 Highlander 1986  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish, Alan North, Jon Polito, Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Malcolm, Peter Diamond, Billy Hartman, Celia Imrie, James Cosmo, Alistair Findlay
A 16th-century Scotsman (Christopher Lambert) from the highlands was exiled from his clan when it was discovered that he is an immortal. Left to his own devices, he meets up with another immortal (Sean Connery) who educates him in the ways of the immortals and teaches him the art of swordsmanship. These skills allow him to survive until 1986–present day–when the day of The Quickening arrives. The immortals must fight to the death, and there can only be one survivor to claim the ultimate prize.
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Highlander: Endgame 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, Bruce Payne, Lisa Barbuscia, Donnie Yen, Adam Copeland, Ian Paul Cassidy, Damon Dash, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield, Mihnea Trusca, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish, Douglas Aarniokoski, Paul Bigley
From the TV series comes those immortal cousins–Connor (Christopher Lambert) and Duncan (Adrian Paul)–in this fourth "Highlander" film. Connor and Duncan join forces against an evil immortal, Kell (Bruce Payne), after Kell invades Connor's chosen sanctuary.
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Jewels 1992  TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Annette O'Toole, Anthony Andrews, Jurgen Prochnow, Corinne Touzet, Sheila Gish, Simon Oates, Robert Wagner, Bradley Cole, Ursula Howells, Geoffrey Whitehead
Sarah Thompson (Annette O'Toole) and nobleman William Whitfield (Anthony Andrews) wed, move to France, and start a family. After World War II, they help war survivors by buying their jewelry and eventually have a thriving jewel business. But descendents of the survivors and their own children become players in the future of the thriving business. Originally a TV miniseries.
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Mansfield Park 1999 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Patricia Rozema
Cast: Frances O'Connor, Embeth Davidtz, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Harold Pinter, Lindsay Duncan, Sheila Gish, James Purefoy, Hugh Bonneville, Justine Waddell, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Talya Gordon, Lindsay Duncan, Bruce Byron, Philip Sarson
Based on Jane Austen's novel, set in 1806 London, this story revolves around the premise of Austen's day that money determines society. Fanny Price (Hannah Taylor-Gordon) is a poor ten-year-old girl who has been sent to live with well-to-do relatives in Mansfield Park. She establishes a bond with her cousin, Edmund Bertram (Philip Sarson), and later Fanny (now played by Frances O'Connor) and Edmund (now played by Jonny Lee Miller) fall in love. But love does NOT conquer all in 19th-century England, and when Fanny refuses an arranged marriage to Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), she is sent out on her own.
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Quartet 1981 R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins, Pierre Clementi, Suzanne Flon, Daniel Mesguich, Sheila Gish, Wiley Wood, Virginie Thevenet, Daniel Chatto, Bernice Stegers
Set in Paris during the 1920s, this film reveals the trials of homeless Marya (Isabelle Adjani) who struggles for survival while her husband, Stephan (Anthony Higgins), is in prison. Her chance comes when a wealthy, but odd, couple–H.J. (Alan Bates) and Lois (Maggie Smith)–offer her refuge. When Marya becomes the mistress of H.J., Lois barely tolerates their actions. The story is loosely based on the early life of Jean Rhys before she became a writer.
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| 1. Highlander (1986)
2. Highlander: Endgame (2000)
3. Jewels (1992)
aka: Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
4. Mansfield Park (1999)
5. Quartet (1981)
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