diarmuid Lawrence July 03, 1995
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Irish history - superbly written, & portrayed. Acting & actors really reflecting the determination & commitment to family during tremendous persecution by the English landowners.A heart-rending tale that everyone should see, to understand what Irish tenants had to fight for - to exist. FANTASTIC story, reflecting conditions in the 1800s, sad & very moving.

130.Practical Magic [1999] starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Visnjic directed by: Griffin Dunne February 07, 2000
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The story line is loosely based on a book by Alice Hoffman. It is more of the screen play by Robin Swicord who also did the screen play for "Matilda" (1996). Sisters Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) are brought up by their maiden aunts after their parents died. They learn of magic and its pluses and minuses by observing their aunts from a distance. They also have to overcome (if possible) the family curse that the gentlemen in their lives are distending to meat an early demise. One highlight of the movie is when we find that the other women in the village really did not distain the Owens's; is just that they have not been invited to help. The story deviates from the book in the since that they do not even try to ... Read More:

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