 Beyond the Sea 2004  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Kevin Spacey
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi, Caroline Aaron, Peter Cincotti, Michael Byrne, Matt Rippy, Gary Whelan, Jake Broder
The romance and marriage of singer Bobby Darin and actress Sandra Dee is the subject of this Kevin Spacey biopic in which Spacey does a good job of recreating Darin's vocal style.
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Brideshead Revisited 2008  PG-13, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: Matthew Goode, Emma Thompson, Thomas Morrison, Anna Madeley, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi, Ed Stoppard, Felicity Jones, Patrick Malahide, Joseph Beattie, Rita Davies, Richard Teverson, Niall Buggy
Middle-class, Oxford student Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) is invited to visit the aristocratic, grand estate, Brideshead. The invitation comes from his aristocratic friend Sebastian (Ben Whishaw) who has fallen love with Charles and wants him to visit his home. But, the visit is called short when Sebastian learns that his domineering, Catholic mother, Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson), is returning, and he is sure that she will disapprove of Charles' atheism. Later, Charles receives a cable from Sebastian who has hurt his foot and needs care. He invites Charles back to revisit Brideshead. This time, Charles meets and falls in love with Sebastian's sister Julia (Hayley Atwell), an emotional triangle develops, and Charles cannot resist his infatuation with Brideshead.
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The Browning Version 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Figgis
Cast: Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine, Julian Sands, Michael Gambon, Ben Silverstone, Maryam d'Abo, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Beattie, Mark Bolton, Tom Havelock, Walter Micklethwait
In this second film version of Terence Rattigan's 1948 play, Albert Albert Finney plays the old schoolmaster who is being retired to make way for more up-to-date courses rather than the Greek and Latin taught by the old, unloved master. Meanwhile, his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair, which adds to his despair. This is a change of pace for director Mike Figgis, and he does a respectable job in painting a picture of changing from the old ways to the new.
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The Coca-Cola Kid 1985 R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dusan Makavejev
Cast: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood, Kris McQuade, Max Gillies, Tony Barry, Paul Chubb, Colleen Clifford, Tim Finn
Becker (Eric Roberts), a Coca Cola marketing executive, is sent to Australia to increase sales of Coke. He finds out that part of the problem is a rival cola manufacturer, an old man who doesn't want competition. Offbeat and fun.
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Cotton Mary 2000  R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ismail Merchant
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey, Sakina Jaffrey, Prayag Raj, James Wilby, Laura Lumley, Gemma Jones, Sarah Badel, Joanna David, Olivia Caesar
Race and class determine lifestyles of a white British woman, Lily MacIntosh (Greta Scacchi), and an Anglo-Indian, Cotton Mary (Madhur Jaffrey). Mary wheedles herself into a position of authority in the MacIntosh household after she finds a wet nurse for Lily's baby and assumes the position of a powerful nanny.
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Country Life 1994  PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Blakemore
Cast: Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, John Hargreaves, Kerry Fox, Michael Blakemore, Googie Withers, Maurie Fields, Robyn Cruze, Ron Blanchard
Returning home after more than 20 years in London, Alexander (Michael Blakemore) brings his young, beautiful wife, Deborah (Greta Scacchi), with him. Many of the men in his hometown fall for Deborah's seductive charm–especially the alcoholic doctor, Max Askey (Sam Neill).
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Daniel Deronda 2002 TV, 210 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Hooper
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Jodhi May, Hugh Bonneville, Edward Fox, Amanda Root, David Bamber, Greta Scacchi, Barbara Hershey, Celia Imrie, Michael Attwell, Daniel Evans
George Eliot's classic novel was first telecast on BBC TV and then re-edited into a two-part, two-story series for Masterpiece Theater. One story involves beautiful, but spoiled, Gwendolen Harleth (Ramola Garai) who marries Henleigh Grandcourt (Hugh Bonneville) to regain a family fortune. In the second story, Daniel Daronda (Hugh Dancy) is a young Jew who is attracted to Gwendolen and is influenced by Mordecai (Daniel Evans) who lectures Deronda to be true to his heritage. When Deronda finds his inner-self, he finds true love with Mordecai's sister, Mirah (Jodhi May).
