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Stephen Frears produces six plays by Oscar-nominated writer Alan Bennett. Showcasing the talents of Thora Hird, Prunella Scales, Patricia Routledge, Dave Allen and Alun Armstrong, Six Plays by Alan Bennett includes the BAFTA-nominated 'Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf'.

Frears himself directs four of the six plays, with the remaining two directed by BAFTA-winning Giles Foster and Palm d'Or winner Lindsay Anderson.

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)
A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.
Doris and Doreen (1978)
Doris (Prunella Scales) and Doreen (Patricia Routledge) work for a large unnamed corporation. Changes are afoot, though they are not entirely sure what they are. Equipped with an in depth knowledge of regulations and paperwork they feel compelled to get to the bottom of it.
The Old Crowd (1979)
George (John Moffatt) and Betty (Isabel Dean), 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.
Afternoon Off (1979)
Lee (Henry Man), a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.
One Fine Day (1979)
George Phillips (Dave Allen), a middle-aged Londoner, works as an estate agent for the firm of Frobisher, Rendell and Ross. His home life is soured by clashes with his wife over whether their teenage...
All Day on the Sands (1979)
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are staying at a boarding-house in the seaside resort of Morecambe with their small children, Colin (Gary Carp) and Jennifer (Susan Hopkins). Mr Cooper has just been made redundant, but the family are trying to keep this a secret from the other guests...

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When Arabella gets her dream job as a personal assistant to a successful erotic novelist, her eyes are not only opened to an exciting, glamorous lifestyle, but also to kinky fantasies of her new boss.

As Arabella secretly watches the sexual adventures that unfold, her passions are awakened and she is soon lured into a word of kinky liaisons, secret pleasures and very dark desires. As jealousies surface and power games and played, Arabella has to risk everything as she is seduces deeper and deeper into this new erotic world.

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After failing to unlock a prisoner in time to save the lives of dozens of innocent people from a terrorist attack in Paris, CIA interrogator Alice Racine's (Noomi Rapace) career was sidelined.

Now leading a quiet life in London, Alice is unexpectedly called back into action when the CIA apprehends a suspect believed to have direct knowledge of another imminent attack. Turning to the few people she can trust, she seeks out those responsible as she races against the clock to prevent a deadly biological attack on the citizens of London.

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"You will go to sleep: you will wake up. It will be as if those hours never existed." Beautiful and quietly reckless university student Lucy (Emily Browning - the mesmerising star of Sucker Punch) takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty to pay her way through college.

In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy's absolute submission. This experience starts to bleed into Lucy's daily life and she develops an increasing need to know what happens to her when she is asleep. Julia Leigh's powerful and provocative vision is one of the most startling debut features of recent years.

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From legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, 'Elle' is a gripping psychological noir thriller. Starring iconic actress Isabelle Huppert in a career-defining role, 'Elle' follows Michele LeBlanc (Huppert), founder and CEO of a successful video game company, who is attacked in her own home.

Upending our expectations, Michele begins to track down her assailant, and soon they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game, one that at any moment may spiral out of control.

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When private detective Philip Marlowe (Liam Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress, it looks a open and shut case, but Marlowe soon finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood's film industry of the 1930s and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood

actress (Jessica Lange) and her subversive, ambitious daughter (Diane Kruger). Based on John Banville's novel 'The Black-Eyed Blonde' directed by award winning director Neil Jordan.

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A poor nation can mean riches...for the corrupt. In an absorbing screenplay based on his novel, master of intrigue Graham Greene sets passions both romantic and political against the backdrop of Haiti during the brutal rule of Papa Doc Duvalier.

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor lead a who's-who cast of stars who portray diplomats, impostors, adulterers, hangers-on, the indolent and even a pair of vegetarians - all caught up in the strongman's reign of terror. From the discovery of a dead body at the bottom of a pool to a harrowing showdown with Papa Doc's ruthless secret police, "The Comedians" tells a story as disturbing and redeeming as mankind's conflicted heart.

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Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey's ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.

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"A Simple Favor", directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy vlogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town.

Stephanie is joined by Emily's husband Sean (Henry Golding) in this stylish thriller filled with twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, love and loyalty, murder and revenge.

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Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she calls home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this "exquisite film" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).

Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she's known before long the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors in the vast landscape of the American West.

Sex and sleuthing go hand-in-hand for rookie private detective Bob West (Christopher Neil). While his boss is away, Bob gets stuck into some very 'private' investigations!

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The TV series 'Time to Remember' was a benchmark in documentary-making. Originally produced in the 1960s, it touched on all aspects of life in the first half of the Twentieth Century using British Pathé's unique blend of political, social, and cultural history.

This revised BBC version re-interprets the material thematically in 12 episodes, while retaining the enduring charm of the original series and narration by celebrated actors, including Sir Michael Redgrave and Sir Ralph Richardson. This video set also includes 2 episodes of the original British Pathé series produced by Peter Baylis.

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After the death of her father, 20 year old Cecile (Deborah Revy) looks for support from her friends but it's only through random sexual encounters that she finds solace.

Alice (Helene Zimmer), who lives under the thumb of her repressive parents, dreams of the 'perfect love story' but her 'secret' boyfriend Matt (Gowan Didi) can't commit to anything substantial. Given striking immediacy by the graphic depiction of real sex, it is these stories of love and desire that form the emotional and sensual epicentre of Q.

More tee-hee sex English style as a no-hoper moper goes from one job to another meeting on the way numerous women determined to get him into bed. As usual in these highly believable films, cravats and flared underwear prevail.

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The year is 1904; the setting is Cockshute Towers, one of England's stateliest homes.

When the household is threatened with bankruptcy, both the masters and the servants are prepared to co-operate in trying to find some cash - after all, most of them are enjoying liaisons of one kind or another among themselves, and none have any desire to give up their rewarding way of life...