Aristocrats 1999  TV, 295 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Caffrey
Cast: Serena Gordon, Alun Armstrong, Geraldine Somerville, Ben Daniels, Julian Fellowes, Diane Fletcher, Anne-Marie Duff, Tom Mullion, Jodhi May, Andrew Havill, George Anton, John Light, Clive Swift, Sian Phillips
This BBC mini-series tells the story of the Lennox sisters–Caroline (Serena Gordon), Emily (Geraldine Somerville), Louisa (Anne-Marie Duff), and Sarah (Jodhi May)–who are great granddaughters of King Charles and his French mistress. In Part 1, Emily, Louisa, and Caroline make their decisions regarding marriage, and Caroline's choice tears the family asunder. Part 2 involves the scandals of Sarah, and Part 3 revolves around the family drama spanning two generations.
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Charles II: The Power & the Passion 2003   TV, 188 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Last King
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Helen McCrory, Christian Coulson, Ian McDiarmid, Shirley Henderson, Martin Freeman, Charlie Creed-Miles, Anne-Marie Duff, Shaun Dingwall, David Bradley, Diana Rigg
Set in the mid-1600s, this biography covers the era of Charles I's rule of England and the revolution after which Oliver Cromwell would govern the country for 10 years–until the triumphant return of Charles II to claim the throne. 1 User Review
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| | 1659 - 1685 personal life and tradegies of Charles II | jlgtink 06/14/2007 | Exceptional performance by Rufus Sewell as King Charles II at the Restoration of the Monarchy to England after the 11 reign of the Commonwealth and Oliver Cromwell.
Focusing more on the personal relationships of Charles II with his Privy Council, friends, immediate family, Queen Catherine and mistresses, it is well written, historically accurate and entertaining.
Stellar performances from Rupert Graves, Shirley Henderson, Diana Riggs, McDiarmid and many others. |
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 The Magdalene Sisters 2002 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Mullan
Cast: Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh, Mary Murray, Britta Smith, Frances Healy, Eithne McGuinness, Phyllis McMahon, Eamonn Owens, Rebecca Walsh
This story, set in Ireland during the 1960s, involves four women who are tortured and humiliated by merciless nuns after their families shipped them off to the Magdalene laundry house where they are supposed to undergo rehabilitation.
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| 1. Aristocrats (1999)
2. Charles II: The Power & the Passion (2003)
aka: The Last King
3. The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
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