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Great Literature on Film

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The Constant Gardener

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The Constant Gardener
(2005) [M]


In a remote area of Northern Kenya, activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered. Tessa's travelling companion, an African doctor, appears to have fled the scene, and the evidence points to a crime of passion. Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that...  More


 
Hamlet

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Hamlet
(1969) [G]


Nicol Williamson's portrayal of Hamlet was greeted with storms of applause on both the London and Broadway stage. This performance is here captured on film by director Tony Richardson, bringing life to William Shakespeare's immortal play.  More


 
The Count of Monte Cristo (Mini Series): (2 disc set)

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The Count of Monte Cristo (Mini Series): (2 disc set)
(1998) [M]


The Classic tale from Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Danted (Depardieu) is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancee Mercedes (Diaz) and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego (Acevedo). A near perfect adaptation of the Dumas novel.  More


 
Sons and Lovers

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Sons and Lovers
(1960) [PG]


A visual masterpiece, this is a sensitive tale of the damage caused by people to each other, in the name of love. Adapted from the autobiographical novel of D.H.Lawrence, a Nottinghamshire coal-mining town during the early years of the century provides a close-knit community where what the...  More


 
Ben-Hur: 4 Disc Special Edition (Discs 1 & 2 of 4)

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Ben-Hur: 4 Disc Special Edition (Discs 1 & 2 of 4)
(1959) [PG]


Ben-Hur: The 1959 movie on 2 discs:
After his boyhood friend Messala's fanatic loyalty to Rome makes him a powerful enemy, Jewish nobleman Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is found guilty of an attempted murder he did not commit. His family is banished and he is enslaved on a warship. Yet,...  More


 
War of the Worlds (2005 2 disc set)

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War of the Worlds (2005 2 disc set)
(2005) [M]


An earth-shattering adventure that both "rivets and amazes" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune), War of the Worlds reunites superstar Tom Cruise and Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg for one of the most awe-inspiring cinematic experiences of all time! A contemporary retelling of...  More


 
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
(2001) [M]


In the town of El Idilio, buried deep in the jungle on the bank of a small Amazon tributary, lives 60 year old Antonio Bolivar (Richard Dreyfuss). Antonio has lived most of his life in the jungle and knows it intimately. A recluse, he has discovered a quiet passion for romantic tales, which he...  More


 
The Innocents

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The Innocents
(1961) [PG]


Adapted from the Henry James novel 'Turn of the Screw'. Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr), a repressed spinster-governess, looks after two small children in a lonely mansion haunted by tragedy in this ground breaking horror classic. Widely considered to be the finest ghost story ever filmed, The...  More


 
Cyrano de Bergerac Collection (2 Disc) (1950 and 1990 Versions)

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Cyrano de Bergerac Collection (2 Disc) (1950 and 1990 Versions)
(1950) [G]


The long-nosed romantic poet and fearless braggart is brought to life through the award winning performance of Gerard Depardieu, described by Vincent Canby of the New York Times as "the definitive Cyrano." Magnificent sets and costumes, a wonderful score and a cast of thousands make this 1990...  More


 
The Name of the Rose

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The Name of the Rose
(1986) [MA]


Based on Umberto Eco's award-winning bestseller, The Name of the Rose is a chilling tale of dark deeds and murderous mayhem within the shadowy cloisters and forbidding battlements of a 14th-century Italian medieval monastery. One monk has fallen to his death. Or was he pushed? Another is...  More


 
For the Term of his Natural Life (2 disc set)

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For the Term of his Natural Life (2 disc set)
(1982) [PG]


For the first time on DVD! Television mini-series set in 1830's England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the...  More


 
Anna Karenina (1948)

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Anna Karenina (1948)
(1948) [PG]


After falling in love with a Russian army officer, Anna scandalizes Moscow by leaving her husband and child to carry on the affair. But when her forbidden lover's ardour cools, she finds herself outcast by an unforgiving society. When her husband refuses to give her a divorce, Anna - in one of...  More


 
Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair
(2004) [PG]


One of the great female characters of English literature returns to the big screen. This fresh film version of the classic novel by William Makepeace Thackeray introduces a new audience to the beautiful, funny, passionate and calculating Rebecca (Becky) Sharp (Reese Witherspoon). The daughter of...  More


 
Billion Dollar Brain

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Billion Dollar Brain
(1967) [PG]


Ken Russell directs this third outing for Len Deighton's spy Harry Palmer. Some time has passed since Harry Palmer (Michael Caine) was in the employment of the British Government and he refuses to go back despite a "friendly" offer from his old boss Colonel Ross (Guy Doleman). However when Harry...  More


 
The Human Stain

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The Human Stain
(2003) [M]


Academy Award® winners Anthony Hopkins (The Silence Of The Lambs*) and Nicole Kidman (The Hours**) along with Gary Sinise (Forrest Gump) and Ed Harris (The Hours) star in the dramatic thriller THE HUMAN STAIN, based on the Philip Roth novel and directed by Academy Award® winner Robert Benton...  More


