Another Country 1984  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Marek Kanievska
Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Michael Jenn, Robert Addie, Betsy Brantley, Rupert Wainwright, Tristan Oliver, Cary Elwes, Geoffrey Bateman, Philip Dupuy, Frederick Alexander, Adrian Ross Magenty, Tristram Jellinek, Anna Massey
Set in a 1930s' English boarding school, this adaptation of Julian Mitchell's play is faithful in its delivery of exploring how his homosexuality leads Guy Bennett (Rupert Everett) to Marxist politics and then on to espionage.
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 Black Beauty 1994 G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: Caroline Thompson
Cast: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Jim Carter, Peter Davison, Alun Armstrong, John McEnery, Eleanor Bron, Peter Cook, Alan Cumming, Lyndon Davies, Rosalind Ayres, Adrian Ross Magenty, Georgina Armstrong, Anthony Walters, Gemma Patemoster
This adaptation of Anna Sewell's classic tale is narrated by no other than Black Beauty (voice of Alan Cumming); so, the audience is treated to the story from a horse's point of view. Black Beauty's life is told through the hardships suffered from cruel owners to the friendliness of his true family. A good film and suitable for children.
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Howards End 1992  PG, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Prunella Scales, Mary Nash, Samuel West, Adrian Ross Magenty, Jo Kendall, James Wilby, Jemma Redgrave, Ian Latimer, Susie Lindeman, Peter Cellier
The English social-class system in the early 20th century is the backdrop for this creative film. Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) is dying, and she wants to leave her country manor to Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) who is not a member of the upper class. Ruth's husband, Henry (Anthony Hopkins), keeps the will a secret after Ruth dies, but he does meet and fall in love with Margaret. They marry, but their class differences cause them unhappiness. Meanwhile, Margaret's sister, Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), cannot stand Henry's snobbish ways and is trying to help working-class clerk Leonard Bast (Samuel West) improve his station in life. Thompson won an Oscar for Best Actress, and two other Oscars were awarded. Six additional nominations were received including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Redgrave).
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| 1. Another Country (1984)
2. Black Beauty (1994)
3. Howards End (1992)
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