An award winning film full of baroque splendour. The talented composer Antonio Salieri found himself in competition with Mozart, a genius, and he couldn't understand why God favored such a vulgar creature to be his instrument. Salieri turned into a hate-filled monster, whose aim in life became to ruin his colleague, but he emerges as a tragic and sympathetic character. He alone could appreciate the perfection of Mozart's music and, perhaps, he speaks up for all of us whose talents fall short of
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AMADEUS ( DVD VERSION ) (1984)
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An award winning film full of baroque splendour, featuring the life, loves and eventual destruction of Wolfgang Mozart. Powerful drama that must be seen.
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AWAKENINGS (1990)
Certification15 Our Rating
In a New York hospital Dr Malcolm Sayers finds a group of "forgotten" coma patients, seemingly oblivious to the world and beyond help. Through sheer dedication he discovers a spark of life in his charges and a long suppressed capacity for love in himself. A beautiful and uplifting true story.
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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 5 (2011)
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Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.
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DREAMER (2005)
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A horse trainer who has lost his skill, a promising young horse with a possibly fatal injury and a young girl with a devotional belief in both of them provide the basis for this heart string tugging tale. A life affirming family film about winning against all the odds.
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EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES (2009)
Certification15 Our Rating
A biotechnology executive and his wife attempt to save the lives of their 2 children who suffer from a genetic condition, Pompe disease. After contacting a relevant scientific researcher they raise wads of cash to fund the development of a drug.
Based on a true story "Extraordinary Measures" effectively portrays the conflicts of interest between the profit motives of the drug companies and the needs of patients. It avoids degenerating into slush and the star cast raises it above your average T
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FINDING NEVERLAND (2004)
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James M Barrie is a lonely man, in a failing marriage, and a playwright whose work has seen better days. When Barrie meets a group of children in the park he finds himself enchanted, and it is not long before he has settled deep within the bosom of their family life, a loving matriarchy held together by the children's young widowed mother. Finding Neverland is based on the play by Allan Knee, and is a tender, deeply moving interpretation of Barrie's inspiration for "Peter Pan". Beautifully perf
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FIRST DO NO HARM (1997)
Certification15 Our Rating
Based on a true story, Laura (Streep) is the increasingly desperate mother of little Robbie, who, suffering from epilepsy becomes the guinea pig for a series of experimental drug treatments which seem to do little more than make him unbearable to live with. Laura decides to research her son's illness and comes across a possible cure that requires nothing more radical than a special diet. The medical authorities do not share her optimism and she finds herself battling for the right try what she b
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HATCHI: A DOGS TALE (2009)
CertificationU Our Rating
When middle-aged university professor Parker returns to his small town commuter home one evening he comes across a stray (Akita) puppy in the railway station. So begins an engaging sentimental tale of both the relationship between man and his favourite beast and the emotional fall out of death.
Based round a true story of a Japanese dog, who faithfully waited every day for years at the station his dead master had commuted from, and transplanted to modern New England this is highly recom
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HILARY AND JACKIE (1999)
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Bittersweet biopic of the tragic, legendary cellist, Jaqueline du Pre. Bristol-trained Oscar nominee Emily Watson ("Breaking the Waves") is frighteningly intense in her portrayal of tortured genius Jackie, whose phenomenally successful career - and life - was nipped in the bud by a particularly vicious bout of MS. Rachel Griffiths is equally excellent as Jackie's gentle, long-suffering sister Hilary.
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