Brassed Off 1997 R, 107 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Herman Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson, Jim Carter, Philip Jackson, Stephen Moore, Peter Martin, Sue Johnston, Mary Healey
A nuclear power plant is being considered for the new source of power, and this means that the town of Grimley will fold when its coal pits are closed down. One last moment of glory is possible if the miners' brass band can win the national competition. Enter Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) with her flugelhorn, and bandleader Danny (Pete Postlethwaite) foresees a win for his band.
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Clockwise 1986 PG, 96 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Christopher Morahan Cast: John Cleese, Penelope Wilton, Alison Steadman, Stephen Moore, Joan Hickson, Sharon Maiden, Penny Leatherbarrow, Tony Haygarth, Peter Cellier
John Cleese plays a school headmaster who is obsessed with time. He becomes completely terrified when he realizes he has missed the train to an important conference and seeks other means of getting to the conference on time. Cleese, as often happens, is excellent.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 1959 N/R, 76 min. Genre: Animation / Comedy
Director: Jiri Trnka Cast: Richard Burton, Tom Criddle, Ann Bell, Michael Meacham, John Warner, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Hugh Manning, Josh Ackland, Alec McCowen, Stephen Moore, Barbara Jefford, Jack Gwillim, Roger Shepherd, Laura Graham
Shakespeare's play about star-crossed lovers is presented through Czechoslovakian Trnka's fascinating puppeteering. The English-language version is narrated by Richard Burton.
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| 1. Brassed Off (1997)
2. Clockwise (1986)
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
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