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Anna Karenina * (1997, Sophie Marceau, Sean Bean, Alfred Molina, Mia Kirschner, James Fox, Fiona Shaw, Danny Huston, Phyllida Law) – Classic Movie Review 2916

Writer-director Bernard Rose’s appallingly misjudged 1997 British film version of Leo Tolstoy’s novel is totally scuppered by the miscasting of the central duo of Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean as the married 19th-century Russian aristocrat […]

Sep, 19

The Winter Guest **** (1997, Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Sheila Reid) – Classic Movie Review 2396

Alan Rickman’s highly impressive and moving debut as director stars real-life mother and daughter Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson as a screen mother and daughter. It won three awards at the Venice Film Festival. including Best Actress for Thompson. […]

Apr, 16

A Little Chaos **** (2014, Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci) – Movie Review

After a gap of 17 years comes Alan Rickman’s very welcome second film as director, a delightful tale of gardening in old France. It’s a romantic comedy drama. Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts star as Sabine […]

Apr, 15

The Time Machine *** (2002, Guy Pearce, Yancey Arias, Mark Addy, Phyllida Law, Samantha Mumba, Jeremy Irons, Orlando Jones) – Classic Movie Review 662

Guy Pearce stars as haunted-looking Victorian scientist and inventor Alexander Hartdegen who, after his wife is killed, travels in his machine through time in search of her. Remaking the much-loved 1960 version by George Pal, The […]

Jan, 10

Emma ***** (1996, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Ewan McGregor, Phyllida Law, Sophie Thompson, Alan Cumming, Toni Collette, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi) – Classic Movie Review 439

Gwyneth Paltrow as the endlessly interfering Emma Woodhouse and Jeremy Northam as her eventual true love Mr Knightley are splendid in what had been the long awaited film of Jane Austen’s dazzlingly brilliant novel. The […]

Nov, 23

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