Jim Broadbent
Series
Criterion collection volume 659
Language
English
Formats
Description
An amusing portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London, an irrepressible mum and dad and their night-and-day twins, a bookish good girl and a sneering lay about. A vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams (such as the father's desire to open a food truck) carry enormous weight. Perched on the line between humor and melancholy.
2) Topsy-turvy
Series
Criterion collection volume 558
Language
English
Description
Dramatization about the creation of The Mikado, exploring the tensions produced by the differences of temperament and style between Gilbert and Sullivan.
3) The hit
Series
Criterion collection volume 469
Language
English
Description
Terence Stamp is Willie, a gangster's henchman turned informer, trying to live in peace and hiding in a remote Spanish village. Sun-dappled bliss turns to nerve-racking suspense, however, when two hit men, played by a soulless John Hurt and a youthful, loose-cannon Tim Roth, come calling to bring Willie back for execution. This stylish gem from Stephen Frears boasts terrific hard-boiled performances from a roster of England's best actors, and ravishing...