 1984 1984  R, 123 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Peter Frye, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Andrew Wilde, Phyllis Logan, David Trevena, David Cann, Anthony Benson, Corinna Seddon, Rupert Baderman
"Big Brother is watching you." That is the theme of George Orwell's story of life in a totalitarian society. The lack of incentive for improving the quality of life is vividly depicted in this thought-provoking story in which Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a Party official in the Ministry of Propaganda. He meets and falls in love with Party member Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), and they engage in a sexual affair. Sex is forbidden in this society, and when they are caught, Winston is beaten and starved under the orders of his former friend O'Brien (Richard Burton). Later, Winston is exposed to rats that gnaw at his face, and Winston admits to his affair with Julia. Meanwhile, Julia, has also confessed and turns against Winston. Previously made in 1956.
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Twelfth Night: Or What You Will 1996 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Twelfth Night
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Imogen Stubbs, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne, Ben Kingsley, Toby Stephens, Mel Smith, Imelda Staunton, Steven Mackintosh, Nicholas Farrell, Sydney Livingstone, James Walker, Alan Mitchell, Peter Gunn, Tim Bentinck
When Viola's (Imogen Stubbs) ship is capsized by a storm, she is washed ashore in the kingdom of Ilyria. She disguises herself as her own brother and enters the court of Count Orsino (Toby Stephens) who loves the fair Lady Olivia (Helena Bonham Carter). Viola falls in love with Orsino, but he believes that Viola is a man and asks her to help him gain the love of Lady Olivia. Matters worsen when Viola finds that Lady Olivia has fallen in love with her. Misadventures follow with the entire household involved in their own mischievous plots.
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| 1. 1984 (1984)
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
2. Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
aka: Twelfth Night
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