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Defence of the Realm 1985 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Director: David Drury
Cast: Denholm Elliott, Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Ian Bannen, Fulton Mackay, Bill Paterson, David Calder, Frederick Treves, Robbie Coltrane
The battle between a reporter's right for information and the government's right to secrecy is the subject of this exciting British film as two journalists (Denholm Elliott and Gabriel Byrne) investigate, in their own unique ways, a possible government cover-up.
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Emma 1996  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Douglas McGrath
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming, Juliet Stevenson, Ewan McGregor, James Cosmo, Denys Hawthorne, Sophie Thompson, Kathleen Byron, Phyllida Law, Edward Woodall, Polly Walker, Rebecca Craig
Based on Jane Austen's novel, this is the story of Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) who is obsessed with interfering in others' lives. She delights in playing matchmaker for her friends Harriet (Toni Collette) and Reverend Elton (Alan Cumming) and even brings together her governess (Greta Scacchi) and Mr. Weston (James Cosmo). Emma is so obsessed with matchmaking that she is clueless about the fact that she is falling in love with Mr. Knightly (Jeremy Northam). Will she wake up in time to learn some things about herself before it is too late?
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Festival in Cannes 2001 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Jaglom
Cast: Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell, Ron Silver, Zack Norman, Peter Bogdanovich, Jenny Gabrielle, Camilla Campanale, Alex Craig Mann, Kim Kolarich
Three stories about women in the entertainment world intertwine to show the viewer what it would be like to attend the Cannes Film Festival. Popular star Millie (Anouk Aimee) has now hit the age at which she is offered only "mother" roles; a hopeful writer, Alice (Greta Scacchi) arrives looking for financing to turn her story into a movie; and young actress, Blue (Jenny Gabrielle), finds her new film a huge success and herself in great demand.
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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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Heat and Dust 1982 R, 133 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Julie Christie, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Julian Glover, Susan Fleetwood, Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, Nickolas Grace, Zakir Hussain, Barry Foster, Patrick Godfrey, Jennifer Kendal
Fascinated by her Great-Aunt Olivia's (Greta Scacchi) letters, Anne (Julie Christie) heads to India to research Olivia's life and find out why she was a subject of scandal 60 years ago. As she investigates, Anne is pulled into India's culture as the film cuts back and forth from modern-day India and Anne's life to life in India as seen by Olivia.
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Jefferson in Paris 1995 PG-13, 142 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, James Earl Jones, Thandie Newton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Callow, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Michael Lonsdale, Nancy Marchand, Seth Gilliam
This film chronicles the period of Thomas Jefferson's life (1784-89) when he was U.S. Ambassador to France and a member of the Court of Versailles during the romantic and politically charged pre-Revolutionary era. It also addresses Jefferson's persona, including a love for a black slave and a black man who claimed to be Jefferson's son.
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Love and Rage 1998 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cathal Black
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Daniel Craig, Stephen Dillane, Valerie Edmond, Donal Donnelly, Olivia Caffrey, Laior Roddy, John Whelen, Noel O'Donovan, Don Foley
James (Daniel Craig) works at the estate of wealthy Agnes (Greta Scacchi). After he informs Agnes that an agent has been cheating her, the two begin a relationship. But, James' behavior becomes more and more bizarre as time goes on. Based on a true story.
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The Manor 1999 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Ken Berris
Cast: Martin Dejdar, Greta Scacchi, Gabrielle Anwar, Peter O'Toole, Laura Harris, Edie McClurg, Fay Masterson, Mark Huntley, Robert Russell, Jiri Labus, Nicholas Bell, Jessica Hathaway
Ghosts haunt Ravenscroft Manor when Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Hatcher (Martin Dejdar) arrives on the scene to look into the death of stable boy Patrick Roarke (Mark Huntley). In fact, the recently deceased Mr. Ravenscroft (Peter O'Toole) still drops by for "visits." During the investigation, Hatcher learns that Patrick had been having affairs with the lady of the manor Mrs. Ravenscroft (Greta Scacchi), her teenage daughter Gillian (Laura Harris), and the governess Charlotte (Gabrielle Anwar). Could jealousy have played any role in Patrick's murder?
