The Clandestine Marriage 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Nigel Hawthorne, Joan Collins, Timothy Spall, Paul Nicholls, Natasha Little, Emma Chambers, Tom Hollander, Craster Pringle, Timothy Bateson, Lara Harvey
Set in 1700s' England, all sorts of things go wrong when a marriage of convenience is set up by the parents of the bride-to-be. The mix-ups at the plush country estate are true British humor.
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The Maids 1974 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant, Mark Burns
This filmed adaptation of Jean Genet's stage play tells the story of two maids, Solange and Clair (Glenda Jackson and Susannah York), who despise their boss, the "Madame" (Vivien Merchant), and all she stands for. The two devise ways to kill Madame, with each taking on the role of the hated employer.
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Priest of Love 1981  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner, Penelope Keith, John Gielgud, Sarah Miles, Jorge Rivero, James Faulkner, Massimo Ranieri, Patrick Holt
This is a biography of writer D.H. Lawrence (Ian McKellen) that concentrates on his protective wife, Frieda (Janet Suzman), who helps him during his fatal illness with tuberculosis.
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That Lucky Touch 1975  PG, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Roger Moore, Susannah York, Shelley Winters, Lee J. Cobb, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Raf Vallone, Sydne Rome, Donald Sinden, Michael Shannon, Aubrey Woods
Michael Scott's (Roger Moore) shady deals with the army are uncovered by the probing of journalist Julia Richardson (Susannah York). Lee J. Cobb's last film.
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The Virgin and the Gypsy 1970 R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christopher Miles
Cast: Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, Honor Blackman, Mark Burns, Maurice Denham, Fay Compton, Kay Walsh, Harriet Harper, Norman Bird, Imogen Hassall, Jeremy Bulloch, Margo Andrew
Based on D.H. Lawrence's novella, this drama involves sisters Yvette (Joanna Shimkus) and Lucille (Harriet Harper) returning home to England from their French school. Once again living under the rules of their strict, rector father (Maurice Denham) oppresses the girls. One day, while on a walk Yvette meets a free-spirited Gypsy (Franko Nero) at his camp and is sexually attracted to him. The Gypsy just may provide the freedom that Yvette longs for from her family's oppressive lifestyle.
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| 1. The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
2. The Maids (1974)
3. Priest of Love (1981)
4. That Lucky Touch (1975)
5. The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
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