A month by the lake: Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox, Uma Thurman. My life so far: Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irene Jacob, Tceky Karyo, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Malcolm McDowell. The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain: Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney. Sweet revenge: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Martin Clunes, Steve Coogan. Mrs. Brown: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly. Restoration: Robert Downey, Jr., Sam Neill, Meg Ryan, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Ian McKellen and Hugh Grant. Tom & Viv: Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton, Nickolas Grace. An ideal husband: Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Northam. Collective title from disc label; individual titles from title screens. Originally released as individual motion pictures from 1994-1999. Mrs. Brown also known as Her majesty, Mrs. Brown.
Contents:
(1998; 90 min.). Sweet revenge / J & M Entertainment and BBC Films in association with the Arts Council of England and France 2 Cinm̌a present ; an Artisan Films, IMA Films production ; a film by Malcolm Mowbray (1995; 92 min.) -- My life so far / Miramax Films presents in association with The Scottish Arts Council, National Lottery Fund ; an Enigma production in association with Hudson Film ; directed by Hugh Hudson (1999; 95 min.) -- Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain / Miramax Films presents a Parallax Pictures production ; written and directed by Christopher Monger (1995; 96 min.) -- Sweet revenge / J & M Entertainment and BBC Films in association with the Arts Council of England and France 2 Cinm̌a present ; an Artisan Films, IMA Films production ; a film by Malcolm Mowbray (1998; 90 min.). (1999; 99 min.). An ideal husband / Miramax Films presents a Fragile film in association with Icon Productions, Path ̌Pictures, the Arts Council of England, and Miramax Films ; directed by Oliver Parker (1997; 105 min.) -- Restoration / Miramax Films presents a Segue Productions, Avenue Pictures production ; directed by Michael Hoffman (1995; 118 min.) -- Tom & Viv / a Samuelson Productions, Harvey Kass and IRS Media Inc. production ; a Brian Gilbert film (1994; 115 min.) -- An ideal husband / Miramax Films presents a Fragile film in association with Icon Productions, Path ̌Pictures, the Arts Council of England, and Miramax Films ; directed by Oliver Parker (1999; 99 min.).
Summary:
A month by the lake : At a lakeside resort, an attractive older guest has her eye on a well-to-do bachelor. Based on the novella by H.E. Bates. My life so far: Young Fraser Pettigrew has always been an adventurous child. But with the arrival of his sexy French aunt, Heloise, Fraser enters a truly eye-opening summer of discovery. Based on the book "Son of Adam" by Sir Denis Forman. The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain: A young man offends an entire town by declaring their mountain -- a prized local landmark -- to be a hill. Sweet revenge: A depressed businessman and a quirky aristocrat save each other's lives and then plot a devilish retaliation against those who drove them to the edge. Based on the plays by Alan Ayckbourn. Mrs. Brown: John Brown is a lowly servant who looks after Queen Victoria's horses. Yet when circumstances bring them together, the result is a passionate friendship. Restoration: Robert Merivel is a young man who seems to have everything ... until an affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. Based on the novel by Rose Tremain. Tom & Viv: A passionately rendered story about writer T.S. Eliot's turbulent relationship with his first wife, Vivienne. An ideal husband: A politician's spotless reputation is threatened by a dark secret from his past. Based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
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