Jude 1996  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham, Rachel Griffiths, June Whitfield, Ross Colvin Turnbull, James Daley, Berwick Kaler, Caitlin Bossley, Emma Turner, Mark Lambert, James Nesbitt, Lorraine Hilton, Sean McKenzie, Richard Albrecht
Based on the Thomas Hardy novel, this is the story of stonemason Jude Fawley (Christopher Eccleston) who aspires to university life but fails to gain acceptance. Jude then has a love affair with his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead (Kate Winslet). Their decision to go against society's conventions by living together leads to tragedy.
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 2000  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Cast: Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron, Olympia Dukakis, Cleo Laine, Joan Sims, Billie Whitelaw, June Whitfield, Thelma Ruby, Valentine Pelka
A seasoned cast brings energy and fun to this lighthearted film. Elizabeth (Judi Dench) played the sax in the all-girl (except for friend Patrick (Ian Holm) who played in drag) swing band–the Blonde Bombshells–during WWII. Fifty years later, after her husband dies, she pulls out the sax and before you know it, she and Patrick are searching for the rest of the band to once again tour.
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| 1. Jude (1996)
2. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
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