Williamsburg Regional Library

British cinema collection, 8 acclaimed films

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MPAA rating (most titles): PG-13; for sexuality

British cinema collection

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8 acclaimed films

These eight critically-acclaimed, award-winning films feature talented casts in riveting dramas and lighthearted comedies. From scandalous affairs to sidesplitting schemes, this collection includes some of the best of Miramax British cinemaRestoration : Robert Merivel is a young man who seems to have everything ... until an affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and pennilessAn ideal husband : A politician's spotless reputation is threatened by a dark secret from his pastA month by the lake : At a lakeside resort, an attractive older guest has her eye on a well-to-do bachelorMy 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 discoveryThe 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 hillThe revenger's comedies (US video title: 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 edgeMrs. Brown (US title: Her majesty, 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 friendshipTom and Viv : A passionately rendered story about writer T.S. Eliot's turbulent relationship with his first wife, Vivienne

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