Bertie & Elizabeth 2002  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: James Wilby, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins, Charles Edwards, Amber Rose Sealey, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Hannah Wiltshire, Robert Hardy, Paul Brooke, Jeremy Child, David Ryall
This British made-for-TV entry is the love story of Bertie and Elizabeth who were married in 1923 and became England's Queen Elizabeth (Juliet Aubrey) and King George VI (James Wilby) in 1936 when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. George provided the leadership needed by his country during World War II but died of cancer in 1952. Elizabeth became the "Queen Mum" and lived until 2002 as a well-loved member of the royal family.
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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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De-lovely 2004 PG-13, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irwin Winkler
Cast: Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson, Allan Corduner, Peter Polycarpou, Keith Allen, James Wilby, Kevin McKidd, Richard Dillane, Edward Baker-Duly
Taking the form of a stage show with Cole Porter (Kevin Kline) looking back on his life, this biography covers facets of the American composer's life, including his homosexuality and love for his only wife, Linda (Ashley Judd). Yes, the music plays a big role in this film, but the relationship between Cole and Linda takes center stage.
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A Handful of Dust 1988  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Judi Dench, Anjelica Huston, Alec Guinness, Richard Leech, Tristram Jellinek, Richard Beale, Jackson Kyle, Norman Lumsden, Jeanne Watts, Kate Percival, Roger Milner, Pip Torrens
This is a good film, with an unerring eye for detail, adapted from Evelyn Waugh's novel. Tony (James Wilby) and Brenda (Kristin Scott Thomas) live on their estate, Hetton Abbey, in the 1930s. John Beaver (Rupert Graves) spends the weekend with them, and, after he and Brenda enter into a love affair, Tony is oblivious to what is happening. The tragedy of their son's death brings matters to a head, and Brenda demands a divorce. When Tony learns that the divorce will cost him Hetton Abbey, he leaves Brenda with nothing and escapes on a scientific expedition to Brazil.
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Howards End 1992  PG, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Prunella Scales, Mary Nash, Samuel West, Adrian Ross Magenty, Jo Kendall, James Wilby, Jemma Redgrave, Ian Latimer, Susie Lindeman, Peter Cellier
The English social-class system in the early 20th century is the backdrop for this creative film. Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) is dying, and she wants to leave her country manor to Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) who is not a member of the upper class. Ruth's husband, Henry (Anthony Hopkins), keeps the will a secret after Ruth dies, but he does meet and fall in love with Margaret. They marry, but their class differences cause them unhappiness. Meanwhile, Margaret's sister, Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), cannot stand Henry's snobbish ways and is trying to help working-class clerk Leonard Bast (Samuel West) improve his station in life. Thompson won an Oscar for Best Actress, and two other Oscars were awarded. Six additional nominations were received including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Redgrave).
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Jump Tomorrow 2001 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joel Hopkins
Cast: Tunde Adebimpe, Hippolyte Girardot, Natalia Verbeke, James Wilby, Patricia Mauceri, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kaili Vernoff, Gene Ruffini, Abiola Wendy Abrams, Deen Badarou
In this fun romantic comedy, George (Tunde Adebimpe) is already set to be wed in an arranged marriage when he meets Alicia (Natalia Verbeke) and falls for her. But George, too loyal to abandon his fiancee, sets off for the wedding with his friend Gerard (Hippolyte Girardot)–and ends up with Alicia and HER boyfriend in tow.
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Lady Chatterley 1993  N/R, 205 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Joely Richardson, Sean Bean, James Wilby, Shirley Anne Field, Amanda Murray, Ken Russell, Ben Aris, Judith Paris, David Sterne, Soo Drouet, Brian Blessed, Hetty Baynes, Breffni McKenna, P.J. Davidson, Frank Grimes
Based on three related D.H. Lawrence novels, this is the story of Lady Chatterley (Joely Richardson) who is married to the sickly, old Sir Clifford Chatterley (James Wilby). Bored with her life, she starts an affair with hired hand Mellors (Sean Bean). Originally a British TV miniseries, the film was cut for theatrical release.
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Maurice 1987 R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Ben Kingsley, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Phoebe Nicholls, Patrick Godfrey, Mark Tandy
Two Cambridge underclassmen (James Wilby and Hugh Grant) fall in love with each other and then find diverse ways of dealing with homosexuality in the class society of Edwardian England.
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Regeneration 1997 R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Behind the Lines
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, James Wilby, Jonny Lee Miller, David Hayman, Stuart Bunce, Tanya Allen, Dougray Scott, John Neville, Paul Young, Alastair Galbraith, Julian Fellowes, David Robb, Eileen Nicholas, Kevin McKidd, Rupert Procter
Two poets, Siegfried Sassoon (James Wilby) and Wilfred Owen (Stuart Bunce), meet in an asylum during World War I. Owen is there because he could not cope with battlefield horrors, but Sassoon has been committed because he made a public statement condemning the war. Dr. William Rivers (Jonathan Pryce) is the psychiatrist whose job it is to "cure" the men quickly so they can be sent back into battle. Based on a novel by Pat Barker, which is based on the real-life story of Siegfried Sassoon.
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A Tale of Two Cities 1989 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philippe Monnier
Cast: James Wilby, Xavier Deluc, Serena Gordon, Jean-Pierre Aumont, John Mills, Anna Massey, Muriel Combeau, Alfred Lynch, Kathy Kriegel, Gerard Klein, Jean-Marc Bory, John Woodvine
Sydney Carton (James Wilby) has fallen in love with Lucie (Serena Gordon), but she marries aristocrat Charles Damay (Xavier Deluc) and does not know of Sydney's love for her. Later, the French Revolution has exploded, and Charles has been captured and sentenced to the guillotine. Unselfishly, Sydney comes up with a plot to take Charles's place at the guillotine so that Charles can return to Lucie. This Masterpiece Theater presentation of Dickens' story of ideals during the French Revolution is definitely worth watching. It is a lavish production that originally was shown in episodes in 1989 and 1990.
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The Woman in White 1997 TV, 120 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Tim Fywell
Cast: Tara Fitzgerald, Justine Waddell, Simon Callow, Ian Richardson, Andrew Lincoln, John Standing, Susan Vidler, Adie Allen, James Wilby, Ann Bell, Kika Markham
Half-sisters Marian and Laura Fairlie (Tara Fitzgerald and Justine Waddell) find themselves involved with a mysterious woman dressed in white who may hold the key to success in their futures.
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| 1. Bertie & Elizabeth (2002)
2. Cotton Mary (2000)
3. De-lovely (2004)
4. A Handful of Dust (1988)
5. Howards End (1992)
6. Jump Tomorrow (2001)
7. Lady Chatterley (1993)
8. Maurice (1987)
9. Regeneration (1997)
aka: Behind the Lines
10. A Tale of Two Cities (1989)
11. The Woman in White (1997)
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