Vanessa Redgrave
Language
English
Description
It's the greatest literary mystery of all time; who wrote the works of Shakespeare? Although the official story has held sway for centuries, questions over the authorship of the plays and poems have persisted. Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Charlie Chaplin, and Orson Welles are among the many famous figures who doubt that a grain-dealer from Stratford-upon-Avon was England₂s ₃Star of Poets.₄
82) Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto =: investigation of a citizen above suspicion
Series
Criterion collection volume 682
Language
Italiano
Description
Elio Petri's acclaimed Oscar-winning thriller. Petri maintains a tricky balance between absurdity and realism in telling the Kafkaesque tale of a Roman police inspector investigating a heinous crime-which he committed himself. Both a penetrating character study and a disturbing commentary on the draconian crackdowns by the Italian government in the late 1960s and early '70s, Petri's kinetic portrait of surreal bureaucracy is a perversely pleasurable...
83) Atonement
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English
Description
In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take is...
84) Bella mafia
Language
English
Description
The Luciano women take the law into their own hands to avenge the deaths of their beloved mafia men.
Language
English
Description
Mary returns to her troubled homeland following the death of her husband. From the moment Mary reclaims her throne, Elizabeth seeks to oust her, fearful that Mary will one day have a son who will ultimately rule both countries. Aided by Mary₂s deceitful brother, Elizabeth schemes to arrange an ill-fated marriage between Scotland₂s queen and a vain nobleman with allegiance to Tudor England. Mary and Elizabeth₂s undaunted quests for power leave...
88) Blowup
Series
Criterion collection volume 865
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A London photographer takes some pictures of a couple in a park and discovers that he may have recorded evidence of a murder.
89) Howards End
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the idealistic, independent and highly educated Schlegel sisters and their tangled relationships with a rich businessman and his family, and with an unhappily married young bank clerk.
90) Isadora
Language
English
Description
Isadora Duncan was the most iconic free-style dancer of the twentieth century who courted both admiration and scandal in equal measure. Her unique style of dancing made her the guests of King's, Queen's, nobility and Russian revolutionaries, ultimately making her the 'peoples' dancer'. But her Bohemian lifestyle and unorthodox morality led to a personal life that was marred by misunderstanding, tragedy and ultimately her own untimely death.
Language
English
Description
"Letters to Juliet" : In Verona, Italy -- the beautiful city where Romeo first met Juliet -- there is a place where the heartbroken leave notes asking Juliet for her help. It's there that aspiring writer Sophie finds a 50-year-old letter that will change her life forever.
"What to expect when you are expecting" : Inspired by the perennial bestseller ... a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside...
Language
English
Description
"In this interpretation of Dostoyevsky's classic, Raskolnikov is a starving young student, unable to pay his debt without the help of a despicable old pawnbroker. Overwhelmed by his poverty, he murders the old woman to erase his obligation, but no matter how he tries to rationalize his crime, he can't deny the consequences"--Container.
94) Isadora
Series
Language
English
Description
Follow Isadora through years of triumph and tragedy including her taboo-breaking performances, shocking love affairs, and scandalous public behavior.
95) Wilde
Language
English
Description
This lush, historical drama is based on the late Richard Ellmann's definitive biography of creative genius and author Oscar Wilde.
Language
English
Description
An eccentric woman, Maddy, lives a solitary existence in a ramshackle hilltop home. Her life is disrupted by her unexpected encounter with 12-year-old James -- who is still traumatized by the death of his beloved mother. He has difficulty relating to his emotionally distant father, new stepmother, and spaced-out uncle. James comes to embrace Maddy as a mentor of sorts, and the unlikely pair forms a unique relationship.
Language
English
Description
"Evil magicians, cursed princes, fierce ogres, wicked queens and more fill this 4-episode collection from the award-winning series. Some of the most treasured tales of magic and enchantment are brought to life with glorious productions and magnificent costumes that will leave you spellbound... happily ever after."--container.
100) Tom Jones
Series
Criterion collection volume 910
Language
English
Description
"Henry Fielding's canonical 18th-century novel, boisterously chronicling the misadventures of the foundling of the title, whose easy charm seems to lead him astray at every turn from his beloved, the wellborn Sophie Western"--Container.