Nostradamus 1994  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roger Christian
Cast: Tcheky Karyo, F. Murray Abraham, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, Assumpta Serna, Anthony Higgins, Diana Quick, Michael Gough, Maia Morgenstern, Magdalena Ritter, Bruce Meyers, Leon Lissek, Michael Byrne
Set in France during the 16th century, this story explores the life of doctor/scientist Nostradamus (Tcheky Karyo) whose Jewish family posed as Catholics to escape the Inquisition. As a student of scientist Scalinger (F. Murray Abraham), Nostradamus develops medical theories and creates herbal cures but loses his wife Marie (Julia Ormond) and their two children to the Black Plague. Nostradamus then moves to a remote village where he marries a widow, Anne (Assumpta Serna), with whom he begins a large family. At Scalinger's urging, Nostradamus begins writing and publishes a book of prophecies that includes the forecast of King Henry II's (Anthony Higgins) death. After seeing the book, Queen Catherine de Medici (Amanda Plummer) takes an interest and, later, after the King dies, gives Nostradamus lifelong protection from the Inquisition court, and he continues his prophecies.
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Personal Services 1987  R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Julie Walters, Alec McCowen, Shirley Stelfox, Danny Schiller, Victoria Hardcastle, Tim Woodward, Dave Atkins, Leon Lissek, Ewan Hooper, Alan Bowyer, Benjamin Whitrow, Peter Cellier, Stephen Lewis, Beverly Foster
When Christine Painter (Julie Walters) opens a brothel in London, she gets help from prostitute Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) who knows the business and from Wing Commander Morton (Alec McCowen) who enjoys wearing bras and panties. The business booms–until the police appear at the door. Loosely based on the experiences of real-life Madame Christine Payne who served as a technical director for this film.
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Surviving Picasso 1996  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore, Joss Ackland, Peter Eyre, Jane Lapotaire, Joan Plowright, Allegra Di Carpegna, Nigel Whitmey, Leon Lissek
Arianna Stassinopoulos's biography of Picasso is adapted to the screen in this film about the 10-year relationship of Picasso (Anthony Hopkins) and Francoise Gilot (Natasha McElhone).
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| 1. The Blockhouse (1973)
2. Nostradamus (1994)
3. Personal Services (1987)
4. Surviving Picasso (1996)
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