Birthday Girl 2001 R, 93 min. Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Jez Butterworth Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Mangan, Kate Lynn Evans, Alexander Armstrong, Sally Phillips, Jo McInnes, Ben Miller, Jonathan Aris, Katya Barton-Chapple, Rebecca Clarke
Using a "From Russia with Love" website, John Buckingham (Ben Chaplin) gets to know Nadia (Nicole Kidman) by mail. But, when Nadia leaves Russia and comes to England to marry John, he is less than pleased with her and tries to send her back. Next, Nadia's cousins (Vincent Cassel and Mathieu Kassovitz) come knocking on John's door, and, before he can blink an eye, he is involved in a dangerous con game.
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Match Point 2005 R, 124 min. Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Woody Allen Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton, Ewen Bremmer, James Nesbitt, Rupert Penry-Jones, Margaret Tyzack, Colin Salmon, Zoe Telford, Alexander Armstrong, Paul Kaye, Simon Kunz
Tennis pro Chris Wilton's (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) career is going nowhere, but when he marries Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer), whose family represents upper-class wealth, the union provides his entry into the corporate world. Chris is doing very well in his new profession, but will his attraction to sexy Nola (Scarlett Johansson) cause him to lose everything he has gained as a member of London society?
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| 1. Birthday Girl (2001)
2. Match Point (2005)
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