Billy Liar 1963  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie, Rodney Bewes, Helen Fraser, Ernest Clark, Leonard Rossiter, Gwendolyn Watts, George Innes, Leslie Randall, Patrick Barr, Godrey Winn
Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay) works at a funeral home but daydreams himself into a fantasy world where he is the hero. When Billy lies to cover a few indiscretions, it doesn't take long before the lies grow to take over a large portion of his life. Billy is engaged to two women and is in love with a third, Liz (Julie Christie). It is Liz who helps Billy get his life in order. He moves out of his parents' (Wilfred Pickles and Mona Washbourne) home, and Billy and Liz leave for London. But, by story's end, Billy's imagination again takes over, and he moves back to his parents' home.
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Northanger Abbey 1986  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert Hardy, Googie Withers, Geoffrey Chater, Cassie Stuart, Jonathan Coy, Ingrid Lacey, Greg Hicks, Philip Bird, Helen Fraser
Naive, young Catherine (Katharine Schlesinger) loves gothic novels, which gives her a false sense of the real world as she moves from the country to the harsh life of the city. There she meets Henry (Peter Firth) who may bring the love and wealth she seeks. Based on Jane Austen's novel. Made for TV.
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 Repulsion 1965  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux, Ian Hendry, Patrick Wymark, James Villiers, Renee Houston, Valerie Taylor, Helen Fraser, Hugh Futcher, Monica Merlin, Imogen Graham, Mike Pratt, Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski brings to the screen this story of sexual repression and its effects on Carol Ledoux (Catherine Deneuve) when her sister Helen (Yvonne Furneaux) and Helen's married boyfriend Michael (Ian Hendry) leave on vacation. Carol is paranoid and cannot deal with being left alone in the apartment for several days. She loses control and suffers bizarre hallucinations that lead to murder. Powerful! This film is Polanski's first movie that was filmed in the English language.
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Something to Hide 1972  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Shattered
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Peter Finch, Shelley Winters, Colin Blakely, John Stride, Linda Hayden, Harold Goldblatt, Rosemarie Dunham, Jack Shepherd, Graham Crowden, Helen Fraser
A pregnant woman, Lorelei (Linda Hayden), becomes the unwelcome houseguest of Harry Field (Peter Finch) after he comes to her aid.
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| 1. Billy Liar (1963)
2. Northanger Abbey (1986)
3. Repulsion (1965)
4. Something to Hide (1972)
aka: Shattered
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