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The Odyssey 1996  PG-13, 165 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Geraldine Chaplin, Jeroen Krabbe, Christopher Lee, Irene Papas, Bernadette Peters, Eric Roberts, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams
This is a weak rendition of Homer's classic tale about the brave and clever Odysseus (Armand Assante) and his adventures on the long trek home to his beloved and faithful Penelope (Greta Scacchi).
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 The Player 1992  R, 123 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Roberts, Rod Steiger, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dean Stockwell, Ray Walston, Bruce Willis
Film studio executive Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) accidentally kills a screenwriter, and a police detective (Whoopi Goldberg) investigates while stars–playing themselves–react in this satire on the Hollywood scene. Three Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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Presumed Innocent 1990 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Harrison Ford, Brian Dennehy, Raul Julia, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Winfield, Greta Scacchi, Joe Grifasi, John Spencer, Anna Maria Horsford, Sab Shimono, Tom Mardirosian, Bradley Whitford, Christine Estabrook, Michael Tolan, Madison Arnold
Rusty Sabich (Harrison Ford) is a deputy prosecutor forced to investigate the murder of a woman with whom he once had an affair. After a few twists and turns, Sabich becomes the accused killer who must go on trial for his life. The ending is a shocker.
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 The Red Violin 1998 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Musical / Romance
Director: Francois Girard
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Don McKellar, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi, Sylvia Chang, Colm Feore, Monique Mercure, Anita Laurenzi, Tommaso Puntelli, Aldo Brugnini, Sandra Oh
This film traces the story of a fictional, 300-year-old violin from its 17th-century Italian creation as it is transported throughout Europe and Asia through a number of owners, and, finally, to Canada where it is spotted by Charles Morritz (Samuel L. Jackson).
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The Serpent's Kiss 1997   R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philippe Rousselot
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard E. Grant, Carmen Chaplin, Donal McCann, Charley Boorman, Gerard McSorley, Britta Smith, Susan Fitzgerald
Dutch architect Meneer Chrome (Ewan McGregor) attempts to design a fabulous garden for the Smithers' estate in hopes the project will bankrupt Thomas Smithers (Pete Postlethwaite) and Smithers' wife, Julia (Greta Scacchi), will turn to him for solace.
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Shattered 1991 R, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley, Corbin Bernsen, Theodore Bikel, Debi Monahan, Bert Rosario, Jedda Jones, Scott Getlin
Following a serious car accident and his subsequent amnesia, a husband (Tom Berenger) begins to suspect his wife (Greta Scacchi) of attempting to murder him. He hires a detective (Bob Hoskins) to sort out the puzzle.
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White Mischief 1987 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, John Hurt, Hugh Grant, Trevor Howard, Geraldine Chaplin, Susan Fleetwood, Alan Dobie
England was at war in 1940 when a newly wed couple Jock and Diana Broughton (Joss Ackland and Greta Scacchi) left for diplomatic duty in Kenya. Once there, they participate in a carefree lifestyle that seems to contain little morality.
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| 1. Beyond the Sea (2004)
2. Brideshead Revisited (2008)
3. The Browning Version (1994)
4. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
5. Cotton Mary (2000)
6. Country Life (1994)
7. Daniel Deronda (2002)
8. Defence of the Realm (1985)
9. Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1983)
10. Emma (1996)
11. Festival in Cannes (2001)
12. Fires Within (1991)
13. Heat and Dust (1982)
14. Jefferson in Paris (1995)
15. Love and Rage (1998)
16. The Manor (1999)
17. The Odyssey (1996)
18. The Player (1992)
19. Presumed Innocent (1990)
20. The Red Violin (1998)
21. The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
22. Shattered (1991)
23. White Mischief (1987)
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