Copying Beethoven 2006  PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Cast: Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Joe Anderson, Nicholas Jones, Ralph Riach, Bill Stewart, Angus Barnett, George Mendel
In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven (Ed Harris) is rushing to complete his now-famous Ninth Symphony, which is scheduled for its first public performance in a few days. But, he desperately needs a copyist to transcribe his work into something readable by the musicians. Young Anna (Diane Kruger), an aspiring musician, is hired for the job by his manager. The cantankerous Beethoven and Anna have their problems at first, but they learn to work together to complete the Symphony. Highlight: the performance of a 15-minute segment of the Ninth Symphony.
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A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 1990  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Menaul
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Siddig, Denis Quilley, Nicholas Jones, Roger Hammond, Peter Copley, Paul Freeman, Polly Walker, Gillian Barge, Jim Carter, Michael Cochrane, Robert Arden
T.E. Laurence (Ralph Fiennes) and Syrian King Emir Feisal (Alexander Siddig) attend the 1919 Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I and argue for Arab independence in a political environment that makes their task very difficult.
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The Flame Trees of Thika 1981  TV, 355 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird, Nicholas Jones, Sharon Maughan, Ben Cross, William Morgan Sheppard, David Bradley, John Nettleton, Carol MacReady, Paul Onsongo, Tony Osoba
Based on Elspeth Huxley's book, this made-for-TV miniseries relates the joys and struggles of young Elspeth Grant (Holly Aird) and her parents–Tilly and Robin (Hayley Mills and David Robb)–as they begin work on a Kenya coffee plantation in 1913.
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Flawless 2007 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barrass, Joss Ackland, Silas Carson, Derren Nesbitt, Rosalind March, Kevan Willis, Jonathan Aris, Simon Day
Laura (Demi Moore) works as an executive for the London Diamonds Corporation but has been passed over for many promotions in favor of less-qualified men. She is frustrated and even faces being fired. Scheming janitor Hobbs (Michael Caine) needs a partner to carry out a diamond heist and convinces Laura to join him as a way to get even with those who have hurt her career. The plan is set, but will Hobbs and Laura's edgy relationship prove to be their downfall, will the London Diamonds Corporation executives catch on, or will Laura and Hobbs be successful in stealing the diamonds?
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| 1. The Blockhouse (1973)
2. Copying Beethoven (2006)
3. A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1990)
4. The Flame Trees of Thika (1981)
5. Flawless (2007)
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