20th Century Flicks, Bristol

A beautiful, witty depiction of a fantastic female poet. Terence Davies gives Dickinson the treatment she deserves, exploring how her personal life and character burst onto the page in the form of beautiful, lyric poetry. Wonderfully portrayed by Cynthia Nixon with a stellar supporting cast, it's a pure joy to watch. find out more...

ANTHROPOID (2016)

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Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.

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A HANDFUL OF DUST (2007)

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The seemingly happy marriage of Tony and Brenda, a rich and socially-connected country couple, is shattered by the arrival of penniless bounder John and the death of their beloved only son. A tale with a sinister twist in its tail. find out more...

A KNIGHT'S TALE (2001)

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William Thatcher is a poor peasant squire, but he finds he has an aptitude for the world of jousting and having successfully passed himself off as a knight he sets about taking the world of the medieval privileged by storm. A Knight's Tale is a completely irreverent take on the swashbuckler movies of old and history in general, but it's a highly entertaining adventure comedy, with a good heart and an endearingly executed lack of originality, while a down on his luck Chaucer is constantly in dang find out more...

A LITTLE CHAOS (2014)

Certification12 Our Rating

Two talented landscape artists become romantically entangled while building a garden in King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles.

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ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (BBC) (1981)

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Helena loves Bertram, but he's of noble birth, while she's just a doctor's daughter. But Bertram is at the court of the King of France, who is ill, and Helena has a remedy that might cure him and win her the right to marry Bertram. But does Bertram want to marry her? BBC doing the full text. As only they can do. Apparently. find out more...

AMELIA (2009)

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Hilary Swank copes admirably in this portrait of the 1930s aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Very much a 'woman of her age', Earhart made the transition from courageous callow pilot to Great Depression era icon.
Uncritical maybe, but always easy watching entertainment. find out more...

ANGEL (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Edwardian England and a precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations of being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances become hugely successful. Her life changes yet further when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her. A beautiful looking period drama loosely based on the life of Marie Corelli, Queen Victoria's favorite writer. find out more...

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (1981)

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Colin Blakeley and Jane Lapotaire star as two of the most famous lovers in history in this superb Jonathan Miller directed adaptation of Shakespeare's turbulent script. The 16th Century setting gives a non-traditional feel, but the cast and direction are of the highest BBC standards. find out more...

APOCALYPTO (2006)

Certification18 Our Rating

The Mayan Empire is at its peak, the last mighty roar before its cataclysmic fall, and there are no Central American people, however small and nomadic their tribe, that remain free of its murderous grasp. When his people are massacred and Jaguar Paw captured he, with the remnants of his tribe, begins a long and merciless journey to the Mayan capital, a place due to be his last, brief, bloody home. But the knowledge of the survival of his wife and child wills Jaguar on to become more than just an find out more...