 Charlotte Gray 2001  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Rupert Penry-Jones, Ron Cook, Anton Lesser, John Pierce Jones, Wolf Kahler, John Benfield, Jack Shepherd
During World War II, Charlotte Gray (Cate Blanchett) joins the French Resistance as an undercover courier in order to track down her RAF pilot lover, Peter Gregory (Rupert Penry-Jones), whose plane had been shot down over France. Disguised as "Dominique," Charlotte goes to Vichy France where she finds intrigue and a new romance.
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Fires Within 1991  R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Jimmy Smits, Vincent D'Onofrio, Luis Avalos, Bertila Damas, Kevin Duffis, Raul Davila, Daniel Fern, Earl Hindman, Victor Rivers
Isabel (Greta Scacchi) flees Cuba with her daughter after her husband Nestor (Jimmy Smits) is jailed for political reasons. Eight years later Nestor is released and also flees to Miami where he finds that Isabel is romantically attached to Sam (Vincent D'Onofrio), a fisherman who had rescued her at sea. A love triangle ensues as we follow the dangerous lifestyles faced by the Cuban-Americans.
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 Little Women 1994   PG, 118 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Mary Wickes, Susan Sarandon, Eric Stoltz, Christian Bale, John Neville, Florence Patterson, Robin Collins, Corrie Clark, Rebecca Toolan
Louisa May Alcott's delightful story of the New England, March sisters–Meg (Trini Alvarado), Jo (Winona Ryder), Amy (Samantha Mathis), and Beth (Claire Danes)–growing up during the Civil War era is once again interpreted for the screen. Fans of "Little Women" should add this to their list of "must sees." Winona Ryder was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress. 1 User Review
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Mrs. Soffel 1984 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Diane Keaton, Mel Gibson, Matthew Modine, Edward Herrmann, Jennifer Dundas, Trini Alvarado, Terry O'Quinn, Danny Corkill, Harley Cross, Pippa Pearthree
Taking place around the beginning of the 19th century, this film deals with the role of women. Mrs. Soffel (Diane Keaton) is a prison warden's wife who reads the Bible to her husband's convicts. Two prisoners (Mel Gibson and Matthew Modine) play on her sympathy, and she aids them in their escape.
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My Brilliant Career 1979  G, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Patricia Kennedy, Aileen Britton, Tony Hughes, Peter Whitford, Alan Hopgood
Set in Australia at the end of the 19th century, this is an excellent film relating the story of young Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) who is determined to be a writer and enjoy an independent lifestyle.
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Oscar and Lucinda 1997 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh, Barry Otto, Clive Russell, Bille Brown, Josephine Byrnes, Barnaby Kay
In England during the middle of the 19th century, Oscar (Ralph Fiennes) and Lucinda (Cate Blanchett) are outcasts–Oscar is a defrocked Anglican priest, and Lucinda is a liberated heiress who dreams of building a church made almost entirely of glass from her factory. Both are gamblers, and Lucinda bets Oscar that he cannot successfully transport the glass church to the Australian outback.
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Starstruck 1982 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Cast: Jo Kennedy, Ross O'Donovan, Pat Evison, Margo Lee, Max Cullen, John O'May, Dennis Miller, Norm Erskine, Melissa Jaffer, Ned Lander
Australian cousins Jackie (Jo Kennedy) and Angus (Ross O'Donovan) join a local band, The Wombats, and try to crack the big time and, in the process, save the family pub.
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| 1. Charlotte Gray (2001)
2. Fires Within (1991)
3. High Tide (1988)
4. Little Women (1994)
5. Mrs. Soffel (1984)
6. My Brilliant Career (1979)
7. Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
8. Starstruck (1982)
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