Back to the Secret Garden 2000  G, 100 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Michael Tuchner
Cast: Joan Plowright, Camilla Belle, Cherie Lunghi, George Baker, Leigh Lawson, Aled Roberts, Florence Hoath, Justin Girdler, David Warner, Danielle McCormack
In this sequel to 1987's version of the classic story, "The Secret Garden," Mary has grown up and lives far from her beloved garden. The place is now under the care of Martha Sowerby (Joan Plowright) and the garden has gone to pot. But when Lizzie (Camilla Belle), an orphan from Brooklyn, arrives, things change for the better–both for the garden and for Lizzie.
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Battling for Baby 1992 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Art Wolff
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Debbie Reynolds, Courteney Cox, John Terlesky, Doug McClure, Mary Jo Catlett, Leigh Lawson, Jeff Olson, Nancey Silvers, Krista Garfono Capri, Lulee Fisher, Marcia Dangerfield
After Katherine (Courteney Cox) has a baby, she opts to go back to work and leave the baby in the hands of her mother (Suzanne Pleshette) and mother-in-law (Debbie Reynolds). And the battle begins–with the grandmothers fighting and arguing over who is best qualified to raise the baby.
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1973   PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Alec Guinness, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Valentina Cortese, Lee Montague, Adolfo Celi, Michael Feast, Nicholas Willatt, John Sharp, Francesco Guerrieri, Carlo Pisacane, Aristide Caporale, Peter Firth
This is the biography of St. Francis of Assisi (Graham Faulkner) who rejected material wealth after his spiritual revelation. Francis returns to his home following the war and finds that disease and war have ruined his neighborhood. Francis is also ill, but he recovers and his life has changed. Instead of drinking in bars, Francis spends his time meditating about the beauty of life. This culminates in Francis renouncing his former life and dedicating himself to the simple life as a man of God. 1 User Review
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| | kav 05/15/2007 | | unfashionably beautiful and idealistic,no post modern cynicism at all,moving and non didactic. |
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Madame Sousatzka 1988  PG-13, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Twiggy, Shabana Azmi, Peggy Ashcroft, Leigh Lawson, Lee Montague, Robert Rietty, Geoffrey Bayldon, Sam Howard
A London piano teacher (Shirley MacLaine), who is rather eccentric, teaches gifted and talented students. This story is built around her relationship with a young Indian student (Navin Chowdhry).
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Sword of the Valiant 1982 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Stephen Weeks
Cast: Miles O'Keeffe, Cyrielle Claire, Leigh Lawson, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Peter Cushing, Ronald Lacey, Lila Kedrova, John Rhys-Davies, Wilfrid Bramwell
The old English tale of Sir Gawain (Miles O'Keeffe)–who must solve the riddle posed by the Green Knight (Sean Connery) or die at the Green Knight's hand–is recreated in this film. He has one year to solve it, and the adventures are many as he goes about the land in search of the answer. Not particularly good, but Connery's role is a highlight. Previously made in 1973 as "Gawain and the Green Knight."
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Tears in the Rain 1988 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Sharon Stone, Christopher Cazenove, Leigh Lawson, Paul Daneman, Maurice Denham, Anna Massey, Rachael Dowling, Harry Burton, Colette Stevenson, Stephanie Cole, Janet Price, Donald Gee
As her last request, Casey's (Sharon Stone) mother (Colette Stevenson) had asked her to deliver a mysterious letter to Lord Richard Bredon (Paul Daneman). Casey travels to London, gives Lord Bredon the letter, and during the visit falls in love with his son Michael (Christopher Cazenove). Problems lie ahead when it is suggested that Casey and Michael may be separated siblings, but all is cleared up by story's end.
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Tess 1979  PG, 192 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, John Collin, Tony Church, Rosemary Martin, David Markham, Richard Pearson, Arielle Dombasle, Carolyn Pickles, Leigh Lawson, Pascale de Boysson, Suzanna Hamilton, Caroline Embling, Lesley Dunlop, Sylvia Coleridge
Set in 19th-century England, this is a fine adaptation of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles." Beautiful peasant Tess (Nastassja Kinski) is sent to live with her relatives, the D'Urbervilles. It turns out that the family living there is not her family; they have bought the family's name. "Cousin" Alec (Leigh Lawson) becomes Tess' lover, and Tess becomes pregnant but loses the baby. Now, Tess goes to work on a dairy farm where she falls in love with Angel Clare (Peter Firth), but more problems lie ahead. This film was nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Musical Score Oscars–and it won for Best Art Direction, Costume Design, and Cinematography.
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 1980 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Davies, Tony Wharmby
Cast: Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, James Warwick, Bernard Miles, Eric Porter, Leigh Lawson, Madeline Smith, Robert Longden, Connie Booth, Doris Hare, Joan Hickson
Based on the Agatha Christie novel, this complicated, made-for-TV film is long and, at times, hard to follow the convoluted plot. With some humor thrown in, it follows Lady Frances Derwent (Francesca Annis) and Bobby Jones (James Warwick) as they solve the mystery.
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| 1. Back to the Secret Garden (2000)
2. Battling for Baby (1992)
3. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1973)
4. Madame Sousatzka (1988)
5. O Pioneers! (1992)
6. Percy's Progress (1974)
aka: It's Not the Size That Counts
7. Sword of the Valiant (1982)
8. Tears in the Rain (1988)
9. Tess (1979)
10. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
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