The IMAX Nutcracker 1997  N/R, 37 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Miriam Margolyes, Heathcote Williams, Lotte Johnson, Benjamin Hall, Harriet Thorpe, Patrick Pearson, Daniel Wyllie, Tamara Rojo, Tim Hamilton, Henry He
While the idea of producing Tchaikovsky's famous "Nutcracker" on the larger-than-life IMAX screen may sound great, the results are very disappointing because the story is related as a fairy tale with background music–NOT as the beautiful ballet it was designed to be.
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Little Dorrit 1988  G, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cyril Cusack, Amelda Brown, Paul Rhys, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Morley, Michael Elphick, Max Wall, Patricia Hayes, Luke Duckett, Daniel Chatto, Bill Fraser
Charles Dickens' novel is told in two parts revealing perspectives of both cold businessman Arthur Clennam (Derek Jacobi) and the innocent Amy Dorrit (Sarah Pickering). Part I is told through the eyes of Clennam who returns home to London after a 20-year absence and becomes interested in William Dorrit (Alec Guinness) who is serving time in debtor's prison. Dorrit's daughter Amy is a seamstress working for Clennam's mother (Joan Greenwood), and Clennam sets out to help the Dorrits reclaim a fortune. In Part II, Amy's side of the story is told as her life crosses that of Clennam. This six-hour film is a well-acted adaptation of Dickens' tale and received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Guinness) and Best Writing.
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| 1. The IMAX Nutcracker (1997)
2. Little Dorrit (1988)
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