Aristocrats 1999  TV, 295 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Caffrey
Cast: Serena Gordon, Alun Armstrong, Geraldine Somerville, Ben Daniels, Julian Fellowes, Diane Fletcher, Anne-Marie Duff, Tom Mullion, Jodhi May, Andrew Havill, George Anton, John Light, Clive Swift, Sian Phillips
This BBC mini-series tells the story of the Lennox sisters–Caroline (Serena Gordon), Emily (Geraldine Somerville), Louisa (Anne-Marie Duff), and Sarah (Jodhi May)–who are great granddaughters of King Charles and his French mistress. In Part 1, Emily, Louisa, and Caroline make their decisions regarding marriage, and Caroline's choice tears the family asunder. Part 2 involves the scandals of Sarah, and Part 3 revolves around the family drama spanning two generations.
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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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Defiance 2008  R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein, Tomas Arana, Jodhi May, Kate Fahy, Iddo Goldberg, Iben Hjejle, Martin Hancock, Jacek Koman, Ravil Isyanov, George MacKay
During World War II, the Belarus home of the Jewish Bielski brothers–Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell), and Tuvia (Daniel Craig)–is destroyed, but they find refuge in the dense woods where they had played as children. With great effort, they manage to survive, and then other refugees join them and accept their commune lifestyle while the brothers convince the refugees to rebel against the Nazis who are slaughtering the Jews in Europe. Now, winter settles in, and they try to keep their faith alive.
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The Escapist 2002 R, 88 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Andy Serkis, Gary Lewis, Jodhi May, Paloma Baeza, Vas Blackwood, Phil Barantini, Paul Ronan, Barry Barnes, Barry Cassin, Rachel O'Riordan, Des Braiden
Criminal Ricky Barnes (Andy Serkis) breaks into Denis's (Jonny Lee Miller) house, kills Denis's wife, is caught, and sent to prison. The distraught Denis seeks revenge, so he commits a crime, hoping to be put in the prison holding Ricky. In order to gain entry into the high security prison, Denis attempts escape after escape until finally being placed in Ricky's prison. Now, it's revenge time.
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The Gambler 1997 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karoly Makk
Cast: Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Dominic West, Luise Rainer, Johan Leysen, John Wood, Angeline Ball, Tom Jansen, William Houston
Set in 1866, this story follows the Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Michael Gambon), as he struggles to produce the manuscript for "The Gambler" in just 27 days.
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The House of Mirth 2000  PG, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Terence Davies
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Jodhi May, Elizabeth McGovern, Pearce Quigley
Based on Edith Wharton's novel, this is Lily Bart's (Gillian Anderson) tragic love story. As a socialite, born into a time when marriage provided the only means for women to retain their places in society, Lily's life choices include the risk of losing real love and happiness and exclusion from high society–the only world she knows.
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 The Last of the Mohicans 1992  R, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, Wes Studi, Pete Postlethwaite, Colm Meaney, Maurice Roeves, Patrice Chereau, Edward Blatchford, Terry Kinney, Tracey Ellis, Dennis Banks
Beautiful cinematography backs this story of unlikely alliances between Native Americans and European nations during America's French and Indian War. The story centers around Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), the European-born adopted son of Mohican Indian scout Chingachgook (Russell Means). Hawkeye rescues the daughters–Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and Alice (Jodhi May)–of British Col. Edmund Munro (Maurice Roeves) who have newly arrived in the colonies. After a perilous journey in the midst of the war, the girls find safety under the watchful eye of Hawkeye. 1 User Review
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| | A favorite film of mine | Anonymous 07/09/2009 | | an emotional journey, filled with effective shots and solid acting. |
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Max and Helen 1990 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Saville
Cast: Treat Williams, Alice Krige, Martin Landau, Jonathan Phillips, Adam Kotz, Jodhi May, Nicholas Woodeson, Lulee Fisher, Ian Bartholomew, Zoltan Gera
Martin Landau turns in a fine performance as Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal who tells the story (from Wiesenthal's book) of a couple who were separated for 20 years after being in a concentration camp.
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On a Clear Day 2005 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Gaby Dellal
Cast: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Sean McGinley, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong, Anne Marie Timoney, Shaun Dingwall, Tony Roper, Paul Ritter
After many years working as a shipbuilder in Glasgow, Frank Redmond (Peter Mullan) is laid off and suffers a loss of confidence in himself–until he comes up with an idea to swim the English Channel. Friends Norman (Ron Cook), Dann (Billy Boyd), and Eddie (Sean McGinley) support Frank through his training, but as the day approaches, events occur that force Frank to deal with strained family relationships between Frank and his wife (Brenda Blethyn) and son (Jamie Sives). Now, Frank tries to swim back to the center of his family.
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Second Best 1994 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Menges
Cast: William Hurt, Chris Cleary Miles, Keith Allen, Prunella Scales, Jane Horrocks, Alan Cumming, John Hurt, Jodhi May, Nathan Yapp, Doris Irving
A lonely Welsh postman, Graham Holt (William Hurt), tries to adopt orphan John (Chris Cleary Miles) in this poignant tale.
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Sister My Sister 1994 R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nancy Meckler
Cast: Julie Walters, Joely Richardson, Jodhi May, Sophie Thursfield, Amelda Brown, Lucita Pope, Kate Gartside, Aimee Schmidt, Gabriella Schmidt
In 1930s' France, sisters (Joely Richardson and Jodhi May) reunite and work as domestic servants in the home of a wealthy widow (Julie Walters). The sisters' relationship evolves into one of obsession. As they lose their grips on reality, incest and murder unfold.
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The Woodlanders 1997   PG, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Agland
Cast: Emily Woof, Rufus Sewell, Cal Macaninch, Tony Haygarth, Jodhi May, Polly Walker, Walter Sparrow, Sheila Burrell, Amanda Ryan
Based on Thomas Hardy's novel, this story is set during the late 19th century in a rural area of England where Grace (Emily Woof) has returned from finishing school and opts to ensure her lot in life by marrying Dr. FitzPiers (Cal Macaninch). But the marriage is a mistake, and Grace realizes that her true love is the woodman Giles (Rufus Sewell) who, although not wealthy, had been her childhood sweetheart.
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A World Apart 1988 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Chris Menges
Cast: Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Hershey, Nadine Chalmers, Carolyn Clayton-Cragg, Maria Pilar, Kate Fitzpatrick, Tim Roth, Paul Freeman, David Suchet
This story focuses on the pain suffered by South African 13-year-old Molly (Jodhi May) whose parents are so busy fighting for their causes that they shut her out of their lives. Molly's life becomes even more confusing after her Communist father (Jeroen Krabbe) flees the country, and her mother (Barbara Hershey) is sent to prison for the anti-apartheid views she expressed as editor of a newspaper.
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| 1. Aristocrats (1999)
2. Daniel Deronda (2002)
3. Defiance (2008)
4. The Escapist (2002)
5. The Gambler (1997)
6. The House of Mirth (2000)
7. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
8. Max and Helen (1990)
9. On a Clear Day (2005)
10. Second Best (1994)
11. Sister My Sister (1994)
12. The Turn of the Screw (1999)
13. The Woodlanders (1997)
14. A World Apart (1988)
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