 
The Day of the Locust

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The Day of the Locust
(1974) [M]


Nathaneal West’s novel about Hollywood decadence in the late ‘30’s is a brilliant piece of filmmaking. A deeply insightful work that is powerful in its presentation, staggering in its vision. Director John Schlesinger is masterful in creating a world of platinum blondes, cockfights, glamour...  More


 
The Stepford Wives (1975)

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The Stepford Wives (1975)
(1975) [M]


Something strange is happening in the town of Stepford. The men spend their nights doing something secret, and every woman acts like every man's dream of the  More


 
Under the Tuscan Sun

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Under the Tuscan Sun
(2003) [M]


Diane Lane plays a San Francisco author whose recent divorce leaves her suffering from depression and a nasty case of writer's block. On the advice of her best friend (Sandra Oh), the 35-year-old woman takes a vacation to the Tuscany region of Italy. She likes it there so much that she buys a...  More


 
The Man from Snowy River 2

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The Man from Snowy River 2
(1988) [PG]


In this sequel to The Man From Snowy River, a frontiersman returns to the Australian highlands after a three-year absence to claim the girl he left behind. He soon discovers he has made an enemy in her father and a rival in an arrogant banker's son. After spending some time away from his...  More


 
The Cat in the Hat

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The Cat in the Hat
(2004) [PG]


Mike Myers stars in the title role of Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, the film adaptation of the beloved literary classic. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1957, and remains one of the top ten best-selling hardcover children's books of all time. The mischievous feline visitor...  More


 
Veronica Guerin

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Veronica Guerin
(2003) [MA]


Golden Globe winner Cate Blanchett (The Lord Of The Rings, Elizabeth) stars in VERONICA GUERIN, the critically acclaimed, powerful and poignant true story about a journalist who risked her life in search of the truth. In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful...  More


 
Bright Young Things

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Bright Young Things
(2003) [M]


Known to the press, who follow their every move, as the "Bright Young Things", Adam and his friends are eccentric, wild and entirely shocking to the older generation. They are young, party-going creatures embracing innovations like the gramophone record and the telephone as the self-consciously...  More


 
Sylvia

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Sylvia
(2003) [M]


In Sylvia, Gwyneth Paltrow plays Sylvia Plath, a Cambridge student with some poems already published when she meets Ted Hughes (Daniel Craig). Attracted to each other and full of mutual passion and fire the two quickly fall in love and marry. The film explores their troubled and ultimately tragic...  More


 
Nicholas Nickleby

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Nicholas Nickleby
(2002) [M]


Young Nicholas and his family enjoy a comfortable life, until Nicholas' father dies and the family is left penniless. Nicholas, his sister and mother venture to London to seek help from their Uncle Ralph, but Ralph's only intentions are to separate the family and exploit them. Nicholas is sent to...  More


 
Amadeus: The Director's Cut

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Amadeus: The Director's Cut
(1984) [PG]


It's 1781 and Antonio Salieri is the competent court composer to Emperor Joseph II. When Mozart arrives at court, Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires for himself have been bestowed on a bawdy, impish jokester. Maddened by envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by...  More


 
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(1989) [G]


Adventures in the land of Narnia. 'Prince Caspian' finds the evil King Miraz and his Queen Prunaprisma making plans to take over the kingdom. Heir to the throne, Prince Caspian, is forced to flee to safety. In 'Voyage Of The Dawn Treader' Edmund, Lucy and Eustace travel to Narnia to help King...  More


 
West Side Story (Special Edition) (2 Disc Set)

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West Side Story (Special Edition) (2 Disc Set)
(1961) [PG]


Winner of no less than ten 1961 Academy Awards, including a special Oscar for Jerome Robbins for his choreography, West Side Story is Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' transported to the slums and racial tensions of contemporary New York. A tough and trenchant musical, its highlights include a...  More


 
West Side Story

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West Side Story
(1961) [PG]


Winner of no less than ten 1961 Academy Awards, including a special Oscar for Jerome Robbins for his choreography, West Side Story is Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' transported to the slums and racial tensions of contemporary New York. A tough and trenchant musical, its highlights include a...  More


 
Lost in La Mancha (2 Disc Set)

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Lost in La Mancha (2 Disc Set)
(2002) [M]


In August 2000, master filmmaker Terry Gilliam finally got his oppurtunity to create his dream film he laboured for a decade, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Assembling his film crew, he prepares his production in what promises to be the biggest budgeted feature film using only European...  More


 
A Farewell To Arms

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A Farewell To Arms
(1957) [PG]


In the Winter of 1917 an American ambulance driver (Rock Hudson) enlists in the Italian army and is wounded in action. He is gradually restored to health by a beautiful young nurse (Jennifer Jones). When they find themselves falling in love, they try to escape the horrors of the war by fleeing to...  More


 
 
 

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