Carmen, a sultry woman, seduces a young soldier, Joe, in order to avoid imprisonment. However, when she leaves Joe for another man, he seeks revenge.
There’s no sexier pairing in the history of black cinema than Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. She died tragically young but this performance sees her at her best – vivacious, talented, full of agency and power - Catharine Des Forges
Dorothy Dandridge as Carmen Jones stands right at the top of my list. No compet find out more...
It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock, played by David Niven, who won an Oscar for his performance, a retired officer who likes to find out more...
Madrk Thackeray is an idealistic black American teacher in 1960's East End London. The students try to break his spirit as a matter of course, but Thackeray is no stranger to hostility and what begins as a battle of wills gradually develops into a relationship of mutual respect and indeed devotion. To Sir With Love is a deeply moving and inspirational drama, with a typically mesmerising performance from Sidney Poitier.
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