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Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)
: :The timeless themes of love and marriage in Jane Austen's superb romantic comedy Pride and Prejudice have captured readers for generations - the novel has sold more than 20 million copies and has never been out of print. Now A&E and the BBC have brought this beloved classic to life in a compelling production directed by Upstairs Downstairs' Simon Langton. This stunning production captures the celebrated beauty of the English countryside and its glorious stately manors. It features lavish ...
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Pride and Prejudice (10th Anniversary Collector's Set) (A&E, 1996)
: :From Jane Austen's classic novel about the morals and mores of the class system in Georgian England.The intelligent and spirited Elizabeth Bennet is one of five daughters -- which during that era meant trouble: because women cannot inherit upon her father's death her family's home will become the property of their nearest male relative. Only marriage preferably to someone wealthy can ensure her security. But the proud young lady instantly takes offense when Mr. Darcy a promising newcomer in ...
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Possession
: :Modern love and classic romantic passion meet in this lush adaptation of A.S. Byatt's brilliant novel. Academics Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart) and Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow) are experts on the work of two different Victorian poets. As they pursue a possible connection between their subjects, the two sleuths begin to stumble toward a romance of their own. Though it necessarily loses some of the depth of Byatt's original, Possession is a worthy adaptation, faithful to the book in both story ...
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Pride & Prejudice [Blu-ray]
: :Modern love and classic romantic passion meet in this lush adaptation of A.S. Byatt's brilliant novel. Academics Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart) and Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow) are experts on the work of two different Victorian poets. As they pursue a possible connection between their subjects, the two sleuths begin to stumble toward a romance of their own. Though it necessarily loses some of the depth of Byatt's original, Possession is a worthy adaptation, faithful to the book in both story ...
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Sunshine
: :Although Sunshine was made by a Hungarian, István Szabó, and deals with the history of Hungary as refracted through three generations of a Jewish-Hungarian family, you might be more inclined to give it three hours of your own life if you approach it as a David Lean movie in spirit. It is an English-language picture, and Maurice Jarre's music recalls his score for Doctor Zhivago. Szabó emulates Lean's intimate-epic style of merging the sweep of history with the crystalline detailing ...
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Wilde (Special Edition)
: :Although Sunshine was made by a Hungarian, István Szabó, and deals with the history of Hungary as refracted through three generations of a Jewish-Hungarian family, you might be more inclined to give it three hours of your own life if you approach it as a David Lean movie in spirit. It is an English-language picture, and Maurice Jarre's music recalls his score for Doctor Zhivago. Szabó emulates Lean's intimate-epic style of merging the sweep of history with the crystalline detailing ...
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Paradise Road
:Description:In a time of war, an extraordinary group of women turned a song of hope into a symphony of triumph. From the director of 'Driving Miss Daisy' comes a true story of courage, triumph, friendship and strength starring Glenn Close ('Dangerous Liaisons'), Oscar®-Winner Frances McDormand (1996 Best Actress, 'Fargo') and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies (TV's 'ER'). This compelling drama reveals the heroic actions of a group of women held prisoner by the Japanese during World War ll. These diverse ...
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Before the Rains
:Description:Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter (Linus Roache) falls in love with his alluring servant (Nandita Das), an idealistic young man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past. Loyalties are tested and destinies decided as two worlds collide in this powerful and unforgettable drama
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Backbeat (Collector's Edition)
: :No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: RRelease Date: 25-JAN-2005Media Type: DVD :Ian Hart's second performance as John Lennon (the first was the little-seen The Hours and Times) commands attention in this marvelous musical bio of the Beatles in Hamburg directly before their stardom. The focus is on the '5th Beatle,' Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), a bluesy bass guitar player who finds Germany has more interesting things (art and a woman) than music. The woman, Astrid (Sheryl Lee), chronicles the early ...
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The Camomile Lawn
:Description:It’s August 1939 and five cousins gather at their uncle’s big house on the Cornish coast. The imminence of war charges the air as they frolic on the fragrant lawn and tempt fate on the terrifying cliffs that one last sultry summer. Returning to the house nearly half a century later for a funeral, they recall how the war rearranged their lives and brought them suffering, sex, and love. This lusty, darkly humorous drama reunites Good Neighbors co-stars Felicity Kendal ...
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