Cotton Mary 2000 R, 125 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Ismail Merchant Cast: Greta Scacchi, Madhur Jaffrey, Sakina Jaffrey, Prayag Raj, James Wilby, Laura Lumley, Gemma Jones, Sarah Badel, Joanna David, Olivia Caesar
Race and class determine lifestyles of a white British woman, Lily MacIntosh (Greta Scacchi), and an Anglo-Indian, Cotton Mary (Madhur Jaffrey). Mary wheedles herself into a position of authority in the MacIntosh household after she finds a wet nurse for Lily's baby and assumes the position of a powerful nanny.
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Just Visiting 2001 PG-13, 88 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean-Marie Poire Cast: Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate, Matt Ross, Tara Reid, Bridgette Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, John Aylward, George Plimpton, Sarah Badel
A 12th-century French knight (Jean Reno) and his servant (Christian Clavier) are transported in time to contemporary Chicago where they experience a variety of puzzling events. This is a remake of the very popular French film, "Les Visiteurs."
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Mrs. Dalloway 1997 PG-13, 97 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Marleen Gorris Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves, Michael Kitchen, John Standing, Alan Cox, Lena Headey, Margaret Tyzack, Sarah Badel, Phyllis Calvert
Set in 1923, this Virginia Woolf story involves Clarissa Dalloway (Vanessa Redgrave) and her life choices. Told through flashbacks, young Clarissa (Natascha McElhone) fled from a passionate romance and settled for security with Richard Dalloway (John Standing).
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Not Without My Daughter 1991 PG-13, 120 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Gilbert Cast: Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Sheila Rosenthal, Roshan Seth, Sarah Badel, Mony Rey, Georges Corraface
This story is based on the true story of an American, Betty Mahmoody (Sally Field), who was married to an Iranian (Alfred Molina) and went on a family vacation to Iran to introduce their daughter (Sheila Rosenthal) to her paternal relatives. Once there, Betty found herself a prisoner in the family home; it took 18 months for her to organize a successful escape over the Turkish border.
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The Shooting Party 1985 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Alan Bridges Cast: James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud, Cheryl Campbell, Gordon Jackson, Judi Bowker, Robert Hardy, Thomas Heathcote, Sarah Badel
Invited for a weekend shooting party as guests of their host (James Mason), members of the British aristocracy personify a myriad of destructive behaviors.
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| 1. Cotton Mary (2000)
2. Just Visiting (2001)
3. Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
4. Not Without My Daughter (1991)
5. The Shooting Party (1985)
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